Two men have been arrested today in connection with the murder of gangland figure Eamon Dunne.
Dunne (34), Dunsoughly Drive, Ratoath Road, Finglas died on April 23rd, 2010 after being shot a number of times in the head and body while attending a party at the Faussagh House pub in Cabra.
Gardaí believe four men were involved in the murder which was regarded as one of the most significant gangland killings for a decade.
A number of searches were carried out at properties in the city today and two men in the 20s were arrested in connection with his death.
They are being detained under the provisions of section 50 of Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Mountjoy and Store St Garda stations.
Dunne had assumed control of the major Finglas-based drugs and armed robbery gang once led by Martin “Marlo” Hyland. Along with a gang leader involved in the Limerick feud, he was the Garda’s main gangland target.
He was awaiting trial for the attempted armed robbery of a cash-in-transit van in Celbridge, Co Kildare, in November 2007. He was arrested at the scene of the alleged attempted robbery with a number of other men after a major surveillance operation was put in place for months by key Garda specialist units.
Dunne was a target of the Garda National Drugs Unit, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Criminal Assets Bureau and Organised Crime Unit.
Under his leadership his Finglas gang imported vast quantities of drugs from outside the State and supplied them to smaller gangs nationwide. Dunne also smuggled weapons and was implicated in a number of armed robberies.
Dunne was suspected of helping to organise Hyland’s murder in Finglas in December 2006. Since then, the gang, under Dunne’s leadership, have been the most significant players in the drugs trade in Dublin and are the chief suspects for a string of gangland murders.
They killed young plumber’s apprentice Anthony Campbell during the same attack that claimed Hyland’s life.
A number of people have been arrested in relation to his death but nobody has been charged with the murder.