Daragh Hayes (37) and Cian Hayes (33), who were both jailed on January 30th last, have served around 19 weeks as prisoners among the general population of the high-security Limerick Prison.

Hopkins, who admitted distributing drugs and laundering money on behalf of unidentified criminals, appeared before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Colin Daly.

The prison search is understood to be part of a garda crackdown into the activities of two rival groups involved in an ongoing feud on the south side of Limerick City.

On Friday, accused, Barbie Kardashian, told her trial she had wanted to “torture” and “electrocute” the genitals of a female prisoner

Barbie Kardashian said she threatened to rape a female prisoner and sexually assault a female prison officer at Limerick Prison.

Transgender woman told gardaí she threatened to rape two women at Limerick Prison because she was enraged after being wrongly accused of leaving showers dirty

"Overall I was shocked, terrified and feared for my safety," Roisín Linnane told the Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.