Limerick gardaí are probing the theft of a €10,000 mayoral chain from the glove box of a politician’s car.

A murder investigation is expected to be launched today after a body was discovered in a shallow grave on waste ground.

AS a lifelong supporter and member of the GAA for many years, and a former hurler and footballer and delegate to Limerick county and city boards, I was disgusted at the slip-shod way the GAA congress voted to open Croke Park to rugby and soccer.