Cathy Halloran

Mid West Correspondent

Kyle Hayes denies a charge of assaulting Cillian McCarthy in October 2019

Evidence concludes in Kyle Hayes assault trial

Evidence has concluded in the case at Limerick Circuit Court in which Limerick All Star hurler Kyle Hayes is on trial accused of assaulting another man by punching him and stamping on his head outside a nightclub in Limerick on the October bank holiday weekend in 2019.

Courts • 29 Nov 23

Limerick All-Ireland winning hurler, Kyle Hayes is on trial accused of assaulting Cillian McCarthy (File image)

Man saw group kick friend, Limerick assault trial hears

A witness has told a trial at Limerick Circuit Court that he remembers seeing a group of men kicking and punching his friend Cillian McCarthy when he was on the ground outside the Icon nightclub in Limerick in the early hours of 28 October 2019.

Courts • 28 Nov 23

The project, led by Limerick City and County Council, is described as 'inter-modal' (file image)

Plans for new Cork-Limerick road advance

Plans for a new road between Cork and Limerick have advanced, with an announcement of the preferred corridor for the route made. A 200-metre wide corridor has been identified between both cities, in which the road would ultimately be constructed.

Ireland • 27 Nov 23

Large crowds call for Gaza ceasefire in Cork

Thousands of people took part in a protest through Cork City this afternoon organised by the Cork Palestine Solidarity campaign.

Regional • 27 Nov 23

The trial is continuing at Limerick Circuit Court

Case dropped against one man in Limerick assault trial

The jury at a trial in Limerick has been told it can discharge its duties in respect of one of three men accused of assaulting another man and violent disorder.

Courts • 28 Nov 23

Niamh McDonnell, from Gortskagh, Castlemahon in Co Limerick was handed a seven-year jail sentence and disqualified from driving for ten years

Woman jailed for drunk driving incident that hurt garda

A 30-year-old who drove her car while drunk and on drugs and crashed into a garda who was out cycling causing him catastrophic and life-changing injuries, has been handed a seven-year jail sentence and disqualified from driving for ten years.

Munster • 24 Nov 23

Hurler punched man continuously in the head, court told

A 24-year-old man has told a trial in Limerick that he was punched continuously in the head by Limerick All-Ireland winning hurler Kyle Hayes in a nightclub on the October bank holiday weekend in 2019.

Courts • 23 Nov 23

Helen McInerney, 53, said she never thought she would become homeless

Grandmother's life 'upside down' amid homelessness

A Limerick grandmother has been left homeless after her landlord decided to sell her rented accommodation.

Munster • 27 Oct 23

Some of the scramblers seized by gardaí in Limerick

44 scramblers seized by gardaí in Limerick in two days

Gardaí in Limerick have seized 44 scrambler bikes and other off-road vehicles such as quad bikes over the past two days, as part of a major operation targeting dangerous driving and antisocial behaviour associated with the use of these vehicles.

Munster • 26 Oct 23

Ray Nangle and Geraldine Killeen, who run The Lunch Bag in Nenagh, Co Tipperary

School meals maker to add 240 jobs in Tipperary

A company in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, which makes hot school meals for primary school children, is to take on an additional 240 employees to prepare and deliver over 100,000 free meals a day, as the scheme expands next year.

Regional • 24 Oct 23