Dillon handed life sentence for murder of 'inspiration' Collins

A 24-year old Limerick man, who associated with the notorious Dundon-McCarthy criminal gang in the city, has been jailed for life for the murder of businessman and father of two Roy Collins last year.

The 35-year-old victim's mother Carmel, his father Steven and his partner Melissa Crawford broke down as James Dillon was led away in handcuffs from the sentence hearing at the Central Criminal Court this morning.