Grand Canal body identification will “take several days”
Gardai said today that the process of identifying the body found in a suitcase in the Grand Canal will take “several days”. The man’s remains were found by some young people who were walking …
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300 jobs announced at brand new Uber centre of excellence in Limerick
Good news for job seekers this afternoon, as 300 jobs are expected to be created at a new centre of excellence officially opened by Dutch company Uber in Limerick today. The positions will be gradually …
Gardaà launch major investigation after a body is discovered at a premises in Limerick
A major Garda investigating is underway this evening after a man’s body was discovered at a premiseson Castletroy in Limerick this morning. Gardaà say the man’s body was found in the garden of a house …
Ireland’s first baby of 2016 is born eleven seconds after midnight
Ireland’s first baby of 2016 was born at just eleven seconds past midnight at University Hospital Limerick. Baby Kieran Patrick Gibbons took nearly two whole days to arrive revealed mother Jennifer O’Neill. “It started at 1am …
Armed Gardai find €50,000 worth of heroin in Limerick during a drug raid
Brian and Kieran Collopy, two gang leaders were arrested following a drugs raid yesterday. It is being said that detectives were sourcing information on these two men for nearly a year before carrying out the …
Gardai seize large haul of cocaine and cannabis after stopping a vehicle in Co. Laois
€40,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis were seized yesterday evening after Gardai stopped and searched a car in Portlaoise. Two men in their mid 20s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained at …
Elderly woman left devastated after her Chihuahua drowns in floods
An elderly woman has been left distraught after her pet Chihuahua was killed after her house flooded last night. Vera Donnelly’s home in Limerick suffered flooding on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The women found her dog …
Japanese restaurant in Limerick city gutted by blaze overnight
The Taikichi restaurant on O’Connell St., Limerick, suffered extensive damage due to an overnight fire. The alert was raised at around 3.30am, and three units of the fire service responded to the call. When the …
An army bomb disposal unit was called out to Limerick city today
A suspicious item was found in the Roxboro area of the city early this morning. The gardai were promptly notified and they then alerted the bomb disposal unit. An examination of both the suspicious item …
Paul O’ Connell to miss the rest of the World Cup due to severe hamstring injury
The legendary Limerick man has played his last rugby match for Ireland. Today it was confirmed that because of the severe hamstring injury he received playing France on Sunday will result in him missing the …
