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

One of Limerick’s most feared drugs and feuding gangs was dealt a massive blow yesterday when two brothers, said to be at the top of the city’s heroin pyramid, were each jailed for eight years.

The Collopys first got involved in the illicit drug trade in the late 1990s just as the notorious Limerick gang feud began to explode, writes David Raleigh.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

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