SHOTS in the night meant only one thing in Limerick in 2008 — another gangland hit.

A man has told a jury that he was told by Eamonn Dunne that if he didn’t cut open a cash-in-transit van with a consaw he would be “on top of Marlo”.

Jason Ryan last night resigned as Wexford football manager after five seasons in charge.

Laois native Maurice Deegan has been confirmed as the referee for the 2012 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final between Donegal and Mayo on Sunday, September 23.

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man accused of plotting to steal from a cash-in-transit van in Kildare four and half years ago.

Crime journalist Paul Williams has named in court the people he believes killed gangland figure Marlo Hyland and plumber Anthony Campbell.

A jury has heard that a man accused of plotting to steal from a cash-in-transit van had been told by Eamonn Dunne that he would be shot if he did not get involved.

The mother of Anthony Campbell - a young plumber who was shot dead after witnessing the killing of Dublin criminal Marlo Hyland - is calling for tougher laws on gangland crime.

ELAINE Hyland left her home soon after 9am on December 12, 2006. She was accompanied by her two daughters, aged four and two. The older girl was being dropped to school.

INNOCENT plumber Anthony Campbell, who was gunned down while at work in a north Dublin house, had both arms raised in a defensive posture when he was murdered, the findings of a postmortem suggest.

Gardaí have told an inquest into the shooting of gang boss, Martin 'Marlo' Hyland, and an innocent plumber who was also killed in the same attack, that their investigation has stalled.

The inquest into the death of drugs boss Martin ''Marlo'' Hyland in Dublin is likely to be heard in full next year

EDUCATED and softly spoken, ruthless Eamon Dunne was the country’s most violent and feared gangland figure, personally responsible for ordering at least 17 gangland hits.

LOCALS were still in shock yesterday at a brutal double gangland murder in the heart of a Dublin inner city flat complex.

GARDAÍ have foiled a suspected revenge gun attack on members of a gang led by one of Dublin’s biggest crime bosses.

The killing of rugby captain Shane Geoghegan could be a turning point in the bloody feud among Limerick’s rival drug gangs, a priest told mourners today.

SADLY, the murder gangs are using live rounds but the Taoiseach appears to be firing blanks.

FOR some people, human life has value for the same reason that gold has value — its worth is determined by the price someone is willing to pay for it.

VIOLENT gun deaths which are the subject of Garda investigations were responsible for eight inquests opened at a coroner’s court yesterday.

High Court judge Mr Justice Coghlin is being elevated to the Appeal Court of Northern Ireland, it was announced today.

An inquest into the death of murdered crime boss Martin Hyland was adjourned for six months today to allow gardaí time to investigate the killing.

WHEN voices as disparate as President Mary McAleese and Fr Peter McVerry find common cause it is time to take notice.

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) will take further legal steps this week in its efforts to seize houses, cash and a BMW believed to have been owned by murdered Dublin drug baron, Martin “Marlo” Hyland.

Cocaine users are caught in an international enterprise that’s fuelled by greed, ruled by fear and which regards murder as a means of quality control, writes Caroline O’Doherty

A MAN arrested last Thursday in relation to a double murder is due to go to court today to seek the recovery of money taken off him by gardaí.

TWO men were arrested yesterday in connection with the double murder of crime boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and innocent bystander Anthony Campbell.

Two men were being quizzed tonight in connection with the double murder of one of Ireland's biggest drugs dealer and an innocent bystander.

GARDAÍ believe they have dealt another major blow to the gang which has taken over from murdered boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland.

A journalist has told a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he was "terrified" by death threats allegedly made to him by a man he believed "had the capacity and wherewithal" to carry them out.

GARDAÍ made their first arrests yesterday in relation to a double murder when a young plumber was shot dead during the assassination of crime boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland last year.

GARDAÍ are confident they have identified the killers of crime boss “Marlo” Hyland and innocent bystander Anthony Campbell.

THE mother of a young man brutally gunned down during a gangland assassination, yesterday appealed for information about her son’s killers.

A core group of criminals have silenced witnesses to an horrific murder in a north Dublin suburb, detectives revealed today.

ASTONISHING is the best description of research into the detection of illicit drug use which found 100% of a sample of bank notes in circulation in the greater Dublin area were contaminated with cocaine.

A WALL of silence still surrounds the killing of an innocent man gunned down in front of his young stepson after he confronted car thieves on May 8 last.

Detectives were today probing the latest gun attack linked to escalating gangland crime.

The 20-year-old apprentice plumber murdered during a gangland hit in Dublin last week is due to be laid to rest today.

AN EERIE mist hung over the streets of Dublin last night as the body of young Anthony Campbell was brought to church.

Only a handful of mourners have gathered in Dublin this morning for the funeral of murdered crime boss Martin 'Marlo' Hyland.

Leading criminal figures are expected to attend the funeral of one of Ireland’s biggest drug dealers later today.

GARDAÍ further shortened the list of suspects in the murder of Martin “Marlo” Hyland yesterday as the removal of the crime boss took place last night.

SENIOR gardaí yesterday demanded the functions of the Special Criminal Court are extended to tackle “extreme gangland crime”.

AS the Government moves to crack down on gangland thugs waging open war on society, it is alarming to hear that children as young as nine and 10 are turning a once peaceful community into a living hell for elderly people.

The men who arranged the killing of Dublin crime boss Martin 'Marlo' Hyland are expected to be among the mourners at his removal in the city later this evening.