Three Limerick men accused of having implements to steal catalytic converters from cars
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THREE young men have have been charged with possession of a variety of tools and implements which gardai believe were to be used to steal catalytic converters.
The three, who are all from Limerick, appeared before a special court sitting in Ennis on Saturday night after they were charged under the provisions of Section 15 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
Judge Mary Larkin was told all three were arrested in the Castletroy area of Limerick city at around 12.30am on Friday after gardai encountered a distinctive Volkswagen Golf which was being sought in relation to another incident.
House in Limerick estate put under siege during ‘gender reveal’ party
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SEVERAL members of the same family have been sentenced for their roles in a violent brawl which erupted following a “gender reveal party”.
Details of the bizarre incident, which happened at Hyde Road, Prospect, emerged during a sentencing hearing last week.
Detective Garda Eoghan McDonagh told Limerick Circuit Court that members of the extended O’Donoghue family gathered on the afternoon of April 6, 2019 for a party to learn the gender of an unborn child.
The detective said the celebrations “continued into the early hours” and that gardai were alerted to a violent disturbance outside a neighbouring house at around 6am on April 7, 2019.