A feared Dublin gangster received a menacing phone call from a prison cell just moments before he was executed in a crowded pub, an investigation has revealed.
The Final Birthday Celebration
In April 2010, notorious criminal Eamon Dunne, known as 'The Don', was celebrating a friend's birthday at the Faussagh House pub in Dublin. The 34-year-old, who led a gang linked to drug trafficking, armed robbery, extortion and at least 12 murders, was seated beside his 17-year-old daughter, Amy.
Suddenly, two hitmen stormed into the venue, shouting for everyone to get down before unleashing a hail of bullets. Dunne, in a desperate move, grabbed a lounge worker, Jen Tiang, and attempted to use him as a human shield. A third gunman blocked the exit outside while a driver waited in a getaway vehicle.
Dunne was shot twice in the back of the head, with a total of six bullets retrieved from his body. His own crew fled the scene, leaving his teenage daughter standing over his lifeless body, crying out for her father.
The Sinister Call From Mountjoy Prison
Sources have disclosed that Dunne received several serious phone calls immediately before the attack. One was from a gangster serving a life sentence for murder, who was incarcerated in Mountjoy Prison at the time.
The inmate used a contraband mobile phone to call Dunne from his cell. A source revealed the imprisoned man was convinced Dunne was having an affair with his girlfriend and confronted him aggressively on the call. Dunne reportedly responded with his characteristic aggression.
Despite this ominous exchange, it is believed Dunne was ultimately hunted down and killed by a rival criminal faction from Dublin's north inner city, not by the prisoner who made the call.
A Prime Target and an Unsolved Case
At the time of his death, Eamon Dunne was a prime target for Irish law enforcement. He was under constant surveillance by multiple units, including the National Drugs Unit, the Criminal Assets Bureau, and the Organised Crime Unit. He was on bail, awaiting trial for allegedly plotting to rob a cash-in-transit vehicle.
His paranoia, said to be exacerbated by heavy cocaine use, had grown intense, but his criminal empire continued to operate. In May 2010, two people were arrested on suspicion of helping to plan the attack, and another was questioned, but no prosecutions ever followed. The brutal murder of 'The Don' remains officially unsolved.
