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Guilty plea entered following late-night assault in Limerick
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A PROBATION report is to be prepared in the case of a man who struck another man with a glass bottle during a late-night incident in the city centre.
The victim, sustained a laceration to his head which required a number of stitches.
Diarmuid Coonerty, aged 28, of Garryowen Road, St John s, Limerick has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault relating to an incident which occurred in the Denmark Street area in the early hours of April 21, 2019.
Sergeant Sean Murray told Limerick District Court an altercation occurred between a number of people at around 2.30am and that CCTV shows the defendant brandishing a piece of glass and driving at the injured party.
Homeless man ordered to stay away from homeless facility in Limerick
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A SERIAL offender has been ordered to stay away from a homeless shelter in Limerick city centre following a number of incidents earlier this month.
Noel Franklin, of no fixed abode, is facing public order and trespass charges relating three separate incidents which occurred at McGarry House, Alphonsus Street on April 2, April 6 and April 8.
After Garda Dean O Sullivan expressed concerns that he would return to the facility, Judge Patricia Harney indicated she would refuse bail if he did not agree to stay away from McGarry House.
Solicitor John Herbert said his client, who recently completed a prison sentence, has been homeless for some time and has been attempting to engage with the homeless services since his release.
Man charged over hijacking on busy motorway appears in court
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A LIMERICK man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged hijacking on Easter Sunday.
Francis Casey, aged 28, who has an address at Clonlong Halting Site, Southill, Limerick appeared before a special court sitting in Kilmallock yesterday, Tuesday evening.
He faces a number of charges including that he unlawfully seized a Ford S-Max car on the northbound carriageway of the M7 near Portlaoise on Sunday evening.
That offence - under the provisions of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 - is alleged to have occurred at a location between junction 17 and Junction 16 on the motorway.