A man has appeared before Limerick District Court in connection with the fatal assault of Gerard Freyne in Limerick city last week.

A Lithuanian man has appeared in court, charged in connection with an incident in which another man was shot by a garda, last week, writes David Raleigh.

A family has fled their home in Limerick "in fear" for their lives, after a man, armed with a butchers' knife, broke into their house last Sunday morning and stabbed a man, a court has heard writes David Raleigh.

A 29-year old man who was intercepted by gardaí while allegedly on his way to a hotel to have sex with a boy last Monday, has been remanded in continuing custody with consent to bail.

A mother has been jailed for the second time in 10 days for allowing her children to miss school writes David Raleigh.

A father and son have appeared in court today charged in connection with a violent burglary and false imprisonment of three elderly siblings, and a separate aggravated robbery on a family of six.

An anti-water charges protestor was convicted this evening of assaulting a Detective Garda, while he was on duty, providing protection for the Taoiseach and other cabinet ministers, at a Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting.

A rapper who starred alongside pop star Bressie in an RTÉ reality show, has been given a 12-month 'rap on the knuckles' by a judge.

A man was brought before Limerick District Court yesterday charged with the murder of a motorcycle enthusiast last Saturday.