Three men have appeared in court in Cork, charged in connection with a €1.5m drug seizure.

THE chief executive of the Limerick Regeneration Agency said yesterday he did not expect any families to occupy newly-built homes in the designated areas until 2012.

Up to 40 Gardaí are conducting searches in Limerick city today as part of the investigation into the brutal murder of 19-year-old Jeffrey Hannan last week.

The state agencies set up to revitalise two deprived areas of Limerick are due to begin their work in earnest today.

Gardaí in Limerick are continuing to question one of three men arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man in the city last month.

TWO ambulance crew attacked by an angry mob, during an emergency call to Southhill on Thursday night, were back on duty in Limerick yesterday.

IRELAND is not winning the war on drugs, the minister of state with responsibility for drugs strategy and community affairs said yesterday.

A body found in a field in Co Clare this morning is believed to be that of a small-time Limerick criminal recently released from prison.

Gardaí in Limerick are searching for two men today following an overnight firebomb attack in a housing estate in the city.

The local elections will not bring real change in Limerick, writes Political Reporter Mary Dundon.

Detectives in Limerick are investigating another shooting after a man was shot in the chest in the Southhill area last night.