A 40-year-old criminal who is wanted in the UK for murder was arrested in the Midlands Prison on Tuesday in relation to a January, 2003 killing that ignited the deadly Limerick feud.
Limerick man Keith Galvin, who is also known as Keith McCarthy, is being detained at Roxboro Road Garda Station after his arrest in the Co Laois jail.
He is being questioned about the murder of Limerick crimelord Kieran Keane and the attempted murder of Keane’s nephew Owen Treacy almost 18 years ago.
Earlier this month, Galvin was brought to the Criminal Courts of Justice from Cloverhill Prison where he is serving a six month sentence for obstruction of gardaí while in custody at Bray Station.