Garda Síochána fearing a retaliation in capital for shooting of Irish gangster David Byrne at boxing weigh-in on FridayArmed garda checkpoints have been set up over Dublin this weekend as fears grow over an all-out gangland war following the murder of a criminal at a boxing weigh-in.
The Garda Síochána confirmed on Sunday that armed officers are being deployed at major arterial routes around the Irish capital after the fatal shooting of David Byrne in the Regency hotel on Dublin’s Swords Road on Friday.
The checkpoints are expected to be in area for several days over fears of retaliation,the force said. Senior officers also insist that progress is being made in their investigation into the killing of Byrne, a member of a south Dublin crime gang controlled by Irish gangster Christy Kinahan who lives in southern Spain. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com