Poker player to learn fate of €36k seized by gardaí

A professional Limerick poker player will today learn the destiny of a big hand he will be dealt by a judge.

Gardaí seized €36,000 belonging to Paul Carr, aged 33, of Vartry Ave, Raheen, claiming the money was the proceeds of crime.

Judge Tom O’Donnell will give a decision at Limerick Circuit Court on an application by the DPP, who wants the money seized in May 2011 forfeited to the State.