Gardaí fear killings will incite more violence

Gardaí probing back-to-back gangland murders fear further violence after it emerged that one of Ireland’s top crime bosses is the godfather to a child of the latest victim.

Jason Carroll, 39, was gunned down as he arrived at his house on Cherrywood Drive in Clondalkin at 10.30pm on Thursday. He has two children with his partner, as well as a stepson.

It emerged yesterday that the godfather to the couple’s younger child is Ireland’s number-one crime boss, who orchestrates an international trafficking operation from Spain. The son helps run the network and is a link with major Irish gangs who source their consignments from them.