File forwarded over fatal shooting

A file has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the fatal shooting of criminal Stephen Byrne …

A file has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the fatal shooting of criminal Stephen Byrne in 2010, an inquest has heard.

Byrne (32), Mariners Port, Dublin, was shot dead on July 13th, 2010, at the junction of St Laurence Place East and Sheriff Street, Dublin. Garda Insp Declan Good of Store Street Garda station told coroner Dr Brian Farrell a “substantial file” went to the DPP on September 12th.

He requested a six-month adjournment of the inquest while gardaí awaited a decision from the DPP. The coroner granted this and adjourned to March next.