The leaders of the Collopy drug gang in Limerick met with a relative of Dublin drug lord George 'Penguin' Mitchell, five days before they were arrested packing heroin in a house, writes David Raleigh.

The jailing of the kingpins of the Collopy drug gang for eight years could signal the collapse of their crime empire, writes David Raleigh.

Two brothers who ran one of the most notorious criminal gangs in Limerick, have today pleaded guilty to drugs offences, which carry mandatory minimum 10-year jail sentences writes David Raleigh.

Two Limerick brothers, charged with possession of €50,000 worth of heroin, have been remanded in continuing custody.