FURTHER intimidation of the family of murdered Limerick businessman Roy Collins has led his father to call for the internment of the McCarthy-Dundon gang.

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.

The Court of Criminal appeal has reserved judgment in an appeal brought by a Limerick man against the conviction and 10-year jail sentence he revived for threatening to kill a young barman who refused to allow his 14-year-old sister into a pub.

INVESTIGATORS in Limerick now believe the fire which gutted Brannigans pub in Mulgrave Street was malicious.

A 27-year-old Limerick man who violently assaulted two gardaí while in custody, has been described by a senior member of the force as one of "the most violent criminals in Limerick city".