‘Assassins’ shot man who found €30k drugs

Dublin “assassins” murdered a man living alone in a country lane because he found a €30,000 stash of drugs belonging to a criminal gang, a prosecution barrister said at the Central Criminal Court today.

Patrick Marrinan, prosecuting, was opening the trial of two men accused of murder for their alleged involvement in the killing of Christy Daly, aged 47, at Bog Lane, Kilbride, Clara, Co Offaly, on a date between December 29, 2013 and January 7, 2014.

Matthew Gralton, aged 22, with an address at Mt Prospect in Co Roscommon, and Ross Allen, aged 25, with addresses in Carrickmines, Co Dublin and Clara in Offaly, have pleaded not guilty to the murder.