The missile, understood to have been an IED (improvised explosive device), was thrown at the property, situated at Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston on Wednesday evening

Eoghan O’Byrne, Principal, St Mary’s National School, Bishop Street, Limerick City, said he was “flummoxed” by the 4.6 sepcial education teacher (SET) allocation, which he said translates as one SET for every 33.9 pupils at the school.

Philip Ambrose (43) did not reply when charged with murdering Michael Hayes (71), gardaí told Limerick District Court.

The deceased, aged in his 70s, was found with serious injuries in the Watergate area of the city at around 11.30pm on Thursday, July 10th.

The violence took place at Hyde Avenue, on the south side of the city

The swarm is located at the junction of Catherine Street and Roche’s Street.

He is due to appear before a sitting of Limerick District Court at 10:30am on Monday.

Fr Richard Keane described as 'shocking' the latest wave of violence in the area.

The woman has been named locally as Rita Brick (75), who was a native of Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wolfe Street in Limerick city.

Hasan Ali Gori and Mary Ray, both 50s, were found living in squalor at wetlands located off Condell Road, surrounded by scurrying rats, rusting containers, and insect-infested bedding.

The man arrested in connection with this investigation is currently detained at a Garda Station in Southern Region.

The petrol bombing occurred at The Meadows, Lower Park, Corbally, around 3 am.

The search was conducted by gardaí attached to the Divisional Drug Unit, assisted by members of the Armed Support Unit.

Cllr Sarah Beasley said young children using electric scooters are being used by drug gangs to ferry drugs around the city,

Locals reported that the improvised explosive device exploded with a loud bang after it landed in a rear garden at the house.

The man drove the van the wrong way down a one-way street with the driver running after the vehicle before leaving the van at a nearby housing estate, the court heard.

Gardaí said the attack happened at Old Cratloe Road, around 5pm last Sunday evening.

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The car involved in the collision - a maroon-coloured Ford Focus, registration 141 C 3717 - failed to remain at the scene.

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A garda spokeswoman said that a woman in her 30s was arrested “and conveyed to a Garda Station in Limerick”.

The man is due to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday.

Up to a dozen violent incidents, including pipe bomb attacks and arson attacks, have occurred in the area in the past month.

The report showed 74 per cent of sitting tenants experienced an annual rent increase of two per cent or below between Q2 2022 and Q1 2024.

Patrick Lawlor, 50s, with an address at Upper Mallow Street, Limerick City, appeared before Limerick District Court, charged with assault causing harm to 54-year old Louise Muckell

Four residences were searched under warrant along with large areas of open land.

A man and woman were arrested after gardaí seized cocaine worth €140,000 following a search in Limerick city on Wednesday

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Seven searches were carried out in the St Mary's Park and Kings Island areas of the city on Friday

Another man in his 30s was rushed to hospital after being shot, and is understood to have been shot twice in the back around 4pm on Saturday.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of a fire at a property in Limerick city where three people escaped from the burning building

The jury in the trial of Kyle Hayes, who denies assault and violent disorder, was asked by his barrister to “give him his life back” after he said the All Star hurler had waited four agonising years for the case to be brought to trial

A man is in hospital after he suffered serious injuries following an assault in Limerick city in the early hours of Saturday morning