Gangland Murders
To live with ghosts requires solitude -Anne Michaels
26 June 1996: Veronica Guerin
30 November 1997: Anthony “Chester” Beatty
11 January 1997: Eamon O’Reilly, Dublin
27 April 1998: Thomas “Tucker” Lockard, 34, Co. Louth
21 June 1998: Sinéad Kelly, 21, Dublin
21 November 1998: Gerard Moran, 35, Dublin
7 January 1999: John Dillon, 35, Finglas
27 January 1999: Paschal Boland, 43, Blanchardstown
24 March 1999: Matthew Hand, 32, Mulhuddart, West Dublin
31 March 1999: Thomas Reilly, 35, Rathfarnham
26 April 1999: Martin Comerford, 36, Ranelagh
10 May 1999: Patrick Ward, 38, Ballymote, Co. Sligo
16 May 1999: Thomas Harty, 26, Ballymorris, Co. Laois
29 June 1999: Kevin Fennell, 23, Tallaght
16 August 1999: Richard McFerran, 44, Dundalk
5-15 August 1999: Noel Heffernan, 35, Dublin
October 1999: Patrick Campbell, 22, Dublin
November 1999: Joseph Vickers, 43, Greystones
9 January 2000: Darren Carey,19, Co. Meath
10 January 2000: Patrick Murray, 20, Karneystown, Co. Meath
26 February 2000: Joseph Foran, 38, Finglas
29 April 2000: Patrick Neville, 31, Inchicore
30 April 2000: Thomas Byrne, 41, Dublin
13 May 2000: Derek Benson, 33, Ballymun
19 June 2000: Billy Power, 29, Limerick
28 July 2000: Stephen Connolly ,26, Dundalk
19 August 2000: Nicky O’Hare, 35, Dundalk
12 November 2000: Eddie Ryan Senior, 40, Limerick
14 November 2000: Francis Fitzgerald, 26, Cabra
November 1999: Martin Nolan, Clondonnell Wood, Comeragh Mountains
25 August: Declan Gavin, 20
7 June 2001: Kieran O’Flynn, 39, Thorndale, Co. Cork
14 July 2001: Séamus “Shavo” Hogan, 40, Crumlin
24 August 2001: Michael Rosney, 25, Belmont, Co. Offaly
21 November 2001: Gerard Fitzgerald, 48, Finglas
22 December 2001: Simon Doyle, 22, Clondalkin
26 December 2001: Joseph Cummins, 48, Tallaght
1 February 2002: David McGreevey, 23, Tallaght
11 February 2002: Neil Hanlon, 22, Crumlin
28 April 2002: Maurice “Bo Bo” Ward, 56, Ronanstown
22 May 2002: Derek Lodge, 26, Crumlin
16 June 2002: Stephen O’Hara, 24, Clonsilla
10 July 2002:Qiu Hong Xiang, 19, Dublin
16 July 2002: Joseph Rattigan, 18, Crumlin
11 October 2002:Chen Li Ming, 22, Crumlin
25 November 2002: Stephen Byrne, 39, Tallaght
29 November 2002: Brian Fitzgerald, 34, Limerick
January 2003: Seán Poland, 39, Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare
23 January 2003: Niall Mulvihill, 57, Dublin
28 January 2003: Raymond Salinger, 40, Dublin’
29 January 2003: Kieran Keane, 42, Limerick
24 March 2003: Charles Merriman, 26, Dublin
April 2003: Declan Griffin, 32, Kilmainham
12 April 2003: Paul Ryan, 27, Coolderry, Co. Offaly
April 2003: Michael Scott, 25, Finglas
14 June 2003: Ronald Draper, 25, Eden Quay, Dublin
19 June 2003: Willie O’Regan, 34, Cabra
7 July 2003: John Ryan, 47, Thomondgate, Limerick
8 July 2003: David McGuinness, 35, Tallaght
17 August 2003: Bernard Sugg, 23, Corduff
9 October 2003: Peter Sheridan, 27, Finglas
20 October 2003: Michael Campbell McNamara, 23, Limerick
11 November 2003: Jason Tolan, 24, Mulhuddart, Dublin
1 February 2004: Kenneth Byrne, 30, Dolphin’s Barn
25 February 2004: Paul Warren, 23, Dublin
7 March 2004: Brendan Cox, 40, Dublin
17 April 2004: Jonathan O’Reilly, 24, Cloverhill Prison
9 August 2004: Martin O’Donoghue, 35, Limerick
23 August 2004: Michael Faulkner, 43, Tralee
21 November 2004: Paul Cunningham, 23, Blanchardstown
9 March 2005: John Roche, 24, Kilmainham
14 April 2005: Terence Dunleavy, 27, Croke Villas, Ballybough
28 April 2005: Hughie McGinley, 26, Sligo Town
31 April 2005: Andrew “Madser” Glennon, 30, Blanchardstown
14 May 2005: Martin Kenny, 22, Ballyfermot
27 May 2005: Anthony Creed, 36, Clondalkin
10 August 2005: Vincent O’Brien, 53, Bray, Co. Wicklow
13 August 2005: Eric Cummins, 29, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
18 August 2005: Andrew Dillon, 28, Finglas
7 September 2005: Mark Glennon, 32, Blanchardstown
28 October 2005: David Nunan, 25, Southill, Co. Limerick
4 November 2005: Owen McCarthy, 22, Wicklow Mountains
13 November 2005: Gavin Byrne, 30, Tallaght
13 November 2005: Darren Geoghegan, 26, Tallaght
8 November: Darren Coughlan, 18, Limerick
15 November 2005: Noel Roche, 27, Clontarf Road
11 February 2006: Darragh McCormack, 22, Blanchardstown
10 March 2006: Shay Bradley, 27, Cabra
2 April 2006: Eoin Cahill, 25, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
8 May 2006: Lee Kinsella, 30, Finglas.
10 May 2005: Aidan Kelly, 19, Moyross, Co. Limerick
29 May 2005: Patrick Harte, 42, Raheny
3 June 2005: Keith Fitzsimmons, 23, Dublin
19 June 2006: James Purdue, 22, Donaghmede
19 August 2006: Wayne Zambra, 21, Dublin
2 September 2006: Yohan Verhoeven, 31, Ballybrack
17 September 2006: Frankie Ryan, 21, Moyross
26 September 2006: Gary Bryan, 31, Walkinstown
13 November 2006: Thomas Moran, 26, Limerick
22 November 2006: Paul Reay, 25, Drogheda
12 December 2006: Martin “Marlo” Hyland, 39, Finglas
12 December 2006: Anthony Campbell, 20, Finglas
13 December 2006: Gerard Byrne, 25, Dublin
17 December 2006: Noel Crawford, 40, Limerick
27 December 2006: Stephen Ledden, 28, Dublin
23 January 2007: Damian Dowdall, 22, Clondalkin
2 February 2007: Thomas McDonagh, 28, Clondalkin
15 March 2007: Robbie O’Hanlon, 25, Clondalkin
22 March 2007: Roy Coddington, 36, Mornington, Co. Meath
27 April 2007: Noel Campion, 35, Thomondgate, Co. Limerick
22 May 2007: David Brett, 34, Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
22 September 2007: Derek Duffy, 37, Finglas
5 October 2007: Brian Downes, 40, Dublin
5 October 2007: Eddie Ward, 24, Dublin
8 October 2007: Gareth Grant, 25, St. Mary’s Park, Limerick
22 October 2007: John Daly, 27
28 November 2007: Richard “Happy” Kelly, 17, Clare Lake
5 January 2008: David “French” Lynch, 39, Sligo
18 February 2008: Darren Guerrine, 21, Dublin
6 March 2008: John Berney, Dublin
8 March 2008: Richard McCormack, 29, Ronanstown, Dublin
5 April 2008: Mark Moloney, 40, Garryowen
7 April 2008: James Cronin, 20, Limerick
18 April 2008: Anthony Russell, 30, Dublin
20 May 2008: Darren McGrath, 31, Belturbet, Co. Cavan
20 June 2009: Tommy Joyce, 20, Dublin
18 July 2008: Anthony Foster, 34, Dublin
19 July 2008: Trevor Walsh, 33, Finglas
23 August 2008: Paul “Farmer” Martin, 39, Finglas
11 September 2008: Christopher McDonagh, 27, Dublin
19 October 2008: Gavin McCarthy, 21, Dublin
10 February 2008: Paddy Doyle, 27, Costa del Sol
10 February 2008: Andrew Burns, 27, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
18 February 2008: Darren Guerrine, 21, Dublin
7 January 2009: Michael Cronin, 35, Dublin
7 January 2009: James Moloney, 26, Dublin
13 March 2009: Shay O’Byrne, 27, Tallaght
7 May 2009: John “BJ” Clarke, 21, Dublin
6 July 2009: Anthony Foster, 34, Dublin
7 August 2009: Pierce Reid, 25, Clondalkin
12 September 2009: Christopher Barry, 24, Killester
There is something terribly wrong with the Irish, some profound, latent rage exacerbated by the race’s pathological inability to articulate its feelings well. Ireland is no longer a besieged country; it occurs to me that the Irish feel singularly desolate without conflict. -Tom Fahy
