WHEN told a handgun had been found in garda searches of his back garden, a Limerick man, whose grandson is on trial for murder, tried to get at the weapon, the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Limerick heard.

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 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.