Limerick would be the last place one English visitor would return to if he ever came back to these shores, a judge said yesterday.

A Limerick woman who repeatedly stabbed a Clare woman in the head with a broken bottle looked into her victim's eyes and told her: "I hope you f*****g die".

A judge yesterday imposed a three-year prison term on a woman who sparked a needless six-week long pursuit for a rapist around Shannon.

A 20-year-old son of a convicted gangland murderer yesterday received a three-year prison sentence after telling three teen soccer fans that he would kill them.

A 77-year-old paedophile lured his then six-year-old niece with the promise of biscuits to his home where he sexually assaulted her.

A son of a convicted gangland murderer terrified teen soccer supporters in Shannon when he held a knife up to their necks during a daylight robbery.

A woman in her early 30s who was indecently assaulted when she was aged between seven and 11 decided to make a complaint to gardaí when she learned her attacker had been jailed for indecently assaulting other young girls some years after he attacked her, a court has heard.

A mother who was pregnant and high on crystal meth when she beat and robbed a man, having lured him to an apartment, has been jailed for six months.

A woman who stole €16,000 from a children’s credit union savings account has avoided a jail sentence on condition she repays the bulk of the money she took.

Two men yesterday pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a burglary at the lakeside mansion owned by a son of Euromillions winner Dolores McNamara.

A man who through financial difficulties was at the beck and call of a violent gang, drove armed and masked men on a raid during which they subjected two elderly sisters and their bachelor brother to what was described as a barbaric attack at their isolated rural home, a court heard.

Social media site Facebook was used to groom a 13-year-old girl before she was sexually assaulted at a derelict house by a man eight years older than her, a court heard.

A Limerick woman, whose brother was convicted of a double murder, received a fractured skull and was stabbed in the face when she was set upon by a gang of other women on the doorsteps of the Limerick district courthouse.

A man has pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child after he contacted her through Facebook, a court has heard.

A teenager who was “stoned off his head” when he stabbed a rugby fan in an unprovoked attack in Limerick city has been jailed for two years.

A woman told a court yesterday that when she was 15 a man drove her to an industrial estate and unzipped her jeans after telling her it was a great place to get a driving lesson.

A grandmother thought she would be raped when watching Vincent Browne on TV as an intruder pounced with his pants down, a court has heard.

A 15-year-old girl, who claims she was sexually assaulted at a birthday party was drunk flirting with her alleged attacker, Limerick Circuit Court heard yesterday.

A paedophile told a schoolboy that if he wanted the sexual abuse to stop, his younger brother would have to take his place.

A Church of Ireland lay minister and former school caretaker was yesterday jailed at Limerick District Court for possessing child pornography.

An 82-year-old paedophile and former garda was jailed yesterday as a judge said prison would give him time to reflect on his awful sexual abuse of four boys 50 years ago, two of whom suffered from polio.

A former garda and scout master abused boys when he was in charge of a troop for disabled children, a court has heard.

To fine a woman who was found guilty of having her car parked dangerously on a road where a fatal accident occurred would be obscene, a judge said yesterday, as it might be seen to put a value on the life of a man who died in the incident.

A FORMER graveyard registrar has pleaded guilty to the theft and larceny of over €20,000 from Clare County Council in a “graves for sale” case.

A RETIRED school teacher received fatal injuries when hit by a falling branch which had been broken off when hit by a passing lorry, an inquest heard yesterday.

TWO women from north Cork pretending to be gardaí tried to trick their way into the home of two bachelor brothers living in Limerick, a court was told yesterday.

TWO middle-aged academics attached to the University of Limerick clashed during a friendly soccer game on a college all weather pitch, Limerick Circuit Court heard yesterday.

Three boys who allege that they were sexually assaulted by a Co Clare teacher have denied during cross-examination at his trial that they "misinterpreted" tactile or friendly gestures made to them by the accused.

THE family home of a woman who stole a total of e98,316 from a Co Limerick GAA club when she was its treasurer, has been sold to help pay restitution.

THE mother of a Co Limerick woman who admitted stealing more than €98,000 from the local GAA club has given a written undertaking that the proceeds of the sale of a house she owns will go to the club as restitution.

A MIDDLE-AGED woman who stole €98,316 when she was treasurer of a Co Limerick GAA club was last night in jail awaiting sentence.

A FEMALE GAA treasurer yesterday pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to stealing cash amounting to €75,943 from the Blackrock club in Kilfinane and forging cheques to the value of €11,771.

A six year jail sentence has been handed down to a Limerick man, who sexually assaulted a young girl over a period of two years.

The Clare man who got a three-year suspended sentence last March for raping a woman in her home while she slept has been jailed by Mr Justice Paul Carney for breaching his bond.

A Circuit Court judge has adjourned sentencing for the weekend in the case of two people charged in connection with the collapse of a high profile murder trial.

A former Limerick criminal who spent almost €100,000 on foreign holidays, cars and a security system for his family's home, has appealed a decision by The Department of Social Welfare to refuse him a disability allowance.

A violent criminal threatened a Limerick prison officer that he could spend up to €20,000 to have him killed, a court has heard.

A 16-year-old youth was on bail for charges of aggravated burglary and threatening to kill a garda when he led a brutal gang rape in Co Clare, a court has heard.

A Limerick father-of-five, who was trying to protect his family, shot three men outside his home killing one of them, a court heard earlier today.