SOUTHILL’S local pub, where trade has been badly hit by a nearby shebeen, is selling up.

A GARDA raid on the Southill shebeen sparked an incident that led to the man running the premises being summonsed yesterday at Limerick District Court.

THE Southill shebeen saga took another twist at the weekend when a piano was brought in by Francis Kelly and his brother Anthony.

THE controversial Southill shebeen was raided by gardaí for a fourth time last night and all alcohol was confiscated.

SOUTHILL’S shebeen (known to locals as Ma’s) was back in action again last night, despite three recent Garda raids.

A bouncer who assaulted a man he had turned away at the door of Angel’s lap-dancing club for being drunk, has been fined €5,000 and given a three year suspended sentence.

A bouncer who admitted assaulting a customer he had turned away at the door of Angel’s lap-dancing club for being drunk, has had his sentence adjourned again at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A MAN who burst into a house in Limerick firing at the occupant with a pump-action shotgun walked free from Limerick Circuit Court yesterday.

Protesters attempted to hand Christmas presents to the Minister for Justice Michael McDowell today, to highlight the number of fathers prevented from seeing their children over the holidays.

I AM seeking information on my great-grandfather who came from Co Cork, but I don’t know what part of it.

Anthony Kelly - a brother of the late Limerick alderman and criminal Michael Kelly - is recovering in hospital after escaping yet another attempt on his life.

GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating whether the attempted abduction of a brother of the late Alderman Mikey Kelly at the weekend is linked to an ongoing feud between two local families.