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  The Special Criminal Court has found Dublin man Lee Canavan guilty of the murder of David ‘Daithí’ Douglas, who was “executed” at a Dublin city shoe shop five years ago. The non-jury court, however, did not agree with the State’s contention that Canavan was “the person who literally pulled the trigger”, owing to a lack of evidence. In passing judgement on Thursday, the court ruled that Canavan (31) was part of a joint enterprise or shared intention to murder Mr Douglas in what was described as a “meticulously planned execution”. Canavan, with...

Lee Canavan, with an address at Edenbrook, Rathfarnham, had pleaded not guilty to murdering shoe shop manager Daithí Douglas.

Several of his most prominent fighters were due to take part in the ‘Clash of the Clans’ event at the national stadium the following evening. In the background, however, tensions between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs had been simmering ever since the murder of Gary Hutch in Spain the previous September. The nephew of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch had been shot dead despite an apparent deal between the two groups for his safety. Among the crowd standing at the back of the function room in the Regency that day were some of the Kinahans’ most senior associates. As Daniel Kinahan himself dealt ...

Suspected hitman Johnny Morrissey hosted a lavish knees-up in Puerto Banus to launch his new vodka brand — entertaining a host of Costa del Sol celebrities including reality TV star Lina Hodgkins and Irish models Cindy Cafolla and Virginia Macari. In a sure sign that the rich of Marbella are back partying, Morrissey, a close pal of Daniel Kinahan, showed off with dancers, musicians and fire eaters as he celebrated his new business venture with Scottish wife Nicola, who he credits as being the CEO of the venture. Morrissey is listed as a brand ambassador for the company, with his wife in the...