The family of a man who was murdered and later found on the banks of the River Shannon, have described how they were plunged “into a nightmare situation”.

A Limerick man has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering another man by throwing him into the River Shannon two years ago.

The jury will begin its deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a Limerick man accused of murdering another man two years ago.

Closing stages have been reached in the trial of a Limerick man accused of murder at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing another man in Limerick two years ago has heard evidence the cause of death was “asphyxial”.

The trial of a man accused of killing another man in Limerick two years ago has continued in legal argument today.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing another man two years ago has heard a knife was found in the River Shannon by a garda sub-aqua team member.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing another man two years ago has heard the deceased had a history of depression.

A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a man accused of murdering another man in Limerick two years ago.

AS the funeral takes place today of a Limerick man who died in sinister circumstances, gardaí are believed to have made significant progress in the investigation into the disappearance and death of Francis Greene.

Gardaí in Limerick are to hold a press briefing this afternoon after the discovery of the body of Francis Greene.

GARDAÍ in Limerick were last night treating as suspicious the discovery of a body washed up on the shores of the River Shannon at Portrine, Cratlow.

A 27-year-old man is being questioned by gardaí in Limerick in connection with the disapearance of a 48-year-old man.