GARDAÍ in Limerick have foiled a contract killing in which a member of the McCarthy-Dundon gang was to be shot dead.

THE driver of the getaway vehicle used in the killing of Limerick bouncer Brian Fitzgerald outside his family home five years ago was yesterday given a life sentence for his role in the crime.

A 49-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday charged with the murder of a nightclub security man.