A man described by gardaí as the “head of the Dundon McCarthy” gang has been remanded in custody on a charge of threatening to kill his sister’s father in law.

A man who is alleged to have received a death threat from a person described as “head” of Limerick’s notorious McCarthy Dundon gang did not wish to proceed with a complaint he made to gardaí, a court has heard.

A man who allegedly received a death threat from the "head of the Dundon McCarthy" criminal gang told gardaí he did not wish to proceed with the matter, a court heard today.

A man alleged by gardaí to be the head of a criminal gang has been been charged with threatening to kill his sister’s father-in-law, in Limerick, last Tuesday.

The Burgess A1 Puppy Stake was the feature on Saturday night’s programme at Curraheen, and victory went to the sponsors, JJ Fennelly and Sheila Spillane, Killeagh, with 5-2 chance Burgess Tadhg (Ace Hi Rumble – Dower Twilight).

A father of two, charged with a shooting at the home of a rival biker gang member as retaliation for the murder of his “best friend”, has been granted bail.

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

A woman has been charged with stabbing another woman with a broken bottle in a horrific street attack in Limerick City.

A woman has been charged with stabbing another woman with a broken bottle in a street attack in Limerick City.

A pensioner facing 80 charges of sexually assaulting and defiling a teenage girl and who is on free legal aid, yesterday asked a court to return his passport so he can go on holidays to Spain and Orlando, Florida.

Two days after being warned by a judge about stealing, a Limerick woman tried to wheel a trolley packed with 135 items from a Dunnes Stores outlet without paying, a court heard.

A Limerick man, whose brother died violently some years ago, took off at high speed when somebody shouted a threat as he was driving past the city courthouse, a judge heard.

The first round of the €5,000-to-the-winner Greyhound & Pet World A1 525 gets underway this evening and Tom O’Neill’s Lachteens Shaw, who contests the fourth heat, stands out as the best bet of the night.

Jacobs Courage can supplement last weekend’s opening-round success when he contests the first semi-final of the Macroom Motor Services Stake.

Bail has been refused to a Corkman charged in relation to false imprisonment and aggravated burglary at a family home in Co Limerick, last week.

Bail has been refused to a Corkman charged in relation to false imprisonment and aggravated burglary at a family home in Co Limerick, last week.

The highest earning lawyer through the State’s criminal legal aid scheme last year was Ian Bailey’s solicitor, Cork-based Frank Buttimer.

MACOBOY has been an expensive dog to follow in his short career to date, but there’s no doubting the pace of Ted McCarthy’s pup and he can gain a deserved breakthrough in tonight’s final of the Vincy Barry Construction A4 at Curraheen Park.

A JAILHOUSE rock mobile-phone ring tone yesterday nearly led to an Elvis fan getting a sample of the real thing.

A MAN yesterday appeared at Limerick District Court in connection with the murder of retired Eircom worker, Martin Purcell.

AN 18-year-old man was yesterday charged with the murder of retired Limerick soldier James Boyce at his home at 150 St Munchin’s St, St Mary’s Park, Limerick.

THE garda investigation into the deaths of a woman, her two children and a family friend in Newcastle West has been completed.

A NIGHTCLUB which indicated its intention to seek an exemption from Limerick District Court to open from 12.01am on Saturday after the Good Friday pub exemption finished in the city for a big rugby game, did not proceed with its application.

A GARDA raid on the Southill shebeen sparked an incident that led to the man running the premises being summonsed yesterday at Limerick District Court.

TWO high-profile criminal lawyers clashed yesterday at Limerick District Court over the circumstances in which a client transferred his case from one firm to the other.

A JUDGE yesterday rejected the evidence of a consultant psychiatrist that a Nigerian man she is treating was fit to plead to a number of charges.

A JUDGE yesterday launched a strong attack on the Central Mental Hospital over the manner he said it was treating his court.

THE mentally ill Nigerian man who has been moved between prison, a Garda station cell and a hotel over the past five days was admitted to the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) in Dundrum last night.

A DISTURBED Nigerian man, whose detention in a Garda station was ruled illegal by the High Court last Friday, was remanded to Limerick prison yesterday following an assault in a hotel on Sunday.

A Limerick man who threatened to kill a woman, just hours after his brother was murdered in the city's notorious feud, has been jailed for eight months.

MORE than 100 statements have been taken by gardaí during the investigation into the firebomb attack that left Limerick siblings Millie and Gavin Murray with horrific injuries, a court heard yesterday.

A Limerick man charged with threatening to kill a woman just hours after his brother was murdered has been remanded in custody for a further two weeks.

THE brother of the man murdered in Limerick early yesterday was remanded in custody at a special sitting of Limerick District Court yesterday afternoon on a charge alleging that he threatened to kill a woman.

A MAN appeared at a special sitting of the Limerick city district court yesterday in connection with a suspected feud killing three years ago.

TWO Limerick youths, aged 17, were remanded in custody at a special sitting of Limerick District Court last night in connection with Sunday’s fire bomb attack.

THE controversy about renaming Dingle as An Daingean has thrown the local legal system into chaos.

The case against three people charged in connection with the collapse of a murder trial two years ago could be dropped if the Book of Evidence is not ready in two weeks, a court has heard.

An 18-year-old man was found with a powerful submachine gun and 150 rounds of ammunition when stopped by gardaí in Limerick, it was alleged in court today.

LETHAL assaults are occurring in Limerick because there is no secure psychiatric unit in the city for violent, mentally ill people, according to the president of the Limerick Law Society.

A 19-year-old Limerick man, who walked free from court last year after a murder trial dramatically collapsed, has been jailed for five months today on charges relating to a stolen motorbike.

A 19-year-old Limerick man, who was at the centre of a collapsed murder trial, has been jailed for four months for public order offences outside the city's courthouse.

COURT cases in Limerick could be thrown into chaos when the Central Criminal Court sits there next month, according to a leading solicitor.

LIMERICK City Council has been told to redouble efforts to find a permanent house for a mother and her six children who have been roaming the streets for the past three years.