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Sat 11 Nov 2008Belfast man jailed for life for North murder
A BELFAST man has become the first person to be convicted by a Dublin court for a murder carried out in Northern Ireland.
Gerard Mackin was jailed for life by the Special Criminal Court after he was found guilty of the murder by shooting of Belfast taxi driver Eddie Burns in the city last year.
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