Gardaí have conducted a search inside Limerick Prison as part of investigations into the activities of criminals in the city.
The search was conducted this past Thursday night after Gardaí successfully applied before Limerick District Court for a warrant to carry out a search operation at the prison.
When asked for details, a Garda spokeswoman confirmed that “Gardaí carried out a search under warrant in Limerick Prison last night on Thursday, November 7th 2024” and that “no further information is available at this time”.
The search is understood to be part of a Garda crackdown into the activities of two rival groups involved in an ongoing feud on the south side of Limerick City.
When asked for comment, a spokesman for the Irish Prison Service said it “does not comment on operational or security matters”.
Elsewhere, Gardaí were investigating this Friday whether or not a gun attack, which occurred at a house in the vicinity of Hyde Road this morning, was connected to the ongoing feud in that area.
A number of shots were discharged at a home on Hyde Road at around 1am.
Up to a dozen violent incidents, including pipe bomb attacks and arson attacks, have occurred in the Hyde Road/Ballinacurra Weston and Southill areas since October 12 due to tensions rising between the two groups.
The armed Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU) has been drafted into the city and is conducting nightly armed checkpoints in flash-point areas to try to prevent further attacks.
The ERU was deployed to Limerick to assist local armed units and uniformed members that are involved in a policing operation set up by head of the Limerick Garda Division, Chief Superintendent Derek Smart, to target the activities of those involved in the feud.
The feud has been bubbling up over the last year with several shootings and other violence leading to a number of persons being injured and others brought before the courts.
On Friday, a Garda spokeswoman said Gardaí were “investigating all the circumstances in relation to the discharge of a firearm that occurred on Hyde Road, Limerick city at approximately 1am, Friday 8th November, 2024”.
“No injuries have been reported at this time, and investigations are ongoing,” they added.
Gardai asked that anyone with information about this morning’s shooting to contact Roxboro Road Garda Station on 061-214340 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111 or any Garda station.
