Crime boss top suspect in assassination of Alan Ryan

A north Dublin crime boss who knew slain terror leader Alan Ryan since they were both “knee high” has emerged as a top suspect behind the assassination.

He runs a major drug trafficking gang and has links with a criminal from Ballyfermot, south Dublin, who is in custody.

Garda sources said there was “a lot of bad blood” between the gang boss and Ryan, which had spiralled in recent years after the Real IRA figure attempted to extort money from him.