THOUSANDS of sympathisers filed in silent tribute through two county Limerick towns into late last night to embrace the grieving families of Garda Brian Kelleher and firefighter Mike Liston.

Three 15-year-old boys, who were part of a gang that attacked gardaí with kicks, bites, punches, stones and bottles and hit a female garda in the stomach with a brick, have been remanded in custody to await sentence.