Armed garda unit bids to restore calm amid fears of reprisals

THE heavily armed garda emergency response unit is trying to restore calm in Limerick following a brutal shooting.

About 30 armed officers were drafted in as fears of reprisal shootings grow after the killing of Kieran Keane.

Keane, 36, who was one of the city’s top criminals, was shot in the head in an execution-style killing at Drombanna, four miles outside the city, on Wednesday night. Chief Superintendent Gerry Kelly last night said he fears reprisals because there are ruthless, hate-filled criminals in the city.