Three men and two women were being questioned today by detectives probing the murder of a young father dumped in a shallow grave.

It has emerged that a man whose body was found in a shallow grave in Limerick yesterday had been shot.

A LIMERICK man who created a hugely successful multimillion-euro business while unemployed is planning to open up opportunities for young people living in disadvantaged parts of the city.

JP MCMANUS contributed €4 million to the redevelopment of Thomond Park it was revealed last night as Irish and Munster rugby great Pat Whelan was named Limerick Person of the Year.

JP MCMANUS contributed €4 million to the redevelopment of Thomond Park it was revealed last night as Irish and Munster rugby great Pat Whelan was named Limerick Person of the Year.

THE Limerick skyline has been changing over the last 20 months.

ON time. And within budget.

A COMMUNITY whose homes have been bulldozed to make way for the new Thomond Park, gathered yesterday for the first time since moving out for another sad farewell.

THE likely salvation of the Heineken European Cup will come as a major relief to Munster rugby fans.

THE Limerick rugby club, which is objecting to the €40 million redevelopment of Thomond Park, yesterday pledged to resolve the issue.

THE €40 million redevelopment of Thomond Park is facing a long planning delay.

AN objector to the €40 million Thomond Park development will not appeal a decision of Limerick City Council yesterday to grant planning permission.

THE €40 million Thomond Park rugby stadium in Limerick faces a further possible planning delay, despite being granted planning permission.

LIMERICK City Council has been urged to get a ‘top dollar’ price for three houses it owns at Knockalisheen Road, which the IRFU intend to purchase for the development of Thomond Park.

TENANTS in three council-owned houses which are to be knocked to make way for the redevelopment of Thomond Park in Limerick have been served with notices to quit.

MUNSTER rugby had another big success last night when the IRFU completed the purchase of strategic sites from Limerick City Council needed for the €40 million redevelopment of Thomond Park.

THE €40 million Thomond Park development moved a step further yesterday when the Munster Branch of the IRFU sought expressions of interest from builders.

THE €40 million Thomond Park development has moved a step further as the Munster Branch have sought expressions of interest from builders.

MUNSTER’S Heineken Cup victory has sparked a massive financial boost for the €40 million Thomond Park development.

A HISTORIC week for Munster rugby was capped yesterday with the unveiling of the design for the new-look Thomond Park which will be built at a cost of €40 million.

RUGBY bosses in Limerick who want to buy 16 houses adjacent to Thomond Park in order to double the crowd capacity of the stadium, remained tight-lipped yesterday following meetings with house owners at Knockalisheen Road.

A €6 MILLION deal to save Thomond Park will be struck tonight.

RUGBY bosses have reopened negotiations with residents near Thomond Park in Limerick in a bid to purchase their homes to help double the capacity of the venue to 26,000.

RUGBY bosses have reopened negotiations with residents near Thomond Park in Limerick in a bid to purchase their homes to help double the capacity of the venue to 26,000.

LIMERICK is to remain the home of Munster rugby after the IRFU Munster Branch last night revealed it is to look at three alternative sites for Thomond Park - but all in the Treaty city.

AS fears for the future of Thomond Park intensified last night, the president of the Munster branch of the IRFU denied a decision to pull out has been taken.

FIRST things first. Thomond Park is NOT closing down.