Petula Martyn

Mid West Correspondent

Marguerita O'Rourke had given birth to a baby boy three weeks before her death

Man jailed for dangerous driving causing niece's death

A man has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for dangerous driving causing the death of his 21-year-old niece in Rathkeale, Co Limerick over a year ago.

Ireland • 21 Jan

13 members of the Traveller community get conferred at UL

'Absolutely fantastic': 13 Travellers graduate from UL

Thirteen Travellers were conferred with postgraduate diplomas and master's degrees at conferring ceremonies at the University of Limerick today.

Munster • 20 Jan

From left to right: Michelle Leahy, Thomas McGlinchey, Colm Geary, Eamon O'Neill, Anne Marie Hassett

Supt did not have power to cancel penalty points - court

A former head of the Limerick Garda Division has conceded that a retired superintendent, who is charged with perverting the course of justice by interfering in road traffic prosecutions, did not have the power to cancel penalty points at the time of the alleged offences.

Courts • 19 Jan

Woman, 60s, dies in Limerick city fire

A woman who died in a house fire in Limerick city yesterday evening has been named locally as Marguerite (Marge) Neville.

Munster • 19 Jan

Irish citizen detained in Russia over phone messages

An Irish citizen has been detained by Russian authorities due to messages on his phone which expressed anti-Russian sentiment, according to his Ukrainian wife.

Ireland • 19 Jan

Former Garda Superintendent Eamon O'Neill walking to camera on a blue background

Arrest of senior garda 'significant event', trial told

The head of the Garda press office has told a jury that the arrest of a senior garda was a significant event of national interest, and press releases were issued during a probe by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Courts • 16 Jan

Husband of woman who died during home birth 'haunted'

A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at the inquest into a woman who died after giving birth to a baby boy during a home birth in Co Limerick.

Munster • 14 Jan