The jury has been discharged in the case of a Limerick man charged with attempted murder in the city last year, after the trial was unable to go ahead at the Central Criminal Court today.

The jury in the trial of a Limerick man accused of attempting to murder a 21-year-old man last year has been instructed to return to the Central Criminal Court on Friday as there was no judge available to hear the case today.

IN the last eight days, two men have been gunned down and two more have been left counting their lucky stars they are still alive.

Gardaí in Limerick have released without charge a man in his 20s who was being questioned in connection with the shooting of Daniel Philips on Monday night.