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The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission seized items from a Dublin Garda station last week as part of the probe into whether gardaí were aware of threats to the life of gun victim Patrick 'Pappy' Lyons before his death. The 44-year-old father-of-two was shot dead in Belclare Terrace in Poppintree in a targeted killing on February 11. Gardai were initially baffled as to the motive behind the killing but GSOC subsequently launched an investigation into claims that three officers had been made aware of a threat to Mr Lyons' life in the 24 hours before his murder and did not tell the investiga...

The Garda Ombudsman yesterday officially confirmed they have launched a probe following claims several gardaí had been made aware of a threat to the life of Patrick 'Pappy' Lyons - more than 24 hours before he was shot dead. It's understood the GSOC probe will also examine claims the three Ballymun-based-officers were initially involved in the murder investigation - but failed to disclose their knowledge of the threat to the investigation team until four days into the probe. 'Pappy' was shot once in the head and three times in the chest in an attack on February 11 that gardaí described as '...

An investigation has been launched into allegations that three gardai were aware of a threat to the life of a man murdered in north Dublin last week but failed to act on the information.

Patrick 'Pappy' Lyons (44) was shot dead in Belclare Terrace on February 11th.

Gardai investigating the horrific murder of a harmless drug user and father-of-two in Ballymun are now probing whether his 'gangland-style' murder arose out of a grudge. Sources have described the execution style killing of Patrick 'Pappy' Lyons as "completely over the top" and "not commensurate with the lifestyle this man was living." Officers are also examining whether Pappy was on his way to a pre-arranged meeting, when he was gunned down, and are seeking to establish, if so, whom he had arranged to meet. Pappy (44) was shot once in the head and three times in the chest in an attack in the...