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Man dies after shooting in Roxboro

A man has died after he was shot outside the Steering Wheel public house in Roxboro this afternoon

The man was taken to the Midwestern Regional hospital where he was pronounced dead. The scene of the gun attack has now been sealed off and will undergo a forensic examination.

A man in his 20s has now also been detained in relation to the shooting. A car believed to have been used in the attack has also been taken away for forensic examination.

UPDATE: A second man has been arrested in relation to this murder.

More information has emerged about the victim. He was a 35 year old father of two, who was a businessman. It is understood that while neither he nor any of his family are involved in the feud, they have been the victims of the criminal gangs before.

UPDATE: The victim of today’s shooting has been named as Roy Collins, a local businessman. He was 35 years old and is survived by two children.

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  • UMM
    THESE SCUM ARE DOING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN GO WAY WITH WILLIE O DEA HE IS ONLY LOOKING FOR A VOTE HE WILL DO NOTHING HIM BLA BLA BLA WILLIE SHUT UP WE ARE SICK OF LISTENIN TO UR SHIT
  • squidlimerick
    Getting fucked off with the txt spk. Please, for God's sake, at least try to spell the words properly. text speak will be deleted on sight.
  • mary
    THEY ARE JUST ANIMALS KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE
  • DJ
    The gardai should be given shoot on sight authority for all of these "gang members". They are nothing more than a bunch of pathetic inbred scumbag cunts who should be cleansed from the gene pool when the chance arises, rather than locking these shitbags up ina comfy cell. Fuck their human rights. I wish nothing but a very painful death to every single one of them.
  • ann
    r.i.p roy
    what go round comes round there is only one power and that is gods power you will see god will take out those devils
  • mexvvgu
    r.i.p
  • mikey
    limerick is a shithole dump
  • man
    r.i.p
  • damien
    my thoughts are with the mans family.
    my solution is simple why do the garda squat teams carry guns. use them on this scum and send out a clear message.
    to hell with do gooders the only way to deal with these scum is garda squat teams in a shoot to kill policy
  • dt
    scumbags that is all they are they have murdered about ten people in limerick in total ,how many more before they are put of the streets of limerick,because if they get away with this ,bet your life on it many more will be murdered .
  • limerickya
    my heart goes out to his family kids and his girlfriend there hearts are broken in 2... rest in peace roy you will never be forgotten xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • mags
    RIP ROY GONE BUT NOT 4 GOTTEN U BE MISSED XXXX
  • cg
    My condolences to all Roy Collins' family and friends RIP.

  • mary
    the devil,s bastard r doing wat the want.
    anyone caught with a gun life in prison

  • PANTHER
    R.I.P. ROY
  • john wayne
    We live in an awful city. I walked down William Street today. Winos, junkies, beggars and thugs. I am too old now to leave. I worry about my kids in this kip.
  • meeeeeeeeeeeeee
    and where would u move to if u where younger everywhere is the same now not only limerick you live in limerick and your cutting it down every one in limerick arent the same so dont cut limerick down
  • pixie
    limerick is not an awful city ...is there no thugs winos junkies beggers ect in dublin.. cork ... or anyother city in ireand they are everywhere so theres no need to single out limerick
  • PoxyShamrock
    And people criticize me why I'm choosing UCD over UL?

    Thank you John! :D
  • limerickya
    i was watching his father on the news that poor man is heartbroken for what happened his son, roy was a quiet man never hurt any one or never would his family is heartbroken no family should lose there son or brother like this no scumbag should have a right to end your life how many more innocent people are going to die how many have got murdered in the last few years and there getting away with it thats why the keep doing it lock them up an throw away the key thts what they should get and they will think before the murder someone again there getting off 2 light........ rest in peace roy you didnt deserve to go that way no one does r.i.p xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • umm
    Type your comment here.ur right fair play 2 u and r.i.p roy
  • oz
    If these fuckers want to go round like Billy the Kid,wheres our Pat Garret?Hes in his office shittin himself cos hes no gun,thats where.
  • ann
    rip roy u were a good man x
  • soviet
    in reply to the below statement

    "simple solution intimidation by armed support unit, and any messing let the cops open fire."

    and what if a trigger happy member starts going off on a vendetta? what then if the police shoot dead an innocent, mistaken identity? wtf then do we do? dont be idiotic.

    RIP
  • But soviet innocent people are being killed anyway while we dont have the answer,if the guards killed 10 of these an an innocent person was killed by mistake wouldnt that be a mistake and not a murder and atleast we would be doing something which is more than what could be said now
  • podge
    did anybody see vincent browne on tv3 last night talking about poverty in limerick and relateing it to the shooting take that corpse off air hes lost the plot
  • paul
    This is a sad day for the collins family and limerick decent hardworking people didnt bother anyone these scum deserve to die.
  • Johnone
    There will now maybe a clamdown on these criminals but on a whole the State has no interest in completly erraticating these criminals. These criminals are not a threat to the State so they will not be dealt with fully. Crime is a business! look how many jobs are created by these scumbags, Barristers, solicitors, prison officers, Gardai etc.
  • mikey
    why u guys slag of weston all the time
  • me
    Because they are from Weston/Hyde Road mikey, get it now?

    "to hell with do gooders. im sick of these do gooders when these animals are murdering innocent people.a simple solution intimidation by armed support unit, and any messing let the cops open fire."

    I agree these people should be put down like the dogs that they are and all belonging to them, how dare these scumbags do this to a hardworking family.

    I dunno if we'll hear the usual soundbite from Will O'Dea "Detection rates, rigours of the law" blah blah blah, as (Mod Edit) message clipped prior to publication as it deals with an upcoming case.
  • BockTheRobber
    The question is very simple: do we have democracy?

    This is a very direct attack on our freedom.

    How the police handle this will tell you whether you live in a free country or not.
  • William Bell
    Limerick in the news again for all the wrong reasons. The government needs to take a harder line on crime, full stop. Anyone caught in posession of an unlicensed firearm. 50 years in jail with no parole.
  • umm
    bastards thats wat they are penny boys i thought that they were under 24 hour watch ha the guards no wat they are doing
  • kiansnan
    how do these people get away with what they are doing?the garda need to step up the pace to get this scum off the streets for good.rip roy.
  • jay
    RIP ROY
  • apple
    RIP
  • Bill Bruford
    That really is the last straw these hoodlums are a threat to the public at large.
  • damien
    what a shower of animals. cowardly scum, who think there hard men.they would not be hard enough to do a days work. the biggest cowards you could meet they would not know what a hardman means.
    my solution to these animals is let the armed support unit bully harrass intimidate and make life hell for these scum.
    let the garda squat teams kick in doors break up there houses cars.
    to hell with do gooders. im sick of these do gooders when these animals are murdering innocent people.a simple solution intimidation by armed support unit, and any messing let the cops open fire.
    id also reopen spike island make it drug free and 24 hour lock up.

  • Bill Bruford
    The liberal do gooders are destroying this country.At least the keanes have not shown this levels of violence towards innocent members of the public.
  • pal
    well said pat, 100% right
  • Pat
    According to news reports the Weston scum gang were unsuccessful in their attempts to burn out the getaway car & Gardai forensics are going over it with a fine tooth comb.

    Dare we hope for a result?
  • limerick2
    these scumbags should be giving the death penalty, we all know who they are...
  • Scummms
    This family have suffered enough. Where is this going to end. Why are these families ruling the roost where we have to work with less incomes. Sad day for Limerick.. Not to worry they will be back again to hurt another innocent family.. They get away everytime. Put the cameras outside there door.
  • pat
    Those Weston scumbags should be put down like rats.

    And all because one of their scumbag brats was refused underage drink years ago.

    Murdering a man over a drink.......its disgusting.
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