John Dundon has been found guilty of the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity.

The Special Criminal Court has heard Garryowen rugby player Shane Geoghegan was shot five times in the head and body at a housing estate in Limerick.

The Special Criminal Court has heard there has been another unexpected twist regarding a witness in the murder trial of Limerick man John Dundon.

Rugby player Shane Geoghegan was the unintended victim of a shooting that was meant for another man and was ordered by John Dundon, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

An illiterate prisoner on hunger strike fainted and cut his head moments before he was due to defend himself in a murder trial, a court heard.

A Limerick man is due to be charged at the Special Criminal Court today with the murder of Shane Geoghegan, aged 28, who was gunned down near his home on Nov 9, 2008.

A 26-year-old Dublin man has been found guilty of murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick nearly three and a half years ago.

A 26-year-old Dublin man today has been found guilty of murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick in 2008.

The man charged with murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan allegedly admitted to the Limerick shooting during garda interviews, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The jury in the trial of the man charged with murdering Shane Geoghegan has failed to reach a verdict after 15 and a half hours deliberating.

THE man accused of murdering Shane Geoghegan in Limerick over two years ago confessed to the killing the 28-year-old rugby player during interviews with gardaí, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The Dublin man charged with murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick admitted shooting him in the back of the head in a case of mistaken identity, his trial has heard.

The trial of a man accused of murdering Shane Geoghegan in Limerick has heard that the accused man - Barry Doyle - admitted to gardaí that the Garryowen rugby player was an "innocent victim".

SUNDERLAND AFC chairman Niall Quinn is bringing his premiership side to play at Thomond Park for the first major venture by a trust, set up to honour murder victim Garryowen rugby captain, Shane Geoghegan.

THE family of murdered Limerick man Shane Geoghegan were joined by members of his rugby club Garryowen and former school friends from Crescent College Comprehensive at his first anniversary Mass which was offered at Garryowen FC club house last night.

AN ambitious initiative was launched in Limerick yesterday to keep children out of trouble through sports in memory of murdered Limerick rugby captain Shane Geoghegan.

HUNDREDS gathered in a Limerick church last night for a candlelit vigil in remembrance of murdered rugby captain Shane Geoghegan.

SENIOR gardaí will meet today with the local joint policing authority in Limerick as a top garda takes charge of the Shane Geoghegan murder investigation.

THE mother of Shane Geoghegan, the Limerick rugby player gunned down near his home, has made a heartfelt public appeal for information leading to the capture of his killer.

A WOMAN is suspected of playing a central role in the murder of Limerick rugby captain, Shane Geoghegan.

MURDERED Limerick man Shane Geoghegan earned admiration on the rugby field as a Garryowen captain.