The 10 men killed in the Kinahan-Hutch feud
The murder of Trevor O’Neill comes almost a year after the first killing in Spain
The murder of Dubliner Trevor O’Neill in a case of mistaken identity in Majorca brings to 10 the number of victims of the feud between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs since last September.
The other victims, and the dates and locations of their killings, were:
Gary Hutch
September 24th, 2015, Spain
Gary Hutch (34) was gunned down beside a swimming pool in a communal area of the Angel de Miraflores apartments complex, near Marbella on the Costa del Sol on the morning of Thursday, September 24th, 2015.
A drug dealer and armed robber, he was an associate of the Kinahan gang but they believed, apparently incorrectly, that he was a Garda informer and decided to kill him.
Garda sources said that Gary Hutch was also suspected of plotting to shoot dead a leading member of the Kinahan gang. Initially after negotiations between the Kinahan gang and members of the Hutch family back in Dublin, it was agreed that Gary Hutch would not be harmed.
Darren Kearns
December 30th, 2015, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin
Darren Kearns (34), had just left the Phoenix Chinese restaurant above Cumiskey’s pub on Blackhorse Avenue, close to the Cabra Gate of the Phoenix Park, at about 5.40pm on Wednesday, December 30th, when he was shot dead as his wife looked on.
Kearns was a convicted drug dealer who spent time in prison. It appears the Kinahan gang mistakenly believed he and David Douglas (54) were involved in a botched plan to shoot a member of the gang at a west Dublin pub last November.
David Byrne
February 5th, 2016, Regency Hotel, Dublin
David Byrne, a 34-year-old father-of-two from Crumlin, was a member of the international drugs gang led by Christy Kinahan. He was killed when he and a group of men aligned to that gang were attacked by five gunmen at a boxing tournament weigh-in at the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, Dublin.
He had escaped serious conviction, despite being closely linked to organised crime for all of his adult life.
He was part of a new breed of criminal living between Dublin and Spain and conducting most of his criminality cross-border.
Eddie Hutch snr
February 8th, 2016, Poplar Row, Dublin
Eddie Hutch snr, a 59-year-old father-of-five, was shot dead at his home on Poplar Row in Dublin’s north inner city just days after the Regency Hotel attack.
Eddie Hutch snr had a number of convictions and his finances had been investigated by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Noel Duggan
March 23rd, 2016, Ratoath, Co Meath
Shot dead apparently because of his association with fellow veteran criminal Gerry Hutch, Noel Duggan was so heavily involved in cigarette smuggling he became known as Mr Kingsize.
Martin O’Rourke
Thursday, April 14th, 2016, Sherriff Street, Dublin
Martin O’Rourke, from George’s Hill, Dublin 7, was shot dead apparently in a case of mistaken identity. Gardaí believe the intended target was 34-year-old criminal Keith Murtagh, who is believed to have been closely associated with murdered gang figure Gary Hutch.
Michael Barr
April 25th, 2016, Summerhill Parade, Dublin
Michael Barr (35) is believed to have been killed by Kinahan gang gunmen looking to shoot a Hutch family member in the pub at the time.
While Barr worked in the pub and was not the prime target, he was a dissident republican who was suspect of helping to source AK47s used in the Regency attack when David Byrne was killed in February
Gareth Hutch
May 24th, 2016, North Cumberland Street, Dublin
Gareth Hutch died after being shot a number of times by two attackers in a carpark near his home.
He was a cousin of the late Gary Hutch and also the nephew of murdered taxi driver Eddie Hutch.
David Douglas
Friday, July 1st, 2016, Bridgefoot St, Dublin 8
Convicted armed robber and drug dealer David Douglas (54) was shot dead outside the shop he ran with his wife on Bridgefoot Street, off Thomas St, in Dublin 8.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime...feud-1.2760581
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