Geoghegan inquest is due to open today

An inquest into the death of Shane Geoghegan is to due to open at Limerick Coroners Court today.

The 28-year old Garryowen rugby player was shot dead in a case of mistaken identity by the Dundon-McCarthy criminal gang.

Mr Geoghegan, who had no links with crime, sustained several shots to his body and head as he walked home from a friend’s house in Dooradoyle, Limerick, on Nov 9, 2008.