Gang brothers brought to book under bugging laws

Michael and Eddie O’Loughlin should have remembered what they say about being paranoid — it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.

When the brothers from Galway had a third crime thwarted, they began to smell something fishy.

During their sentencing this week in a landmark case, gardaí said the brothers became paranoid at this stage and wondered why so many of their crimes were not going to plan.