The family of Roy Collins - who was shot dead in Limerick last month - have confirmed details of a march in support of victims of gangland crime.

The Garda Commissioner has said it is important to keep in mind that apart from the recent slayings of two innocent men in Limerick, there has been a significant overall reduction in violence there.

Organised crime suspects will face non-jury trials in a planned extension of anti-terrorism laws, it was announced today.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has published proposed new legislation given the Gardaí increased powers to use covert surveillance against gangland criminals.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern is set to announce new measures today aimed at cracking down on gangland crime.

Gardaí in Limerick must make a decision today on whether to charge or release two men being held in connection with the murder of Roy Collins last week.

Gardaí searching for the weapon used in the fatal shooting of Roy Collins in Limerick last week recovered a firearm this afternoon.

Defence Minister Willie O'Dea says he is personally aware of a number of witnesses to serious criminal activity in Limerick who are too afraid to give evidence.

The Minister for Defence has said that gangland criminals are posing a threat to the state.

Top gang criminals may soon face trials at the Special Criminal Court, which is currently reserved for paramilitary trials.

A total of five men who were arrested in connection with an investigation into organised crime in Dublin have now been released.

Gardaí have seized guns and drugs during a major operation against organised crime in Limerick this morning.

Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan is due to visit Limerick today amid renewed calls for further measures to crackdown on gangland crime.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital this morning after being shot several times in the latest gangland-style attack in Dublin.

The family of a man murdered in Dublin’s brutal gangland feud today appealed for an end to the cycle of killing.

Gardaí tonight released a 32-year old man without charge after questioning him about a gangland murder.

A man being questioned in connection with a gangland murder in Dublin today had his period of detention extended.

Gardaí in Dublin are continuing to question a 32-year-old man who turned himself in yesterday to detectives investigating the vicious gangland feud in the city.