Limerick rises up against criminal gangs

MURDERING gangs were given a clear message of resistance by the people who took part in a mass protest through Limerick yesterday.

Led by the family of Roy Collins – the 35-year-old businessman gunned down on April 9 – more than 5,000 people marched to City Hall in support of a campaign to stamp out criminal gangs.

Stephen Collins, Roy’s father, said he hoped the demonstration would pressure the Government into pushing through tough new anti-gangland laws.