A MAN described as a leading organised crime figure who wounded a young girl out playing when he shot at rival gang members has been jailed for seven years.

A GIRL aged six was hit by gunfire from the occupants of two cars that sped through a built-up housing estate, Limerick Circuit Court has heard.

AN outdated law on shebeens, means that Anthony Kelly will face a fine of just £50 old pounds if he is convicted of a breach of the intoxicating liquor act in running a shebeen at Southill.

THE Director of Public Prosecution has instructed gardaí in Limerick to commence legal proceedings against the Southill shebeen that has been operating since last April.

FRANCIE KELLY’S shebeen in Southill has cast planners at Limerick City Council into a legal minefield.

GARDAÍ seized what they describe as a sizeable quantity of drink during the midweek raid of the Southill shebeen, but it was business as usual again last night.

THE Southill shebeen was closed down last night when gardaí raided the premises.

A MAN, who appeared on a gun charge arising out of a shooting in which a young girl was wounded, has feud links, Limerick District Court heard yesterday.

FIVE people were arrested yesterday in connection with the shooting of a six-year-old girl in Limerick city last weekend.

A GARDA raid on the Southill shebeen sparked an incident that led to the man running the premises being summonsed yesterday at Limerick District Court.

SHORTLY after being shot in the head, Limerick crime figure Mikey Kelly, 48, told ambulance technicians that a gunman had come into his bedroom and fired at him, an inquest heard yesterday.

Anthony Kelly - a brother of the late Limerick alderman and criminal Michael Kelly - is recovering in hospital after escaping yet another attempt on his life.

Investigations into the death of notorious Limerick city criminal and politician, Mikey Kelly, is drawing to a close, writes Jimmy Woulfe Mid-West Correspondent.

A brother of the late Limerick criminal Michael Kelly has claimed that he "narrowly" escaped another attempt on his life, when a gunman fired at him near his home.

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating an incident in which several shots were fired at the home of Anthony Kelly, a brother of the late city councillor, Michael Kelly.

The brother of the late Limerick councillor, Michael Kelly, was treated in hospital today after he was involved in a violent incident near Limerick prison.

THREE brothers of former Limerick councillor Michael Kelly, who died from a shotgun blast to the head, were arrested by gardaí yesterday.

The mystery shooting of former Limerick councillor, Michael Kelly, took a new twist when three men were arrested in connection with the investigation into the circumstances of his death.

Former Limerick city councillor Michael Kelly is fighting for his life in hospital tonight after a shooting left a bullet lodged in his brain.

A team of Garda detectives was drafted to Limerick today to investigate the shooting of a former city councillor.

Former Limerick city councillor Michael Kelly is fighting for his life today after being admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.