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Mr Desmond, who was 41 when he died after being shot at least three times with a handgun, had links to dissident republicans and the drug trade in west Dublin.
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Charles McClean (35) already serving two sentences for facilitating criminal organisation and conspiring to murder
Mr Desmond, who was 41 when he died after being shot at least three times with a handgun, had links to dissident republicans and the drug trade in west Dublin.
A criminal who is already serving a 16.5-year sentence for his involvement in a murder and a gangland shooting has admitted to impeding the apprehension of the person who murdered gangland figure Mark 'Guinea Pig' Desmond in Lucan eight years ago.
Mr Desmond, who was 41 when he died after being shot at least three times with a handgun, had links to dissident republicans and the drug trade in west Dublin.