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Organisation: Collopy

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Former mayor: Gang plotted my murder after I praised Collopy jail terms

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Former mayor: Gang plotted my murder after I praised Collopy jail terms

A plot to murder an outspoken former mayor of Limerick by a city drugs gang was revealed last night.

Clinical Garda strike against ‘untouchables’

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Clinical Garda strike against ‘untouchables’
'Up to 20 key players' will continue 'scourge' of drugs gangs after Collopy brothers are jailed

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'Up to 20 key players' will continue 'scourge' of drugs gangs after Collopy brothers are jailed
Dundons and Killeen held apart from rest of prisoners

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Dundons and Killeen held apart from rest of prisoners
Dundon plans to emigrate after early release from jail

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Dundon plans to emigrate after early release from jail

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Arms dump find a blow to organised crime gang
Gun victim ‘in wrong place at wrong time’

A TALENTED traditional Irish musician was looking forward to collecting a new set of uileann pipes on the day he was gunned down in a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2011

Secret peace talks with Limerick gangs resume

SO-called peace talks involving Limerick’s main feud gangs resumed in secret on Thursday night at an office run by the agency brought in to regenerate crime-ridden council estates in the city.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2008

Split in feud gang follows truce move

A SPLIT has developed in one of Limerick’s feud gangs over moves to call a truce.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2008

Body count rises as two tribes continue to wage war

THE discovery yesterday of a body partly buried in open ground in Limerick is almost certainly the 10th tit-for-tat murder in the continuing feud between two rival drugs gangs.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2008

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