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A JUDGE has warned she is considering a custodial sentence in the case of a Limerick city man who unlawfully entered the old parochial house in Cappamore while ...

A MAN caught with over €1,000 worth of cannabis at a checkpoint in Rathkeale had the charge taken into consideration at Newcastle West court. But the defen...

Sales rep fined for rear-ending ‘turning’ car in Limerick town Reporter: A MOTORIST who ‘rear-ended’ another vehicle has avoided a driving ban. William Kett, aged 37, of Glencree, Newport, Tipperary pleaded guilty to careless driving at Gortboy, Newcastle West on July 17, 2018. Inspector Padraig Sutton told Judge Bernadette Owens when gardai responded to reports of a two-car collision at around 6pm, they observed one vehicle on the grass margin and one still on the road. He said it was...

Suspended sentence for criminal who sold match tickets to Limerick man Reporter: );  ); A SERIAL offender who falsely claimed he had Manchester United tickets has received a suspended sentence for fraud. Wesley Brennan, aged 34, of Eden Park, Sandycove, Dublin admitted ‘selling’ the tickets to a man from County Limerick who paid him €600. Detective Garda Elaine O’Keefe told Newcastle West Court the defendant claimed he had five season tickets for Old Trafford when he contacted the in...

Cannabis plants found in polytunnel during search of house in Limerick village Reporter: );  ); GARDAI found cannabis plants growing in a polytunnel and a small quantity of cannabis in a fridge when they called to a house in Doon in relation to separate matters, Kilmallock Court heard. Paul Mitchell, aged 47, of Lackanagoneeny, Doon pleaded guilty to cultivation of the plants and to possession of drugs under the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act.. Inspector Pat Brennan said on May 31, 20...