Ireland Crime

Reports the court appearances of Darren Mason, Tyreke McNamara and Brooklyn Treacy, the DPP direction for a Central Criminal Court trial, the Garda evidence of Mason's arrest at a farm in Cappamore, and the next District Court date of 15 September.

Adds that the three men appeared at Limerick District Court, that Mason and McNamara are to be tried before the Central Criminal Court, that Treacy is charged with producing two articles, and that no pleas have been indicated.

Reports that three males were due in court on 15 July 2026, charged in connection with the case, and that a number of other people are already before the courts. Gives details of the victim and the alleged attack. Does not name the three men or give their ages.

Funeral report. Adds that Mr Higgins died in University Hospital Limerick, that three men are before the courts charged in connection with his death, that a post-mortem was carried out, and that he was to be buried with his son Jamie.

Adds that Mr Higgins died at UHL, that his family thanked hospital staff, that the State pathologist would carry out a post-mortem, and that three men are before the courts. No new charges or suspect names are given.

Reports the death of the victim and details the charges against three men, including CCTV evidence of the assault and the postmortem pending at University Hospital Limerick.

Adds that Liam Higgins died in hospital on the evening of Wednesday 25 March 2026, that a post-mortem was due and the coroner and State Pathologist were notified, and that the three men were charged before Limerick District Court. Gives his former address as Rhebogue and current address as Grove Island, Corbally.

Reports that the injured man died at University Hospital Limerick on 25 March, that the coroner and state pathologist were notified, that a post-mortem was due on 26 March, and that the three charged men have appeared before Limerick District Court. Adds the victim's name.

Confirms two additional arrests (total three) and provides the Garda spokesperson's statement, including the time window (9pm–10pm) for witness footage and the first suspect's court appearance at Limerick District Court at 10.30am on 19 March 2026.

Names the accused as Darren Mason, aged 22, adds the charges of violent disorder and producing a traffic bollard, reports his self-defence account and that Higgins allegedly stabbed him first, and reports that he was refused bail and remanded in custody to 24 March 2026.

Court report from 19 March 2026 on Darren Mason's charges and bail hearing. Gives the CCTV account, Mason's claim of self-defence and his injuries, and that two more men were arrested. It does not mention Liam Higgins's later death.

Reports the arrest of two additional men in their 20s on 19 March 2026, bringing total arrests to three; confirms the first arrestee (man in 20s) was charged and appeared at Limerick District Court on 19 March; confirms the victim remains in serious condition at University Hospital Limerick.

Reports two more arrests on 19 March, bringing the total to three men, and that the injured man remains in serious condition. Also says a third man was arrested on 17 March and charged.

Reports the 19 March court appearance: Mason was charged with assault causing harm, violent disorder and producing a traffic bollard, and refused bail. Adds the CCTV evidence that Higgins allegedly stabbed Mason and Mason's self-defence account.

First report of this incident. Names the accused (Darren Mason, 22), the alleged victim (Liam Higgins, in his 50s), the location outside Radcliffe's Pub on Athlunkard Street, the charges, the bail refusal and the two further arrests.

First report of the charge. Names the victim, gives the scene and time, and says he remains in intensive care or critical condition at University Hospital Limerick.

Adds that the man in his 20s has been charged and is due before Limerick District Court on Thursday 19 March 2026, and that the injured man in his 50s remains in serious condition. The article does not name either person.

First report of the assault. No existing case matches this incident. The family says doctors told them he has no hope of recovery. The article also mentions a separate assault on St Alphonsus Street, which is not included here.

First report of the Athlunkard Street incident: the victim is a man in his 50s in serious condition, a man in his 20s has been arrested and detained under Section 4, and gardaí are appealing for footage.

First report of the incident. Gives the location, the injury, the arrest of a man in his 20s and a witness appeal.

First report of the incident. Gives the cordon location and the St Patrick's Day timing, but no names, injuries or suspect details. Gardaí had not yet responded to a request for comment.

Initial Gardaí witness appeal issued on the day of the assault; reports the victim's serious condition at University Hospital Limerick and the arrest of a man in his 20s.

Reports two additional arrests (both males in their 20s) on 19 March 2026, bringing total arrests to three. Confirms the third suspect (male, 20s) was charged and appeared before Limerick District Court on 19 March 2026 at 10.30am. States the injured man (50s) remains in serious condition at University Hospital Limerick.

Confirms the man in his 20s arrested in connection with the Athlunkard Street assault has been charged and is due before Limerick District Court on 19 March 2026 at 10.30am.

Confirms one man in his 20s has been charged and is due in Limerick District Court on 20 March 2026; the other male remains detained under Section 4; the victim (man in 50s) remains in serious condition at University Hospital Limerick.

Confirms the second man (20s) arrested on 19 March 2026 has been charged and is due before a special sitting of Limerick District Court at 5.45pm on 21 March 2026; the injured man (50s) remains in serious condition at University Hospital Limerick.

Confirms the victim's death on 25 March 2026, notification of the Coroner and State Pathologist, and that a post-mortem examination is due at University Hospital Limerick.

Reports the assault on William 'Liam' Higgins at Athlunkard Street, the injuries and the arrest. Also reports a second man in his 20s with minor stab wounds at the same scene. A separate assault on St Alphonsus Street, Cork, is mentioned but is not part of this case.

Reports the Limerick District Court appearance, the bail refusal and remand in custody, the self-defence claim, and two further arrests.

Reports the death of the man injured in the St Patrick's Day attack on Athlunkard Street, and that three men have been charged and previously appeared before court.