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Gardaí: Men may have been on criminal mission before they died

GARDAÍ believe two men who died and a third who was injured in a single car accident near Adare on Tuesday night may have been on a criminal mission at the time.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2010

Gunman dies of heroin overdose

FOLLOWING the accidental death in Limerick of crime boss Philip Collopy, another known and feared gunman from O’Malley Park has been found dead in London from a suspected heroin overdose.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2009

Collopy had told court people ‘tried to shoot him every week’

THE Limerick crime boss who died late on Sunday night after accidentally shooting himself in the head, only last month told a Limerick court that people were “trying to shoot him every week”.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2009

Four-year sentence for man who lured friend to death trap

WHAT is regarded as the most brutal and depraved murder in the Limerick feud was recalled yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court when a man was jailed for his part in the death of Michael Campbell McNamara.

Thu, 26 Jul, 2007

Hoax call leads to search for body

GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating a hoax call that prompted a major search for a reportedly ‘dumped body’.

Tue, 09 Jan, 2007

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