The killers of Des Kelly and Breda Waters in Limerick last Sunday have been described as evil.

A MAN and woman found dead in a house in Limerick’s Southill estate yesterday both died from shotgun wounds.

A FEAR barrier built up through crime and violence was last night broken down for more than 100 Limerick people.

PAT QUINLAN has suffered many disappointments in his 14 years representing Portumna in various inter-club competitions, so it was all the sweeter for the man from Ballinderry in North Tipperary that he should clinch their first Bulmers Irish Junior Cup triumph at Castlebar yesterday.

A Limerick parish priest has said mothers in his area have pleaded with gardaí to lock up their out-of-control children.

A SENIOR Garda officer said yesterday that children in deprived areas of Limerick see local gang figures as people with status and glamour who fill a void in their lives.

LIMERICK’S Northside and Southside Regeneration agencies identified three key pillars around which the entire €3 billion plan will be formed — social, economic, and physical regeneration.

FOUR men and a woman were still being questioned by gardaí last night in connection with the abduction and murder of Limerick man, Richard “Happy” Kelly.

BISHOP Donal Murray of Limerick has given the go-ahead for a parish revival plan in Southill.

CHILDREN as young as four are showing signs of troubled behavioural tendencies in crime-ridden Southill, Limerick, the local parish priest has warned.

AFTER Munster rugby basked in glory through torrential rain in Limerick last Saturday, it was if the people of Moyross, Southill and Ballinacurra Weston took that as an omen yesterday.

ONE-THIRD of young men from disadvantaged backgrounds, who could not get places in Limerick secondary schools four years ago, have died tragically, a parish priest disclosed yesterday.

A MAN was still being questioned by Limerick gardaí last night in connection with the second murder in the city within a week.

POVERTY will worsen and people will just take more alcohol and drugs if money is thrown at the problem, the parish priest of one of the country’s poverty black spots warned yesterday.

NOT surprisingly, it’s the hottest mobile number in Limerick.

LIVERPOOL’S newest fan has arrived in Limerick just in time for her cousin Steve Finnan’s big night.

THE deployment of 100 extra gardaí into Limerick as part of a major city regeneration plan will begin with immediate effect.

IT has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Firms delivering massive sums of cash have stepped up their security as efforts to stop tiger-kidnapping gangs continue, it was revealed today.

A voluntary code drawn up to ensure the safety of cash-in-transit workers may never work, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell admitted last night.

THE killers of Noel Crawford may laugh and joke and exchange Christmas greetings but they will never be able to hide from their deadly secret, a priest said yesterday.

LIMERICK’s two bishops yesterday called for urgent action to tackle social deprivation in parts of the city.

GARDAÍ recovered heroin with a street value of over €200,000 when they carried out searches in Southill yesterday as part of their investigation into the murder of Limerick man Thomas Moran.

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RUBY WALSH rode his first winners for Paul Nicholls in this country when Sporazene landed the featured IAWS Champion four-year-old Hurdle and Le Roi Miguel the Swordlestown Cup Novice ’Chase at Punchestown yesterday.