A former Limerick hurling legend yesterday told how his life changed irreparably, due to catastrophic injuries, when he was mowed down by a burglar during a high-speed chase with gardaí.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm to two pensioners, one of whom lost his leg, following a hit and run incident outside a pitch and putt course in Co Clare.

THE downsizing of the huge Limerick Regeneration plan for four run-down estates in the city has already led to a major population shift, locally.

FOUR more people were arrested by Limerick gardaí yesterday in connection with the murder of 47-year-old John Ryan.

ARMED detectives are patrolling the northside of Limerick on a 24-hour basis following the gangland killing of John Ryan.