Man charged in Limerick murders case

A MAN aged 31 was last night charged with the murders of two women and two children at Newcastle West, Co Limerick, last Monday.

He was charged at Henry Street Garda Station in Limerick where he has been held since his arrest in Kilkee last Tuesday afternoon.

The man, who is from North Cork, will be brought this morning to a special sitting of Newcastle West District Court, where the state will apply to have him remanded in custody on the four charges. He cannot be named until he is brought before the court.