Violent gang holds detailed data on rich families

Gardaí have discovered that a violent criminal gang, whose leaders are based in Ballyfermot, Dublin and Tipperary, hold detailed intelligence data on business people living in counties Cork, Tipperary and Limerick identified as potential burglary/tiger kidnap targets.

The gang have been linked to nationwide violent raids on homes in Donegal, Galway, Louth, Kilkenny, and throughout Munster.

Garda sources last night confirmed that during a recent investigation into a brutal attack on a Co Limerick family, they uncovered information that the gang leadership had detailed intelligence on wealthy families in these counties.