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.

HUNDREDS of postal workers yesterday paid a poignant farewell to their Limerick colleague who died last Thursday when his mail delivery bike collided with a vehicle on his morning round.

A BABY who died after taking ill at a Limerick city creche may have choked on a piece of food.

GARDAÍ in Limerick are confident an extensive street CCTV system in St Mary’s Park will give them an important lead in the murder investigation of former army man, James (Jimmy) Boyce.

A MEMBER of the naval service who died in a road accident on Sunday afternoon was buried yesterday with full military honours.

A WOMAN died yesterday morning when her car skidded on black ice and hit a tree in Co Limerick.

A MAN was arrested yesterday after a vicious mugging last week when an elderly woman was stabbed during a visit to a Limerick cemetery.

A SENIOR garda has dismissed claims in a Sunday newspaper that gardaí prevented a gun attack at a recent Limerick feud funeral.

A FATHER and son will be buried side by side in Limerick today after they passed away suddenly at the weekend.

THE funeral took place in Limerick yesterday of one of the two men killed in last Friday’s crash near Daly’s Cross on the N7.

CHILDREN yesterday formed a guard of honour at the funeral of a school friend who died in a road tragedy last week.

A COMMUNITY whose homes have been bulldozed to make way for the new Thomond Park, gathered yesterday for the first time since moving out for another sad farewell.

THE killers of Noel Crawford may laugh and joke and exchange Christmas greetings but they will never be able to hide from their deadly secret, a priest said yesterday.

An 18-year-old man who witnessed the gangland feud murder of Frankie Ryan in Limerick has been released from garda custody without charge.

A LIMERICK mother, whose young daughter was burned to death when the family home was petrol-bombed three years ago, said yesterday she wanted to reach out and embrace Sheila Murray.

THE brutal IRA killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe took a poignant twist yesterday when it was confirmed that his daughter-in-law gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, the 10th anniversary of his death.

A BRIDE of just over three months makes a sad return journey to St John’s Cathedral in Limerick this evening to mourn the loss of her husband.

The youngest victim of last weekend's carnage on Irish roads was laid to rest in Limerick this morning.

THE funeral Mass for Limerick man, David Nunan, who was brutally murdered last Friday was held yesterday in the same church where he served as an altar boy.

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with an assault on the younger brother of former Limerick Alderman Michael Kelly, it emerged tonight.

The brother of the late Limerick councillor, Michael Kelly, was treated in hospital today after he was involved in a violent incident near Limerick prison.

The exhumation of the body of former Councillor Michael Kelly was completed in Limerick city tonight.

There were incredible scenes at a graveside in Limerick today as the family of the late former councillor, Michael Kelly, attempted to exhume his body.

A HORRIFIC firebomb attack, which claimed the life of four-year-old Katelyn Ryan, described as a little angel with go-gos, has been condemned as “evil” by a Limerick priest.

A HEARTBROKEN family was today in mourning after a second son was killed in tragic circumstances in less than seven months.

THE grandmother of a 10-year-old girl who died while awaiting a double liver transplant spoke yesterday of the family’s pain at her passing.

A 43-year-old Limerick security man shot dead near his home early on Friday morning had previously been intimidated by a drugs gang, gardaí revealed last night.