2 brothers charged over fatal shooting

TWO brothers appeared in court last night in connection with the fatal shooting of Packie Hogan near Blarney in Co Cork last week.

One of the men was charged with the murder of the father-of-five while the other was charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm at a special sitting of Cork District Court.

Michael Collins, aged 29, a single unemployed man, from Upper Kilmona, Grenagh, Co Cork, was charged with the murder last Thursday of Mr Hogan at Glen Road, Ballynaraha, Blarney.