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.

A major Limerick criminal who gardaí suspect was involved in the failed murder attempt of convicted crime boss Christy Keane, previously tried to burn to death members of Keane’s family in an arson attack, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Following a public outcry over a lack of urgency in tackling lead pollution of the water supply to 750 homes in two estates in Limerick, Irish Water has said it is bringing forward the €6m remedial work originally scheduled for completion in 2016.

Winnie O’Donoghue has begun a daily chore which will burden her for the next 18 months or more.

Irish Water yesterday was accused of failing to deal with the issue of water contamination from lead pipes throughout the country, as a second housing estate in Limerick had its supply blacklisted on health grounds.

The mother of a Chloe Kinsella, the 15-year-old Limerick girl whose body was recovered from the Shannon river earlier this month, has spoken of her devastating loss and urged other teenagers to seek help if they are feeling down.

The priest who spoke at the funeral Mass of a young girl who took her own life has warned of the danger of glamorising suicide as it emerged that her death brings to three the number of student suicides at her school since the summer holidays.

Parents have no option but to be tough sometimes on their children and this can lead to tussles and conflict, a priest told a congregation at the funeral Mass of a 15-year-old whose body was recovered from the River Shannon.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral Mass of schoolgirl Chloe Kinsella at St Munchin's church in the city.

There were heartbreaking scenes as family and friends of schoolgirl Chloe Kinsella attended her removal yesterday ahead of her burial today.

The uncle of Limerick teenager Chloe Kinsella, whose body was recovered from the River Shannon yesterday, made an emotional appeal after the discovery.

The body of a young woman has been recovered from the River Shannon at Kileely.

Gardaí in Limerick are examining the mobile phone of missing 15-year-old Chloe Kinsella for clues about her disappearance.

The search for missing schoolgirl, Chloe Kinsella, has intensified in Limerick, with a specially trained garda officer now coordinating the search.

There was growing concern last night for a missing Limerick schoolgirl who has not been seen since last Saturday night.

Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Chloe Kinsella who is missing since Saturday.

Gardai have ruled out foul play in the death of a woman whose body was discovered on the banks of the River Shannon this morning.

The body of a woman has been found in a field next to the River Shannon in Limerick city.

A disabled teenager had his wheelchair stolen by heartless thieves while he was watching TV.

MOURNERS at the funeral Mass of a 35-year-old woman who drowned in a holiday tragedy in west Clare were yesterday told of her love for the beach and swimming.

THE population of the four estates in the Limerick regeneration programme has fallen from 12,000 five years ago to 8,000, according to the head of the regeneration agency.

TOMORROW marks the 10th anniversary of the murder which led to an all-out war between two Limerick feuding gangs.

LIMERICK gardaí have renewed their appeal for information into the rape of a woman in the city and believe a taxi driver may be able to help.

AN ecumenical blessing took place in a Famine graveyard in Limerick yesterday.

MORE pressure is being piled on organised gangs in Limerick with the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) finalising court papers to confiscate huge assets from known criminals.

A RETIRED Limerick-born priest who ministered to murderers on death row in the US last night recalled his “worst nightmare” encounter with criminals.

A LIMERICK family had a narrow escape early on Sunday when their home was torched in the middle of the night.

THE one-time notorious housing estate of Ballymun is to get €1 million in public money to install CCTV as part of regeneration plans.

A NEW Limerick library which opens today has created a novel way to attract young people.

Residents in some of Limerick’s troubled housing estates will no longer have to turn directly to gardai in the battle against anti-social behaviour.

EXTRA armed garda patrols were deployed in Limerick yesterday as hostilities flared between two feuding gangs who have used a grenade and automatic firearms in recent attacks.

Five Limerick men who were involved in a pitched battle in the city today began their appeal against their jail sentences.

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating a second shooting at a house on the north side of the city in just over 48 hours.

LIMERICK must do for Limerick what Cork does for Cork.

A SURVEY of 94 elderly people in a Limerick parish found that while most of the women attend senior citizens’ clubs, only one of the 23 men do.

OVERCROWDED primary schools in need of extra classrooms are being told by the Department of Education to use their physical education halls, depriving children of exercise facilities.

A 27-year-old man has denied trying to kill another man at a house in Limerick city almost six years ago.

A 17-year-old youth appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court earlier today charged in connection with a weekend murder.

A man has died after being stabbed during a street fight in Limerick City.

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) last night promised further action on Limerick’s feuding crime gangs after it was allowed to seize the home of convicted criminal Brian Collopy.

SEVEN people appeared before a special sitting of Limerick District Court last night charged in connection with a “pitched battle” which could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life, gardaí claimed.

A MAN was shot dead in Limerick last night, the latest casualty in a bloody feud between crime gangs which has plunged the city into terror.

ONE of four men being quizzed by gardaí in Limerick following a massive haul of weapons, which included a booby-trap car bomb, is an “enforcer” for one of the criminal gangs involved in a long-running bitter feud.

IT’S 49 days since the Ryan brothers were abducted in Limerick.