Four sulkies raced along a main road at sunrise near Limerick city yesterday in a dawn challenge for big money.

Thirteen minutes. Tops.

Oil on canvas entitled The Vegetable Seller at Cork, estimate €800 to €1200, at Hegarty’s Auction Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 at 7pm.

Two men arrested in Limerick over the discovery of cannabis herb and resin in the city yesterday have been released without charge.

Two men have been arrested in Limerick in relation to the discovery of cannabis herb and resin in the city yesterday.

A liquidator has been appointed to the companies behind Limerick furniture retailer Instore.

Two young men, who made a dramatic escape from garda custody on Wednesday afternoon, were still the subject of a manhunt last night.

A 22-year-old witness in a murder trial told Gardaí he was in the passenger seat of a car when his friend, who was driving, reached across him with a gun and shot a man in front of him.

GARDAÍ are waiting to interview a Limerick criminal who was injured in the single car crash near Adare on Tuesday night which claimed the lives of two of his associates.

GARDAÍ believe two men who died and a third who was injured in a single car accident near Adare on Tuesday night may have been on a criminal mission at the time.

A CASUALTY of the recession has turned into a sporting venture for two Limerick brothers.

Two men were being questioned today in connection with the seizure of €300,000 worth of drugs.

A HANDGUN found during a dig of lands in recent days at Ballysimon on the outskirts of Limerick has been identified as a Glock semi-automatic.

ANOTHER woman was arrested in Limerick yesterday in connection with last Tuesday’s murder of Danny Fitzgerald.

MORE than 40 firefighters fought a blaze which completely destroyed a huge furniture and flooring retail outlet at a business park in Limerick early yesterday.

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating the discovery of an explosive device in the city.

Four people have been arrested in Limerick following a shooting today in Tipperary.

LIMERICK petrol stations have been accused of a wide scale rip-off after Fine Gael’s Michael Noonan revealed the findings of a survey he commissioned on petrol and diesel prices in the city.

UP to 40 jobs were created in Limerick with the opening of the first Wickes DIY and Home Improvement store in the country.

THE JP McManus Scholarship Awards went international last night with two of the eight recipients having been born in Poland and Togo.

A 16-year-old was charged today in connection with a robbery in Limerick City during which a man in his sixties had an ear bitten off.

ARMED Garda units were on high alert last night in Limerick amid fears of more bloodshed following the latest feud murder.

ONE Fifty One plc and five former senior managers of Mr Binman Ltd, a large Midlands waste company, have all undertaken before the High Court not to use confidential information about Mr Binman’s business which was allegedly wrongly downloaded by one of the managers.

Gardaí in Limerick are holding five men following a cannabis seizure on the Ballysimon Road yesterday evening.

A LEADING waste company has claimed before the High Court that five senior managers who left the company on the same day this month are conspiring with One Fifty One plc to effect a hostile takeover.

Two thieves broke into a mechanic’s garage and went on a joyride in a garda squad car that had been booked in for a service, it emerged today.

Thousands of euro worth of damage was caused to a Garda patrol car after it was stolen in Limerick city last night.

A YOUNG nursing student was left with a severe brain injury after his car was struck head-on by another car driven on the wrong side of the road by a young man who was racing in convoy and playing a game of “catch up” with another vehicle, the High Court heard yesterday.

A MAN with shotgun wounds to his backside did a slow and painful runner from the A&E unit at Limerick hospital yesterday before doctors had a chance to treat his wounds.

A MAN and woman, both in their late 20s, were being questioned last night by gardaí in Limerick following the discovery of a large consignment of cannabis resin.

A MAJOR split among the 12 Fianna Fáil members on Limerick County Council led to the snap resignation at the weekend of the group leader, Cllr Kevin Sheahan.

A VALENTINE’S Day heartbreak warning went out in Limerick last night — but it had nothing to do with romance.

A major search operation got underway in Limerick today for the body of missing teenager Richard 'Happy' Kelly.

A minibus driver was killed and several of his passengers injured today in the continuing carnage on Irish roads.

Two people are dead following separate collisions overnight.

A man has died after the car in which he was travelling crashed on the outskirts of Limerick city last night.

A 34-year-old Limerick man has been charged in connection with a €1.3m drugs haul.

A HEARTBROKEN family was today in mourning after a second son was killed in tragic circumstances in less than seven months.

A Limerick garda has suffered serious leg injuries in an incident involving a stolen car.