A 31-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for possession of an under car booby trap bomb which was meant for use in an ongoing feud which has already claimed six lives.

A man who pleaded guilty to having a car bomb is involved in an ongoing Limerick feud which has already claimed six lives, a court has heard.

A 30-year-old man, who was offered €10,000 to plant a bomb in Limerick city, has been convicted of explosive charges and possession of more than €35,000 worth of cocaine.

The purity of a kilo of cocaine being smuggled into Ireland is reduced by up to five times before it is sold on the streets here, a trial has heard.

A 30-year-old man was offered €10,000 to plant a bomb in Limerick city, a trial has heard.