AN ENGLISH visitor who left Ireland heartbroken after his pet was stolen had a happy return in recent days.

FOUR people died in road accidents over the weekend — two of them motorcyclists.

A garda has been seriously injured following a car crash in Limerick.

THE Limerick respite care row intensified last night with Labour Health spokeswoman Jan O’Sullivan accusing the Government of perpetrating a “fundamental wrong” on families who care for relatives with intellectual disabilities.

Every sector of society was expecting pain from Budget 2010 and likewise, they all had a wish-list in advance of yesterday’s speech. Claire O’Sullivan travelled to the north Cork town of Mallow last week to talk to retailers and business people about what the town wanted and needed from Brian Lenihan’s budget.

SOME of Limerick’s more delicate criminals would appear to have strict healthcare criteria when preparing for jobs that necessitate venturing outdoors.

LIMERICK gardaí yesterday intensified their investigation into a shooting in which a woman was injured.

Two people have been treated in hospital after a shooting in Limerick in the early hours of this morning.

A LIMERICK secondary school says it will become the first co-ed in Munster to offer scholarships to girls pursuing third level degree courses from September.

A LIMERICK schoolgirl escaped death yesterday when a school bus caught fire.

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.

IRELAND’S oldest groom-to-be is already proving to be a great catch for the woman he will marry on Saturday.

NEAT as a new pin and with a fantastic garden to the back, this detached house on the Old Cork Road in Carrigaline should stir trader-upper interest.

LIMERICK woman Mary McGrath has waited nearly a lifetime for the man of her dreams.

A 19-year-old Limerick man, who walked free from court last year after a murder trial dramatically collapsed, has been jailed for five months today on charges relating to a stolen motorbike.

A 21-year-old Limerick man who walked free from court last year after a murder trial dramatically collapsed was back in court today on road traffic offences.

Gardaí investigating serious crime in Limerick have recovered quantities of ammunition, drugs and cash.

A man's been arrested in Limerick in connection with an armed raid last night.