EXPECTED to last up to three weeks, the trial continues of a man charged with involvement in a “drug factory” at a derlict manor house on the outskirts of the city in October 2010. 41-year-old John McCarthy, 87 Cliona Park, Moyross, has pleaded not guilty to the possession of a quantity of diamorphine valued at over €140,000, for sale or supply, on October 15, 2010 at Castle Park, Ballygrennan on the Knocklisheen Road, adjacent to the Clare border.

Rebekah Commane talks to Avril Flavin on the death of her brother through suicide

A LIMERICK woman who lost her brother to suicide has spoken out in an effort to highlight the importance of facilities like Pieta House. Avril Flavin, from Ballinacurra Gardens, lost her brother Colin to suicide in August 2010 and said there were no signs that he was considering taking his own life. “He went to work 9 to 5, he was interested in  racing and rugby at the weekends and had a great group of friends around him,” Avril told the Limerick Post in a candid interview.