Gardaí stepped up armed patrols in areas of Limerick City as they tried to keep a lid on rising tensions among rival groups who are said to have “access to serious weaponry”.
The recent upsurge in tensions involves young associates of rival gangs who are paranoid and erratic due to addictions to cocaine, sources said.
Photographs shared on social media showed a convoy of Garda vehicles on their way to carry out raids in St Mary’s Park this Tuesday after a number of serious and violent incidents.
