Brothers of shot former councillor arrested

THREE brothers of former Limerick councillor Michael Kelly, who died from a shotgun blast to the head, were arrested by gardaí yesterday.

Mr Kelly, aged 48, was discovered at his mother’s house at Lilac Court, Southill, on May 14. He never regained consciousness and died a month later at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick.

More than 30 gardaí, led by armed detectives from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, raided over five houses yesterday and arrested Anthony, Francis and Stephen Kelly. They were arrested at two houses in Southill before 8.30am yesterday morning.