Death Notices

[seafoid]

Sad loss to society...

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/criminal-shot-outside-creche-dies-in-hospital-30134280.html

Jim Cusack – Published 28 March 2014 08:43 AM
Dissident republican figure, Declan "Fat Deccy" Smith, has died in hospital after being shot in the head as he left his three-year-old daughter to a crèche last Friday morning.

Smith, 31, was the target of a number of gangs and "republicans" over his extortion activities in recent years. He was abducted, subjected to torture and shot in the leg in January last year by former Provisional IRA men intent on muscling in on his rackets, mainly extorting money from drug dealers.

A lone gunman shot him in the face with a shotgun after he left his daughter off at the Little Rainbows crèche on Holywell Avenue in Donaghmede in north Dublin. The scene afterwards was described as "pandemonium" by a witness.

It was the first time a gang-related murder has taken place outside a crèche or school though several murders have taken place in front of young children at family homes.

Staff at the crèche drew curtains to prevent the pre-school children from witnessing the murder scene.

Smith was placed in an induced coma in Beaumont Hospital but failed to revive and was pronounced dead this morning.

Smith had many enemies and gardai had recently warned him of a threat to his life. He and his associate, Alan Ryan, who was shot dead in September 2012 tortured several drug dealers in Dublin and built up a substantial extortion racket. On three occasions Smith and Ryan cut off victims' fingers with bolt cutters.

Shortly before Ryan was murdered he and Smith had been ordered by dissidents in Northern Ireland to hand over €300,000 from their rackets. They failed to do so and the dissident group they were associated with, terming itself the "Real" IRA, has since disintegrated amid internal feuding and defections.

Smith, originally from west Belfast, was suspected of being one of a gang terming itself the "Continuity" IRA in Belfast. He was named as being part of a gang that killed two men on the same evening in March 2007. Smith and the others were captured on CCTV drinking and taking drugs in clubs and pubs in the city before the murders.

They then abducted and shot dead Edward Burns, 36, at the Bog Meadows beside the M1 Motorway. They then crossed the city Ardoyne and beat Joseph Jones, 38, to death with a spade. Jones was almost decapitated in the frenzied attack.

A post mortem examination is expected to take place later today and will be carried out by the State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy .

The Garda investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The Indo group loves crime. And sex. And sport

[Rossfan]

Sam McAughtry, writer, broadcaster and former member of the Senate, aged 90.

Sorry to hear that. One of the better ones.

[seafoid]

Kate O'Mara , formerly of Dynasty

[seafoid]

Frankie Knuckles

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/01/chicago-house-pioneer-frankie-knuckles-dies

[5 Sams]

I'm surprised none of the Antrim lads have mentioned Tony McAtamney. Died yesterday.

[glens abu]

I'm surprised none of the Antrim lads have mentioned Tony McAtamney. Died yesterday.

It's on the Antrim thread and Bannside pays a nice tribute.

[5 Sams]

I'm surprised none of the Antrim lads have mentioned Tony McAtamney. Died yesterday.

It's on the Antrim thread and Bannside pays a nice tribute.

Whoops...just saw it...grand stuff.

[Denn Forever]

Mickey Rooney.  I thought he'd gone years ago.

[Keyser soze]

Mickey Rooney was married 8 times, and his famous quote was;

'Always make sure to get married in the morning. Then if it doesnt work out, at least you haven't wasted a whole day' 

[ziggysego]

The BBC have just said on Twitter that Peaches Geldof has died, aged 25.

[Tubberman]

The BBC have just said on Twitter that Peaches Geldof has died, aged 25.

Awful waste of a young life.

[BennyHarp]

The BBC have just said on Twitter that Peaches Geldof has died, aged 25.

Awful waste of a young life.

That's terribly sad. With 2 small kids too.

[Minder]

She has about 15k new Twitter followers in the last 10 mins, don't understand that craic when someone dies.

Not as if she is going to be tweeting anymore.

[BennyCake]

She has about 15k new Twitter followers in the last 10 mins, don't understand that craic when someone dies.

Not as if she is going to be tweeting anymore.

It's the same with musicians who die. Suddenly their CDs go for forty prices on eBay. I don't get it.

[seafoid]

Your heart would go out to Bob Geldof.