Murdered man was in drugs gang

A MAN shot dead outside a prison was a member of a west Dublin drugs gang who was only recently released from prison after serving nine months for possession of drugs.

Murdered man was in drugs gang

Jonathan O’Reilly, from Ronanstown in west Dublin, died after being shot three times in a car outside Cloverhill Prison, Dublin on Saturday.

His death came less than 24-hours after the release of quarterly crime figures that revealed a 54% increase in shootings.

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