UNLA killer DecIan Whacker' Duffy's right-hand man is also back living in Dublin and has linked up with drug dealing criminals from the south inner city.

Joe 'Mad Dog' Magee is originally from Armagh, but moved to Dublin with 'Whacker' after the murder of Sergeant Michael Newman in 1992. Magee (46), was a key member of the INLA and worked as a 'thug for hire' for a number of drug dealers, • including John Gilligan. , In 2004, he became the first person to be jailed for Sergeant Newman's 'Murder, when he pleaded guilty in Nottingham Crown Court.

After being released early under the Belfast Agreement, Magee returned to Ireland - eventually moving to Dublin. A source said the convicted killer is regularly seen in the company of a drug gang based in Charlemont Street. The mob are heavily involvedin selling heroin and are locked in a bitter feud with rival criminals from the Vincent Street area.

Magee is said to be friendly with gangster's moll Natasha McEnroe - mobster Brian Rattigan's ex-girlfriend - who lives in Ranelagh. Last month,the funeral of Anthony Burke Geraghty in Raihmines. Anthony - who is the brother of McEnroe's new boyfriend Paul - died suddenly after a night out with friends on February 24.