Bishop of Limerick: Dundon verdict ‘signals change in Limerick and hope for future’

The Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy has praised sisters April and Lisa Collins for breaking gangland rules of silence at the trial of John Dundon, leading to his conviction for the murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan.

He urged the city to shake off its previous mantle of “crime capital of Ireland”, to move “beyond the wounds of fear and gangland terror” and become a “sanctuary city”, where life is respected and good triumphs over evil.

Dr Leahy, without naming the two sisters, said the publicity surrounding the trial had reminded everyone of the “criminality that was lurking all around us in various parts of the city at that time”.