Irish rugby star Gordon D’Arcy has had a speeding summons dismissed after a judge said she couldn’t be satisfied he actually received the fine.

A grenade that was thrown through a window into a house in Limerick today, has been removed for safe detonation by the army bomb disposal unit.

The army bomb disposal unit are examining a suspicious device which was thrown into a house in the South Hill area of Limerick.

Three people have appeared in court in Ennis following an incident in which a Garda car was rammed.

The 23-year old man charged with stealing a car used in a "joy riding" incident in Limerick, has been taken back into custody by gardai after earlier escaping.