Cunningham’s killers to be pursued ‘irrespective of his background’

THE killers of gangland shooting victim Paul Cunningham will be pursued with vigour by the gardaí, Justice Minister Michael McDowell pledged.

Mr McDowell described the murder as an act of “unspeakable cruelty” and indicated that Cunningham’s criminal activities and his association with other known criminals would not lessen the efforts of the investigation team.

“Whatever the background of the victim, just as there is nobody above the law, there is nobody who falls beneath the protection of the law,” he said.