An inquest into the death of Shane Geoghegan is to due to open at Limerick Coroners Court today.

A 24-year old Limerick man, who associated with the notorious Dundon-McCarthy criminal gang in the city, has been jailed for life for the murder of businessman and father of two Roy Collins last year.

THE husband of murdered Latvian woman Baiba Saulite has been given an additional 30-day jail sentence after he was convicted of having a mobile phone battery in his underwear while in prison.

Massive numbers are expected today at the funeral of murdered rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight vowed no stone would be left unturned in the hunt for the killers of rugby player Shane Geoghegan.