A man who has been charged in connection with a violent carjacking last Sunday, in which a woman was struck on the head before she was driven away by her attacker, told gardaí after his arrest: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it", a court has heard.

Judgment may be given today in a case brought by a carpenter who lost two fingers when his hand was caught in an industrial saw.

A Polish carpenter who had two fingers cut off by an industrial saw during the construction of the Limerick tunnel continues to suffer stress and social anxiety about the disfigurement of his hand, a doctor said at the High Court yesterday.

A carpenter working on the construction of Limerick tunnel in 2008 had two fingers cut off in an industrial saw and yesterday he began a High Court action.

Losses continued to mount for the firm that operates the tolled €810m Limerick tunnel last year in spite of an increase in traffic on the route.

Transport minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork will not be tolled in the lifetime of the present Government.

Gardaí are investigating an incident on the M7 Limerick to Dublin motorway in which well-known artist John Shinnors was injured in a collision with a van driven by an off-duty garda.

Gardaí are investigating an incident on the M7 Limerick to Dublin motorway in which a man was injured in a collision with a van driven by an off-duty garda.

A TOP and profitable Limerick city hotel comes for sale this week guiding €17 million, less than half of its development cost, estimated to have been c €40 million.

Pre-tax losses at the firm that operates the tolled €810m Limerick tunnel last year continued to mount.

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Almost €8m has been paid to compensate the private toll companies operating the Limerick Tunnel and M3 motorway for lower- than-expected traffic volumes.

Motorists will face a range of new penalty point offences from early 2014 under legislation being introduced by the Government.

Truckers are in for a free ride next month as four motorway tolls are being lifted to get HGVs out of villages and off country roads.

Pre-tax losses at the firm that operates the tolled €810m Limerick tunnel last year rose 63% to €8.3m.

The national road network could deteriorate badly if cuts to road maintenance budgets are not reversed over the coming years, the head of the National Roads Authority has warned.

Clare County Council is trying to identify the source of a spillage that caused traffic chaos on one of the country’s busiest roads.

More than €93m will be paid out to public-private-partnerships which built and operate the country’s motorway network in 2013.

The State has had to write off losses worth tens of million of euro as a result of the collapse or postponement of a number of public-private partnerships (PPP).

The National Roads Authority is expected to suffer a net loss of up to €6m from the operation of eight toll roads on the motorway network this year.

We have criticised planners for underestimating transport needs in the past, so it might seem unfair to point out that the State will pay €7m to two road toll operators because the Limerick tunnel and Meath’s M3 are not as busy — or lucrative — as was anticipated.

A total of €73m in fees have been paid to financial experts, lawyers and other consultants contracted by the Government since the financial crisis hit.

SAINT Patrick’s Day may just be around the corner but thanks to one “landmark” the Christmas spirit will be staying in Limerick city for the time being.

Parts of the Limerick tunnel have been closed following a collision.

RESIDENTS remain under siege on a regional road linking north Tipperary and Limerick despite government assurances the new Shannon Tunnel would improve their quality of life.

AN unspecified number of cars using the new Limerick Tunnel have been overcharged, management confirmed yesterday.

THE completion of the 900 metre Limerick tunnel has resulted in the loss of construction jobs.

OVER 20,000 vehicles used the new Limerick tunnel, under the Shannon, in the first 24 hours after its official opening.

THE Limerick Tunnel is a public private partnership enterprise which has a 31-year life span from yesterday’s opening.

THE Competition Authority was called on to carry out an urgent investigation into the spiralling cost of diesel yesterday.

OPPONENTS of tolls at the new tunnel which will be built under the river Shannon near Limerick will set out their case at an oral hearing tomorrow in Limerick.