Dundalk hitman believed to have been paid €20,000 for Devoy murder

Michael Devoy, who was murdered in Tallaght at the weekend

The Dundalk hitman that Gardaí believe was behind the murder of Michael Devoy in Tallaght at the weekend is believed to have been paid €20,000 to carry out the killing.

Gardaí investigating the murder on Saturday night believe the 40-year-old was contracted by associates of crimelord Christy Kinahan to “investigate” the pub shooting of Greg Lynch outside O’Hanlon’s Bar on Dublin’s North Circular Road last October. Drug dealer Lynch, 28, and three innocent women were injured when a gunman opened fire at them outside the pub.

According to The Irish Daily Mirror, the hitman “interviewed” Devoy and a close associate more than a week ago about the attack.

Both men were “cleared” by the sinister operator but further enquiries led the enforcer to contact Devoy again and demand a further meeting on Saturday evening.

A senior source told the Mirror: “This man was a former enforcer for the Provisional IRA but more recently he has been offering his services to criminal gangs.

“He was called on by Kinahan’s associates to investigate the Lynch shooting. Devoy and an associate’s name were given to him and he interviewed the pair of them.

“This guy is quite polite and mannerly and gave the lads the all-clear.

“However, he went back and carried out further enquiries and came to the conclusion Devoy had indeed tried to kill Lynch.

“So he contacted the drug addict again and politely asked for another meeting.”

Dad-of-two Devoy was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time of his killing but was shot in the neck and head and dumped at Foxhill Lane, Bohernabreena, Tallaght, Dublin, shortly before 11pm on Saturday.

Previously: Dundalk hitman may have been behind Devoy killing

Just one to face murder charge for Donohoe murder

The late Adrian Donohoe RIP

Just one person is likely to be charged with the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe despite the fact there were several involved in the robbery of Lordship Credit Union last year.

According to a report from experienced crime correspondent Paul Williams in yesterday’s Sunday Independent, a South Armagh man with close links to the GAA is the only member of the crime gang likely to face trial for the killing of the popular father of two on January 25^th last.

The four other gang members will face lesser charges, including possession of firearms and attempted robbery.

Detective Garda Donohoe was shot at close range without warning by one of the gang members as he got out of his unmarked patrol car in the car park of the credit union almost a year ago.

Investigators have said that footage of the incident shows that the gunman, who has been identified, clearly intended killing the 41-year-old St Patrick’s GFC clubman.

According to The Sunday Independent, the investigation into the killing was “quietly making steady progress” in building a case against the South Armagh gang.

Detectives have seized CCTV footage from over 200 locations in order to gather vital information about the gang’s movements before and after the robbery, which contradicts their version of events.

A source told The Sunday Independent that they were confident the culprits would be brought to justice.

Two of the five suspects are brothers and all gang members have close links to the GAA and Republicanism. The prime suspect for the murder is said to have played for his club in the past.

All of the suspects are in their 20s and were well known to Gardaí prior to the murder of Garda Donohoe. They are said to be part of a wide circle of 20 young Republican thugs responsible or a crime spree along the Border in recent years.

Security sources believe that members of the robbery gang who had not been involved in the shooting were afraid to come forward because they might also face murder charges.

“One member of the gang deliberately shot Adrian Donohoe dead and it is possible that the others had no intention of killing anyone but they need to come forward before they also face murder charges,” said the source.

Gardaí have been working closely with the FBI in recent months to monitor two of the suspects who travelled for work to New York and Boston last summer. This pair were interviewed in America recently as they were obligated to do so under US law. However, they refused to answer any questions.

Source: Just one gang member is likely to be charged with murder of Adrian Donohoe (Sunday Independent)