Collins: RTÉ show glamourises crime

A NEW RTÉ drama has been strongly criticised by Limerick businessman Steve Collins whose son Roy, 35, was gunned down in the family-run amusement arcade at the Roxboro Shopping centre on April 9, 2009.

Collins: RTÉ show glamourises crime
Thu, 14 Oct, 2010 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe - Mid-West Correspondent

The gunman, James Dillon, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder.

Roy Collins, a father of two, was targeted as revenge for the jailing of a gang leader.

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