This is the convicted gangland figure who was lucky to escape with his life after shots were fired at his Sligo home last weekend.
Gunmen pumped three rounds into the home of Rory Boyd on Joe McDonnell Drive in Sligo on Sunday night.
Boyd (31) is regarded as a member of a feared Sligo drugs gang and is an associate of ex-pat gang boss Hughie Irwin.
The gang – who sourced drugs from Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne – is responsible for flooding the West of Ireland with heroin and cocaine.
Last night, a senior source told the Sunday World that there is “no clear motive” for the shooting.
“Gardai have spoken to Mr Boyd but he has not thrown any light on the shooting.
“It is not believed he owes any money and this is not regarded as a motive.”
Boyd has served a number of prison sentences for assault, drug dealing, making threats and robbery.
Detectives also believe Boyd forged strong links with a number of Dublin criminals during his spell behind bars.
Boyd is well known to gardai and has regularly been brought before the courts.
In November 2006, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of cocaine for sale and supply.
He was also given a two-month suspended sentence in February 2006 for threatening and abusive behaviour and a one-month sentence for similar offences in October 2006.
In January 2001, he was jailed for one year for robbing shop takings from a worker as she made her way to a ba
