Armed posse sentenced over planned attack on Limerick home

A group of men formed an armed posse to attack a Limerick family who were under garda protection because the social habits of female members of the household had infuriated them, a court heard.

One of the leaders of the gang, which was intercepted by gardaí, was yesterday jailed at Limerick Circuit Court for two years and six months.

Shane Ryan Casey, aged 21, of April Rise, Old Cork Rd, Limerick, had pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon and carrying out criminal damage.