Fears gang may ‘set Tallaght on fire’ after killing

Gardaí fear a notorious Limerick gang might head to Dublin and “set Tallaght on fire” in revenge for the murder of Melanie McCarthy, 16.

Fears gang may ‘set Tallaght on fire’ after killing

Officers are organising extra patrols around the south-west Dublin suburb, while detectives in Limerick are gathering intelligence on the McCarthy-Dundon gang.

Gardaí suspect that Melanie, who also went by her mother’s surname McNamara, was not the intended target.

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