IT began with an arson attack on a van by a teenager but escalated into twisted revenge that has so far led to the deaths of at least three people, possibly a fourth, and the jailing of a further seven.

GARDAÍ are bracing themselves for a renewal of a violent feud between the INLA and a criminal gang with the imminent release of two INLA men involved in a gruesome battle against the Dublin gang three years ago.

A 23-year-old man has been jailed for six years for the false imprisonment of four members of a Dublin Criminal gang.