GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating a hoax call that prompted a major search for a reportedly ‘dumped body’.

THE mother of a missing Limerickman who may have been murdered has appealed for the return of his body.

GARDAÍ were on heightened alert in Limerick last night, fearing the violent city feud is about to erupt over Christmas.

Fr Donough O’Malley, a parish priest in Limerick, has called for an end to the spree of killings in the city.

Gardaí investigating a brutal gangland killing in Limerick have examined the remains of a burned-out car which may have belonged to the murder victim.