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 investigating the shooting of Mark Moloney in Limerick last Saturday have focused their investigation on the movements of the black Toyota Celica used by the gunman.

ARMED Garda units were on high alert last night in Limerick amid fears of more bloodshed following the latest feud murder.

THE widow of murdered Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane survived a gun attack late on Monday night, it emerged yesterday.

A man who threatened to kill a key witness during the trial of the murderers of Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane was jailed for four and a half years today.

LIMERICK gardaí fear the discovery of a pipe bomb and a shooting incident are linked to heightened tensions in the city feud over recent days.

The teenage son of murdered crime boss, Kieran Keane, was the intended target of the latest gun attack in Limerick city, it has emerged.

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 jury in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane has been sent to a hotel for a second night after failing to reach a verdict.

The jury in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering fellow Limerick man Kieran Keane has been sent to a hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict.

A defence laywer acting for one of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane told the jury today that there is no “external evidence” linking his client to Mr Keane or any of the key scenes.

The trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering fellow Limerick man Kieran Keane continued in legal argument at the Central Criminal Court today.

The chief prosecution witness in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane refused the opportunity to enter the State Witness Protection Programme, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The jury in the trial of five Limerick men accused of murdering Kieran Keane has been offered free flu vaccinations to protect them from illness in the event of a flu epidemic during the high profile trial.

The chief witness in the trial of five men accused of murder has alleged that four men were to be murdered on the night Kieran Keane was shot dead and he himself was left fighting for his life.

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.

A trial judge today threatened to send various media reports to the Attorney General in connection with the coverage of the trial of five Limerick men accused of murder.

A jury has been sworn in to try five Limerick men accused of the murder of Limerick man Kieran Keane.

Gardaí investigating a brutal gangland killing in Limerick have examined the remains of a burned-out car which may have belonged to the murder victim.

LIMERICK’S gangland feud has claimed another life on the eve of the trial of five men charged with the murder of crime boss Kieran Keane.

Five men charged with the murder of crime boss Kieran Keane must stand trial in Limerick, a judge has ruled.

JOHN RYAN was the first to speak out when his missing nephews turned up safe and well after they were allegedly abducted last January.

FEARS of a revenge attack were growing in the Moyross area of Limerick city after a 23-year-old man was murdered on his way home from a party early yesterday morning.

THREE people were last night being quizzed by gardaí in Limerick about the murder of a car dealer on New Year’s Eve.

Gardai have arrested three men and a woman in connection with what officers described as "serious crime in the Limerick area over the last number of months".

Gardai in Limerick have begun a technical examination of a house in the city as part of their investigation into the murder of gang leader Kieran Keane last Wednesday night.

Gardai in Limerick have arrested two more people in connection with the murder of 42-year-old Kieran Keane in the city on Wednesday night.

Gardai in Limerick are today expecting to question the two men allegedly abducted at gunpoint in the Ballynanty area on Thursday of last week.