The low-profile former Mr Big of the McCarthy-Dundon gang, who was responsible for one of its most notorious murders, now runs a drugs operation in Limerick and Cork with a well-known former businessman, it has emerged.

Limerick crime boss John Dundon should be at least 50 by the time he is freed having received a life sentence for the murder of innocent man Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity which shocked the nation.

A Garda witness in the trial of two Limerick men accused of threatening to kill a mother and three of her children has denied that one of the complainants received “special status” after making the allegations.

A garda witness in the trial of two Limerick man accused of threatening to kill a mother and three of her children has denied that one of the complainants received any “special status” after making the allegations.

Two Limerick men threatened to kill a mother and her three children after a row over visiting rights for the children of their incarcerated brother, their Special Criminal Court trial will hear.