Limerick criminal has had 'road to Damascus' conversion and 'turned his life around', court told

Larry McCarthy had pleaded guilty to providing a getaway car for gunmen who attempted to murder gangster Christy Keane

Larry McCarthy, 45, of Tower Lodge, Old Court Road, Limerick City, pleaded guilty in October last year that between June 29 and June 27, 2015, he made a vehicle available to a criminal organisation, the McCarthy-Dundons, that was used as a getaway vehicle in the attempted murder of Christy Keane. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A criminal who provided a getaway car for the attempted murder of notorious Limerick gangster Christy Keane has had a "Damascus Road experience" and turned his life around, a barrister has told the Special Criminal Court.

Brian McCartney KC said his client, Larry McCarthy, was committed to his family and his new community in Donegal where his personal circumstances and lifestyle are "completely different" to what persisted during his period of offending.