Two rival groups involved in a historical dispute came together at a premises in the Limerick hurling heartland village of Patrickswell
Gardai believe a ramming incident in Patrickswell, Co Limerick, on Wednesday night, is unconnected to a similar ramming incident involving several cars in Rathkeale last Monday.
around 8.30pm last night, and a number of cars were rammed on the Main Street.A large crowd gathered at this scene and three men in their 20s were arrested by gardai who responded within minutes of the fresh wave of violence. Reliable sources said the incident in Patrickswell had “absolutely nothing” to do with violence last Monday between Traveller families in Rathkeale, where armed gardai have been deployed to try to ease tensions between feuding groups.
“Three men were arrested at the scene and three vehicles were seized for technical examination. All three men are currently detained at Roxboro Road Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.”
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