Limerick ‘needs special garda unit'

A SPECIAL garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU) should patrol Limerick permanently to tackle crime, former Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan said yesterday.

Around 240 guns have been seized by Limerick gardaí over the past three years, including firearms used in the gangland feud between rival gangs in the city.

Various types of weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, sawn-off shotguns, hand guns, pistols, semi-automatic machine guns and two hand grenades have been recovered in searches by gardaí.