Limerick criminal gets four years for threatening to burn down garda's house

A Limerick criminal threw down the gauntlet to gardaí warning, if they did not back off, a certain detective's house would be burned down, writes Jimmy Wolfe from the Irish Examiner.

As a result, special security measures were put in place to protect the family of Det Garda Pat Whelan and their home, Limerick Circuit Court was told.