A man was shot dead in a Dublin pub on Monday night in what security sources believe is the latest incident in the ongoing violent feud between associates of Christy Kinahan and Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch. The attack took place at the Sunset pub in north central Dublin at around 9.30pm, when a number of gunmen burst into the bar and opened fire.
After the shooting, a burnt-out car was found in the nearby Drumcondra district. Fine Gael TD Noel Rock said the vehicle was left in a spot covered by newly installed CCTV cameras, which were put in place just days ago in response to other gangland-related murders. 'I trust gardai will seek this footage as soon as possible from Dublin city council and use every avenue possible,' Rock said.
The murder is the sixth linked to the Kinahan-Hutch feud, which erupted in February when a gang controlled by Hutch carried out an armed attack on a boxing weigh-in at Dublin's Regency hotel. Gunmen disguised as police burst into the hotel, killing 33-year-old David Byrne, a loyal enforcer for Kinahan. The attack was revenge for the murder of Hutch's nephew, Gary, by Kinahan's men in Spain last September.
In retaliation for the hotel attack, Kinahan loyalists have since shot dead Hutch's brother, taxi driver Eddie Hutch, 59, and cigarette smuggler Noel 'Mr Kingsize' Duggan. The Ballybough area where the Sunset pub is located has been sealed off by Gardai, and a Garda Siochana helicopter was deployed over north Dublin.
