Ireland Case No. 4468Discharge of a firearm (drive-by shooting) · Co. Limerick · 8 May 2025
Two men charged over Hyde Avenue drive-by shooting in Limerick city
Two men in their 20s have been charged in connection with shots fired from a vehicle on Hyde Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick city, on 8 May 2025. Two other males in their late teens remain detained, and the investigation has seven arrests in total.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested27 Nov
- Charged29 Nov
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatFootage shows a man in a moving car firing two shots out the window. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShots were fired from a vehicle driving down a residential street in Limerick city. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe gunmen filmed the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe shooting was reported at Hyde Road in Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in the Hyde Avenue area of Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick city. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenGardaí were called after reports of a firearm discharge at around 1am on Thursday, 8 May. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe shooting happened on Thursday, 8 May 2025. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe drive-by shooting was filmed and posted online. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrests bring the total number of people arrested in the investigation to seven. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA double-barrelled shotgun and suspected cannabis worth €17,000 were seized in follow-up searches in south Limerick City. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearm and drugs are undergoing forensic and technical analysis, and investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationTwo other males in their late teens remain detained at Garda stations in the Limerick area. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationFour more men were arrested on the Wednesday before publication, bringing the total arrested to seven. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationFollow-up searches on the south side of Limerick City seized a double-barrelled shotgun and suspected cannabis herb worth €17,000. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe firearm and drugs seized are subject to forensic and technical analysis. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
- chargeFour men were arrested on 26 November in connection with the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeTwo men in their 20s have been charged in connection with the incident. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtThe two charged men were due before a special sitting of Limerick District Court on 29 November 2025 at 4pm. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe four arrested men are detained at Garda stations in Co Limerick under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherTwo of the arrested men are in their late teens and two are in their 20s. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Nov2025Men due in court over drive-by shooting in Limerick
Reports the charges and the 29 November 2025 court date for two men, plus two teens still detained and four further arrests on the Wednesday before publication. The article gives no names and does not clearly link the seized shotgun to the shooting.
accused, 20s, maleaccused, 20s, malesuspect, late teens, malesuspect, late teens, male - 27 Nov2025Four men arrested as part of Garda probe into Limerick shooting incident
Reports the arrest of four men on 26 November 2025, bringing the total arrested in the investigation to seven. Also reports the seizure of a shotgun and €17,000 of cannabis in follow-up searches. No names are given.
suspect, late teens, malesuspect, late teens, malesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 20s, male