Three men held in Limerick following gangland murder attempt

Gardaí in Limerick have made a major breakthrough in the investigation into the attempted murder of a leading gangland figure in the city, with the arrests of three men yesterday.
Three men held in Limerick following gangland murder attempt

Christy Keane, aged 55, survived a gun attack on the morning of June 29 last when he drove into the car park of the University of Limerick Arena building to do a gym workout.

A number of men opened fire with semi-automatic hand guns as he got out of his 4x4 at about 6.35am. Although hit several times he managed to run to safety before collapsing near the running track adjacent to the arena.

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