A forklift operator, who stole a replica head of one of the Twelve Apostles from the National Wax Museum, has been remanded on bail pending sentence.

Champions St Joseph’s are 60 minutes away from retaining their title after a semi-final victory over Doonbeg at Cusack Park on Saturday.

Collateral damage or a typically tigerish season? This evening’s all-or-nothing duel with a county they have not beaten in five league and championship games will go a long way to defining Mayo’s 2019.

A 27-year-old married man from Cameroon who is living in Dublin has withdrawn a €60,000 damages claim against the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland who had appeared on behalf of an uninsured driver following an alleged rear-ending accident.

Tributes have been paid to Dick Sadlier, a founding member of the Progressive Democrats, who showed “courage” in helping attempt to broker peace between rival gangs while he was mayor of his native Limerick.

ON the outside, the former girls’ school in Cloyne has all decorative features and embellishment of the Victorian era – on the inside, it has all the comforts of home.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by a man over a decision to increase from 15 to 19 years his sentence for the rape and sexual assault of a woman whose child he abducted in the same incident.

A man jailed for the rape and sexual assault of a woman has had his 15-year prison sentence increased to 19 years, following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. He abducted the woman’s child in the same incident.

A couple must demolish a house they built in “flagrant breach of the planning laws”, a five-judge Supreme Court has ruled.

Despite threats to his personal safety, Limerick State solicitor Michael Murray never flinched from his duty and responsibility to uphold the rule of law through difficult times in the city, a judge said yesterday.

Gardaí need continuing resources to keep a lid on gang warfare in Limerick City, its State Solicitor has warned, fearing a return to feud violence could be easily sparked.

Limerick State solicitor Michael Murray reflects on a job well done, writes Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe.

Every society in every time gets a warning that something may be wrong, that something we regard as almost impossible may be about to happen. 

A 29-year-old former international amateur boxer and champion bare-fist fighter faces a €20,000 legal costs bill after withdrawing a Circuit Civil Court claim for personal injuries allegedly suffered in a road traffic accident.

Fifteen private solicitors’ practices received fees in excess of €200,000 last year for carrying out work on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A man was ‘crucified’ by having his feet nailed onto the kitchen floor of a house where he was held captive, it was alleged yesterday at Limerick District Court.

A prisoner jailed for 15 years for the rape and sexual assault of a woman whose child he abducted has lost an appeal taken against the State after it emerged his solicitors’ calls were recorded in prison.

The parents of a man who died while taking a shortcut through fields have thanked the volunteers who helped find his body.

A man who was found dead in a field a day after he was reported missing at the weekend may have died from exposure.

A move by the DPP to activate a suspended prison sentence given to a Limerick drug dealer failed yesterday.

The hard work was completed in the week prior to this match. Irrespective of how the game went, Armagh were looking for a win-win.

Mid-West Correspondent

Claire 1-11, Armagh 3-11:

Armagh 1-7 Tyrone 3-10

Limerick’s reputation as a violent city is ill-deserved, the most senior circuit court judge said yesterday.

Private solicitors working for the Director of Public Prosecutions were paid almost €6.5m last year.

The State is set to appeal a 15-year prison sentence imposed on a violent rapist who tied up and raped a mother repeatedly after abducting her from a city street.

A Corkman who repeatedly raped and tied up a mother after abducting her and her four-year-old son has been jailed for 15 years at the Central Criminal Court.

A Cork man who repeatedly raped and tied up a mother after abducting her and her four-year-old son has been jailed for 15 years at the Central Criminal Court.

A woman who was abducted, bound, gagged and repeatedly raped, has described her attacker as an “evil man”.

A convicted rapist told prison officers he planned to attack a journalist with a razor blade during his sentencing hearing yesterday.

A woman who was abducted, bound, gagged and repeatedly raped has described her attacker as an “evil man”.

Garda cutbacks took a bizarre turn in Limerick yesterday when no member of the force could be found to dine at a top-class restaurant.

A jury has convicted the owner of an escort agency of abducting a mother and her 4-year-old son and repeatedly raping the woman for hours.

A jury has convicted the owner of an escort agency of abducting a mother and her four year old son and repeatedly raping the woman for hours.

A Dublin man whose murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal has been found guilty of the offence for the second time.

A Dublin man whose murder conviction was quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal has been found guilty of the offence for the second time.

The family of a student who died just one week after knee surgery have called for an independent probe into his death because they “would not have any faith in an internal HSE inquiry”.