The Army Bomb Disposal Team has been called after a suspect device was identified at a property in Rathkeale, Co Limerick, it has been reported.

A Limerick man jailed for life for the murder of a 71-year-old retired soldier, who he knew and whose fires he would light in his home, has moved to appeal his conviction.

A court heard today that the lifeless body of an elderly Limerick man covered in scratches was found by gardaí with what was believed to be the murder weapon lying nearby.

A young Limerick man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with murdering a man at his home using a sweeping brush.

A caretaker of a sheltered housing complex for the elderly today told how he came face-to-face with the assailant of a resident when he investigated a night-time panic alarm.