Wedding in St. Mary's Church on Saturday

froodie

Whoever that was getting married on Saturday, I have never seen as many cops in one place outside of Templemore.

Or people in their pyjamas outside of a fire-drill at an old-folks home.

Anyone get any pictures of the bride and groom?

munstergirl

I read about this on limerick blogger, apparently an EX member of keane/collopy.

timesnewroman

I passed it too. Nothing says I love you like having a paddy wagon outside the church I suppose .

phill106

Ah i saw the reception then! It was in the two mile inn, there was a stretch grey hummer and a carriage with 4 white horses.

mgbgt1978

Report on front page of today's Limerick Leader.

langdang

No recession for some people, Roscrea is the place to be for OTT weddings today it seems:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tall-order-30-tiers-not-a-piece-of-cake-2298675.html

phill106

Abuse shouted at Limerick wedding groom by hostile onlookers

Groom Willie Moran and his bride Margaret are escorted to the Two Mile Inn for their wedding reception

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Published Date:
16 August 2010
By Anne Sheridan
TENSIONS ran high at the wedding of a former associate of the Keane-Collopy gang in the city at the weekend, when dozens of onlookers gathered to shout abuse at the groom.
Willie Moran, once a member the Keane/Collopy gang, had allegedly come under intimidation earlier this year from two Collopy brothers, who have been before the courts charged with threatening to kill him.

For years he was believed to have been a member of their inner circle, but his relationship with the northside crime ring soured after the death of Philip Collopy, who accidentally shot himself in the head last year while playing with a gun.

Witnesses reported that up to 40 gardai were present at the wedding of Mr Moran, originally from St Senan's Street, St Mary's Park, to Margaret Hogan, in St Mary's Church on Saturday afternoon.

A garda escort also led the wedding cortege away from the church following angry scenes, sparking curiosity in other parts of the city.
Gardai confirmed their presence was intensified when crowds began to form outside the church where "tensions had escalated".

Mr Moran, who is now his mid-40s, was branded a "rat" by some of those outside the church. He is believed to be under State protection after threats were allegedly made on his life.

Gardai said they could not comment on any security arrangements surrounding Mr Moran or any other individual.

One man in his 30s was arrested and charged under the Public Order Act for throwing an object at a garda outside the church and is expected to be brought before Limerick District Court this week.

In April, Kieran Collopy, 34, of St Ita's Street, St Mary's Park, Limerick and his brother Damian, 20, of the same address were charged with threatening to kill Willie Moran and with trespassing on the same date.

Sources say Mr Moran has since moved out of St Mary's Park, away from the Keane/Collopy stronghold in the northside of the city.

Gardai said their presence at the wedding was also necessary due to the volume of traffic and to prevent a breach of the peace, but they denied as many as 40 members of the force were required at the scene.

Some onlookers were reported to have hurled abuse and stones at the wedding carriage as it left the church for the reception in the Two Mile Inn.

However, other spectators told the Limerick Leader that the ceremony itself was a "most devout" affair.

In November 2002, Willie Moran was charged with the murder of 22-year-old Jonathan Edwards, of Abbeyvale, Corbally, at St Ita's Street, St Mary's Park, on August 29, 2001.

His son, William Moran Jnr, then aged 17, was charged with the murder of Mr Edwards, after initially being charged with assault causing serious harm.

However, neither man was successfully prosecuted for the murder. The case against William Snr was dropped and a jury found William Jnr not guilty.

Mr Edwards, a father of two, was struck with an iron bar, and died three days after the assault. He had sustained fractures to his skull, resulting in bleeding around the brain. While unconscious, he developed pneumonia and died.

bigpink

If he is under state protection,why the hell was he allowed to go to an area where he would get bother?

timesnewroman

What I find gas is that the cortege went up O'Connell St. One would have thought the best way of getting from St. Marys church to the Two Mile Inn would have been to go through Thomondgate and turn at the lights at Ivans? Yer man was waving out the window of the carriage like he was Mary McAleese going through town.:(

buttercupbee

phill106 wrote: »

However, other spectators told the Limerick Leader that the ceremony itself was a
"most devout" affair

:eek:

However, other spectators told the Limerick Leader that the ceremony itself was
a most devious affair