A man is due to appear in court this afternoon after being charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Limerick more than 15 years ago.

Noel Campion (35) was shot dead in the Thomondgate area around 11 a.m. on April 26, 2007.

He was traveling as a passenger on a motorcycle after recently being released from prison when a gunman emerged from a nearby phone booth and shot him dead.

The killer was never found.

A man in his forties was arrested yesterday and charged as part of the investigation.

He is due to appear before a Limerick court this afternoon.