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Re: Criminal Action Force Ireland. [Re: abc123] #701989
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INVESTIGATORS probing the mysterious case of Kevin Michael McGeever have contacted their counterparts in Dubai to establish if he had 'kidnap and ransom insurance', the Sunday World can reveal.

The 'kidnapped' tycoon turned up half-starved in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim - where IRA hostage Don Tidey was rescued 30 years ago - sporting a long beard and overgrown fingernails in January with the word 'thief' written in indelible ink on his forehead.McGeever (68), claimed he had been abducted and held in an underground container, surviving on a ham sandwich a day.

Fugitive

The fugitive - who is wanted for questioning by Interpol -was carrying a torch and mobile phone, despite the nightmare ordeal he claims to have endured.

"The kidnap and ransom insurance angle is something we are looking into," a Sunday World source said. "We've asked the police in Dubai to check it out over there, but there's a lot of bureaucracy involved and it's a lengthy process."Companies specialising in kidnap and ransom policies are also being contacted, the Sunday World understands.
"There are about 30 companies around the world specialis- ing in kidnap policies," our source said.

The insurance cover does not payout ransoms, but reimburses losses incurred by the insured and are extremely popular in billionaire belts like oil-rich Dubai.
While maintaining he cannot remember important details,McGeever has told gardai a ransom was paid over to his captors before his release and he has now given sketchy details of his abduction.

"He claims three men were waiting for him at his home in Craughwell, Co. Galway, on May 27 last year, and that they were wearing balaclavas and had big guns," a source said.
"He said he does not know where they were from or where he was taken."

Almost eight months later, on January 29, McGeever was picked up on the roadside near Ballinamore by motorist Patrick Rehill and his partner Catherine Vallely.
Detectives attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) have been grilling McGeever's disgruntled clients and creditors to establish the basis for his incredible wealth.

Exposed

As first exposed by the Sunday World, McGeever's assets are tied up in a complex trust, Universal Assets Limited, which CAB are probing.
"It took over six hours to give my statement," one creditor told the Sunday World. "They were exceptionally thorough."
Before he disappeared the pensioner had been selling property in Dubai, through KMM International Properties in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, that never materialised for investors.

At least 50 Irish people paid out sums oj between €100,000 and $l.million jor apartments in Shami Tower, a development in Dubai that was never completed.
Others told the Sunday World they purchased apartments in developments from him that never existed.
Around 30 contractors also claim they are owed money for work and supplying goods to the mansion he was building in CraughwelL

"Everyday there'd be some confrontation," a source said.
"The words 'McGeever Pay Up' were spray-painted in red on the wall outside at one point.
There was a picket at his home at another stage. Things got so bad he didn't go out at all."

The Swinford, Co. Mayo, native defended himself last week, claiming he wants to put the record straight, but is still too weak - suffering from 'change of food' syndrome.
However, behind the scenes he has also been trying to negotiate a price for his story. "He's looking for (8,000 to do the interview, but he's claiming he will donate the money to cancer research," a source said.McGeever has still not visited his terminally-ill girlfriend Siobhan O'Callaghan in a hospice in Harold's Cross, the Sunday World can disclose.

Raided

Ms O'Callaghan's apartment in Clontarf, Dublin, was raided by CAB detectives and laptops and papers were taken.
The couple's faith healer friend Robert Heavey, who has "the cure" for strokes, denied he had been accommodating his old friend.
The owner of the blue Opel that picked McGeever up from Mullingar Hospital when he went to ground for a second time said "he is not staying here", when contacted at his home in Enfield, Co. Meath.

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http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/news/4834035/Assassins-need.html

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Lady killer ... girl with gun
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By STEPHEN BREEN
Last Updated: 10th March 2013

REPUBLICAN godfathers are using GIRLS to target drug dealers.
Terror chiefs turned to female assassins after the Real IRA was thrown into turmoil when Dublin boss Alan Ryan, 32, was shot dead last September.
A source said: “The Northern dissidents are using women to target gangsters because they won’t be under the same scrutiny as prominent gunmen.
“It’s like something out of Love/Hate and the character Lizzie who killed Darren.”
A special probe by the Irish Sun today reveals how new dissident leaders have:
Recruited former Provo ROBBERS to their ranks
Declared WAR on murdered godfather Eamon Kelly’s drug-dealing mob
Vowed to KILL senior members of Ryan’s gang.
The source added: “The Northern leaders have dismantled Ryan’s gang because of their love for money. There are orders to shoot Ryan’s friends on sight — and the drugs gangs who are refusing to cough up.”

Hit ... RIRA boss Butterly shot dead in pub carpark last week
Cops remain on high alert after the killing of Ryan associate Peter Butterly, 34, on Wednesday.
The dad-of-three, who lived a lavish lifestyle, was whacked outside the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath. Gardai arrested five men near the scene.
We can reveal Butterly and Ryan clashed before Ryan was killed after he accused Butterly of keeping part of a €200,000 cash haul that was meant to go north.

Slain ... Ryan killed
Although dissidents from the North attended Ryan’s funeral last September, they have now turned against them.
One source said: “The only reason they went there was to keep Ryan’s gang onside because they knew they had a lot of weapons.
“But once terrorists in the North knew Ryan’s gang were keeping the proceeds of robberies and extortion rackets they moved against them.”

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Byline: EXCLUSIVE by EMMA MCMENAMY

A GROUP of Dublin criminals have joined forces over the past two weeks to tackle the RIRA.

The so-called Criminal Action Force (CAF) is made up of gangsters from the capital who say they are sick of the dissidents throwing their weight around and moving in on their turf.

They have been paying "visits" to members of the RIRA in North Dublin and threatening them that if they don't stop muscling in on their territory they will suffer the consequences.

A security source last night said the CAF has increased its presence in recent weeks after the assassination of crime godfather Eamon Kelly.

Set up in 2010 to counter extortion demands from the RIRA and its sinceslain boss Alan Ryan, it has killed several people it says were involved in the terror organisation.

They have claimed responsibility for the murder of dissident-linked hitman Daniel Gaynor in Finglas over the summer and a shooting at the Player's Lounge pub where three innocent men were hit in a case of mistaken identity.

They also claimed the murder in Portarlington, Co Laois of Dublin criminal Gerard Eglington, 27, in September, saying he was killed for being in the RIRA.

It is understood the group wants to make a clear statement they are the ones in control of the Dublin criminal underworld.

The source added: "The group, which consists of well known gangsters from across Dublin city, decided to join forces as they were becoming infuriated with the RIRA.

"The murder of Eamon Kelly was the last straw for them. They want the RIRA to know that they are in charge, not them."

The source added: "Members of the CAF have been making calls to the houses of prominent RIRA Dublin brigade members over the past few weeks. They have been warning them that they will be killed unless they take a step back."

The group upped their presence following the murder of crime lord Eamon Kelly almost two weeks ago on December 4. Despite the CAF claiming Kelly, 65, was not a member, they are said to be angered by his death as he was seen as one of the most prominent gang bosses in the country.

It's believed the group is sick and tired of the RIRA and their increasing presence on the Dublin crime scene and finally decided that "enough is enough".

'The murder of Eamon Kelly was the last straw'

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THIS IS the smuggler who has become the black heart that pumps the lifeblood of the New Real IRA war machine.

Today the Sunday World exposes the shadowy world of 'Mr Black',the elusive fixer without whom the dissident terror group would grind to a halt.
Mr Black is pivotal, the man who greases palms, oils wheels and fuels the engine of the terrorist campaign.

His smuggling activities are key to the renegade republican leadership as he provides everything they need to run their terrorist outfit. From finance to guns, Mr Black has it covered, working directly for the collective leadership of the New RIRA. _ 1

All roads lead North - paved with the cash and guns raised by the mobster. Until now, Mr Black has been the faceless money man, protected and hidden by those reliant on his dirty cash. Not only do we blow his cover, we reveal his alleged role in the contract killing of Dublin RIRA boss Alan Ryan.

Killing

For Mr Black has publicly claimed he provided the lion's share of the bounty for Ryan's killing.But crucially, a special Sunday World investigation, aided by well-placed and informed security and dissident sources, reveals Mr Black to be the lifeblood of a killing machine.

Working directly for N-RIRA lead-ers Brian Arthurs and Frankie Quinn in Co. Tyrone and in turn Colin Duffy - all members of the collective leadership - he breathes life into the dissident campaign.
The man in his fifties has man-aged to stay one step ahead of the law, despite being named by

Spanish police as the ringleader of a criminal gang which led to the seizure of half-a-million pounds worth of smuggled contraband,The Dubliner has also been the subject of a Criminal Assets Bureau claim for the proceeds of crime as a result of smuggling and was hit with a bill for over a million euro!

Despite this, sources say Mr Black has been allowed to continue to build his empire unhindered and has been cashing in even further by opening his web of international networks to the New Real IRA_ Funding a terrorist organisation can be lucrative - Mr Black has often been seen behind the wheel of a top-of-the-range BMW and also spotted driving a plush Range Rover, allegedly "gifted" to him by a West Dublin operator in return for the use of the smuggler's "road net- works".

Mr Black has a long association with Real IRA members, enjoying a close "business" relationship with the terrorists for many years.
However, the 'marriage' hit the rocks when Dublin RIRA boss Alan Ryan, tried and failed to extort money from him.

His refusal resulted in Ryan targeting Mr Black's business interests and associates, and the gangster's close pal and well-known Dublin criminal Collie Owens was gunned down during the bitter feud.

Reputation

It was the beginning of the end for Ryan because, despite his reputation as a hard man of the criminal underworld, he underestimated Mr Black - and his influence.

Ryan paid a heavy price for his greed and betrayal when he was gunned down on Grand Lodge Avenue on Dublin's northside last September.
Immediately after the death of Owens, Mr Black and criminal cohort Mark 'the Guinea Pig' Desmond, and two other men, we cannot name at this time due to court proceedings, created the Criminal Action Force (CAF).

Shortly after CAF was formed, Alan Ryan's paid hitman of choice,Daniel Gaynor, was gunned down in Finglas in July 2012.

It is known that Mr Black hired Keith Wilson for the killing. Wilson is currently serving life for the murder after his DNA was found at Gaynor's murder scene. Gaynor had previously shot innocent Tallaght postman Robert Delanp in 2008 and he remains in a permanent vegatative state.

The CAF was also behind a gun attack, on the Players Lounge Pub in Fairview, a short distance from the RIRA chief's murder scene.

Three innocent bystanders were injured in the attack on the pub,which is owned by John Stokes,father of Celtic and Ireland striker Autony Stokes.
The Players Lounge was attacked as it was used frequently by members of the Alan Ryan mob.

This attack was carried out by Keith Wilson's brother John,who was shot dead in his home six months ago. He is believed to have been assassinated in connection with drug debts. Keith O'Neill is awaiting trial charged with Wilson's murder.

Collected

As well as 'taking out' one of Ryan's most trusted accomplices,CAF also accused him of extorting almost half-a-million euro from drug gangs in just one year and of not sending the correct share to his bosses in the North.

Ryan had again to be reminded that the reason for the existence for the Dublin Real IRA was to send money to the Northern leadership and that money collected was not for his own personal gain.
However, this reminder was already too late, CAF's accusation was the final nail in Ruan's coffin and Mr Black had already been given approval for the "removal of Ryan".

Mr Black the smuggler had become the hunter - instrumental in the death of a Dublin crime-lord. And in true gangster style,those directly involved in the murder played major parts in the Ryan funeral.

Terror boss Colin Duffy read the graveside oration, describing him as a true soldier of Ireland.

Each word was uttered while knowing he was one of the men who gave the nod that sealed Ryan's blood-soaked ending.

It was the final and ulti-mate betrayal Alan Ryan would receive. Belfast-based New RIRA Chief Alex McCrory was the 'organiser', and pictures show him leading the funeral cortege.

Ryan ~ supporters have 'named and shamed' Mr Black as well as another close smuggling associate and former republican prisoner.

In the immediate aftermath of Ryan's killing last September, Mr Black went to Spain where he met with Gerard 'Dickie' O'Neill, the Belfast born, alleged former boss of the Provisional IRA in Dublin.

On their return home, both Mr Black and O'Neill were informed by gardai that their lives were under threat from Real IRA members in Ballyfermot.
On news of this, a senior member of the Real IRA was summonsed up North and asked to explain the threats.

The man finally admitted, after questioning, that it was in connection to the murder of Ryan and the belief that Mr Black was using information on other Real IRA members,gleaned in the past, for the benefit of the Criminal Action Force.

Reprisals

It was made clear that any attempt made on Mr Black would be met with serious disapproval and immediate reprisals.

Mr Black also reported to the NRI-RA leadership of a second threat to his life by another Real IRA man from south inner city Dublin.

Once informed of this threat Mr Black was told by the collective leadership to deal with the man in question "as he sees fit".
Mr Black is indispensable, the lifeblood of the New Real IRA, the man they want to protect at all costs.

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DAYDREAM MCGEEVER

Spoofer Kevin tells detectives: 'I made the kidnap story up'

SPOOFING tycoon Kevin McGeever has confessed his bizarre kidnap ordeal story was a HOAX. The Sunday World can reveal that the 68-year-old has told gardai he invented the tall tale to lie low from furious creditors who were chasing him for payments. 

The Co Galway property developer spent months hiding out in the west of Ireland before 're-appearing' looking dishevelled in January. The story of his 'kidnap ordeal' made international headlines but today we can reveal that he made the whole thing up.

He came clean after being arrested and questioned over wasting police time. The senior garda investigating the kidnap complaint, Superintendent Pat Murray, said yesterday: "We are happy we have solved the mystery and we are happy that no crime has occurred."

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PALATIAL: Kevin McGeever’s massive house

THE SPOOFER property developer who claimed he was abducted and held against his will for eight months has admitted that he made the whole story up. The Sunday World can reveal that Kevin McGeever has finally confessed and told gardai that there was no truth to his claims that the IRA had kidnapped him and demanded a €10m ransom.

The 68-year-old was held for 24 hours in Gort Garda station in Co Galway this week, but two hours before he was due to be released, he cracked and confessed to detectives that severe money problems made him concoct the bizarre kidnap story.

The head of the investigation into McGeever, Superintendent Pat Murray, said yesterday: "Following the arrest of Kevin Michael McGeever, we are very happy we have solved the mystery around the allegations and we are happy that no crime has occurred."

McGeever held his hands up and admitted that he had been staying in a remote cottage in the west of Ireland for eight months and paid mystery people to bring him food and other supplies. While trying to come up with a solution to his money problems, he decided to make up the kidnap story and went to great lengths to appear credible, growing his hair and nails and eventually fasting practically 24 hours a day.

Investigators

The Walter Mitty character also told officers that he scraped the word 'thief' in to his own forehead in a bid to convince investigators that his story was credible. McGeever turned up on a remote country road in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, on January 29 in a confused and distressed state. He had lost a lot of weight and his forehead looked mutilated. He was rushed to hospital and when quizzed by gardai, he claimed the IRA had abducted him, later changing his story to say the Russian mob was responsible, then claiming he had no idea who took him or why.

However, he has now admitted that he naively thought that if gardai thought he had been kidnapped, it would save him from a large group of creditors to whom he owes millions of euro because of failed investments. The Mayo-born property developer swindled dozens of investors out of millions of euro and took money for properties in Dubai that didn't even exist.

From the very beginning, gardai believed that he was telling a pack of lies because they had pinged McGeever's mobile phone to a number of locations in both Ireland and the UK. Gardai had hoped to charge him with wasting police time before he was released but the DPP requested that a full file be sent to them. He faces a possible five-year sentence if convicted of time-wasting.

It can also be revealed that authorities in Dubai have contacted gardai to inform them that they will be soon sending an international arrest warrant in a bid to extradite the failed developer to be quizzed about a series of fraud complaints in the Middle Eastern country. It is unclear if the courts here will allow the extradition because of the severe penalties allowed under Dubai law.

Kevin McGeever was released from Gort garda station on Friday night and has since gone to ground.The man who picked him up became agitated yesterday when confronted about his pal. 'Faith healer' Robert Heavey threatened to "bust" our reporter when he was approached and asked about the whereabouts of McGeever.

We walked up to him as he left his large detached home near Timahoe in Co Meath yesterday morning and identified ourselves. The faith-healer-turnedfarmer snarled and shouted to "get off my property now or I will get you off it".

When we continued to ask questions he added: "If you don't get out of here now I will bust ya, just watch me".

McGeever has given Robert Heavey's house as the address where he is staying and sources say that McGeever has been there since he emerged in late January. It is understood that he rarely, if ever, ventures outside and travelled to his multi-million euro mansion in Craughwell, Co. Galway on Thursday after making a prior arrangement with gardai that he would be arrested there.

After his release, an undercover Sunday World team followed McGeever and Heavey to Heavey's home. Following Heavey's angry outburst, he later calmed down and admitted that he had picked his friend up and said that McGeever was doing very well but was staying in Dublin. He said he would tell McGeever we were looking to talk to him.

Quizzed

Gardai are also investigating a man who had claimed that he saw McGeever being abducted last May.The man, from Caragh, Co Kildare, is expected to be quizzed and could also be facing charges of wasting police time. Sources close to the investigation said that when McGeever arrived at Gort garda station he insisted he was telling the truth and spoke in great detail for several hours. With two hours to go before he had to be released gardai put, the mobile phone evidence to him and the 68-year-old broke down and told them everything.

Gort garda station was where McGeever's partner, Siobhan O'Callaghan initially reported him missing last June, a month after he disappeared. On January 29, he was found wandering barefoot in Ballinamore and told gardai that he had been taken at gunpoint from 'Nirvana', his €3m mansion in Craughwell.

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http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardai-to-block-rira-military-display-at-funeral-29129369.html

PAUL WILLIAMS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT – 14 MARCH 2013

GARDAI plan to prevent a Republican paramilitary display at the funeral of murdered Real IRA terrorist Peter Butterly, which is due to take place in the next few days.

Officers are anxious to avoid scenes similar to those witnessed at the funeral of the former RIRA gang leader Alan Ryan last September in Donaghmede, on Dublin's north side.

Ryan's coffin was escorted through the streets by a paramilitary-clad funeral party.

However, sources believe that the same efforts won't be made to give Butterly a hero's send off – because he was shot on the orders of his own former comrades.

The body of the 35-year-old father, who was executed in the car park of the Huntsman Inn near Gormanston, Co Meath, last Wednesday, was released to the family yesterday afternoon.

It is understood that loved ones of the murdered man organised an independent post-mortem which was carried out in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda on Tuesday evening.

Undertakers removed the remains to a mortuary in Navan.

It has also emerged the arresting officer, who had been keeping RIRA suspects under surveillance, risked his life when he confronted the two suspects at the scene.

The National Surveillance Unit did not know a shooting was planned and the officer had to break cover to apprehend the men.

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Gardai foil RIRA brothers' attack on gangs.

27 SEPTEMBER 2010 10:05 AM

DETECTIVES foiled a bloodbath when they seized a submachine gun from two brothers extorting cash from Dublin’s druglords.


The fully-loaded weapon belonged to the dissident republican racketeers targeting drug dealers and pub door security.

Two brothers with Real IRA and INLA connections have been demanding a “crime tax” from figures such as gang boss ‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson and convicted drug dealer Eamonn Kelly.

Some gangsters are so in fear of the RIRA rackets gang they have set up a comical-sounding grouping known as the Criminal Action Force (CAF).

The group even posed for a publicity shot -- but gardai say that, despite the comical nature of the group's bleatings, the situation is serious.

Just last week, four Ingram sub machine guns belonging to Thompson were seized in north Dublin as he tooled up against the Real IRA brothers. Now, a loaded Ingram machine pistol belonging to the brothers has been discovered by gardai during a planned search by the Special Branch detectives on Saturday in Clondalkin.

Three men and one woman were arrested during the intelligence-led raid.

The woman was released without charge yesterday while the three men were continuing to be quizzed by gardai today.

The four are linked to the two brothers who are operating as members of the Real IRA in Dublin's north inner city.

Officers from the Special Detectives Unit (SDU) at Harcourt Square searched a house in Westbourne Avenue in Clondalkin on Saturday afternoon and made the find.

Two of the men and the woman are in their 30s while the third man is in his 20s.



MURDERS

The three men are being questioned in Clondalkin, Shankill and Blackrock Garda stations and are detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act. The gang is being run by two criminal brothers and has been linked to murders, attempted assassinations and a €400,000 extortion racket.

The Real IRA gang's main aim is to control pub security in the capital and beyond and extort money from Dublin's leading crime figures. In response, a number of criminal gangs have joined forces to form a so-called 'Criminal Action Force' and have threatened to kill the brothers and anyone aligned to them.

The group recently released a photo of masked and armed members.

"We want to state categorically that we will execute any criminals, big or small, who act as collaborators with this gang," they said in a statement.

"We are a big group and we have lots of guns and men."

The gang tensions in north Dublin, which are threatening to erupt into all-out war, have already resulted in the death of three men.

The tensions have also been linked to the shooting at the reputable Players Lounge, in Fairview, which saw three innocent people hospitalised.

Innocent doorman Wayne Barrett (31), who is employed by a legitimate security business, and equally innocent patrons Austin Purcell (23) and Brian Masterson (30) were injured in the attack but miraculously survived. Mr Barrett only regained consciousness last week after one of the bullets struck him in the head.

Underworld figure Colm 'Collie' Owens, hitman Daniel Gaynor and low-level drug dealer Sean Winters were all shot dead over the summer in attacks linked to the gang war.

Owens, a close associate of slain gang boss Eamonn 'The Don' Dunne, was killed after a number of west Dublin gangs and the dissident thugs fell out over money. The republican gang is believed to have hired hitman Gaynor (24) to take out Owens (34) on July 9.

Gaynor himself was gunned down by a Ballyfermot hitman outside his home on August 14.

The Real IRA gang is also believed to be behind the execution style killing of drug dealer Sean Winters (40).

Winters was shot twice in the head just yards from his apartment close to the Portmarnock Dart Station on September 12.

Saturday's seizure came 72 hours after the unrelated seizure of four other Ingram machine pistols with loaded magazines and separate ammunition clips and silencers at a lock-up in Mulhuddart, Dublin.

Paul O'Neill (38) from Smithfield Terrace, Dublin was remanded in custody at Dublin District Court on Friday charged with possession of two guns and ammunition.

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Some gangsters are so in fear of the RIRA rackets gang they have set up a comical-sounding grouping known as the Criminal Action Force (CAF).

The group even posed for a publicity shot -- but gardai say that, despite the comical nature of the group's bleatings, the situation is serious.



The three men are being questioned in Clondalkin, Shankill and Blackrock Garda stations and are detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act. The gang is being run by two criminal brothers and has been linked to murders, attempted assassinations and a €400,000 extortion racket.

The Real IRA gang's main aim is to control pub security in the capital and beyond and extort money from Dublin's leading crime figures. In response, a number of criminal gangs have joined forces to form a so-called 'Criminal Action Force' and have threatened to kill the brothers and anyone aligned to them.

The group recently released a photo of masked and armed members.

"We want to state categorically that we will execute any criminals, big or small, who act as collaborators with this gang," they said in a statement.

"We are a big group and we have lots of guns and men."


Well the Criminal Action Force did what they said in their first statement, executed criminal collaborators with Real IRA then executed Real IRA leader Alan Ryan himself.

comical nature of the group's bleatings, the situation is serious. ?

Sure was serious so much so that yous missed the boat on this story.



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Here is a story on CAF by MiCKTHEHACK gangster bb member from the other week Irish Star news paper.

Some of CAF first public statement, number of hits they have done.




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Collusion and the murder of Alan Ryan


Collusion- The murder of Alan Ryan and the role of the state

It has been less than 3 months since IRA volunteer and 32CSM activist Alan Ryan was murdered. Yet from the day of his murder there have been several unresolved issues raised about the role of the state in the run up to his murder and their conspicuous absence from the area whilst the killers made good their escape. The questions raised about state complicity have gained added currency following the behaviour of the state following Alan’s murder. This piece is intended to raise these issues and to initiate a wider discussion about collusion and to hopefully begin a campaign to force the gardai to answer difficult questions about their complicity in Alan’s murder.

There are three main areas surrounding the murder of Alan that require questions to be answered. These are the media campaign of vilification and defamation leading up to his murder, the behaviour of the Gardai on the day of his murder and their behaviour in the weeks following. By examining each and probing into the relationship between the state, gardai, media and the drugs gangs it will become clear that there are wider agendas at play in Alan’s murder.

In the two years prior to his murder Alan and other members of his family had been subjected to a sustained media campaign of conjecture about their involvement in Republican activity. Whilst lurid tabloid coverage is nothing new to Republicans this campaign was an altogether more sinister one as it was clearly being directed and controlled from Special Branch HQ in Harcourt street. Stories were planted in the media with the assistance of several well known crime “journalists”. The role of these journalists in inciting violence on the streets of Dublin is well known. The most notorious, if only for his prose is Paul Williams. Williams who holds no qualifications in journalism has survived and thrived thanks largely to his family connections to the Gardai. His immediate family include members of the special branch. His parasitic relationship with the Gardai relies on a mutual dependency. Williams is fed stories which he duly embellishes and ensures that certain Garda senior brass are given special mention in whatever book or article it is that he is pushing. In return Williams is guaranteed privileged access to the holy grail of crime journalism. The “security source”.

It is important to note that it has been for over 6 years an offence for a member of An Garda Siochana to pass information to a journalist. When minister for justice Michael MacDowell outlawed the practice following a series of embarrassing leaks which undermined his credibility. Despite this it is regular practice for privileged journalists to be granted access to information in return for printing uncritical pieces about the gardai.

Williams and other hacks began to print stories about Alan because they were being instructed to. A known drug dealer who claimed that he had been intimidated by Alan was informed by Williams that unless he testified he would be murdered by the RIRA.

Whatever the semantic debates about ethics in journalism there is no doubt that this type of behaviour is beyond the pale. Williams duly ran an exclusive interview with the individual making no mention of his previous conviction for importing cocaine.

Other journalists followed suit and soon Alan was a regular feature of the Sunday tabloids. Not content with putting his life in danger they published pictures of his ex-partners home and mocked Alan for expressing outrage that this was putting his child’s life in danger. Paul Williams staged a “confrontation” with Alan outside the house under the protective gaze of a number of special branch officers. In the months preceding Alan’s murder the tabloids went into overdrive pushing the line that there was a vicious feud between the IRA and a drugs gang on the north side. Much speculation was heaped on supposed attacks linked to both sides and the role that Alan was supposedly playing in it. This was classic felon setting and was little better than pinning a target to Alan’s back for every drugs gang in Dublin.

Having completed their role in criminalizing and demonising Alan the time was ripe for the gardai to play their part in provoking and facilitating his murder. In the weeks before he was murdered the Special Branch were telling members of the 32CSM they arrested that “we wont be putting Alan back in jail we’re going to kill him”. For any dismissive of this type of remark it is important to remember that similar comments were made by the RUC in the six counties about people such as Rosemary Nelson and Pat Finucane who were later murdered by Loyalist gangs later found to be working hand in hand with the state. Alan was given numerous death threats in the months before his murder. Yet Paul Williams has claimed on national radio that he was aware of the plot to kill Alan 3 weeks prior to it occurring. If this is true then why has Williams not been arrested and questioned, if it is true then why was Alan not given a specific threat stemming from this information?

On the day of the murder Alan was meeting two of his friends from Sligo. Both of these men have stated that they were under heavy and regular surveillance from the Special Branch. Both men were stopped and searched by the gardai on their way to Dublin, the details of the car and occupants were then radioed in. It is clear that the gardai were aware from that morning if not before that Alan would be meeting with both men. Both men as well as others present in Donaghmede that afternoon have stated that all three were under surveillance in Dublin prior to them exiting the Ryan household.

The Donaghmede/Clongriffin area is home to a number of 32CSM activists whose homes are regularly raided, they are under almost constant surveillance and the area was regularly saturated with undercover as well as plainclothes gardai. Despite this a hit team was able to stay in the area and monitor Alan’s home and his movements for at least three days prior to the murder. They were able to murder Alan and make good their escape without running into any garda patrol. No Garda helicopter was put up following the shooting. The gardai took over ten minutes to arrive on the scene and the Special Branch officers who did arrive disgraced themselves by mocking Alan and remarking to his friends “The models dead now”.

Since his murder the information that has emerged about the drugs gang responsible would seem to further strengthen the case for garda collusion. Some of those suspected of involvement are long suspected garda informers given immunity for their crimes in return for information. This pattern will be familiar to any who have a knowledge of the relationship between Loyalist paramilitaries and the British security forces. It seems clear that a Drugs gang infiltrated by the gardai was encouraged by the media, facilitated by the gardai and allowed to murder Alan Ryan. There will no doubt be those sceptical as to whether the gardai would stoop to such levels, albeit individuals who have little knowledge of the ethics of the force in question!

For those who doubt that the gardai would allow or encourage such an incident they would do well to examine the behaviour of the gardai following the murder. The family and friends of Alan were subjected to a sustained campaign of harassment in the days following his murder. The Donaghmede area was saturated with gardai. The trusty “garda sources” briefed the media that Alan was an apolitical criminal. They made comments such as “he wont be missed”. The media saw fit to print pictures of Alan lying murdered in the street. These same publications would a month later find themselves in a moral dilemma over the morality of printing topless pictures of Kate Middleton!

Alan was given a Republican funeral with all the customary procedures for an IRA volunteer. This only proceeded due to the discipline and resolve shown by his comrades. It infuriated the establishment who decided it was the appropriate pretext for initiating the second stage of the plan. Following the murder of Alan the state have to date arrested 26 Republicans in connection with his funeral. Three face spurious charges with two men including one of Alan’s brother on remand in Portlaoise jail with no evidence being presented against them. What is clear is that the state intends to use Alan’s murder as a springboard from which to crush the Republican movement in the 26 counties.

Republicans across the 26 counties have been subjected to a sustained and unprecedented level of harassment. All of this is being done under the guise of investigating the funeral of Alan Ryan. It must be evident to even a hostile observer that the gardai have shown little interest in solving Alan’s murder. To date three people have been arrested with the gardai admitting that none are suspected of direct involvement. All three have been released without charge.

There are those who will ask to what end would the Free State collude indirectly with a criminal gang to murder Alan Ryan? The answer to that lies in the political significance of Alan as an individual and his role within the anti drugs efforts of the Republican movement. Alan was a prominent and well respected Republican and had an impeccable Republican pedigree. A teen member of the Fianna he progressed into the ranks of the IRA. He was an ex-POW and commanded respect in the wider Republican circle. He had built up a strong support base on the North side of Dublin. More importantly Alan was a strong supporter of unity amongst Republicans. He was also supportive of the unity moves being made by Republican militants. As such it must be highlighted Alan presented a pertinent threat to not only the Free State but to the British establishment in the six counties. The British security services had more than a passing interest in seeing Alan Ryan removed from the scene.

To the Free State establishment Alan was a headache. Despite the media campaign of criminalisation the ordinary people of Dublin continued to offer support to Alan. This was because the most effective rebuttal to claims of criminality was Alan’s lifestyle. He lived simply and frugally and this was common knowledge in his community. Likewise his effectiveness as an active service volunteer meant that the gardai were coming under increasing pressure to take him off the streets. They were unable to do so and with each passing month their inability to stop the growing strength of the IRA in Dublin was becoming a greater embarrassment to them.

The removal of Alan Ryan suited therefore the agenda of two states as well as mi5 and the gardai. However their proxy gunmen had their own agenda. Alan Ryan had crippled the drugs gangs in Dublin. The term gangs does not truly convey the nature of these organisations. These are essentially cartels with annual turnovers of millions of euros, access to high grade weaponry and given basically a free hand to operate by an incompetent and corrupt police force. The greatest threat to this business empire came from Alan and republicans. Encouraged by media distortions painting Alan as unconnected to the wider republican family these gangs were encouraged to begin to plan for his removal. Unlike him they would not be subject to draconian legislation or constant surveillance and harassment. They were the convenient vehicle for a state driven agenda.

Alan Ryan was set up to be murdered. His killers were allowed to gun him down and escape. They have not been subject to any serious effort to solve his murder. They roam the streets immune from prosecution until the day they will no doubt outgrow their usefulness.

There are many who will feel little sympathy for Alan perhaps feeling he should expect little more. They should ask themselves then how they feel about living in a state which allows one of its citizens to be murdered simply because his political beliefs are troublesome for them. How a state which exerts more effort into investigating shots fired over a coffin than the shots which murdered Alan can claim to stand for principles such as justice. They must question the role that a compliant media plays in peddling lies fed to them by the gardai.

Alan Ryan was murdered by a criminal gang. He was a political figure with a political agenda and importance. We are simply a group of his friends seeking the answers to the questions raised and looking for justice for the Ryan family.

The Frank Ryan Society

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THIS is the criminal who had his fingers chopped off with an axe in a horrific attack by Real IRA thugs.
Convicted car thief Jason O’Connor, 34, a former member of the notorious Westies mob, was tortured in Fairview Park in Dublin on May 3.
Gardai believe O’Connor was attacked by two brothers from north Dublin who are members of the RIRA crime gang.
The Irish Sun can reveal the ex-Westies man arrived at the Mater Hospital with two fingers missing on his right hand.
He also suffered injuries to the back of his head consistent with a beating and torture.
One of the missing fingers was found in Fairview Park that evening and Gardai were alerted.
Doctors later sewed the recovered finger back onto O’Connor’s hand but a second was not found.
Despite his injuries, O’Connor has refused to co-operate with gardai or identify his attackers.
If the victim does not make a complaint then officers cannot proceed with an investigation — even though they know who was responsible.
Garda intelligence sources quickly identified O’Connor’s two attackers and also their motive.
O’Connor, who is originally from Blanchardstown in west Dublin, has been well known to gardai for several years.
It is understood his attack is connected to a RIRA feud that erupted when dissident thug David Dodrill, 31, was jailed for six years for extorting €€250,000 from a chip shop owner.
Dodrill, who was an associate of O’Connor, was also convicted of membership of an illegal organisation.
O’Connor was previously jailed in 2005 for burglary, criminal damage and handling stolen property after he and another hood robbed a safe containing €30,000 from a supermarket in Co Kildare.


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On-the-run gangster tries to throw thugs off his scent



THREATS: Aaron Rattigan

ON-THE-RUN gangster Aaron Rattigan is facing serious threats on his life but joked he'd end up dead if he fled to Mexico. Aaron (22), a cousin of convicted killer and drug lord Brian Rattigan, was officially warned by gardai that there is a threat to his life from associates of criminal figure Karl Fay.

The mob, who are mostly in their 20s, control the drug trade in the Charlemont Street area and Swan Grove in Ranelagh, south Dublin, while associates of Rattigan are also involved in drug dealing in the south inner city with a stronghold in the Basin Street Flats. Fay (22), has survived a number of attempts on his life and his associates blame figures linked to Rattigan for the most recent attack late last year. There was a pipe-bomb attack on Rattigan's home in January as a result of the feud.

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The threat to Aaron Rattigan comes in the same week his cousin Brian received a 17-year sentence for arranging a €1 million heroin shipment while he was in Portlaoise Prison. Brian is already serving a life sentence for the murder of Declan Gavin. Aaron Rattigan posted on Facebook in recent days telling friends he was going to the Algarve in Portugal.

He added: "The sun should do me good.They wouldn't be able for me in Mexico. I'd end up dead or something."

However, sources said they did not believe he had fled the country. Rattigan has a number of convictions including for possession of a knife, the sale and supply of a small amount of heroin, public order offences and several for criminal damage. Rattigan's pal Gerard Eglington (27) was shot dead last September by associates of Fat Freddie Thompson following an attack on a relative of Thompson. He denies he is a gangland criminal, but the young criminals linked to Karl Fay have put him in their sights.

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Crim coalition takes war on R.I.R.A. to the wast.

This the a report from MICKTHEHACK gangster bb member.

Criminal action force has members in Sligo and that they will not be intimidated by real ira. Irwin gang members seems themselfs not to be part of CAF in the statement.

The New IRA members are not been targeting by CAF but Alan Ryan gang members are once again on targeting by CAF.

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Criminal coalition takes war on R.I.R.A. to west
Michael O'Toole March 25, 2013

A shadowy group claiming to be a coalition of criminals has said it is ready to take its war against the Real IRA to the west of Ireland.

In a statement to The Star, the Criminal Action Force warns Real IRA members in Sligo that it will not tolerate extortion attempts against criminals in the town.

CAF, formed in 2010 to protect criminals from Real IRA extortion in Dublin, has largely operated in and around the capital.

This is the first time the group has referred to members in the west of Ireland.

Gardai believe the CAF — which has more than 200 members — is led by a notorious criminal from the west of Dublin.

The group says it has killed at least four people in Dublin with RIRA connections, when it was led by now-murdered boss Alan Ryan (32).

He was behind a huge extortion campaign against criminals and was gunned down last September in Dublin by gang members who refused to give him cash.

Now, in a statement to The Star, CAF says it has members in Sligo.

The statement said: “We would like to avail of this opportunity to serve notice on Real IRA members in Sligo that we have taken notice of your extortion campaign.

“CAF members in Sligo will not be intimidated by you.”

Significantly, CAF appears to rule out helping members of the biggest gang in Sligo, led by notorious criminal Patrick Irwin (33), who is currently locked up for drugs offences.

In 2011, his pal Deirdre Moran (26) was jailed for five years for transporting a pistol from Dublin to Sligo for the gang.

The statement continued: “We have contacted prominent members of the Sligo-based Irwin gang by phone — they know what we said.

“We wish to further say we will take military action on any Dublin gang who involve themselves with these Sligo lowlifes who let women go to jail.”

The RIRA has been reorganised since Ryan’s murder, with several members expelled and even shot for being ‘too involved’ in other criminal activities.

CAF said: “We have once again started targeting Dublin Real IRA members with links to Alan Ryan’s gang.

“We are not targeting the new IRA group members… [but] if CAF members come under attack by the new IRA we will target the leadership of the new IRA effectively.”

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IT'S the gang war that nobody saw coming.

Early in September 2010, eight men came together in a secret location in Dublin for a special meeting, all. in black jackets and black jeans. They all pulled black balaclavas over their faces — only their eyes and mouths were visible. They stared broodingly at the camera and a photographer fired off a shot of the eight of them around a table draped in blue.

The scene was similar to one that had been played out so often in the North during the Troubles when groups tried to show their strength or deliver anonymous threats. And just like before, these men had scrawled three letters on the wall to st show the world who they were — but it wasn't the IRA, UDA or UVF. Instead, the masked men had written the letters CAF behind them.

It stood for Criminal Action Force and the show of strength was to tell Ireland its newest gang was in operation. They had a simple message: We are going to take on and kill the Real IRA. Splurge For the previous year, the so-called Dublin Brigade of the Real IRA — the organisation responsible for the 1998 Omagh bombing — had been on a violent extortion splurge across Dublin. The unit, led by Donaghmede man Alan Ryan, had been visiting gangsters in the north, west and south of the city, demanding thousands of euro in exchange for their lives.

Most of their targets begrudgingly handed over the cash as they knew how strong and well-armed the Real IRA was in the capital. The RIRA had access to military-grade weapons including AK-47 assault rifles, Semtex and grenades. They also had dozens of members in Dublin alone, never mind the rest of the country.

Instead of fighting, the crimi-nals handed over a chunk of their profits from robberies, drugs and other crimes. It was a nice little earner for the Real IRA, which was regrouping and trying to gather cash to fund a renewal of violence in Northern Ireland. But all that changed in February 2010. By this stage, Ryan had extorted more than E400,000 from the criminals.

The drop in profits from middle-class Ireland abandoning cocaine because of the recession meant criminals simply couldn't afford to keep handing over cash. They decided there was only one option — they had to unite to take on the Real IRA. Many criminals try to keep relationships open with other outfits, or what gardai call Organised Crime Groups (OCGs).

A senior Garda source told The Star: Everybody thinks that OCGs never cooperate and just do their own thing. "But the reality is they will work together when it is in their interests to do so. So they'd often pool resources to buy a consignment of cocaine on the continent, for example.

Prison "You also have to remember that most of them will have been in prison at some time and will have made relationships inside." At the urging of a veteran criminal from west Dublin, gangsters from all over Dublin gathered in Co Meath in February 2010. Those present agreed to form an umbrella organisation. the Criminal Action Force.

They resolved to refuse to give cash to Ryan — but he kept up the extortion demands, personally visiting criminals. Meeting refusal. Ryan's revenge was brutal. On July 9. 2010, small-time criminal Colin 'Collie' Owens was at work at the Corn Store animal feed shop in his native Finglas. Owens was a close confidant of the veteran west Dublin gangster who suggested the criminals band together in the first place.

Just after 12.10pm, a masked gunman ran into the store, singled out Owens and blasted him six times with a senu-automatic pistol point-blank range. He died at the scene. After a few days, gardai received intelligence that the killing had been carried out by Real IRA hitman Daniel Gaynor.

Further inquiries revealed that Owens was killed because the criminals were refusing to hand over cash to Ryan. But they stayed firm and decided to send their own violent message to Ryan. Ryan was known to drink at the Players' Lounge Pub in Fairview, north Dublin, which was owned by John Stokes, father of Celtic striker Anthony. Gunman John Wilson sprayed the entrance of the pub with bullets from a pistol — injuring three innocent people.

He did not know Ryan had left the pub minutes earlier. The three innocent victims were lucky to survive but Wilson would die in October 2012 after being shot at his home in Ballyfermot. Neither Ryan nor the anti-terror gardai that were monitonng the tensions between the Real IRA and the criminals expected retaliation. .

But there was more to come. On August 14, Daniel Gaynor, the man who murdered Collie Owens, was himself targeted for death. The 28-year-old was gunned down as lie walked along a street in finglas. The gunman fired repeatedly at Gaynor as his partner stood a few feet away from him. That killer was John's brother Keith Wilson (24) — and he was subsequently jailed for life for that murder Cower Ryan's crew carried out the next killing when they gunned down Sean Winters (42) in Portmarnock. He was a major criminal and had refused to give Ryan cash.

The CAF broke cover a few days later — unveiling itself in The Star. They insisted they were prepared to kill more RIRA members. A spokesperson said: "We are a big group and have lots of guns and men. All crime gangs are with us. "We want to state categorically we'll execute any crimi- nals big or small as collaborators who act with this gang. "It is our duty to reply in the language that brings these vultures to their senses.

GUNNING FOR RIRA: The effectively CAF have a huge cache of the bomb pistols and sub-machine guns and the bullets.

"The leadership of try: extortionist gang will be held responsible for any retaliation, the consequences of such would see a reply of merciless reprisals implemented with a ruth-lessness that would do justice to Joseph Stalin. "We have warned all criminals who work with the Dublin Real IRA that they will be executed. None of our members will be extort-ed or take threats." A number of high-profile attacks followed. including the September 2011 shooting of gang -boss Michael eMicka' Kelly (30) in Clongriffin.

He refusee to pay Ryan cash but was not a CAF member. Almost 12 months later, Ryan (32) was gunned down in the Clongriffin area. It's understood he was killed on the orders of two northside criminals connected to the CM' who were angry at his extortion demands. The ramifications will be felt for years. "The Real IRA have turned Ryan Into a martyr," one top security source said.

"His funeral was massive and was a significant publicity coup for them. He was portrayed as a hero. "There is no way that the national leader-ship can let this killing go unpunished. "They will go after the criminals they believe were responsible at a time of their choosing. There is no doubt about that."

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CHILLING TOLL OF NEWEST GANG FEUD

ALL WIPED OUT: (clockwise) Collie Owens, Noel Deans, Micka Kelly and gang veteran Eamonn Kelly KILLED BY RIRA
RIRA HITS July 2010:


CoIm 'Collie' Owens (34) was shot (lead While he worked at an animal feed store in his native Finglas. He was involved with a veteran criminal who resisted RIRA extortion demands. Gardai believe Owens was shot dead by now slain RIBA hitman Daniel Gaynor.

September 2010: Sean Winters (12) from nuheny, north Dublin, was gunned down outside an apartment complex in Portmarnock, north Dublin.

The RIRA killed him because he refused to hand aver cash — but also because he vowed revenge for the murder of his cousin, Noel Deans (27). Deans was killed by the IRA in Coolock in January of 2010 as part of a personal dispute. RIRA boss Alan Ryan was arrested over Winters' murder but was not charged.

September 2011: Drug baron Michael 'Micka' Kelly (30) was shot dead as he visited his baby son in Clon griffin. The thugs drove over his heal! after shooting him with an
assault rifle and a pistol. The RI RA killed him because he refused to hand over some €100,000 in profits from his criMinal operations.

December 2012: Veteran gangster Eamonn Kelly was linked to the biggest criminals at home and abroad and was gunned down outside his house in Killester, north Dublin. The 65-year-old was shot by RIRA group because they blamed him tor the !minter of Alan Ryan (32) in September. He had survived a previous gun attack by the RIRA.



CAF HITS August 2010: Daniel Gaynor (28) was shot dead as he walked along a street in Finglas.
The killing was claimed by the Criminal Action Force, who said he was a drug dealer and was working for the Real IRA. Gardai believe Gaynor was a hitman and was blamed for the murder of Collie Owens. Keith Wilson (25). of Cremona Road, Ballyfermot, is currently serving life for Gaynors killing.

October 2010: The body of James Kenny McDonagh (28), from Bluebell in south Dublin was found 16 months after he went missing in October 2010. The grim discovery was made by a walker in the Dublin mountains. McDonagh had been shot in the head and buried in a shallow grave. The CAF said they abducted and shot McDonagh because he was linked to the Real IRA.

July 2011: The CAF also claimed the murder of Darren Cogan (22). who was shot dead as he sat in a pub in Inchicore. south Dublin. The CAF said two separate hit teams went after Cogan because of alleged links to the Real IRA in the inner city.

September 2012: Dublin KIRA boss Alan Ryan (32)was shot dead as he walked in Clongrif fin. To republicans, he was a hero who was taking on criminals on behalf of working-class people. To gardni and criminals, he was a thug lining his own pockets. He masterminded the extortion operation against criminals.

September 2012: The CAF.' also claimed to have killed Gerard Eglington (27). who was shot dead in Portarlington, Co Lank. However. gordai believe that his death was part of the ongoing Crumlin-Drimnagh gang war.

-KILLED BY

LIVES TAKEN: (clockwise) Daniel Gaynor, James Kenny McDonagh, Darren Cogan, Gerard Eglington

Veteran gangster Eamon Kelly (65) has already felt the consequences, being shot dead in Killester by a Real IRA gang last December. He was not central to the plot to kill Ryan but was loosely involved with those who ordered the hit. Other, More senior and dangerous criminals includ-ing members of the CAF are also being hunted by the Real IRA over Ryan's death. One thing is certain — this war will see More blood shed.

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Fury as slain terror godfather’s family in Scots cash drive.

THE family of slain terror godfather Alan Ryan parade a banner in his honour at a Real IRA fundraising bash in Scotland.
Ryan’s ex Stacey Roche, 24, and sister Niamh Ryan unfurled the sickening display featuring his face as they helped drum up cash from supporters of the outlawed dissident group in Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
The pair also joined hundreds of sympathisers at events in Motherwell and Hamilton in memory of the gangster who was gunned down in an underworld hit.
It comes as support for the Real IRA — blamed for the Omagh bombing atrocity which killed 29 people in 1998 — is said to be rising in the west of Scotland.
A source said: “Support is growing fast. There has been a big push lately to boost the coffers for the movement.
“Ryan has turned into something of a martyr since his death — and having his family here only helps open people’s wallets.
“Roche will only be going to Scotland because they wouldn’t be able to do the same thing in Ireland.”

Gangster's ex Stacey poses with pal at fundraiser in memory of Ryan
Last night anti-bigotry campaigners Nil By Mouth blasted the fundraisers.
Spokesman Dave Scott said: “Anyone attending these events needs to be aware that these dissident groups are hellbent on dragging us back into the past and have been roundly rejected by the Irish people — north and south of the border.
“They have even less place in 21st century Scotland.”
Lovestruck moll Roche — believed to be on the death-list of rival criminals in Ireland — has maintained close links to Ryan’s family despite the slain terror boss fathering a child with another woman. Ryan, known as ‘The Model’, died in a hail of bullets after he was targeted by his assassin in Dublin last September.
He was shot in the chest before the gunman calmly stood over him and blasted him again in the head as he struggled to get up.
Earlier this month Ryan’s close pal, Paul Butterly, 35, was also shot dead.
Butterly was the leader of the Real IRA along the Irish border and was responsible for controlling the terror group’s cash resources.
The source added: “Ryan’s gang are in turmoil and a new regime is in place.
“Butterly was the money man and one of his jobs was to meet with supporters in Scotland to receive the cash they have raised.” Last November Celtic star Anthony Stokes, 28, was carpeted by the club for attending a tribute to Ryan in Dublin.

Bash ... Stokes
Ryan had been due to stand trial with Stokes’s father John, 54, and two other men for allegedly threatening a pub boss in the city and forcing him out of business.

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Ryan bang boys.

A BAND named after slain Real IRA chief Alan Ryan led an Easter republican commemoration in Derry yesterday while his brother addressed the crowd.
PSNI vehicles were pelted by yobs throwing bottles and stones before the start of annual event in the City Cemetery while a petrol bomb was thrown at a Landrover.
Leading the procession was the Alan Ryan Memorial Flute Band — named after the man who was gunned down by criminals he was extorting money from in Dublin last September.
However, in general, the event organised by the 32 County Sovereignty Movement passed off without major incident and there were no reports of any injuries.
Around 200 people attended the parade. However unlike previous years, there was no statement read by masked paramilitaries.
One of the speakers was Ryan’s brother Dermot, who spoke on behalf of republican prisoners inside Maghaberry prison in Co Antrim.
Another speaker, Francie Mackey, accused Sinn Fein of being a “unionist party” for supporting the Provisional IRA ceasefire. A PSNI spokeswoman said: “Police will be making further inquiries following an illegal parade which took place as part of a small-scale event in the city cemetery this afternoon.
“Officers issued two verbal warnings to those taking part in the illegal procession. While the event passed off without incident it was extremely concerning to see children, some of whom looked to be under the age of ten, throwing stones at police vehicles.
“It is a sad indictment on those who organised and were in attendance that this was allowed to happen.”
Dermot Ryan was arrested following his brother’s funeral but was released without charge.
He is a leading member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement in Dublin. He was previously arrested following the protests at the Queen’s visit to Ireland in 2011 when charges against him were later dropped.

Addressing the crowd ... Dermot Ryan, the brother of slain RIRA chief Alan
Meanwhile, PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott has said dissident republican groups are trying to outdo each other in the number of attacks they carry out.
He said the “recklessness of their attacks is beyond measure”.
The top cop made the comments in the wake of an explosion in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on Saturday.
It is believed the explosion was an attempt to kill police officers.
Baggott said: “All of these five attacks in the last month could have killed innocent members of the public.
“There is a competiveness between these groups at the moment which is completely irrational but could end up in a very real tragedy indeed.”

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01 APRIL 2013 10:40 AM

TWO gangland criminals ended up in a brawl at a Dublin car wash, the Herald can reveal. The windows of one car were smashed with a shovel during the fight which has sparked fears of a new feud.

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The rival criminals, both aged in their 30s, traded insults at the Posh Wash in Coolock before Mr Big's pal grabbed a shovel from his car and smashed the windows of the Traveller thug’s car.

A number of punches were exchanged between the two men before the Traveller – who is facing serious charges – was forced to flee the scene.

A senior source said: “What happened here is being considered as very, very serious. These fellas are major organised criminals.”



"The Traveller has strong links to dissident Republicanism while Mr Big's associate is one of the most dangerous criminals operating in the north city," the source added.



Gardai from Coolock responded to the incident and a number of armed units rushed to the scene but no arrests were made.

The criminal in question has multiple previous convictions including one for threatening a kill a garda – a crime for which he served a prison sentence.

Meanwhile, the Traveller and his gang have been targeted in a number of garda operations and his home has been raided on an almost monthly basis by the Special Detective Unit.

A garda spokesperson told The Herald: "Gardai in Coolock are investigating an incident that took place at an industrial estate in Coolock at approximately 17.40 on Wednesday.

"A car was damaged by what is believed to be a shovel and minor injuries were accrued as the car was being damaged.

"There have been no arrests at this point."

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KEN FOY – 04 APRIL 2013 10:40 AM

AN alleged IRA man arrested after a massive operation by the Special Detective Unit at the weekend is a convicted heroin dealer.


Eamon McNamee (32), who was previously sentenced to five years in jail over a major drugs haul, is one of eight men charged at the Special Criminal Court on Sunday evening with membership of the IRA.

McNamee's arrest on suspicion of being a member of the IRA follows several statements from the organisation that it planned to weed out criminality and drug dealing in its ranks.



Public

Since the murder of Dublin Real IRA terror boss Alan Ryan last September, the IRA has given a number of public briefings, including one to the Herald, where it stated that it was attempting to "clean up" the organisation in terms of criminality.

A source said: "They say they hate drugs, but what does this show?

"This is hypocrisy on a grand scale, to say the least.

"So much for their so-called clean-out of criminals – the very least that can be said is that some men that gardai believe are senior members of the IRA have been closely associating with a well-known drug dealer.

"And what's more, this convicted dealer is now on the best-known IRA jail wing in the country."

All eight Dubliners arrested last Friday, including McNamee, are currently on the IRA's E3 landing in Ireland's highest security prison at Portlaoise.

McNamee and the seven others were arrested after a search of a commercial premises in Clondalkin, as part of a garda investigation into the activities of dissident republicans.

The Herald has also learned that McNamee was arrested earlier this year by detectives investigating the apparent punishment shooting of Alan Ryan's close friend 'Fat Deccy' Smith, who was shot in the leg in Saggart, south Dublin, in January.



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He was later released without charge. Belfast man Smith is understood to be still recovering from his injuries.

But what has caused the most controversy is McNamee's drugs background, which led him to be sentenced to five years in Mountjoy Prison.

In November 2009, at Trim Circuit Court, McNamee of Larkfield Square, Lucan, admitted having heroin for sale, which had been hidden behind a panel in a cattle trailer and was worth more than €100,000.

Gardai had the trailer under surveillance at an industrial estate in Trim, Co Meath, on March 15, 2008. They arrested McNamee at about 6.10am, 40 minutes after he was seen going into the trailer carrying a torch and a ratchet device.

Det Sgt Greg Sheehan told the court he could hear the noise of screws being taken off the trailer and drugs were found behind a corner panel where cattle would draw water.

Gardai found more than 500g of diamorphine, with a street value of about €100,000. He told gardai he was there by accident and had been looking for diesel for his truck.

The court heard he began binge drinking and taking cocaine after his newborn baby died in 2005. He had no previous convictions and pleaded guilty at an early stage in the court proceedings. He also had the support of his partner and family.

A co-accused in the drugs case – Paudie Greene of Talbot Court, Trim – was sentenced to 10 years, which was later reduced to five years on appeal.

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Youtube is full of stuff but the IRA 1970 2007 could do stuff like the video this new IRA and Real IRA are jokes full of rats and out for them self's they get nicked every week they are fools living of the old Republican name.

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Ken Foy,
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An alleged IRA man and convicted drug dealer has been kicked out of the dissident republicans' E3 landing in Portlaoise

EAMON McNamee (32), who was sentenced to five years in jail over a major drugs haul, is one of eight men charged at the Special Criminal Court with membership of the IRA on Easter Sunday.

He was remanded in custody to Portlaoise Prison, where he was placed on the special landing with IRA figures.

However the Herald has learned that he was "kicked out" by the dissidents late on Wednesday night.

"It is probably over his drug-dealing past. However, it is shocking that those boys would not have known about it. He was not assaulted anyway and went quietly; sure he had no choice," said a jail insider.

Prison sources would only say that McNamee was moved for 'operational reasons'.

McNamee's arrest on suspicion of being a member of the IRA follows statements from the organisation that it planned to weed out criminality and drug-dealing within its ranks.

Since the murder of Dublin Real IRA terror boss Alan Ryan last September, the IRA has given a number of briefings that it was attempting to 'clean up' the organisation.

McNamee and the seven others were arrested last Friday after a search of a commercial premises in Clondalkin.

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In 2010, McNamee was sentenced to five years at Mountjoy Prison for drug-dealing.

In November 2009 at Trim Circuit Court, McNamee of Larkfield Square, Lucan, admitted having heroin for sale, which had been hidden behind a panel in a cattle trailer and was worth more than €100,000.

Gardai found more than 500g of diamorphine with a street value of about €101,000.

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Natasha Reid & Brian Kavanagh – 06 April 2013 10:40 AM

A NUMBER of Dublin men charged with membership of the IRA have been granted bail and free legal aid.

It follows the arrest of eight men on Good Friday after a search of a commercial premises in Clondalkin.

The eight men were back before the Special Criminal Court yesterday, where five – Hubert Duffy (45) of George's Place, Dublin 1; William Jackson (53), of Dooncourt, Poppintree; Declan Phelan (31), of Lanndale Lawns in Tallaght; John Brock (40) of Glenview Park in Tallaght; and Darren Murphy (42) of Rory O'Connor House in Dublin 1, were all granted bail on conditions.

Each must provide an independent surety of €20,000 and sign their own bonds of €1,000. They must sign on daily at their local garda stations, keep a curfew between midnight and 7am, keep their mobile phones on, and surrender their passports.

Michael Bowman, defending Murphy, said that gardai had agreed to exercise discretion if they met on the street.

However, he said they could not be in one another's houses or go drinking together. There was laughter in court when he added that they could not play golf together.

All eight – including Kevin Braney (38), of Glenshane Crescent in Tallaght; Des Christie (49) of Liam Mellows Road, Finglas, and Eamon McNamee (32) of Larkfield Square, Lucan, got free legal aid.

Both Christie and Braney, indicated that they would apply for bail later. The case was adjourned until April 30.

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Not trying to derail the thread, out of curiosity is there any organized OC in Scotland?


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Not trying to derail the thread, out of curiosity is there any organized OC in Scotland?


Like most places there is OC Scotland but not as much as England.

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RIRA threaten son of 'the Smuggler' in bitter feud

EXTORTION ROW: The Smuggler

EXTORTION ROW: The Smuggler
THE REAL IRA and a veteran crime lord known as 'the Smuggler' have gone to war after the criminal's son was threatened with murder in a bitter extortion row.

The Smuggler, who controls the country's illegal cigarette racket, was forced to return to Ireland from his Spanish bolthole this week after a six-man RIRA active service unit demanded €200,000 from his eldest son. The terror group demanded that the cash be paid within the next two weeks or the Smuggler's son will end up with a "bullet in the head".

The Smuggler is a former IRA member who has acted as a mentor to some of the country's most feared hitmen, including killer brothers Keith and Eric 'Lucky' Wilson. He previously took on the slain RIRA boss Alan Ryan and organised the Players Lounge pub to be peppered with bullets while Ryan was drinking inside.

This led to three murders, but a peace deal was signed between the two men after the Smuggler paid a substantial one-off "six-figure payment" to the Real IRA and allowed one of his lieutenants to be kneecapped in retaliation for the pub shooting.

CARNAGE: The Smuggler organised the shooting in The Players Lounge pub

CARNAGE: The Smuggler organised the shooting in The Players Lounge pub
Despite the agreement, the new leadership of the Real IRA has returned to the Smuggler and told him that his deal with Ryan died when the 31-year old was shot dead last September. The Real IRA recently made similar demands to drugs baron Troy Jordan, despite the fact he had also given Ryan a one-off payment. The Sunday World recently revealed how Jordan was so worried about the dissident murder threat that he has fled the country permanently.

However, the Smuggler, who is in his late 50s and lives in the Costa del Sol, has chosen to go the opposite route and is back in Dublin to round up muscle. He has vowed that they will not get another penny from him and that he is prepared to take them on with force.
Loyal

Gardai are aware of the worrying developments and the Special Branch has stepped up its surveillance of key RIRA suspects in a bid to prevent a hit attempt on the Smuggler, his son, or anyone loyal to them. Gardai in Ballyfermot, west Dublin, are paying the Smugglers' family home constant attention and are also monitoring his criminal associates for signs they are planning pre-emptive attacks on the dissidents.

NOTORIOUS: RIRA boss Colin Duffy

NOTORIOUS: RIRA boss Colin Duffy
Despite the fact that nearly a dozen Real IRA members have been caught in two recent Garda operations and put behind bars, there are still several dozen members capable of targeting the Smuggler. They are being led by the Derry command of RIRA, with the notorious Colin Duffy calling the shots. Duffy has made moves to clean out the Ryan gang and organised for two Ryan lieutenants, 'Fat' Deccy Smyth and Nathan Kinsella, to be shot and expelled from RIRA.

The Sunday World first lifted the lid on the activities of the Smuggler and how he had purchased several business so it would appear that he was legitimate. However, Gardai launched a probe into his affairs and the Criminal Assets Bureau hit him with a substantial bill, but this was later overturned on appeal.

The Smuggler has amassed millions of euro from the highly organised racket he controls smuggling cigarettes from Spain into Ireland. Evidence of just how big his organisation is came last October when a container carrying over €3m worth of illegal cigarettes was seized at Dublin Port. His sellers are so violent that customs officers in Dublin city centre searching for his illegal smokes have to wear stabproof vests to protect them from attacks.

The Smuggler controls operations from a luxury villa in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol, while his eldest son is in day-today charge of the business from the capital. His son is one of the main targets of Ballyfermot detectives and has been linked to several death threats issued to rivals in west Dublin.

HITMAN: Keith Wilson

HITMAN: Keith Wilson
The Smuggler has been importing cigarettes for nearly two decades and has also invested in several Dublin pubs. He was once a key member of the Concerned Parents Against Drugs movement in the early 1980s and was a member of the IRA and had links to Sinn Fein. He took three psycho brothers from Ballyfermot - Eric, John and Keith Wilson - under his wing, getting them to carry out several murders on his behalf. After carrying out shootings, the men would relax in his Spanish villa.

He was making so much money that he came on Alan Ryan's radar in 2010. Ryan demanded protection money, but the Smuggler refused to pay and there were several violent tit-for-tat incidents. It culminated in the Players Lounge pub in Fairview, Dublin, being shot up in July 2010, leaving three innocent men with gunshot wounds. The Smuggler ordered John Wilson to carry out the shooting, which was seen as an attempted murder on Alan Ryan.
Slaying

The following month, one of the Smuggler's associates, Colm 'Collie' Owens, was shot dead in retaliation by RIRA in Finglas, on the city's northside. Real IRA member Daniel Gaynor was then murdered by Keith Wilson in revenge for Owens's slaying. Keith Wilson was later jailed for life for this murder, while his brother Eric was also jailed after executing Englishman Daniel Smith in Spain.

The Smuggler was then left weakened and is understood to have paid more than €150,000 to the Real IRA and gave the go-ahead for John Wilson to be kneecapped as punishment for the Players Lounge shooting. The Smuggler then decided that with Keith and Eric Wilson locked up for life for murder, he would tie up the loose ends.

In September 2012 John Wilson (35), was brutally executed by 'the Smuggler's' new associates. The Smuggler thought that he had made his peace with the RIRA, but following the threats to his son, gardai fear that there will be a bloody escalation of the feud.

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