Gardaí in Limerick say they are satisfied with the level of resources and support available to them in their fight to tackle the city's gangland crime.

Five Limerick men were tonight jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane and the attempted murder of his nephew Owen Treacy.

The jury in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering fellow Limerick man Kieran Keane has been sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict.

The jury in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane has been offered free flu vaccinations to protect them from illness in the event of a flu epidemic during the high profile trial.

The chief witness in the trial of five men accused of murder has alleged that four men were to be murdered on the night Kieran Keane was shot dead and he himself was left fighting for his life.