Criminal figure James ‘Nellie’ Walsh has been ignoring bail conditions requiring him to stay at an address in Clondalkin in west Dublin and has been throwing his weight around to collect drug debts.
Walsh fled to Northern Ireland after being warned his life was in danger when associates of the Kinahan gang put a contract on his head. He was forced out of the North two weeks ago by Newry Magistrates Court and ordered to return to Dublin.
It is alleged he was caught with cocaine and cash after being stopped by the PSNI.
As part of bail conditions Walsh is required to stay at an address in Clondalkin, but sources say he has not been staying there.
It is understood he has been keeping a low profile and has been watched by gardai in another area, which we are not disclosing due to the threats against him.
He was also spotted in Co. Kildare last month after trying to force two small-time drug dealers to pay up on a drug debt.
A source said: “The dealers were panic-stricken. He made threats against them and told them to pay up.”
It is understood the debt was not originally owed to Walsh.
In March, Walsh was sentenced to five months in prison after telling a garda he would “get a bullet in the head”.
Because he appealed the sentence he was freed pending the outcome of the appeal. He made the threats when gardai went to his aid after he crashed his car.
Walsh is a suspect in a number of shooting incidents, including a gun attack on Michael Frazier in Dublin in March. He has also been linked to attacks on money launderer Jason Carroll and heroin dealer Greg Lynch last year.
