Limerick man accused of threatening to kill mother of his three children and break windows of home
Reporter: );
);
A COUNTY Limerick man who threatened to kill the mother of his three children and to damage their home had his case adjourned for a year at the local court.
“I am not going to convict him today,” Judge Mary Larkin said at Newcastle West court last Friday.
“I am going to put it back for 12 months to see if he can stay drug free. That is what I want him to do more than anything else.”
The charges against the man were serious, the judge said.
Brother and sister charged following Limerick drugs seizure
Reporter: );
);
A BROTHER and sister have been charged with drugs offences arising from seizures made during a major garda operation in Limerick city nearly two years ago.
Owen Treacy, aged 25, of St Ita s Street, Saint Mary s Park, Limerick and Stephanie Treacy, aged 28, of the Path, Garryowen were released on bail when they appeared before a special court sitting in Ennis the weekend.
Each face eight charges including possession of quantities of heroin, cocaine, Alprazolam tablets and cannabis for the purpose of sale or supply.
The drugs were seized at St Munchin s Street, St Mary s Park on August 2, 2019 during an operation involving members of the divisional Drugs Unit and the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Limerick man fined for having pepper spray during family row
Reporter: );
);
A RATHKEALE man accused of possession of pepper spray during a row in the town last Christmas, told the arresting garda it was self-defence.
“They were beating me. I saw my father bleeding. I had no other choice,” he told the garda.
John O’Brien, aged 24, who has an address at Old Barrack View, Rathkeale was before Newcastle West Court having been charged with an offence under the provisions of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990.
He was also charged with assaulting another man - Michael O’Brien - during the same incident but told the arresting garda when charged: “He assaulted me first. I can go under oath that they started that.”
Three Limerick men accused of having implements to steal catalytic converters from cars
Reporter: );
);
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.
A TAXI driver who is charged in connection with a significant drugs seizure in Limerick earlier this week has been granted conditional bail. Kieran Canty, aged .