A man has been handed the mandatory life sentence for murdering a member of a rival motorcycle club in Limerick.
Alan McNamara from Mountfune in Murroe, Co Limerick shot Andrew O'Donoghue as part of an apparent turf-war in June 2015.
His stepson, Robert Cusack, will be sentenced later today for hiding the shotgun used to kill him outside the Road Tramps' clubhouse.
In a victim impact statement read out on behalf of Mr O'Donoghue's two brothers, they described him as a hard-working family man who adored his daughter, was well liked and respected by his peers and was the person everyone turned to for advice.
He was a founding member of the Road Tramps Motorcycle Club in Murroe, Co Limerick. McNamara had been a fellow member for many years before moving to a rival club called the Caballeros.
They were based in Tipperary but were starting to venture into Road Tramps territory, and that created some tension between the two clubs.
On June 19th 2015, McNamara went into the village of Doon, Co Limerick with his wife.
Word got back to the Road Tramps that someone wearing the Caballeros patches was in one of their local pubs, and three members went down for a look.
He was assaulted after he left the pub and his patches were forcibly removed - the ultimate insult to a biker, the trial heard.
He claimed his family was later threatened at gun point by some members of the Road Tramps and he felt he was acting in self-defence when he went up to their clubhouse the following day and shot Mr O'Donoghue in the head with a double-barrel sawn-off shotgun.
The jury disagreed and found him guilty of murder last July. He was handed the mandatory life sentence this afternoon.
The victim impact statement went on to describe the effect his actions have had on Mr O'Donoghue's life-long partner and daughter.
His brothers said he had a wonderful relationship with both, and said they find every day without him a struggle.
They finished by saying he is their hero and would never be forgotten.
Eight days into the trial, Alan McNamara's stepson Robert Cusack admitted hiding the gun after the shooting.
He is due to be sentenced later this afternoon.
