A judge yesterday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of one of the stars of RTÉ’s Bressie’s Teenage Kicks.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has doubled the prison sentence imposed on a Limerick man who admitted possessing a rifle with a telescopic sight attached and ammunition after finding that the original sentence of two years was unduly lenient.

Gardaí in Limerick say they are satisfied with the level of resources and support available to them in their fight to tackle the city's gangland crime.