A WELL-KNOWN member of the McCarthy-Dundon gang was one of two men arrested after the murder in Limerick yesterday of a respected businessman.

LIMERICK gardaí were last night on full alert in Moyross as the body of stab victim Darren Bennett was brought to the local Corpus Christi parish church.

SOME media coverage on the impending jail release of a drugs dealer could lead to him being targeted by rivals, it was claimed yesterday.

MINISTER of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Power yesterday demanded lengthy jail sentences for people convicted of gun crime in Limerick.

FOLLOWING a meeting with Limerick’s most senior garda officers, Mayor John Gilligan said he was very confident that those involved in the murder of rugby captain Shane Geoghegan will be brought to justice.

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.

TODAY’S battle between Munster and the All Blacks at the new €40 million Thomond Park has brought peace and light to the Dáil.

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

EIGHT secondary school students are packing their bags for the adventure of a lifetime in which they will retrace the journey of Antarctic explorers Robert F Scott, Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean.

BUILDING greater co-operation between two local authorities is to be a priority of a newly elected council leader in Limerick.