A 24-year-old man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a Limerick bouncer by a jury at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of three men charged with the murder of a Limerick bouncer have been sent to a hotel for the night at Central Criminal Court sitting at Cloverhill.

The judge in the trial of three men accused of the murder of a Limerick bouncer has begun charging the jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting at Clover Hill.

The prosecution case against four men accused of the murder of a Limerick bouncer has concluded at the Central Criminal Court today.

Gardaí investigating four men accused of murdering a Limerick bouncer have told the Central Criminal Court jury at their trial that the chief prosecution witness had not complained about screaming in his head when he came forward to admit to the murder.

The defence counsel for one of the four men accused of shooting a Limerick bouncer standing trial at the Central Criminal Court has told the chief prosecution witness that he could not have gone to collect a gun from his client at any point on the day of the murder.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of four men accused of shooting a Limerick bouncer has denied that the man he had claimed asked him to shoot the bouncer approached him to commit the murder.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of four men accused of shooting a Limerick bouncer has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that there had been an earlier plan to kill the bouncer before he shot him in the chest and in the head.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of four men accused of shooting a Limerick bouncer has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that that he had flashbacks after the murder and could hear screaming in his head.

A witness in the trial of four men accused of the fatal shooting of a Limerick bouncer has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that one of the accused men got him a gun and showed him how to use it.

Neighbours of a Limerick bouncer have told the jury in the trial of four men accused of the killing at the Central Criminal Court how they woke up of the night of the shooting to hear gunshots.

Neighbours of a Limerick bouncer have told the jury in the trial of four men accused of the killing at the Central Criminal Court how they woke up on the night of the shooting to hear gunshots.

The widow of a Limerick bouncer shot dead in November 2002 has told the jury in the trial of four men accused of her husbands killing at the Central Criminal Court that she saw her husband struggling with a man wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Five men serving prison sentences for the murder of a notorious Limerick crime boss today had their application to appeal the convictions dismissed.

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A man who threatened to kill a key witness during the trial of the murderers of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane was jailed for four and a half years today.

Five men serving life for murder were sentenced today to a further 15 years for attempted murder and seven for false imprisonment.

Desmond Dundon, who was convicted yesterday of murdering Limerick man Kieran Keane, is planning to appeal the court’s decision at a higher court.

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 Kieran Keane has been sent to a hotel for a second night after failing to reach a verdict.

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.

A defence laywer acting for one of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane told the jury today that there is no “external evidence” linking his client to Mr Keane or any of the key scenes.

The trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering fellow Limerick man Kieran Keane continued in legal argument at the Central Criminal Court today.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane refused the opportunity to enter the State Witness Protection Programme, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

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.

A LIMERICK man who was stabbed 17 times after the murder of his uncle Kieran Keane has described it as “the worst night” of his life.

A trial judge today threatened to send various media reports to the Attorney General in connection with the coverage of the trial of five Limerick men accused of murder.

The trial of five Limerick men for the murder of Kieran Keane and the attempted murder of his nephew opened amid tight security in Dublin's Cloverhill courthouse today.