Gardaí have arrested another four people in connection with three ongoing murder inquiries in Limerick.
The two men and two women, all in their 20s, were arrested in the city this morning, and are being held at Roxboro Road, Henry Street and Mayorstone Garda stations.
The four were being questioned about the murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan (28), who was shot near his home in Dooradoyle in a case of mistaken identity in November 2008.
Gardaí were also questioning the detainees about the murder in April 2008 of James Cronin (20). His body was found in a shallow grave. A postmortem found he had been shot in the head.
They were also being questioned about the 2009 murder of Roy Collins (34), a father of two, who was shot as he worked in the family amusement arcade in Roxboro.
Today’s arrests follow the arrests five prison inmates yesterday in connection with the same offences.
Three of the men were arrested from prisons in Dublin and the Midlands while two others were arrested in Limerick prison.
The five men, in their 20s and 30s, were questioned at Roxboro Road, Henry Street, and Mayorstone Garda stations in Limerick and Clondalkin and Whitehall stations in Dublin.
All five were released without charge late last night and a file is being prepared for DPP.