Son of postmistress held by gunpoint, court told

The son of a Limerick postmistress had a gun put to his head when armed and masked raiders entered his home, a court heard.

Zachary Coughlan Ryan, 34, of Brennan’s Row, Catherine Place, Limerick has pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning Stephen Cusack and Niall Reddan at a house in Caisleann na hAbhainn estate, Castletroy on Apr 19, 2012.

Limerick Circuit Court has been told that three men abducted Mr Cusack and Mr Reddan and demanded €500,000 for the safe release of Mr Cusack, whose mother ran the post office in Garryowen.