Gardai to stand trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice
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A NUMBER of serving Limerick gardai and a retired garda superintendent are to stand trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice over a three-year period.
The five defendants were charged last month following a two-year investigation which was led by members of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
This morning, Detective Chief Superintendent Walter O Sullivan of GNBCI gave evidence at Limerick District Court of formally arresting and charging all five at Mayorstone garda station in the city on April 29.
None, he said, made any reply to charges which are contrary to common law.
Man charged following house fire and serious assault in Limerick
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A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with an assault incident and a fire at a house in Limerick city earlier this week.
The alarm was raised at around 4.20am on Tuesday, after a fire was reported in the Garryowen area. Emergency services attended the scene and the fire was brought under control a short time later by members of Limerick Fire and Rescue. A woman, aged in her 40s, was discovered at the same location with injuries and has been taken to University Hospital Limerick where her condition is described as serious, said a garda spokesperson.
Gardai to appear in court charged with corruption offences
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Four gardai are due to appear before Limerick District Court next month after they were charged with corruption offences following a lengthy investigation.
The four, some of whom are attached to the Limerick garda division, were arrested and charged this Thursday. A fifth person - a private citizen - has also been charged with perverting the course of justice. As part of an investigation led by the Assistant Commissioner, Organised and Serious Crime into alleged corruption in public office, four members of An Garda Síochána based in the south of the country and a private citizen were arrested and charged today with offences relating to perverting the course of justice. This follows directions being received from the Director of Public Prosecutions, read a statement issued by the Garda Press Office.