UP to 30% of all shootings in the country now occur in Limerick, the city’s garda chief said last night.

A son of a former Sinn Féin election candidate who shot at three uniformed gardaí has been jailed for five years.

A son of a former Sinn Féin Dáil candidate has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with an incident in which shots were fired at a Garda patrol car.

A son of a former Sinn Féin candidate in a Dáil by-election has appeared in court in connection with an incident in which shots were allegedly fired at a garda patrol car in a city housing estate.

British supermarket group Sainsbury’s today lifted uncertainty over its management team by appointing a new finance director from retail chain Carpetright.