Gardai seize items in major raid over Traveller feud in County Limerick

GARDAI raided a property in Kilmallock in relation to a Traveller feud which has been simmering throughout the summer, Limerick Live has learned.

Shots were fired in two separate incidents in the space of a week in early July.

The gun attacks were the latest incidents involving two rival Traveller factions that have included a car being rammed off the road and three car-loads of men carrying weapons, including slash hooks, being intercepted by gardai in Kilmallock in May.

A garda spokesperson said: “As part of ongoing investigations in the Limerick Division, gardaí executed a search warrant at a residence in Kilmallock, County Limerick on Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025.”

The major early morning raid involved the Regional Armed Support Unit, detectives and uniformed officers.

“A number of items were seized by gardaí in the course of the search operation.

“No arrests have been made at this time,” said the garda spokesperson.

The nature of the items has not been disclosed.

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Gardai seize items in major raid over Traveller feud in County Limerick

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