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A MAN IS in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in a University of Limerick car park.
The man was parking his car in the grounds of University of Limerick at 6.50am today when he was approached by two masked and armed men.
As he fled on foot, he was shot a number of times.
He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick, where his condition is described is described as critical. However he is expected to pull through.
The assailants left the scene in a car, which was discovered on fire nearby.
Gardaí are at three separate crime scenes in the Limerick area and an incident room has been established at Henry Street Garda Station.
They are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have any information to contact them on 061-212400, the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
- With reporting by Michelle Hennessy.
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This looks like the first serious gangland incident in Limerick in over 6 years.
Lets hope it doesn’t escalate.
Lets also hope that the Irish Independent who have been baying for blood in Limerick for the last number of years behave responsibly this time…
Highly unlikely Johnny. The Indo loves a good limerick story . However , I do Wish these guys would stay in their own enclaves and stop staining the city with their savagery
How can the Irish Independent be baying for blood in limerick.. can you explain me this Theory?
That online rag Independent.ie still has this as its top story. Apparently , their disdain for limerick is as such that this story gets top billing over even the economic calamity befalling the Greek people . There again , what’s her face huberman who married O’Driscoll gets front page billing for among other things taking a sip of something or other
Pity they all could not be taken out, every last one of them. S***ba*s
You trying to tell us something about your problems/habits?
I’m impressed that they were out of bed at 650 in the morning. I was rolling over for a second sleep at that hour and there was These up and about trying to kill.
Fair play to them to get ahead in this world the early bird gets the worm or in this case misses
This doesn’t apply to this article, but I hope that when news outlets are reporting on Irish gangland individuals, they desist from using their cringe-worthy, egotistical nicknames, like for example, Sean “Fat Corleone” Maguire.
Why not Sean “Feckless Layabout who still lives with his mum” Maguire? Probably much more accurate for these parasites.
Jasis
Looks like Limerick is slipping back into the bad old days. There has been quite a few killings recently in such a small population of people.
Could u pls elaborate on and give specifics on the “quite a few killings recently” that u refer to
Ewe.
The irony of idiots spouting misinformation on a platform based on the wide availability of information is hilarious. Back to bed, silly goose.
What recent killings? Elaborate, please.
You’re talking through your arse mate. Do a bit of research.
Quite a few killings? You must be Paul Williams.
Or Donal McInyre.
do u live here do u? no u probably dont this is the first gangland related gun crime in at least 6 years u gomie
Nah but he has every book Paul Williams ever wrote, has watched every episode Donal McInyre’s “Breaking Crime” twice and reads the “Sunday World” religiously.
He definitely knows more than people from the place or people who, heaven forbid, live there.
The collective wishful thinking of Dubs to draw attention away from their murder capital of europe, more like it.
Get your facts straight troll
Gerry Ryan was bad enough on the bad press for Limerick, you’d swear it was a war zone!
Not loads of killings in Limerick, its quite infact, great city.
Gerry Ryan was also a cokehead who gave advice to other people on how to live their lives; pontificating to the little people in spite of this hypocrisy. RIP and all that but who cares what he thought?
There’s been 4 shootings in the past 3 weeks in Limerick Aoife. I live in Limerick myself and anyone that thinks this is the first gun crime in Limerick for the last 6 years is in denial, unfortunately!
It’s not kicking off again, Limerick is a quiet city, very been few incidents there. Take a look at Dublin every week at least someone injured or killed.
They were probably twisted off their gimps an didn’t get to bed at all
Taken by ambulance to hospital?? I’d say the response time was quick.
Hardly. Apparently he’s one of the Keane’s.
If your saying that Liam because it’s happened at ul and he was taken to the ul hospital then you would be wrong there at complete opposite sides of the city , for the ambulance it would be a 7 or 8 min drive for anyone going by traffic at this hour on a Monday it would be 15 to 20 mins
Live by the sword die by the sword.. Vermin is all they are.. Leave them all kill each other.. Our country is better without them..
Leave them kill each other on our streets is it?? Back to sleep you mog!!
Back to sleep?? Don’t know about you but I’m up since 6 this morning and am working.. Get a grip for yourself.. Of course no one wants to see this on there street.. But if they keep doing this to each other they won’t be to many of them left to torment/ intimidate the areas they are from and the surrounding areas.. Good riddance I say.. Now back to bed with you ya mog!
the problem is that they kill anyone. we must remember Shane Geoghan in all of this
Very true Shane!
oh oh. It’s on now
Limerick kicking off again. No guards on the streets?
What would the guards be doing hanging around a university car park? The amount of idiots on here this morning, unable to comprehend a basic article is astounding.
This being the journal.ie, I am searching the article to see where SF are blamed.
Apparently the local priest is cracking down on people not going to mass.
christy was a good drug baron,kept other shites in place,a necessary evil
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