MICROBIOLOGISTS at a Dublin hospital have detected a new outbreak strain of a highly antibiotic-resistant superbug which can have fatal consequences.

A MAN who died in a house fire in Limerick lost a sister in a hotel fire when she holidayed in Greece some years ago.

A CONTRACTOR in his 40s was injured when an explosion ripped through a boiler house in Limerick’s largest garda station.

THE gunmen in the double killing in Limerick over the weekend are clearly identifiable on CCTV footage obtained by gardaí.

GARDAÍ in Limerick who were yesterday investigating a serious assault on a champion Ethiopian athlete have not ruled out a racist motive.

Three people were being questioned today over a gang-related gun attack which left a young man fighting for his life.

THREE youths have been questioned by gardaí about a Easter weekend assault in a Co Limerick village in which a man was stabbed a number of times and his car was taken at knife point.

A man has been stabbed after a row between rival gangs in Limerick city centre.

A BUSINESSMAN was questioned by gardaí yesterday after night-long searches, involving chases on foot across miles of open countryside, for two men that fled the scene of a fatal road accident.

THE Nissan Primera which was involved in a fatal hit and run early on Sunday in Castleconnell, Co Limerick, was a “company car”.

MEMBERS of the regional armed support unit rushed to Limerick Courthouse yesterday after violence flared when a notorious McCarthy-Dundon gang leader assaulted controversial criminal solicitor, John Devane, as he spoke with a client in the court corridor.

MARGARET SHERIDAN, one of the hundreds who yesterday visited the willow tree stump in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, which many claim projects the image of Our Lady, said it has worked a miracle of sorts for her husband, Dan, who is on dialysis.

Detectives were today granted extra time to quiz two men about the murder of Limerick business man Roy Collins.

GARDAÍ have identified a main suspect in the murder of a Limerick teenager early yesterday.

A CONTAINER with 150 rounds of ammunition of the calibre used in the shooting of Shane Geoghegan was found yesterday in planned searches in Limerick.

LIMERICK County Council yesterday granted planning permission for a kidney dialysis unit at a retail park.

THE widow of a Limerick garda who died after a long illness said she believes her husband contracted a fatal illness as a result of a vaccine he received before going on United Nations duty.

THE consultant psychiatrist who suffered horrific wounds when a patient went on a rampage at a Limerick day hospital on Thursday was still critical but stable last night.

CONCERNS have been expressed over a decision to refuse planning for a satellite kidney dialysis unit.

A CONTRACT has been signed by the HSE for the construction of a satellite dialysis unit near the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

TWO elderly pensioners arrested in connection with the murder of Gary Grant in Limerick on Monday were still being held last night.

THE father of the tragic Limerick schoolboy, killed on Thursday, said yesterday his son would be looking down on Croke Park tomorrow cheering on the Limerick hurling team in the All-Ireland final.

THE great love Garda Brian Kelleher had for his wife and three little boys was recalled at his funeral yesterday.

A Filipino man who was seriously injured in an accident on a cargo ship off the west coast earlier this week has lost his fight for life at Limerick's Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

A LIMERICK security man was recovering in hospital yesterday after being brutally assaulted while he patrolled a premises at the Dock Road.

AS Limerick today marks the anniversary of a notorious feud murder, gardaí now say they know the identity of the teenage thug who gunned down John Ryan in cold blood on July 7, 2003.

PUBLIC patients are having to rely on a voluntary trust to pay for their life-saving cancer treatment at Limerick’s new radiotherapy unit, it was confirmed yesterday.

ANTHONY Foley’s frustrating year on the international rugby scene got a lift on home ground yesterday when he was named Limerick Person of the Year.

THE father of murdered Limerick teenager, Darren Coughlan said yesterday he was outraged that those who murdered his son were trying to link the attack to the city feud.

A NEW €60 million private hospital is to be built in Limerick employing 150 medical staff, it was announced yesterday.

THE Irish Examiner Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon next Sunday will raise in excess of €500,000 for various charities in Limerick and surrounding areas, chief organiser Paddy O’Connell said yesterday.

Gardaí in Co Clare have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with an overnight stabbing in Ennis.

THREE brothers of former Limerick councillor Michael Kelly, who died from a shotgun blast to the head, were arrested by gardaí yesterday.

TWO men, accused of assaulting a 43-year-old man who died from serious injuries early on Saturday morning, could face murder charges.

A DYING man was found with a knife plunged in his chest after a garda pursuit in Limerick at the weekend.

A COUNTY councillor spoke yesterday about how he came across a horrific head-on crash which claimed the lives of two people.