A drugs haul, worth nearly €1million euro, which was discovered in a house in Tipperary, is linked to the Collopy criminal gang in Limerick city, garda sources said.

A man who allegedly received a death threat from the "head of the Dundon McCarthy" criminal gang told gardaí he did not wish to proceed with the matter, a court heard today.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the horrific murder of a teenager who was beaten to death with an axe.