ONE of Limerick’s most senior gardaí has refuted claims that men caught in a sting operation to tackle prostitution were the victims of entrapment.

LIMERICK’S 815th mayor has vowed to make the promotion of the city centre a key priority during his term in office.

UP to 1,600 hours of CCTV footage is being scanned by gardaí as part of the double murder investigation into Des Kelly and Breda Waters, who were shot dead in Limerick’s Southill estate last Sunday morning.

GARDAÍ probing the brutal murder of mother of one, Meg Walsh, say they are very anxious to speak to anyone who saw her silver Mitsubishi car parked along either side of Waterford’s quays the day after her disappearance.

GARDAÍ last night appealed to Meg Walsh’s killer to show “bravery and courage” and give him or herself up — before they come knocking on their door.

“ALL we want to do now is to get Meg home to our parents and give her the final send-off she deserves,” a tearful James Walsh said yesterday as he prepared to leave Waterford after a 12-day search for his sister ended with the discovery of her body.

Gardaí will this evening carry out a reconstruction of the events leading up to the disappearance of Waterford woman Meg Walsh.

A MISSING mother-of-one told gardaí she feared for her safety, just 48 hours before she went missing in Waterford, on October 1.

GARDAÍ investigating the death of a 17-year-old man whose body was found in the garden of a house close to a beach in Waterford have ruled out foul play.

A HALTING site which gardaí were forced to patrol overnight on Tuesday because of rioting should be closed down, a local councillor said.

A HALTING site which gardaí were forced to patrol overnight on Tuesday because of rioting should be closed down, a local councillor says.

GARDAÍ probing the murder of a 60 year-old stone mason at his flat in Waterford city centre are particularly anxious to speak to anyone who might have seen the man between March 7 and 13.

WATERFORD city is to get a team of community-based gardaí from next month as part of a major drive to tackle crime.

GARDAÍ investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Waterford city have appealed for a man in his early 20s to come forward.

GARDAÍ investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Waterford believe she may have known her attacker.

A HOMELESS man was fighting for his life last night after his throat was slashed in a lunchtime knife attack.

MOTORISTS in Waterford are continuing to drink and drive, arrest figures over the Christmas period show.

ORGANISED criminal gangs from outside Waterford are carrying out an increasing number of break-ins in the city and county, leaving people in fear, according to the results of a crime survey.

A MAMMOTH garda operation, twice the size of the one mounted in Dublin for U2’s Croke Park gigs, kicks into action in Waterford next week as the Tall Ships Race arrives into the city.