I read the article by your reporter Jimmy Woulfe (Bright Future Dawns, Aug 17) on crime and other developments following the recent conviction of criminal John Dundon, and the convictions of many others over the years. What an uplifting piece of writing.

A judge yesterday rejected a defence claim that a major Garda operation in Limerick in which gardaí posed as prostitutes was entrapment.

As messages of condolence were descending on the Noonan family home in Limerick yesterday, the parish of St Paul in the suburb of Dooradoyle was rekindling memories of a cherished neighbour and gracious, elegant woman.

A MAN who knows Finance Minister Michael Noonan better than most is set to join the ministerial team and over coming years will be closer to the minister than any adviser or civil servant.

WHILE Michael Noonan has his fingers crossed that NAMA has got its haircut plans right in revaluing assets of troubled developers, the finance minister knows he has got the real deal when it comes to a proper trim.

IF a cardiologist had hooked a Munster supporter up to a heart monitor last Saturday evening, he’d have been able to tell what was happening in the Millennium Stadium without switching on the television.

VETERAN drummer Jack Countey yesterday stole the show at Limerick’s International Bands Parade.

I REFER to the front page report (Irish Examiner, April 11) in which it was stated that a patient who had escaped from the Mid-Western Regional Hospital terrorised children in their home in Gouldavoher Estate, Limerick.

A HOSPITAL patient accused of smashing his way into a home in Limerick and terrorising six children is due in court on Thursday.