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A clare man has been remanded in custody by the Central Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a 20 year old Limerick student.

Brian Mulvihil (29) Lislanahan, Kilkee entered his plea just before a jury was about to be sworn in.

The assault occurred in a caravan park in Co. Clare on August 6, 2004.

Presiding judge, Paul Carney ordered that Mulvihil be registered as a sex offender and that a victim impact statement be prepared for the sentencing hearing, where evidence of the crime would also be heard.

Live 95FM reports a shooting incident in the Cliona Park estate in Moyross overnight.

A number of shots were fired at a group of people outside a house in the estate.

The incident is said to be connected to an ongoing feud in the area.

No one was injured in the gun attack, and Gardai are investigating.

First up was Maeve O’Donovan performing Alanis Morrisette’s “Hand in my Pocket.”

This was followed straight afterwards by Richie McCoy performing Gnarles Barkley’s “Crazy”

Both Richie and Maeve made it through to next week’s show. Susan O’Niell(16) from Ennis, Co. Clare was booted off by the public.

Limerick’s newly pedestrianized Thomas Street will get an a Cafe Bar Deli outlet, according to the Sunday Business Post.

The pizza and pasta chain, established by Jay Bourke and Eoin Foyle already has three outlets in Dublin, as well as in Cork and Sligo. Advertisements for staff have already started appearing in the papers according to the Post.

Unfortunately the article does not give a date as to when the outlet will be opening.

Following the recent fire, the City Council finally got up off of it’s arse and tore down the Ballinanty flats.

The images below come from Maurice Quinlivan, who said that there was a sense of relief in the community of Knockalisheen Avenue now that the flats were coming down.

“The vacant flats were being used for Anti-Social behaviour and drug misuse. Whilst the City council have belatedly lived up to their responsibility in having these flats removed it is a pity that there weren’t removed before the fires of the last few weeks. Local people have had to live with the eyesore that the flats had become for too long and the criminality associated with them. If Flats need to be demolished in the future, these future demolitions should take place as soon [as] practical after the last tenant leaves. The mistakes made here should not be repeated again in our city.“

The election candidate now hopes that the council will consult with locals on what will be put on the now vacant site.

The performance from last week by Limerick’s Richie McCoy brought to you through the magic of RTE repeats.