Gang crime forces ERU back into Limerick

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy yesterday ordered the immediate deployment of the Emergency Response Unit into Limerick as Justice Minister Brian Lenihan described the current climate of crime in the city as a tinderbox.

The commissioner announced his decision after briefing Mr Lenihan and Defence Minister Willie O’Dea during a visit to various crime blackspots in the city.

Commissioner Murphy said the ERU would be visible within days.