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A businessman who has been under armed guard for over eight years says he has no intention of leaving Limerick despite the continuing threat to him and his family.

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Trying to live a normal life in the face of growing gangland threats, mid-west correspondent Jimmy Woulfe talks to families hit by Limerick’s bloody feud as it reaches its 10th anniversary.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2010

Armed unit protect father on bread round

DANIEL TREACY’S father, Phil, who owns the family bread business, is protected by armed gardaí when he goes on his bread rounds since the Kieran Keane trial in which another of his sons, Owen, was the key state witness.

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Brave baker turns down Late Late Show invite

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