Man’s 23-hour lock-up claims

A MAN charged with one of the two recent Limerick feud murders, yesterday complained he was being held under 23-hour lock-up in prison.

Stephen O’Sullivan, aged 18, from Southill appeared at Limerick District Court on remand.

He is charged with the murder of Mark Moloney, aged 40, at Garryowen on the afternoon of April 5.

Mr Moloney was shot dead as he walked near his home at Claughaun Road.

When brought before Judge Tom O’Donnell yesterday O’Sullivan claimed he was being treated like an animal in jail with, locked in his cell 23 hours a day.

Judge O’Donnell told him this was a matter he should take up with his solicitor, John Herbert.

Judge O’Donnell said the matter to be dealt with by his court related to the book of evidence being finalised.

Inspector Tom O’Brien said this was the case.

O’Sullivan was remanded in custody to the same court on April 29.

A man gardaí suspected of being involved in the murder, James Cronin, was found shot dead on April 7, two days after Mr Moloney was killed. His body was found buried in open ground near Janesboro soccer club.

A leading member of the McCarthy Dundon gang who sent him on the Mark Moloney murder mission is understood to have shot him, fearing Cronin would “rat” on him if arrested and questioned by gardaí.