BREAKING: Man due in court over death of Limerick student in hit-and-run

A YOUNG man has been charged by gardai investigating a fatal hit-and-run which claimed the life of an award-winning journalism student.

University of Limerick student Joe Drennan, who was originally from Mountrath, County Laois, was waiting for a bus in the Castletroy area of Limerick city when he was struck by a car at approximately 9.50pm on  October 13 last.

The 21-year-old, who had just finished a shift at a local restaurant, was a fourth-year journalism student and editor-in-chief of the UL-student publication Limerick Voice.

A suspect was arrested and questioned about the hit-and-run last November and investigating gardai have now confirmed that he has been charged and is due in court.

"A man, aged in his late teens, is to be brought before Limerick District Court this (Tuesday) morning. He has been charged in relation to the fatal road traffic incident which occurred in Castletroy, Co. Limerick on October 2023 13, which resulted in the death of a man in his early 20s," said a spokesperson.