Man jailed for 10 years after admitting smuggling €21.6m cocaine on cargo ship from Brazil
Kamen Petkov told gardaí he was to be paid €150,000 for managing drug shipment
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Man (20s) travelling on electric motorbike in critical condition after Limerick road traffic incident
Gardaí appealing for witnesses following discovery of injured man on Kilmallock Road on Monday evening
Family of stonemason killed while working on Limerick bridge settle High Court action
Bryan Whelan died along with TJ Herlihy after the steel cable attached to the cage they were working from at Thomond Bridge snapped
Ireland’s most popular Christmas wine? It’s a red, everywhere except Limerick
Sauvignon Blanc is Irish drinkers’ favourite for most of the year, but things change over the festive season
Former teacher jailed after pleading guilty to possessing 162 videos and images of child sex abuse
Sam Kavanagh (30), of Tralee, Co Kerry, was arrested after US authorities alerted gardaí to his activities
Chocs away: three Irish artisans offering an immersive chocolate experience
These Cork, Limerick and Wexford chocolatiers not only create their own chocolate recipes, but visitors also get a chance to see how it all happens
Pipeline of new hospital development projects not sufficiently strong, Varadkar says
Former taoiseach and minister for health says about 500 additional beds need to be provided annually to keep up with population growth
Son and daughter of publican Charlie Chawke to face trial for assault causing harm
Alison Chawke (40) and Bill Chawke (30) to be tried at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court over alleged incident at Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of man accused of acid attack on Irish international pool player
John Cross (35) had pleaded not guilty to causing serious harm to Ian Pickford (24) during a house party in Limerick
Man due to appear in court in Limerick in connection with fatal hit and run
James Forde died after being struck by car on city’s Ennis Road last Tuesday
Former Irish pool player left ‘unrecognisable’ after man threw acid in his face at house party
Limerick man Ian Pickford suffered horrendous life-changing injuries following the incident in Garryowen in June 2020.
Best man escapes jail after causing groom’s death while ‘showing off’ in car on morning of wedding
Groom Myles Harty (20), from Askeaton, Co Limerick, died after best man and cousin Shane Harty lost control of car in which they were travelling and hit a wall
Up to 2ft of water in streets of Killybegs as calls are made to reopen emergency flooding scheme
Major cleanup continues in areas worst affected by storm, including Donegal, Cork, Limerick and Kerry
Crime boss Christy Keane arrested in connection with cocaine seizure in Limerick
Gardaí arrest second man (40s) in connection with seizure worth €560,000
Two men arrested following cocaine haul in Limerick
Cocaine with an estimated street value of €560,000 seized in two searches
Blindboy: ‘I left my first day of school feeling great shame. The pain of that still rises up in me’
The Limerick-based podcaster and author on his school trauma, adult autism diagnosis and unconventional mother
Peter Caviston recognised for lifetime achievement at Good Food Ireland awards
The founder of Caviston’s restaurant and food emporium in Glasthule, Co Dublin among businesses honoured for their role in showcasing excellent Irish produce
I booked a 10-day solitary stay in a ‘God Pod’ at an Irish monastery. Here’s how it went
Glenstal Abbey is on 500-acre grounds in Co Limerick. The monks are famous for their Gregorian chanting – they’ve released several albums – and sing five services every day in the church
Limerick gun attack: Gardaí investigate possible gang feud link in house shooting
No injuries were reported during the incident on Hyde Road in the city
Self-confessed paedophile jailed for 10 months over videos and images of children being raped
Kevin Raggett (22) caught with 455 ‘horrifying’ videos and images on mobile phone and laptops
Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes should be allowed ‘move on’ following convictions, says local priest
Mixed views in Limerick on whether hurler should have been given All-Star award
Man who admitted possessing and distributing child abuse videos as a teenager remanded for sentencing
The now 22-year-old cannot currently be named due to reporting restrictions
Collision between car and bus at Ballylanders referred to Gsoc
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to examine incident on Saturday involving busload of children in which woman was seriously injured
Barbie Kardashian acquitted of threats to kill or cause harm to women at Limerick Prison
Accused wanted to make threats to two women for ‘revenge’ over rumour she was leaving showers dirty, court told
Paul Noonan of Bell X1: ‘I love living in Ireland but how we lean in to booze culture pisses me off’
Noonan is a songwriter, musician and lead singer of Bell X1 and HousePlants
JP McManus’s International Rugby Experience closes after only a year
Business had intended to gift building in Limerick city to State, but negotiations stalled due to council fear of how to fund it
Some of our Parts by Laura Kennedy: A brilliant philosophical memoir about our multiple identities
The intellectual challenge of Kennedy’s sentences scorches new neural pathways
The Wolfe Tones announce ‘final farewell’ show next year in Limerick
Folk group set to play last ever Irish show after more than 60 years together
Barbie Kardashian case: Prison officer left ‘terrified’ by inmate’s threat to rape her, trial hears
Barbie Kardashian (22) denies three counts of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to Roisín Linnane on dates in April and June 2023
‘Every driver has a story’: Bus, rail workers face drug dealing and threats of violence at work
Siptu calls for establishment of uniformed transport police with powers of arrest and detention to be general election issue
Prison officers tells transgender woman’s trial he heard her threaten fellow inmate
Aiden O’Meara says he has ‘no doubt’ threat by Barbie Kardashian (22) ‘was made with malice and forethought’
Kathleen Lynn Hospital, Dolores O’Riordan Park and Catherine Corless Place: Readers on how we should honour Irish women
We asked Irish Times readers if there were any streets, buildings, places or structures in Ireland that they thought should be named, or renamed, after women
Man who survived Limerick crane incident that claimed lives of two co-workers settles court action
Liability was ‘conceded’ in the matter by the named parties, court hears
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