Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a third serious aggravated burglary in Co Limerick in a little over a week.

Gardaí believe that the Co Limerick family held hostage by an armed gang on Wednesday night were targeted mistakenly.

Gardaí have today appealed for information after a family was tied up and robbed at their home in Co Limerick overnight.

Ardfield, West Cork €375,000

PROWLING for sex with prostitutes ended in “remorse and significant embarrassment” for 21 men caught by female detectives in a Garda operation.