SPECULATION intensified in Limerick last night that one of the city’s most experienced detectives who recently announced his intention to retire will change his mind to become Chief Superintendent of the Limerick Division.

THE Garda chief heading the Shane Geoghegan murder investigation told a special sitting of Limerick District Court last night of new evidence gathered in the major probe.

MINISTER of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Power yesterday demanded lengthy jail sentences for people convicted of gun crime in Limerick.