A man has escaped from garda custody after been refused bail on a charge of escaping garda custody.

Twenty years after the killing of Det Jerry McCabe, the survivor of the IRA attack Det Ben O’Sullivan says he has learnt to live with it, writes Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe

A family has fled their home in Limerick "in fear" for their lives, after a man, armed with a butchers' knife, broke into their house last Sunday morning and stabbed a man, a court has heard writes David Raleigh.

Gardaí are investigating after a second suspected arson attack in less than 48 hours at an apartment block in Limerick city.

A woman who was to face trial for the murder of a father of three in Limerick was found dead today.

A rapper who starred alongside pop star Bressie in an RTÉ reality show, has been given a 12-month 'rap on the knuckles' by a judge.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the horrific murder of a teenager who was beaten to death with an axe.

Gardaí are investigating a series of graffiti attacks on buildings in Limerick City, which seemingly targeted the gardaí, the media, and the Health Service Executive (HSE).

An elderly couple have been taken to hospital after a two-car collision on the main Limerick Tipperary road.

A man arrested at Dublin Airport allegedly trying to flee the country to avoid rape charges has been remanded in continuing custody after appearing before court in Limerick today.

Limerick gardaí last night issued a major alert for a missing teenage girl who they fear has come under the control of a violent criminal.

A former restaurateur jailed for 15 years for importing almost €80,000 worth of cannabis featured in a TV documentary on how he had mended his ways after getting a seven-year sentence in 2000 for importing drugs worth over €1.65m.

The man who headed the Garda telecommunications room at Henry Street Garda HQ yesterday challenged claims that convictions of members of the McCarthy Dundon gang were open to court challenge due to taped conversations.

A court heard today that the lifeless body of an elderly Limerick man covered in scratches was found by gardaí with what was believed to be the murder weapon lying nearby.

Independent TD Luke "Ming" Flanagan is calling for accountability within An Garda Siochana.

A man appeared before a special court sitting yesterday charged in connection with a stand-off with armed gardaí in Limerick.

A MAN was fighting for his life last night after a knife attack on a busy city centre street in Limerick.

A LIMERICK man was yesterday brought before the city district court on a charge of attempted murder.

LIMERICK’S publicans were last night accused of “megaphone diplomacy” which may have disrupted efforts to get garda approval to open on Good Friday so as to cater for fans who will throng the city for the Munster and Leinster rugby game at Thomond Park.

SOME months ago members of the Scottish parliament visited Limerick to have a look at the huge regeneration plan for four of the city’s rundown estates.

A 27-year-old man is being questioned by gardaí in Limerick in connection with the disapearance of a 48-year-old man.

THE arrests yesterday of a woman and two men brought to 19 the number of people that have been questioned in connection with the murder of Jeffrey Hannon, in Limerick, two years ago.

TWO men were arrested in Limerick yesterday in connection with the murder of Darren Bennett last month.

A teenager was stabbed to death today during a row at a refugee centre, gardaí said.

THE garda in charge of the southside of Limerick has said the force has no interest or desire to continually “snoop” on communities via CCTV.

Gardaí in Limerick have seized more than €100,000 worth of cannabis, it has been announced.

Gardaí in Limerick have arrested a 13-year-old boy after he was stopped while driving a car in the early hours of this morning.

THE number of public order arrests in the Ennis district has more than doubled over the past five years with calls made yesterday for the speedy implementation of a CCTV system for the town.

THE widow of murdered Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane survived a gun attack late on Monday night, it emerged yesterday.

AN alert has gone out in Limerick after a so-called ‘statue stalker’ struck again.

THE GARDA investigation into the incident in which a garda and a firefighter lost their lives while attending a traffic accident in west Limerick is nearing completion.

A TEENAGE driver involved in a road accident, in which two members of the emergency services lost their lives, was reportedly over the drink driving limit.

Calls for a public inquiry into the first garda officer killed in the Troubles were today backed by the widow of murdered garda Jerry McCabe.

THE Government is to appoint a crime czar for the troubled Limerick housing estate of Moyross, with huge powers to tackle crime and social problems.

A MAN who was knifed while Christmas shopping in Limerick almost bled to death after an artery was severed in the stabbing attack.

MORE than 400 motorists were arrested for drink driving in Limerick city and county up to the middle of September - a 30% increase on the same period last year.

A Scottish man is in danger of losing his eye after a vicious assault in Limerick city.

The wife of a murdered Limerick bouncer came face to face with a man charged with her husband's killing today, almost three years after his death.

INTERPOL were last night called in by gardaí to help hunt down Brazilian Adriano Kiel, 27, who failed to turn up for sentence at the Central Criminal Court yesterday following a conviction for raping a Limerick hotel worker on January 26 last.

A MAN slightly injured in Limerick’s third shooting incident this week told gardaí he hid for more than an hour as the gunman searched to finish him off.

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 DARING rooftop raid was foiled by gardaí in Limerick yesterday as two men were caught drilling their way into an AIB bank inside a specially-erected sound proof tent.

Two men are being questioned in connection with a shooting in Limerick last night.

THE teenager stabbed to death at a house party in Limerick was a talented soccer player who just recently celebrated his 18th birthday.