A female garda sergeant fell on the roadway as she and her colleague ran from crazed gunman Anthony McMahon on Monday night near Newport, Co Tipperary.

Taximan Anthony Mc-Mahon who shot himself after firing at gardaí on Monday night was said to have been very agitated in recent days over a family matter.

TWO non-nationals were being detained by gardaí last night following the discovery of €1.4 million of cocaine concealed in a car they were driving.

LIMERICK gardaí fear city criminals have armed themselves with an arsenal of powerful hand grenades brought in from Eastern Europe where they are manufactured.

A Limerick criminal gang at the centre of a violent feud are believed to responsible for a weekend hand grenade attack on the home of a young family.