Life sentence ‘proof that gardaí have mastered gangs’

The sentencing of crime boss John Dundon for the murder of Shane Geoghegan has been acclaimed in the city as evidence that gardaí have now mastered the once powerful crime gangs.

Life sentence  ‘proof that gardaí have mastered gangs’

Cllr John Gilligan, who was mayor of the city at the time of the murder, said the conviction and jailing of Dundon was hugely significant.

He said: “These people can no longer hide behind hired gunmen, or drug-crazed youngsters, and today’s events prove that their crimes will eventually come back to their own doorstep.

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