Former mayor: Gang plotted my murder after I praised Collopy jail terms

A plot to murder an outspoken former mayor of Limerick by a city drugs gang was revealed last night.

Cllr John Gilligan said he was targeted after he went on RTÉ news and welcomed heavy sentences imposed on Brian and Kieran Collopy.

The two leaders of the Collopy outfit were given eight-year jail sentences at Limerick Circuit Court on Wednesday.