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Updated at 10.54pm
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GARDAÍ ISSUED A witness appeal earlier today in the wake of last night’s fatal shooting in Lucan, west Dublin. Officers are also looking to trace the movements over the last few days of a car used in the attack
46-year-old James Talbot — a married father of four — was shot several times at the doorway of his house at Abbeywood Court, just off the Castle Road in Lucan.
He was rushed to Blanchardstown hospital, but gardaí confirmed this morning that he was later pronounced dead at the facility.
Talbot was known to gardaí, as he had a significant conviction for drugs charges in the late 1990s. He was closely involved in the sport of kickboxing.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place later today.
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Investigating officers have sealed off two crime scenes — one at the house where the shooting took place, and a second around a burnt-out car found later in the Earlsfort Estate.
It’s believed the vehicle — a beige Toyota Avensis — was used to carry out the attack.
The car (reg: 05 D 15878) was stolen from the Coolock area on 31 January, a garda spokesperson confirmed this afternoon.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have seen the car leaving the scene at Abbeywood Court, or who saw it in the days before the attack, to call the incident room at Lucan station on 01 666 7300.
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First posted at 08.07am.
Mandatory prison sentencing with fixed terms for gun and serious crime needs to be introduced. There’s not much point in the police pumping the little resources they have into this sh1t when Judges let people off with a slap on the wrist because this kind if stuff doesn’t happen in the area’s where their children play.
There is a mandatory life sentence for murder. The problem is that usually only means about 15 years in practice.
And that means with good behaviour..their lucky to see 11 yr
I hate comments like yours Bo pointing out the obvious for green thumbs.
I agree however a judge we not accept a mandatory sentence. They will always add on a day to the sentence to allow an appeal.
I’m very sorry for his children and other family but you live by the sword, you die by the sword.
But Hlhe didn’t live in swords…
Testicle, it says quite clearly that the man was know to the gardai because he had convictions on drug related charges!!
Testicle
lol very sorry, I just re-read what you wrote.
:-D now who’s the testicle
Joan Burton last week said the Government were very concerned about the rise in drink related murders so the government will be introducing minimum alcohol pricing. However we have a much bigger problem in drugs/gun crime but the Government are actually aiding this crime wave because they have reduced Garda numbers and instead of pumping money into policing they have cut the money.
@Dave, spot on.
If they weren’t wasting police time trying to control the movements of a plant they could free up some Gardaí..
They love their plants alright….just ask GSOC, if they ever back off gardening leave!
Define a much bigger problem than drink in Ireland for me there? A substance which is abused to ridiculous proportions and is probably responsible for more deaths than anything else in this country! I don’t think there is a bigger problem than drink in Ireland!
Thought we almost got through a week there without anyone getting shot ….
I was just starting to venture out with the bullet proof vest! Guess I’ll have to fetch it out again.
Known to gardai,multiple drug offences…my heart bleeds
“A” usually implies one rather than multiple.. It was “a significant conviction on drugs charges” – where did you get multiple from that?
who cares where I got it from you pathetic grammar nazi
Not being a grammar nazi, just wondering how you managed to leap from “a conviction” to “multiple convictions”
who cares still a drug dealer,1 conviction too many.
Yeah, one conviction, in the 90s.. Ever get the impression the guy might have learned his lesson and tried to go straight – or do you just like jumping to conclusions?
hmmm and they waited 15 years..yea right…
Ooh – another assumption.. Do you know who killed him and why? If so, perhaps you should contact the Gardaí..
why you defending this? he was hardly killed for his charity work now was he??? enough said
I asked you where you got your assumptions from – I’m not defending anything.
The article gives some information that inside your heads has grown legs.
Don’t suppose you notice the article also said he was involved in kickboxing – which, given the training and mindset of kickboxing, and the time lapsed since his conviction would give you cause to consider the possibility he may have cleaned up since then.. But that didn’t factor into your assumptions did it?
There’s a man dead. He had 4 kids, and a wife, they have just had him ripped from their lives – and all you can do is jump to every negative conclusion possible – THAT was why I picked you up on your comment.
Shut up Shanti, you’re filling the thread with rubbish
No harm! Good riddance I say, one less alleged criminal on the streets!
Arsehole
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You should get 5 years for possession of a weapon and 1 year for each bullet, too many coked up gangsters around.
What if you only have one bullet so that’s six years total for murder u fool
Jimmy jimmy jimmy, that’s what you get if you don’t shoot somebody, if you do it’s a life stretch
Maybe if the Garda spent more time stoping the flow of gun traffic into this country and less on seeing if people are paying tax we wouldn’t have half the gun crime
I’m not blaming the Garda or bashing them I know they get their orders from the state
How about, for once, blaming the actual criminals?
That’s who he is blaming…the biggest and best criminals convince ya that they don’t exist
Doctor
I do blame the criminals
But the state should put more resources into stopping the flow of guns
What part of that don’t you get lad
You guys will…this week has been the catalyst for Irish people’s freedom. A major turning point for our freedom. The guards are untouchable now
Keyser Söze is behind this!
The Garda have nothing to with anyone paying their tax
The Garda don’t enforce motor tax , nct
Were you live Alan
Sorry must be the weather that’s getting to me for some reason I thought it was p.a.y.e. we were on about you are correct my mistake .
Four kids left without their father, tragic.
And all those lives ruined by the drugs he sold even more tragic
Do you know which type of drugs it was? Because not all drugs are the same.
He may have been caught with a significant amount of cannabis – which is nothing like cocaine or heroin which do destroy lives.
I’d say plenty of people had a great time on them.
Dublin is such a s###hole
Still beats a flooded bog with no lekki!
This country is a kip. The government are more interested in dipping into people’s pockets than protecting it’s citizens. Gardai, health, scandal after scandal.
I hope every member of Fine Gael and Labour die a horrible painful death.
You know there are some good politicians out there to make the country better. They’re not all gangsters and cowboys. Some county councillors do fantastic work in their local constituencies for little pay. Horrible comment to make.
Confused dot com…… Do you honestly think the Gardai have the resources to give 24/7 protection to every criminal who’s life is in danger. Get real.
That’s not the point. Look at the amount of unsolved gangland style murders in recent years.
A lot of my friends are Gardai and are told to save costs at all times including go on the beat to save fuel.
The closing of Garda stations, the increase in break ins / tiger kidnaps / armed raids. But you’ll get checkpoints for road tax. The arrogance of Alan Shatter who is hated amongst rank and file.
So don’t tell me to get real.
Why are the Garda wasting thier time on this?
There’s bucket loads of grow houses out there that need finding, and everyone know they are the real danger to society not these chaps with the guns.
How exactly are grow houses the “real danger to society”?!
John you are such an idiot.
John. How many people have overdosed on hash?
Fool
Leslie you look like you overdosed on sumthin
He was a very good boxer R.I.P. Jim.
Yeh. Your oul one
Eh, johns comment was clearly sarcasm.
The only serious point I’d like to make about it is that it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that the weapons used during this crime were paid for from proceeds derived from the sale of cannabis from a grow house somewhere. Yeah cannabis isn’t particularly dangerous but when the only ones profiting from it are criminals then the profits are spent on other criminal enterprises…
I gave you a thumbs up though John for your sarcastic powers of convincing everyone you were serious.
Thank you Mr Bush.
I believe you and I are a dying breed of irish person who understands sarcasm.
Everyone else I was being ironic as you hear grow house being found every 2nd day but we dont hear of murderers getting caught as much, so I was jokingly saying the reverse.
Sarcasm shouldn’t have to be explained, i feel for you, I should invent a sarcasm font.
Mr O’connor, or beside the submit comment button there should be a second option, enter as sarcastic comment.
Also chaps, im also scared to live in a world where people believe others when they say the grow houses are worse than guns touting lunatics.
He was that Paul and anybody that Knew him he was the type of guy that would go out of his way to help if you asked.
another war on drugs failure , stop leaving criminals with a monopoly on drugs and the money will drift away with them. Pharmacists dont go around setting drug disputes and debts with guns.
My son goes to the school 5 mins walk from Abbeywood. His kids probably go to the same school! Sincere prayers for the family esp the kids.
CSI Dublin (aka “shotgun city”) strikes YET AGAIN!!!
Fu¢k para-shoots anyway!!
Well spotted Jimmy : what a pity uv nothing else to do.
Very sad for his poor wife and children to witness- May he rest in peace
All down to drugs
He was rushed to rushed ??
So from all that you decide to be a pedant. Well done
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