A major gangland crime boss was shot six times in the head and body during a night out in a packed local pub, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

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

A “PARANOID” crime boss is the top suspect behind the first gangland attack of the year, which left one man dead and another man fighting for his life.

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.

THE massive haul of cannabis seized by gardaí yesterday almost equals the total quantity of the drug recovered last year.

GARDAÍ suspect the plan to murder gangland figure John Daly swung into action only after he arrived in Finglas, north Dublin, in a taxi.

AS A grieving mother made a heart-rending appeal for an end to gun violence yesterday, a priest working with disadvantaged youths has accused the Government of handing over youngsters to the drug barons.

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.

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.

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.

EIGHT properties belonging to slain drug boss Martin “Marlo” Hyland are being targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

IN the space of 24 hours this week, two events highlighted the disturbing fault-line in attitudes to violence and gun crime in Irish society.

Armed officers were on the streets today as gardaí stepped up their investigation into the murder of a crime boss and an apprentice plumber.