Limerick gardaí appeal for information on cars stolen and set on fire

Three 'dangerous' joyriding incidents took place in the city last week

Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station said gardaí had seen a 'noticeable spike' in the theft of secondhand Japanese imports in Limerick.  Picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí have appealed for information about a number of “dangerous” joyriding incidents, after cars were stolen and set on fire.

Gardaí said the first of three joyriding incidents involved a white coloured Toyota Aqua with a 151 Dublin registration, which they said was stolen from Liosan, Sheehan’s Road, Newcastle West, Co Limerick, at 4am last Thursday, March 14.