Limerick brothers charged with possession of heroin are refused bail

Two brothers charged in connection with the seizure of €50,000 worth of heroin in Limerick have been refused bail after a court was told of Garda fears they might leave the jurisdiction.

Outlining the State’s objection to bail, Detective Garda David McGrath said one of the accused men, Brian Collopy, of Kilonan, Ballysimon, Co Limerick, has left the country 11 times in the past year, adding that gardaí believe he is a “genuine flight risk”.

The 43-year-old, who is in receipt of a disability payment, made nine trips to Alicante, Spain, and visited the UK twice. His brother, 40-year-old Kieran Collopy, of St Ita’s St, St Mary’s Park, was in Spain four times in the past year and made one trip to Prague.