A man has died in a shooting in the Southill area of Limerick this morning.

Gardaí today named the murder victim found on waste ground in Limerick in the early hours of this morning

Gardaí in Limerick say they don't believe the murder of a young man overnight is related to the long-running feud between rival criminals in the city.

A five-year-old boy was injured in a shooting incident in Limerick City last night.

Fifteen rounds of ammunition and a sawn-off shotgun were seized by gardaí in Limerick last night as part of their ongoing crackdown on criminal activity in the city.

An attack in which a man was injured when shots were fired through his kitchen window could be linked to a gang feud, gardaí believe.

Gardaí in Limerick have seized cash, drugs and a firearm during a series of searches in the north of the city today.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder last night of 47-year-old Limerick feud victim John Ryan.

Gardai investigating serious crime in Limerick were today questioning four people after new arrests.

Five men are still in custody this afternoon in connection with the investigation into the murder of Ciaran Kean in Limerick last January.

A 39-year-old man arrested in Annacotty, Co Limerick on Wednesday in connection with the shooting of Ciaran Keane has been released without charge.

Brothers Kieran and Eddie Ryan, allegedly abducted form their home in Limerick nearly one week ago, have left a Garda station where they were being questioned.

Detectives are at Limerick's Mid-Western Regional hospital to interview Owen Tracey, the man found stabbed after a fatal shooting near the city on Wednesday night.

Gardai in Limerick have begun questioning the two men who were allegedly abducted at gunpoint in the Ballynanty area last week.

Gardai in Limerick have arrested two more people in connection with the murder of 42-year-old Kieran Keane in the city on Wednesday night.

Gardai in Limerick are today expecting to question the two men allegedly abducted at gunpoint in the Ballynanty area on Thursday of last week.

Gardai in Limerick have revealed that the man murdered in the city last night was spoken to during the investigation into the abduction of the Ryan brothers.

Gardai in Limerick have arrested a man and a woman in connection with the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old man in the city last night.

The Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell has called an emergency meeting after Taoiseach Minister Bertie Ahern described the gangland situation in Limerick as "totally unacceptable in any civil society".

Emergency talks were held today as garda reinforcements were ordered into Limerick to halt an escalating feud between rival criminal families.

Extra gardai have been moved into Limerick as part of new moves to halt an escalating family feud between rival criminal families.

The mother of the two brothers abducted at gunpoint in Limerick city last Thursday night has spoken of her relief that her sons were released unharmed this morning.

The Mayor of Limerick John Cronin today said he was delighted that abducted brothers Eddie and Kieran Ryan were back home.

The two brothers who were abducted at gunpoint in Limerick city last Thursday night have turned up safe and well in Co Laois.

The Minister for Justice has said that he hopes the Ryan brothers, who were abducted in Limerick at the weekend, are alive.

Gardaí were today entering the fourth day of a search for two brothers, missing since being taken captive at gunpoint in Limerick.

As searches are continuing for two Limerick brothers, the area being examined has been expanded.

The mother of two brothers kidnapped at gunpoint on Thursday night today appealed for the safe return of her sons.

The search resumes this morning for two brothers abducted in Limerick three days ago.

The catholic Bishop of Limerick has made an appeal for anyone with information on the whereabouts of two young Limerick men to help in the search to find them.

Fears were growing today for two brothers missing since they were abducted in Limerick last night.

Gardai were looking today for two men who were abducted as a shot was fired last night.