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Man arrested in connection with Crossan murder: "I'm innocent."

The man arrested in connection with the brutal murder of dissident Tommy Crossan insists he is an innocent man.

Tommy Diver was arrested just hours after the former CIRA boss was blasted to death last Friday afternoon and questioned by police for two days.

The 26-year-old has pleaded his innocence in the face of rumours that he was directly involved in the daylight assassination of the father of six last weekend.

But he insisted would not have killed the man he viewed as a close family friend.

“I would never kill him, he was my friend,” Diver told pals this week.

Diver, who has a conviction for possession of shotgun, took to Facebook upon his release to express his disgust at his detention and to repeatedly plead his innocence.

The Michael Jackson fan, who also posted a photo of himself in a Santa Claus posing pouch, branded his arrest in the early hours of last Saturday morning as an “absolute disgrace” claiming police harassment as the only reason behind his detention.

However the Sunday World can reveal police swooped on Diver immediately after Crossan’s execution because of his leading role in a newly formed dissident organisation, the Irish Volunteers and reported tensions between the pair.

Both Diver and Crossan were founding members of Irish Volunteers, which was stood down in recent weeks on the orders of Oglaigh na hEireann chiefs.

Crossan, who was a close friend of Belfast ONH Chief Carl Reilly, accepted the order unconditionally stating he was happy to focus on his criminal activities that included diesel smuggling.

However sources insist Diver was not so accepting of ONH’s demands and was furious at Crossan for his lack of dedication and support.

“Tommy Diver was furious that Oglaigh na hEireann has ordered the group to disband immediately; he was willing to put up a fight for the Irish Volunteers but he was the only one.

“Everyone just accepted ONH’s order without question and that really pissed Diver off,” said one dissident source.

“Tommy and Crossan were friends for a long time, though there were rumours flying about, especially after Tommy’s arrest but no one really believes he had anything to do with Crossan’s death.

“It’s not his style and anyway his step father wouldn’t have allowed it,” said our source.
Crossan 43, was lifelong friends with Diver’s step father, republican Liam Hannaway, who has convictions for possession of explosives and ammunition.

The pair remained close even after Crossan was expelled from the CIRA and publicly shunned by his onetime comrades, one of whom ordered the execution of the Belfast man 10 days ago.

Crossan was accused by his dissident colleagues of using the CIRA’s name to carry out robberies and pocketing the cash for himself.

He always denied these allegations as well as accusations that he was a police informer.

Tommy Crossan

Around 200 mourners gathered last Thursday morning for his funeral, among them Diver and members of the Limerick faction of the CIRA, who remained loyal to Crossan despite a falling out with the Limerick leadership who also expelled him from their organisation.

The paramilitary style funeral took place at St John’s on the Falls Road. His coffin, which was draped in a tricolour with gloves and a beret placed on top, was flanked by masked men.

Just hours previously masked gunmen fired shots over his coffin outside his family home in the St James area of west Belfast.

DUP politicians have called on the PSNI to investigate the circumstances surrounding the grandfather of five’s burial.

Last week the Sunday World exclusively revealed the man behind the blood-soaked murder of the former top dissident was also responsible for the murder of pizza delivery driver Kieran McManus.

Kieran McManus, a 26-year-old father of one, was gunned down one year ago as a result of a street brawl where one man was seriously injured with a machete.

The man who ordered his killing had a personal grudge against the young man who delivered pizzas at the weekends to earn extra cash to support his five-year-old son.

He extracted his revenge by blasting him in the back with a shotgun as his younger brother looked on in horror last March.

The same man, who runs his own criminal gang and had links to both the INLA and the CIRA, once classified Tommy Crossan as a friend before a falling out over money that escalated into pure hatred over a two year period.

Last year in a statement claiming the murder of McManus, using the name of the CIRA, he vowed to kill Crossan.

One year later he was dead – shot four times in the upper body as he sat in a Portakabin on Belfast’s Springfield Road.

Last night police investigating his murder appealed once again for information about the red BMW car used in the shooting.

Police say want to know the movements of the car which was found burnt out in Beechmount Grove, a short distance from the murder scene at the Peter Pan complex on the Springfield Road

. “We are also keen to speak to anyone who saw any person or persons coming out of an alleyway which runs between Beechmount Grove and the Mica Street/Mica Drive junction between 3.45pm and 5.15pm and whether they saw any person or persons get into a vehicle during this time,” said investigating officer Superintendent Jonathan Roberts.

“We would also appeal to people in Beechmount Grove to tell us if they saw an old style red BMW coupe in the area prior to last Friday or if they saw the car being set on fire last Friday afternoon.”

“The car was slightly unusual in that the shading of the red on the front offside quarter panel, bonnet and bumper appears to be slightly lighter than the rest of the car. We would also be interested in talking to anyone who saw the car in the area over recent weeks.”

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/crime-desk/the-curse-of-the-westies


Prison suicide of mob's last member ends reign of terror of infamous 'Westies' gang.

http://www.herald.ie/news/injured-bomb-suspect-facing-arrest-in-days-30224589.html

Injured bomb suspect facing arrest 'in days.

BY KEN FOY, CRIME CORRESPONDENT – 28 APRIL 2014 03:30 PM

A DUBLIN man, who suffered severe injuries after he was allegedly involved in putting a bomb beside an SUV which then blew up, is expected to be arrested within days.

Gardai said it was a "miracle" that no-one was killed in the explosion at Long Lane in Dublin's south inner city at 11pm on Sunday, March 30.

Detectives have not been able to speak to the 21-year-old Ballymun man because he is still receiving specialised medical treatment for a horrendous eye injury he suffered in the blast.

"He is out of hospital but he requires hourly medical attention as a doctor needs to administer him with special eye drops," a source explained.

"He has not been arrested so far because it would be simply not practical to have the doctor in garda custody with him but an arrest is expected soon."

Sources say that the injured man was not previously known for involvement in serious crime.

Exploded

"He is a nobody in terms of criminality and gardai have not found any links that connect him to organised crime.

"This incident has been the focus of a major investigation that has thrown up a number of big surprises," the source added.

After the SUV exploded, the injured bomber fled in the direction of New Street and Clanbrassil Street bumping into parked cars and lamp posts because he was blinded by the blast.

However he is not now expected to lose his sight.

Bleeding profusely from his wounds, the man wrapped part of his clothing around his arm and hand and clutched it to the side of his head, according to witnesses.

As he struggled up Long Lane on foot the man dripped blood on to the footpaths and roadways.

The man is believed to have flagged down a taxi on New Street or Clanbrassil Street, going in the direction of St Patrick's Cathedral that brought him to the Mater Hospital.

He remained in hospital for a number of weeks but is now being treated at home as gardai wait to interview him.

The man who owns the targeted SUV is originally from the capital's northside but has been living in a flats complex in Dublin's south inner city in recent times close to his phone business.

Fire

The army bomb squad was called to the scene by gardai after locals in the area near the old Meath Hospital reported hearing a bang and seeing an SUV type vehicle on fire.

The bomb could be heard in a large area of the south inner city and Dublin city centre.

Sources said that "high grade explosive" was used in the device which is described as being sophisticated.

This statement has been taken down of the site page.

http://www.herald.ie/news/courts/ira-man-flying-abroad-to-wish-his-inlaws-luck-30238850.html

IRA man flying abroad 'to wish his in-laws luck.

they contacted ya?

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/news/major-gangland-figure-christopher-zambra-39-gunned-down

Major gangland figure Christopher 'Git' Zambra gunned down in South Dublin.

MAJOR gangland figure Christopher Zambra was brutally gunned down in Drimnagh, south Dublin this afternoon.

Zambra, a former Irish youth international soccer star and talented musician, was shot to death in the Southside suburb shorty after 3pm.

Sources say he was hit at least six times in a hail of bullets and that a jeep was seen speeding away from the scene moments after 'Git' Zambra was gunned down.

Zambra died instantly on Cooley Road, which is the road where jailed killer Brian Rattigan is from. It is understood a gun was found at the scene of the latest gangland murder.

He was a significant player in gangland and was associated with 'Fat' Freddie Thompson and his gang. He was regarded as a major drug dealer who is under suspicion for ordering up to eight gangland murders.

He was also a notorious ladies man and was found in bed three years ago with the partner of a notorious criminal who is serving a life sentence for murder

However it is known he had a jealous streak and is thought to have ordered two murders because he wanted to have relationships with the partners of the men he killed.

He was also a key associate of the gang who organised the murder of Real IRA terror chief Alan Ryan and last year he sensationally walked free from court after spending three years in jail on remand.

He had been cleared of the murder of drug trafficker John ‘Champagne’ Carroll following a retrial in the Central Criminal Court but is the prime suspect in ordering the slaying.

He walked free after a jury rejected the evidence of supergrass witness Joey ‘The Lips’ O’Brien.

It was the second time Zambra had gone on trial for the murder of Carroll, who was shot dead in Grumpy Jacks pub in the Coombe on February 18, 2009.

In July 2011, Peter Kenny from Rialto in Dublin was found guilty of Carroll’s murder but the jury failed to reach a verdict on Zambra and a retrial was ordered.

During the original trial, two other accused - Damien Johnston from Crumlin and Bernard Hempenstall from The Coombe - were found not guilty.

On the night he was shot dead, John Carroll had with him a tick list of drug debtors and creditors who owed him €243,000.

The 33-year-old father was shot dead by a heavily disguised gunman who arrived at Grumpy Jack's pub, chased him and shot him several times.

The original trial had heard how strict garda guidelines may not have been adhered to when 'supergrass' Joey O'Brien was interviewed by detectives.

The eight women and four men of the jury acquitted Mr Zambra today, after four-and-a-half hours of deliberations.

A woman stood up and shouted abuse at them as they delivered their majority verdict of ‘not guilty’.

“May God forgive you,” she said.

Mr Zambra hugged his family and members of his legal team before walking free following the two-month trial at the Central Criminal Court.

He had known that his life was under threat because of the Carroll murder, which he is regarded as organising, and the fact he had an affair with the girlfriend of the jailed killer.

Is that you the Real Don ?

yeh it's me new profile haven't been on here in ages forget my old login, haven't even been looking at the newspapers , seen deccy smith got shot on your post , SHITS gone crazy at the moment , did you see last of the westies commited sucide in mount joy the other day , the vermin white is his name 👍👍👍

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Herman White

A former member of the notorious Westies gang who killed himself in prison left a suicide note for his loved ones, according to jail sources.

The body of Herman ‘Mervin' White (36) was found in the segregation area of the Mountjoy Prison in Dublin on Tuesday morning.

He was the only occupant of his cell.

“He had no shown no signs of depressive behaviour and was generally well behaved while serving his sentence and would have been out before the end of the summer,” said a prison source.

In July, 2010, White – who had spent most of his adult life in jail – got an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to possession of a handgun, car theft and three counts of burglary.

He had 48 previous convictions, was previously a senior member of the Westies Mob who ruthlessly ruled the criminal underworld in Blanchardstown, in west Dublin.

Westies gang leaders Shane Coates and Stephen Sugg were murdered in 2004 in Spain.

What's Fat Freddie Thompson doing now? Are there still indictments against him or his he completely free?
And about Christy Kinahan: does Spain still want him or were the charges dropped after he did time in Belgium?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0505/615388-freddie-thompson/

Dublin criminal Freddie Thompson arrested in the Netherlands.

A major Dublin criminal has been arrested in the Netherlands on foot of an extradition warrant.

Freddie Thompson, from Loreto Road in Maryland, Dublin 8, was detained by Dutch police today.

A false ID card and a falsely-obtained genuine passport were also seized.

Mr Thompson, who is 32, is wanted by gardaí in connection with an assault in a pub in Dublin in January of last year.

The incident took place at a reception following the funeral of a gangland criminal.

Thompson was extradited to Spain two-and-a-half years ago after the Spanish authorities named him in the High Court as a member of an international organisation based on the Costa Del Sol, which has members in a number of countries, including Spain, the UK and Ireland.

Mr Thompson had been living in Spain, but travelled regularly to Ireland.

http://www.herald.ie/news/fugitive-freddie-in-a-fake-beard-as-hes-arrested-30248574.html

Fugitive Freddie in a fake beard as he's arrested.

BY LUKE BYRNE AND KEN FOY – 06 MAY 2014 03:30 PM

CRIME boss 'Fat' Freddie Thompson has been arrested wearing a disguise including a fake beard.

The mobster is wanted by gardai in connection with a violent disorder investigation following a row in a Dublin pub last year.

He was arrested when heavily armed Dutch police stormed a flat in Amsterdam yesterday.

The international warrant for his arrest was issued in January and it was thought that he was in Spain.

But the 33-year-old, from Loreto Road in Maryland, Dublin 8, was found hiding in a rundown area of Amsterdam where he had been living under an assumed name.

The Herald has learned that Dutch detectives learned of his whereabouts some time ago but had to be certain that the suspect was Thompson before making their move.

As a result of fresh intelligence, they decided to detain him yesterday and a special team of armed officers surrounded the flat before arresting him.

When he was detained, he was found in possession of false ID documents and a genuine passport, which had been doctored to match the ID.

Thompson was extradited to Spain two-and-a-half years ago after the Spanish authorities named him as a member of an international organisation based on the Costa del Sol.

The gang has members in a number of countries including Spain, the UK and Ireland.

Thompson had been living in Spain, but travelled regularly to Ireland.

He is currently on bail in Spain and being investigated there after police linked him to the organised crime empire of Christy Kinahan.

Detectives suspect Thompson worked for cocaine cartel controller Kinahan, dealing his drugs and laundering the proceeds.

Up to 30 members of the Kinahan mob were arrested by Spanish police in May 2010 under Operation Shovel.

While Thompson was not in Spain at the time Kinahan's gang were lifted, gardai arrested him here and sent him back in October 2011. He was allowed to return to Dublin at the start of last year.

BOTTLE

WHILE HOME, HE WAS IN A SOUTH CITY PUB ON JANUARY 7 FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL OF GANGLAND MURDER VICTIM CHRISTY WARREN WHEN HE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE THROWN A BOTTLE AT A CUSTOMER AND PUNCHED HIM.

He is also accused of attacking two women at the bar and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Although no complaint was made to gardai, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Gardai are expected to apply immediately for Thompson's extradition back to Dublin to face charges related to the row in the pub and also to the possession of a false Irish passport.

Thompson ruled half of the vicious Crumlin-Drimnagh fighting factions that have claimed 17 lives in Dublin since 2001.

Thompson is said to have married his partner Vicky Dempsey in recent months.

In January, he failed to attend the funeral of his uncle, who died in jail.

Drug dealer John Brannigan was found dead in his cell in Wheatfield Prison.

The 49-year-old, who was a chronic drug addict, had been serving an 11-year sentence for dealing. It is believed he suffered a heart attack.

Brannigan was the father of one of Thompson's closest friends, Liam Brannigan.

http://www.thestar.ie/star/real-ira-killed-mobster-christopher-zambra-46704/


‘Real IRA killed mobster Christopher Zambra’

GARDAI now suspect mobster Christopher Zambra was gunned down by dissident republicans in revenge for the brutal slaying of one of their own, it has emerged.

As gardai mount a massive probe into Sunday’s slaying of 39-year-old Zambra, sources have told The Star he had been implicated in the shotgun killing of former Real IRA boss ‘Fat’ Deccy Smith — blasted in the face six weeks ago.

Officers investigating Zambra’s murder, in which he was blasted in the face at point-blank range, believe the fatal ambush was so well planned and executed that it was likely carried out by terrorists.

And the fact that he was linked to the attack on Smith, a close associate of slain Real IRA boss Alan Ryan, has led gardai to suspect republicans targeted Zambra in revenge.

Blood

“This was not your average gangland hit,” a source told The Star last night.

“It was organised with military precision and that tends to the strong suspicion that it was dissidents behind it.

“They hemmed him in and then chased him down and shot him in cold blood. It was brutal, quick and efficient.”

The area of Cooley Road in Drimnagh south Dublin where Zambra — one of Dublin’s most notorious gangsters — was shot dead was still sealed off last night.

As well as looking for physical clues that will help them nail his killers, gardai were also trawling intelligence sources to establish a motive for the killing.

Officers say there are several possible motives — but his connection with the Mr Big of Irish crime last night emerged as the prime theory.

That man, from north Dublin, is a major drugs importer and armed robber.

He has been feuding with dissident republicans since 2010 when they tried to extort hundreds of thousands of euro from him and his ally, a gangster based in Co Cavan.

They were just two of a number of criminals targeted for cash by Real IRA leader Alan Ryan — but unlike everyone else they refused to pay up.

Instead, they had Ryan (32) murdered as he walked in his native Donaghmede, north Dublin on September 3, 2012.

Tensions have been at boiling point between Mr Big and associates of Ryan ever since — with the terror group vowing revenge.

Revenge

Belfast native ‘Fat’ Deccy Smith was a key associate of Ryan — and had spent the last 18 months hunting Mr Big down.

However, Mr Big had Smith shot moments after he dropped his kid off at a creche, also in Donaghmede, on March 21.

Now, gardai suspect, associates of Ryan and Smith finally got their revenge by slaying Zambra.

Zambra had become close to Mr Big and gardai had intelligence he was involved in the Smith killing on behalf of his new boss.

That involvement, officers now believe, meant he was a dead man walking.

Now there are fears that Mr Big will target republicans in revenge for Zambra’s killing — sparking more deaths.

Zambra, a former Irish youth international soccer star, was visiting his sister’s home on Cooley Road, Drimnagh, when the shock attack occurred just before 3pm on Sunday.

He suffered bullet wounds to his jaw, stomach and back.

Although the Real IRA link is the main theory, gardai say it is to early to exclude other possibilities.

One line of enquiry is that Zambra was murdered after he was caught in bed with the girlfriend of a dangerous gangster who is currently serving life in jail.

Drugs

However, officers are also probing if the murder was carried out by associates of slain drugs trafficker John ‘Champagne’ Carroll.

Zambra was last year cleared of ordering the murder of Carroll, who was shot dead in Grumpy Jacks pub in the Coombe on February 18, 2009.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda%C3%AD-probe-involvement-of-dissident-killers-in-dublin-attack-1.1784560

Gardaí probe involvement of dissident killers in Dublin attack
Christopher Zambra had been blamed for murder of Real IRA man Alan Ryan.

Gardaí investigating the shooting dead of a Dublin criminal in the city are investigating whether dissident Republicans were involved in the murder.
Christopher Zambra was a suspected killer and drugs dealer. Along with several underworld colleagues, he had become embroiled in feuding with Dublin-based dissidents.
Calling themselves the Real IRA and under the leadership of the late Alan Ryan of Donaghmede in north Dublin, the paramilitary faction was extorting money for several years from drugs and robbery gangs across the city.
The gangs then formed a coalition of sorts in an effort to take on Ryan and his associates and an entrenched feud ensued in which guns and explosives devices were used.
In September 2012 the fighting escalated significantly when 32-year-old Ryan was shot dead as he walked along the street in Clongriffin, north Dublin.
A fellow member of the Real IRA at the time, Belfast man Declan Smyth was one of the first people on the scene in the minutes after the fatal attack on Ryan. He died in March, a week after being shot and wounded outside a crèche in Donaghmede.
Gardaí believed a north Dublin gang leader was one of a number of key people who planned and paid for the murder of Ryan. Zambra, who was shot dead in his native Drimnagh in south Dublin on Sunday afternoon, was regarded as being very close to that criminal.
Zambra (38), Galtymore Rd, Drimnagh, was ambushed on Cooley Rd at 3pm when two vehicles blocked his car at the front and rear as he was driving to visit a family member.
A large number of bullets were fired at him while he was still in his Audi car and then also as he tried to flee. He collapsed outside a house and died.
A Nissan Qashqai used in the attack was found on fire on Bedmadigan Rd close by with a handgun inside which is believed to have been the murder weapon.
Zambra’s was the eighth gun murder of the year. He was acquitted last June of the murder in February 2009 of drugs importer John Carroll who was shot dead as he socialised in Grumpy Jacks pub in the Coombe.
It was the second time he had gone on trial for the killing, with a jury failing to agree a verdict two years earlier.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/gardai-investigating-mob-boss-christopher-3500161

Gardai investigating if mob boss Christopher Zambra was shot after dispute over woman.

Gardai are investigating if a notorious gang boss was gunned down following a dispute over a woman.

Christopher “Git” Zambra, 39, was blasted up to eight times outside his sister’s home in Drimnagh, West Dublin, on Sunday by what cops are calling a “professional murder squad”.

The Irish Mirror can reveal up to 13 shots were fired before the hitman stood over wounded Zambra and pumped three further bullets into his head.

Gardai are exploring more than a dozen theories behind the killing and they will also probe his sex life as part of their murder investigation.

Notorious “ladies man” Zambra had a history of sleeping with the wives and girlfriends of other
drug dealers in the capital and was even caught in bed with the partner of a senior mobster when he was arrested for a previous offence.

Gardai also believe he ordered the murder of John Carroll in 2009 after accusing Carroll of bedding a woman known to both of them.

A senior source said: “Zambra was a notorious womaniser who had a number of women on the go.

“It is a very real possibility his libido is what ultimately led to his murder.”

Other theories being investigated by detectives in South Dublin include:

Zambra’s close links to the gangland “Mr Big” who ordered the murder of Real IRA chief Alan Ryan
His involvement in the murder of John “Champagne” Carroll at Grumpy Jacks pub in the Coombe in February 2009
The ongoing Crumlin/Drimnagh feud and Zambra’s close links to one of the main leaders Brian Rattigan
His suspected involvement in arranging the attempted murder of Greg Lynch outside Hanlon’s bar in North Dublin last October, and
A dispute between Zambra and associates of criminal kingpin Christy Kinahan.
A senior republican source last night insisted Zambra was not shot in retaliation for the murder of Ryan.

However, gardai have not ruled out a dissident link to the latest gangland killing.

cathal.mcmahon@irishmirror.ie

Great stuff

http://www.herald.ie/news/fat-freddie-ready-to-fight-extradition-30252962.html

'Fat' Freddie ready to fight extradition


BY KEN FOY CRIME CORRESPONDENT – 07 MAY 2014 03:30 PM

GANG boss 'Fat' Freddie Thompson has indicated that he will fight his extradition back to Ireland where he is wanted on violent disorder charges.

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/c...bership-charges

Mayo brothers to stand trial on explosives and IRA membership charges.

Two Mayo brothers who are charged with explosives and IRA membership offences will stand trial at the Special Criminal Court in December 2015.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cct...unt-267730.html

CCTV footage checked in crime boss killers’ hunt.

http://thepensivequill.am/2014/01/dominic-mcglinchey-interview-saying.html

DOMINIC MCGLINCHEY INTERVIEW: SAYING WHAT NEEDS SAID.

Well known in anti-agreement circles Dominic McGlinchey has been a staunch opponent of Sinn Fein's political strategy. But with "little appetite" for armed conflict, the republican activist asks whether the time is right for an end to armed struggle as he urges "conversations" to take place on the future for militant republicanism.

http://www.herald.ie/news/missing-mens-car-was-parked-outside-hotel-for-two-days-30252867.html


Missing men's car was parked outside hotel for two days.

http://www.herald.ie/news/hit-team-watched-gangster-zambras-every-movement-30259961.html

'Hit team' watched gangster Zambra's every movement.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pro...l-30263136.html

Probes into spate of gang killings hit a brick wall.

http://www.rte.ie/news/todays-headlines.html

Man questioned over discovery of milk-churn bomb.

http://www.herald.ie/news/gardai-investigate-provo-ira-links-to-lucan-hotel-bomb-30267386.html

Gardai investigate Provo IRA links to Lucan hotel bomb.

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/crime-desk/we-track-down-nellie-walsh-to-northern-bolthole

We track down Ireland's biggest criminal ‘Nellie’ Walsh to Northern bolthole.

This is the man Ireland’s biggest crime syndicate have put top of their hit-list after they blamed him for three shootings.

Dublin criminal James ‘Nellie’ Walsh (27), went into hiding after the attempted murder of ‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson’s associate Michael Frazier In March.

He is also a suspect in gun attacks on Greg Lynch and Jason Carroll, among other attacks.

Members of the Kinahan cartel put a €100,000 contract on Walsh’s head following the shootings and he has gone into hiding in fear of his life.

Associates of the cartel have been trying to find Walsh in recent weeks, but he has evaded them so far.

But the Sunday World tracked him down to an address in Northern Ireland where he is staying with his new girlfriend.

Despite his paranoia about being shot, Walsh, from Moorfield Close in Clondalkin, west Dublin, was completely oblivious that the Sunday World was watching him.

We are not revealing the location of where he is staying due to the threats against him.

Walsh, who has been repeatedly warned by Gardai that his life is in danger, walked out of the house with his girlfriend before getting into a car. He limped as he walked from the vehicle.

It is believed the gunman who shot Frazier accidentally shot himself in the leg during the botched hit. Gardai found two types of blood at the scene, one of which was Frazier’s and one which was believed to be the shooter’s.

Sources say the gunman did not receive proper medical attention for the wound, but he may have gone to a vet to get treated.

It is understood Walsh sometime stays in the house where we tracked him down to, but is also staying in other safe houses. The house in less than 1km from a PSNI station and is in a quiet, middle-class area.



Scene of Michael Frazier shooting

It is understood he regularly socialises in another part of Northern Ireland. He remains in constant contact with associates and regularly meets up with them in the south and in the North.

But sources say Walsh is paranoid about his safety at the moment and thinks members of his own gang could be touting on him.

One source said:

“He is very aware of the threats against him and is fearful of being in Dublin. He also doesn’t know who to trust.”
It is understood the girl who he is going out with was not aware of Walsh’s activities when she first met him while out in the North. They have been going out for over a month.

As well as the attack on Frazier, Walsh is a suspect in the failed murder bid on Kinahan lieutenant Greg Lynch last October.

The Costa Cartel is believed to have ordered a hit on window cleaner John O’Regan, who was shot dead in Dublin, after they blamed him for sourcing the car used in the attack on Lynch.

Michael Devoy, who ordered the hit on Lynch and was present when he was shot, was himself assassinated by the gang in January.

Walsh was also put in the frame in the underworld for the murder of Jason Carroll last August. The 39-year-old was Daniel Kinahan’s best friend and Daniel was the godfather to one of Carroll’s children.

There was a previous attempt on Walsh’s life last August, but the gunman shot Dean Johnson (21), in a case of mistaken identity.

Carroll was shot a week after that murder and the gang suspect it may have been Walsh striking back because of the attempt on his life.

Walsh was also in the frame for the shooting of the similarly named Dean Johnston (20), in Neilstown in 2012.

Sources say Walsh has been linked to so many incidents that he is a dead man walking unless he leaves Ireland.

“He has stepped on a lot of toes and doesn’t seem to care. He has taken a very cavalier attitude and people who act like that don’t tend to last too long,” said one source.

Walsh was recently convicted of threats to kill. He sped through a red light and crashed his car in Dublin last July. When gardai arrived at the scene and asked if he was okay he told one garda: “Get the f**k away from me, you scumbag. You’ll get a bullet in the head, I swear it.”

He was sentenced to five months, but was released on bail after indicating he would appeal the conviction.

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/news/hopes-fade-for-missing-dublin-men

Hopes fade for missing Dublin men as gardai fear bodies may never be found.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/beer-keg-bomb-plush-hotel-3533237


Beer keg bomb at plush hotel was 'left to scare businessman'

Senior dissident arrested after terrified wedding guests were forced to flee Finnstown Hotel after huge bomb found in car park in West Dublin.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/12/man-held-dublin-car-bomb-giro-ditalia

Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent.

Car bomb found in Dublin thought to be for Northern Ireland attack
Bomb discovered hidden in Belfast-registered car outside hotel hours before city hosted stage of Giro d'Italia cycle race.

A bomb found in a hotel on the western edge of Dublin was destined for a republican dissident attack across the border, it emerged on Monday.

The 50lb device was discovered in a Belfast registered car on Saturday night just hours before the climax of the Ireland stage of the Giro d'Italia cycle race.

The bomb, which was made of fertiliser mix, had been discovered in the hotel car park in Lucan, west Dublin. Hundreds of wedding party guests had to flee the luxury Finnstown Country House Hotel during a follow up security operation.

Dissident republicans are being blamed for leaving the device although it is understood the hotel was not their target.

A Belfast man was later arrested in the Irish capital in connection with the explosive find and is being questioned by Garda detectives.

The suspect was believed to be connected at one time to the hardline Continuity IRA although it is believed he has recently been linked with the new IRA terror alliance.

Under the Irish Republic's anti-terror laws, the Offences Against the State Act, he can be held for up to 72 hours.

The device, which was hidden inside a milk churn, also contained a sophisticated time power unit designed to set off the bomb, which was of a similar type to those used by the Provisional IRA during the Troubles.

Gardai also found other bomb-making material including mercury tilt switches in a follow-up search operation at a property in central Dublin on Sunday.

Irish army bomb disposal experts made the device safe at the scene but hundreds of guest attending a wedding at the hotel had to be evacuated on Saturday evening.

Security sources in Northern Ireland said they believed the bomb was for a target in the region rather than anywhere in the Irish Republic.

Although dissident republicans have been involved in gangland-style warfare with non-political criminal gangs in Dublin, the sources said the seize of the device and the intelligence that led to its interception and later arrest indicated it was being prepared to be transported into Northern Ireland.

•This article was amended on Monday 12 May to correct the size of the bomb. It was a 50lb bomb and not a 500lb, as the article stated earlier