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‘It’s clogging up the whole system’: Record number of ‘no shows’ for driving tests

Absences are worsening the problem of long waits at testing centres, campaigners say

Drive-by shooting in Rathkeale under investigation amid heavy Garda presence

Checkpoints and Garda helicopter in Limerick town in effort to keep lid on tensions

Man jailed for four years after hitting garda with car and reversing toward him

Thomas Connors was spotted driving silver Audi TT in Castletroy area of Limerick

Three people die in road crashes in Tipperary, Limerick and Monaghan

Man (50s) arrested following fatal incident involving car and heavy goods vehicle near Castleblayney on Thursday morning

‘We realised we don’t know English, not the way it’s spoken in Ireland’

Yuliia Riabova moved to Ireland by herself in April 2023 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Engineers seek restoration of public transport spending priority

Heavy reliance on private cars for travel cannot continue, Engineers Ireland warns

Woman seriously injured in XL Bully dog attack

Gardaí investigate incident at Limerick house on Friday

Pedestrian killed in crash involving bus and car in Kildare

Woman (70s) killed in road incident in Limerick

‘I was never in Greece’: Limerick man on human trafficking charge remanded in custody

Jeremiah O’Brien (55) alleged to have facilitated transportation of 66 people from Greece towards Italy

Limerick hospital apologises for failings in care that led to baby girl’s death

Opportunity to save the life of Aoibheann Fitzgerald was missed, High Court hears

Fine Gael councillor asked Garda superintendent to ‘sort’ speeding ticket, court hears

Text messages exchanged between Cllr Liam Galvin and now retired Eamon O’Neill heard in evidence at trial

Storm Bram to bring ‘significant’ flood risk as orange wind warnings extended to 18 counties

National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management meets to prepare for ‘multi-hazard event’

Family in caravan with no water or toilet allegedly told they are not homeless

Limerick County Council found family not homeless as they have ‘roof over their heads’, court hears

Gráinne O’Brien: ‘I was anxious about things most authors wouldn’t even dream could happen’

Debut author and bookseller on her award-winning novel, Solo, which is written in verse

Woman who fell from hotel window on wedding night settles High Court action

Bride suffered fractured ribs and other injuries after fall at Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, Co Limerick

The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’

Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls

TV guide: the best shows to watch this week, starting tonight

Highlights Nov 29-Dec 5

Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?

Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down

Woman (60s) arrested after gardaí seize €110,000 worth of cannabis in house raid

‘Intelligence-led operation’ targeted sale and supply of drugs in Limerick

Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

November 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week

David Hanly was ‘unique’ broadcaster and man of ‘integrity’, memorial service told

Morning Ireland presenter ‘sought to see news stories in a broader context’, former colleague says

Zach Bryan, Michael Bublé and Deftones announce summer 2026 shows

Zach Bryan, Michael Bublé and Deftones will perform dates in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Belfast

Former member of Defence Forces pleads not guilty to murder of pensioner found shot dead at Kerry home

Thomas Carroll, the accused, and Patrick O’Mahony, the deceased, had been friends over many decades, trial told

Father of four who beat man to death with a shovel jailed for 7½ years

Court heard Joseph Cahill believed he was protecting himself and his children, but used excessive force

Warm welcomes: 17 of Ireland’s cosiest places to stay this winter, from Donegal to Kerry

Shelter from wild weather with a sojourn in famously snug settings around the country

Almost €500,000 worth of cocaine seized in Limerick

Suspect aged in his 20s arrested after being stopped in van

Teenage pedestrian left with serious head injuries after collision with truck

Injured woman transferred to Cork University Hospital after incident at Corbally Road, Limerick

‘A healthy way to deal with grief and loneliness’: Skateboarding the Wild Atlantic Way

Becky Gilmour is undertaking the journey to raise awareness and money for suicide prevention

Mistreated horses being stabled in vacant Limerick properties, says TD

‘Why must those who live in working-class communities ... endure what would not be tolerated’ elsewhere?’ asks Maurice Quinlivan

Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Co Limerick

Man (50s) killed in incident near Kilmeedy on Sunday

First class honours for Catherine Connolly for her ‘astounding’ Irish grammar

Plus: Calendar clash between the President and Remembrance, the worst job in Ireland and a non-cancelled Limerick Christmas market

Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums

Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies

A terrific colourised history of rural Ireland; and the Limerick cleric who founded Hibs

The Irish Farm in Colour; Edinburgh’s First Hibernian: The Mission of Edward Joseph Hanna; and What’re We Like?

Ian O’Riordan: Did you hear the one about the cross-country races cancelled because of rain?

Two events were cancelled in Dublin earlier this month when conditions were far from muddy or wet

Kings of Leon announce Limerick and Belfast summer shows

Tickets for both of the gigs go on sale through Ticketmaster at 9am on Friday, November 21st

Private motorway operators paid €92m for underused toll roads since 2010

Taxpayers paid nearly €74.5m in traffic guarantee payments for the Limerick Tunnel to M7 scheme in last 15 years

Manhunt under way after Limerick prisoner escapes while attending hospital

Gardaí suspected man was picked up in a vehicle by an accomplice

The Irish expert helping Ukraine reclaim its dead: ‘You feel responsibility to every one of them’

Limerick’s Niamh Smith oversees exchanges of fallen soldiers at border with Russia as part of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Man was ‘left to die like a dog in the road’ after Limerick hit-and-run, court hears

Danny Connors (30) pleaded guilty to killing James Forde (56) who was struck while walking on a pedestrian crossing

Five gardaí on trial over alleged attempts to quash road traffic prosecutions, court told

Superintendent and four gardaí deny charges of attempting to pervert course of justice

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