The book of evidence compiled by gardaí as part of the investigation into the murder of Limerick criminal figure Kieran Keane has been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Comprising some 500 pages and 720 statements, the file was completed following a four-month investigation by a team of seven gardaí who worked full-time on the case.
Further details of the massive criminal investigation emerged as three men appeared before Limerick District Court charged with kidnapping Keane on January 29th.
Mr James McCarthy (23) and Mr David Stanners (31), both of Pineview Gardens, Moyross, and Mr Christopher Costelloe (20), Moylish Avenue, Ballynanty, are also charged with abducting Keane's nephew Mr Owen Treacy on the same date.
Applying to further remand the three men in custody, Insp Séamus Gallagher said the office of the DPP needed time to examine the statements in the "proper fashion" and that further charges were possible. Judge John O'Neill agreed to the request and further remanded them in custody to appear again before Limerick District Court on June 10th.
Two other men are also in custody on charges of kidnapping Mr Keane and Mr Treacy. In the abduction incident, Mr Keane was shot dead and Mr Treacy survived multiple stab wounds.