A MAN in his 20s has been arrested in connection with an incident in Limerick city that has left another man fighting for his life after he received serious head injuries when struck with an iron bar.

A man in his 40s is in a critical condition in hospital following an assault in Limerick city in the early hours of this morning.

The funeral of the Ukranian teenager who was stabbed to death on the outskirts of Limerick city at the weekend has taken place in Co Clare.

HE MAY have been an hour late arriving but when Andy Lee walked in the door of his old club, St Francis ABC, on the corner of Mungret Street and Old St Francis Street, in Limerick, the reception was amazing and left one wondering just what it will be like when he enters the ring at the UL Arena on Saturday night.

A man was arrested on a busy city street in Limerick last night after he opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing over £80,000 worth of equipment from Dell computers has been jailed for two years at Limerick Circuit Court.