Rampage by gang led to attack on gardaí

A late night escapade involving two men, a woman, and a teenage girl escalated into a fierce confrontation after they tried to raid the home of a detective superintendent, Limerick Circuit Court heard yesterday.

Lisa O’Callaghan, aged 21, Keane St, Killalee; Jason Curtin, aged 20, of Spitland, Old Cork Rd; Owen Bailey, aged 19 of Rossa Avenue, Mulgrave St; and a 16-year-old girl all pleaded guilty to charges arising from a violent rampage in which they crashed stolen cars, broke into houses, violently assaulted and seriously injured gardaí, and stole a range of property and wine.

After nearly eight hours, the chase came to an end following a chase along a disused railway line in Patrickswell when pepper spray had to be used to subdue Bailey and Curtin.