FAMILY FEUD Gangland Limerick Exposed

Paperback. Limerick City is in the grip of the gangs. Vicious interfamily feuding, coupled with a thriving drugs trade and petty crime, led to a spate of killings and reprisals, one more brutal than the next. Stanley knives have been replaced on the streets by AK47s. This is the story of how it all began. 1982 and a double-killing in a crowded pub - the killing that no one saw. This is the story of the years that followed, years in which the city gained a name for mindless violence - 'Stab City', best seen from the rear-view mirror of your car. This is the story of a gang leader who became an Alderman on the city council - and brought the attitude of the street to the council chamber. This is the story of the detectives who have tried to contain the problem against heavy odds. In 2000, the violence escalated to terrifying levels, after the murder of gang leader Eddie Ryan in the Moose Bar. 2003 saw the alleged kidnapping of Ryan's sons, the murder of his brother, and the gangland execution of his chief rival. The book is the story of Limerick, its gangs, the men who have tried to stop them, and the innocent people who have endured over years of fear, thuggery and intimidation. Everyone says they don't want revenge. Everyone knows that's not true. The feuds raged on. Illus. + Epilogue. 296pp. p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned edges, o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.