MERCHANT’S QUAY in Limerick was bristling with armed gardaí, TV cameras, photographers, journalists, and curious onlookers.

Limerick crime boss John Dundon should be at least 50 by the time he is freed having received a life sentence for the murder of innocent man Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity which shocked the nation.

Limerick crime boss John Dundon has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

Convicted drug boss Johnny McNamara, the target for the attack which led to the murder of Shane Geoghegan, lived at No 6 Clonmore, Kilteragh, just doors from where Shane shared a house with his partner, Jenna Barry.

Evidence entered at the John Dundon trial which has amazed many related to a meeting in Cruises St on Oct 29, 2008.

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

A court has been told that John Dundon’s carelessness in describing a man he wanted killed caused the death of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

A court has been told that John Dundon’s carelessness in describing a man he wanted killed caused the death of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

A person seen on CCTV footage with a man accused of murder, handed over his phone to gardaí on the day of the shooting, the Special Criminal Court has heard.

Many leaders of a prolific crime scene have been jailed, writes Jimmy Woulfe

A MAN described as a “foot soldier” in Limerick’s notorious McCarthy Dundon gang was jailed yesterday for six years for his role in a planned retaliation gun attack in the continuing city feud.

A MAN who had his home confiscated by the CAB and who was shot and wounded in a Limerick gang attack was jailed for eight years for intimidating a witness with the intention of perverting and interfering with the course of course of justice.

A FORMER associate of a well-known Limerick family, along with his wife and children, are living under 24/7 Garda protection, a Circuit Court heard yesterday.

TOMORROW marks the 10th anniversary of the murder which led to an all-out war between two Limerick feuding gangs.

A MAN jailed for his part in the first killing in the vicious Limerick feud, has narrowly escaped death.

A 17-YEAR-OLD was being questioned by gardaí in Limerick yesterday in connection with a drive-by shooting near Thomond Park, last Saturday night.

THE man shot and wounded near Thomond Park on Friday night as rugby fans left the Heineken Cup game between Munster and Northampton was allowed home from hospital yesterday.

GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating two shooting incidents which happened early yesterday morning, including one targeting the home of a leading member of the McCarthy Dundon gang.

THE home of a high-profile associate of Limerick’s McCarthy-Dundon gang came under attack early yesterday when it was raked by machine-gun fire.

ONE man was shot in the leg and another stabbed in the back in Co Tipperary yesterday as Limerick’s gang war spilled into the neighbouring county.

AS the countdown to what will be the defining budget of the next decade continues apace, as we waver between the hope that a better-late-than-never dose of reality might save us from bankruptcy and the fear that the cure might be too much to bear, we may have not noticed how very violent and crime-ridden our society has become in a relatively short time.

FOLLOWING the accidental death in Limerick of crime boss Philip Collopy, another known and feared gunman from O’Malley Park has been found dead in London from a suspected heroin overdose.

ARMED members of the Garda Regional Response Unit monitored the funeral of Limerick crime boss Philip Collopy yesterday, as a horse-drawn hearse bearing an aluminium casket made its way through the city centre.

A TEENAGE first cousin of Limerick criminal Philip Collopy, who died late on Sunday night after accidentally shooting himself in the head, is to be given temporary release from prison to attend the funeral.

THE Limerick crime boss who died late on Sunday night after accidentally shooting himself in the head, only last month told a Limerick court that people were “trying to shoot him every week”.

Gardaí were this evening examining a mobile phone believed to have been used to take pictures of a Limerick crime figure who died after accidentally shooting himself at the weekend.

A well-known Limerick crime figure has died in hospital overnight after shooting himself at the weekend.

A LIMERICK gangland figure who shot himself on Saturday remained on a life support machine last night.

LIMERICK man recalled being blasted by a sawn-off shotgun as he walked to a late night house party with a friend who was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

Nine men convicted of charges relating to a “pitched battle” between members of Limerick feuding factions outside a family restaurant, have been jailed for a total of just over 38 years.

Five Limerick men were tonight jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane and the attempted murder of his nephew Owen Treacy.

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) last night promised further action on Limerick’s feuding crime gangs after it was allowed to seize the home of convicted criminal Brian Collopy.

A LIMERICK man who was stabbed 17 times after the murder of his uncle Kieran Keane has described it as “the worst night” of his life.