Stabbing survivor’s son in Limerick gang brawl

The son of a man who survived a notorious Limerick feud murder plot was the main player in a violent brawl when he came upon members of a rival gang near the city centre, a court heard.

Owen Treacy, aged 19, of St Munchins Street, St Mary’s Park, pleaded guilty yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court to a charge of affray at Dominick St on April 14, 2015.

A co-accused, Erol Ibraham, aged 27, of Ceol na hAbhann, Caherconlish, admitted a charge of violent disorder on the same occasion.