Two men were being questioned today over the murder of the brother of a high-profile supergrass.

The man shot dead at a Limerick petrol station early this morning was the brother of a high-profile state witness, it has emerged.

The killing of rugby captain Shane Geoghegan could be a turning point in the bloody feud among Limerick’s rival drug gangs, a priest told mourners today.

FOR some people, human life has value for the same reason that gold has value — its worth is determined by the price someone is willing to pay for it.

THE Wexford minor footballers bid to join their seniors in Croke Park on Leinster final day with victory over Offaly in this evening’s semi-final at Wexford Park (7.30pm).

The mother of a Limerick teenager who died after a brutal beating has pleaded for an end to the senseless killings in Limerick as her sons’ killers were sent to prison yesterday.

Three Limerick teenagers, including the son of a murdered Limerick crime boss, have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an 18-year-old after a brutal bashing in the city on November 4, 2005.

Two Limerick teenagers have been sent forward for trial for the murder of an 18-year-old youth in the city a year ago.

Two men have appeared in court in Limerick charged with the murder of an 18 year-old man in the city nearly a year ago.

Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe speaks to the head of the Limerick gardaí.

Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe speaks to the head of the Limerick gardaí.

FOUR teenage youths, one under the age of 18, were arrested by Limerick gardaí yesterday in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Darren Coughlan who was savagely attacked near his home on November 4.

AN 18-YEAR-OLD murder victim’s funeral Mass heard yesterday how his parents maintained a three-day vigil by his beside before a life support machine was turned off.

THE post-mortem results on Limerick teenager Darren Coughlan, who died after a vicious attack, were still being finalised by Assistant State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis last night.

THE father of murdered Limerick teenager, Darren Coughlan said yesterday he was outraged that those who murdered his son were trying to link the attack to the city feud.

Gardaí launched a murder investigation today following the death of an 18-year-old man in hospital in Limerick.

A MURDER investigation was underway in Limerick last night after 18-year-old Darren Coughlan was pronounced dead at the Mid-Western regional hospital.

A MAN and woman were arrested in Limerick yesterday after a handgun and ammunition were found in a house at John Carew Park, Southill.

An 18-year-old Limerick man was fighting for his life in hospital today following a vicious weekend assault.

A MURDER inquiry was launched last night after a man died 48 hours after a brutal assault in Dublin.