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.

Tommy Barker visits a suburban Cork city semi-d that’s had a thorough makeover both inside and out.

Children arriving for school saw two women rolling around the ground in a vicious brawl, where one woman had her clothes ripped off and a man who tried to break up the fight ended up with a fractured skull.

A man who died in an alleged “frenzied assault” at a house last Thursday night was stabbed 23 times, Limerick Distrtict Court has heard.

Gardaí have brought two men before a special court sitting in Limerick charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man.

In what a judge described as a sophisticated operation a large shipment of cannabis was delivered to various parts of the country concealed in electric fan boxes.

A 29-year-old man charged in connection with a ‘barbaric’ attack on three pensioner siblings at their isolated home in Limerick will serve no time in jail after receiving a suspended jail sentence.

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.

A Cork-based heating and plumbing contractor Barry Murphy topped the list of tax defaulters over the fourth quarter of last year, owing a total €991,864 in back taxes, interest and penalties.

Ballinacourty 2-07 Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-11

Senior Football titles were up for grabs in Armagh, Donegal, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Down, Limerick and Waterford this afternoon.

A family of three boys were left shattered and heartbroken after their youngest son, aged just 4, was killed yesterday in a road crash.

Mayo native Maurice Horan has ended his tenure as manager of the Limerick senior footballers, just a few short days after they were knocked out of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers by Longford.

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-9

Castlehaven 1-15 Dromcollogher-Broadford 0-07

There’s a perception abroad that the powerbase of Limerick football is towards the west.

Tourists coming to Cork can now take a 360-degree virtual tour on Google of the interiors of local pubs, restaurants, and hotels before going on to visit the venues in reality.

People of a certain age who complain dating is dead on the club scene have been thrown a life raft — although hopefully not literally.

STILL wearing his overcoat and leaning forward on a chair in his somewhat chilly constituency office in Tralee town centre, battle-hardened TD Martin Ferris shakes his head and reveals that he has never before experienced a reaction quite like what he is encountering on the doorsteps.

SINN FÉIN deputy leader Martin McGuinness went to the dogs in Kerry at the weekend with local TD Martin Ferris by his side, as they stole the show at the Kingdom Greyhound Stadium.

THERE were no shocks in the Munster Junior Cup as Shannon, Scariff and Fermoy advanced.

Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare) 0-11 Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-5

CORK captain Graham Canty has been passed fit to play for Cork and resumes his centre-back position for Sunday’s NFL showdown with Fermanagh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 4-12 Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6

Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-6 Kilmurry/Ibrickane 0-5 (Clare)

Drom-Broadford (Limerick) 0-07 Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-06

Cork 2-14 Limerick 0-07

Diarmuid Carroll and Shane Gallagher have been recalled to the Limerick team for Sunday's NFL Division 1A encounter with defending champions Kerry (Austin Stack Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

DAVY FITZGERALD’S Sixmilebridge have told Clare GAA chiefs to resolve the impasse between Fitzgerald and senior hurling team manager Tony Considine “within a week”.

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Killian Young from the Renard club makes his National Football League debut for Kerry when they take on Mayo in the opening round at Castlebar on Sunday.

Limerick 0-14 Roscommon 0-11

Fr Casey's 1-9 Athea 1-7

THIRTEEN-MAN Drom-Broadford and St Senan’s booked their places in the Limerick SFC semi-finals with victories over Mungret and Fr Casey’s at the weekend.

Derry 0-13 Limerick 0-9

Limerick manager Liam Kearns has rewarded his charges for their earnest win over Carlow with no further changes for Sunday's All-Ireland third round qualifier against Derry in Carlow.

THIS time Limerick were true to their promise and potential.

Carlow 0-7 Limerick 2-15

Limerick football manager Liam Kearns has been forced to make one change to his side ahead of Saturday's Bank of Ireland SFC qualifier against Carlow (Dr Cullen Park, throw-in 5.30pm).

LIMERICK football manager Liam Kearns was dealt a blow at training last evening when midfielder Jason Stokes failed a fitness test in advance of Saturday’s All-Ireland football qualifier against Carlow at Dr. Cullen Park.