‘Gang member’ told not to dispose of house

A man described by gardaí as “a senior figure” in a Limerick crime gang has been ordered by the High Court not to dispose of a house in Tipperary and a car which are suspected to have been acquired from the proceeds of crime.

John Tobin has a prolonged history of involvement in criminality and is a senior figure in the Collopy/Keane organised crime group, according to the chief officer in the Criminal Assets Bureau.

Mr Tobin opposed CAB’s application for a restraining order on sale/disposal of the house in Newport, which cost €35,000 and on which some €70,000 was spent renovating it.