Longer sentences demanded for Limerick gun crimes

MINISTER of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Power yesterday demanded lengthy jail sentences for people convicted of gun crime in Limerick.

Mr Power told a meeting of Limerick city’s joint policing committee that the city had a serious gun crime problem when the Shane Geoghegan murder was raised.

“People convicted of gun crime should face extremely lengthy sentences and that is what the people of Limerick are telling me. They want these people convicted of gun crime put way for lengthy periods,” Mr Power said. “It is important this message goes from this meeting and is conveyed to the Minister for Justice.”