Over 150 incidents against staff at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee, including assaults and verbal abuse, were reported last year.

The data, if supplied, would have detailed a log of serious incidents at the facility including assaults, self-harm and other disturbances.

Motorists have complained that there has been intimidation from mostly teenage "squeegee bandits", including assaults and damage to cars.

A man appeared on 21 charges, including assaults on four prison officers, at a special sitting of Limerick District Court on Saturday.

There were 11 separate incidents throughout the city, he said, including assaults and robberies, and a police officer was also hit with an object.