Gardaí claim gangs have CIRA links

LIMERICK gardaí believe feuding crime families in the city are forging close links with the Continuity IRA, with some gangs talking to members of the group recently about carrying out assassinations.

The gang even agreed a price for killings, believed to be under 3,000. However, these discussions are not linked to the John Ryan killing on Monday night.

The feuding families have been buying guns and ammunition from republicans for years but breakaway subversives are now aligning themselves more with the feuding factions, gardaí say.