Man (20s) arrested for dangerous driving in stolen car in Limerick

David Raleigh

Gardai have charged a man before Limerick District in connection with an alleged dangerous driving incident after gardaí, supported by armed officers, pursued an alleged stolen car and detained the driver.

The alleged incident took place shortly before 1 am on Monday.

“Gardaí on patrol in Limerick city observed a vehicle engaged in dangerous driving in the Mulgrave Street area at approximately 12:40am in the early hours of Monday, 26th May 2025,” a Garda spokesman explained.

“The offending vehicle was subject of an unauthorised taking a short time earlier at a nearby location in the city.”

The Garda spokesman said the car in question “was subsequently brought to a stop by Gardaí on St Lelia Street and the driver, a male in his 20s, was arrested and detained at Garda station in the Limerick division under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984”.

“He has since been charged and appeared before Limerick District Court this morning, Monday 26th May 2025.”