Eamon Dunne, a notorious Dublin gang boss known as 'The Don', was linked to at least a dozen murders during his reign of terror, including the killing of his own friends. His gang was involved in drug dealing, armed robbery, extortion and murder.
In December 2006, Dunne helped arrange the assassination of his former mentor, Martin 'Marlo' Hyland, at his home in Finglas. Two gunmen broke in, shooting Hyland six times while he slept. An innocent apprentice plumber, Anthony Campbell, was also shot dead. The double murder caused public outrage.
Another infamous hit was the murder of John Daly in October 2007, shortly after his release from prison. Daly had phoned into RTE's Liveline from prison, which some saw as a betrayal. He was shot dead in Finglas in a suspected revenge killing.
In April 2010, Dunne was gunned down at a friend's birthday party at the Faussagh House pub in Dublin. Two gunmen entered and shot him twice in the back of the head. His 17-year-old daughter Amy was present. The killing remains unsolved.
A police source described Dunne as a 'psychopath' who had grown out of control, ruling gangland by fear. Anthony Campbell's mother said Dunne is now 'drinking with the devil'. Irish reporters called him a 'vicious and nasty paranoid coke-fuelled mess' in his final days.
