A 29-year-old man is due in court later this morning in Limerick, charged in connection with the murder of Kevin Sheehy.

A man has been charged with the murder of Limerick champion boxer Kevin Sheehy.

A teenager and an older man, who are being questioned by gardaí on suspicion of murdering a Limerick boxer in a hit and run yesterday, have been transferred to garda stations in Limerick following their arrests in the Midlands last night.

Gardaí investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Limerick in which boxer Kevin Sheehy was killed have arrested two men in connection with the incident.

Garda sources said that, as part of several lines of inquiry, they were investigating if Kevin Sheehy, (20), from John Carew Park, Limerick, was specifically targeted.

The man, who is in his mid 20s, was arrested after shots were fired at a house on Hyde Road on Thursday evening.

A man has been arrested after a shot was fired in Limerick yesterday evening.

A Limerick criminal who claims he is addicted to fast cars, sped through heavy city centre traffic in a stolen BMW pursued by armed gardaí, crashing into two patrol cars and a bus before knocking down a garda, a court heard.

A Limerick criminal who knocked down a garda and rammed a bus and two garda patrol cars, whilst driving a high-powered stolen BMW, told gardaí after his arrest: "I'm addicted to fast cars".

A Limerick man has been jailed for eight years after abducting a "vulnerable" youth at gun point and attacking him with a claw hammer.

The 35-year-old was shot dead in April 2009.

Gruesome details of a horrific car crash which claimed the lives of two young men as they sped through a large Limerick housing estate were recalled yesterday.

Notorious criminal brothers Wayne and John Dundon have had appeals against their convictions for making threats to kill, dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

As a woman was changing into a swimsuit at a Limerick hotel leisure centre, a man appeared out of a toilet cubicle and grabbed her breast, a court heard.

A man armed with a sawn-off shotgun roamed Limerick on a pedal bike in broad daylight, seeking to shoot people. He wounded one man on a busy street while the victim was chatting to a group including young girls, one with special needs.

A man is due to appear before Limerick District Court later charged in connection with a shooting on Saturday.

Gardaí are investigating the death of a man at a house in Limerick city.

A criminal dubbed the worm burglar has been jailed for a string of pub thefts in the UK.

Children as young as 10 were involved in a night of vandalism that terrified residents in a Limerick housing estate.

The family of Roy Collins, who was murdered in Limerick in 2009, have said that his murderers have "infected" their lives and "destroyed everything" they held dear.

Wayne Dundon and Nathan Killeen have been found guilty in their non-jury trial of murdering Roy Collins in Limerick in 2009.

A verdict is due today in the non-jury trial of two men accused of murdering Limerick businessman Roy Collins.

A solicitor is to seek a review of John Dundon's conviction for murdering Limerick rugby player Shane Geoghegan in light of revelations that gardaí were recording phone calls in and out of garda stations.

Armed gardaí took up positions outside the home of super-witness April Collins as her former partner Ger Dundon was expected back in Limerick last night after his release from Wheatfield Prison on Saturday.

John Dundon has been found guilty of the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity.

A court has been told that John Dundon’s carelessness in describing a man he wanted killed caused the death of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

A witness in the trial of a Limerick man accused of murdering Shane Geoghegan said he was not present when a hit was allegedly ordered.

The prosecution has closed its case in the trial of Limerick man John Dundon, who is accused of murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan almost five years ago.

Lawyers for the Limerick man accused of murdering a Garryowen rugby player in 2008 will begin their defence today.

A 29-year-old Limerick woman has said that she heard John Dundon plan a killing a couple of weeks before rugby player Shane Geoghegan was murdered in a case of mistaken identity.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of a Limerick man accused of murdering Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan has denied that she has been primed by Gardaí in giving evidence.

A Limerick woman has agreed that she could have saved Shane Geoghegan’s life if she had taken two opportunities to report a planned murder in the hours before he died.

The Special Criminal Court has heard Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan was shot five times in the head and body at a housing estate in Limerick.

The Special Criminal Court has heard there has been another unexpected twist regarding a witness in the murder trial of Limerick man John Dundon.

Gardaí in Limerick are appealing for information following a shooting incident at Hyde Road in Ballinacurra.

A prisoner accused of the murder of Limerick rugby player Shane Geoghegan has appeared at the Special Criminal Court in a wheelchair and wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.

The State has been given time to prepare for a High Court challenge by Limerick man John Dundon over his trial for the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

Limerick man John Dundon has applied to the High Court for a stay on his trial for the murder of Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

A leader of the notorious McCarthy-Dundon crime gang has been charged with the murder of Roy Collins.

A 24-year-old Limerick man is to be sentenced today for killing his father in a drunken fight.

Two Limerick brothers were jailed by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today for making threats to kill three members of the same family in the city.

Two Limerick brothers have been found guilty at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today of between them threatening to kill three members of the same family.

Closing speeches have been heard today in the Special Criminal Court trial of two Limerick brothers accused of threatening to kill four members of the same family.

The Special Criminal Court trial of two Limerick brothers charged with threatening to kill four members of the same family has heard legal submissions at the close of the prosecution case.