Fans flock to match in memory of Shane

AS a Garryowen rugby player, Shane Geoghegan revelled in his many encounters on the famed Thomond Park turf.

Last night, thousands gathered there to signal their abhorrence at the manner in which his life was mercilessly cut short by a gunman when aged 28.

Mr Geoghegan was shot dead while walking to his home at Kilteragh, Dooradoyle, in November 2008. A feud gang gunman had mistaken him for a drugs figure who had moved into the area.

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