Regeneration plan official met gang members in jail

A SENIOR member of the Limerick regeneration agency met with the McCarthy-Dundon gang in prison to discuss crime matters in the city, it has emerged.

Brendan Kenny, who heads the agency, confirmed a member of his team met with the crime gang in Wheatfield prison.

The meeting, he said, took place at a time when there was a big decline in feud activity in the city.