Monday 6 April 2020

DEPRAVED GANGLAND ASSASSIN ROBBIE LAWLOR SHOT DEAD IN BELFAST

UPDATED: Maniac killer Robbie Lawlor was shot dead in a ‘gangland double cross’ by members of the McCarthy-Dundon mob, gardai suspect. Two senior members of the vicious Limerick gang were in police custody last night, along with two other males, after the hit on Lawlor, who died in a hail of bullets in Belfast on Saturday. 
Gangland hitman Lawlor, a 35-year-old father-of-three from Dublin’s Donaghmede, was behind the brutal murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in Drogheda in January, Gardai believe.
https://extra.ie/2020/04/06/news/irish-news/robbie-lawlor-limerick-gangsters 

 https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2020/0405/1128588-murder-ardoyne-belfast-robbie-lawlor/ 

 Videos celebrating the murder of Dublin criminal Robbie Lawlor on Saturday started appearing on social media well before his identity was officially confirmed.
In fact, it was the appearance of these videos which helped the PSNI confirm the identity of the Dublin hitman who was shot to death in the front garden of a house in the Ardoyne area of Belfast.

One video showed youths cheering and dancing in front of a house in Darndale after hearing the news. Another was of well-known organised crime figure toasting the murder with a shot of vodka.

Such was the length of Lawlor’s list of enemies that his death will come as little surprise. In recent months, Gardaí had even given him an official notification that his life was in danger along with a list of precautions he should take to keep safe.

Originally from Donaghmede in north Dublin, Lawlor (36) has been involved in serious criminality since at least the age of 18. This includes his suspected involvement in at least three murders, the most recent of which was the killing of 17-year-old Keane Mulready Woods whose dismembered remains were found in January.

Lawlor is also a major suspect in the 2018 murder of Kenneth Finn in Coolock and the shooting dead of David “Fred” Lynch in 2005. During his criminal career Lawlor amassed some 125 previous convictions but mostly managed to avoid lengthy prison sentences. One of the most serious charges levelled against him was the 2013 robbery of a cash box from a McDonalds in Donaghmede during which a handgun was put to the head of a security guard.
Three days later, Lawlor was spotted by Gardaí trying to hide some of the cash taken during the robbery which had been marked with blue dye.

He was originally charged with robbery but the DPP later accepted a guilty plea to the lesser charge of possession of stolen cash. Lawlor received a 32 month sentence, just slightly less than his accomplice who was convicted of the robbery charge. The sentence was later reduced to 26 months on appeal.

A father-of-three, Lawlor claimed to be an unemployed fitness instructor. In one court appearance in 2017 court was told he was a “petty, recidivist sort of offender” who was trying to go straight.
Depraved Gangland Assassin Robbie Lawlor 
Shot Dead In Belfast
In fact, he was one of the most feared and hated gangland figures in the country.

Lawlor’s final major tussle with the law ended in December with the collapse of his trial for the attempted murder of a Dublin woman.

He was accused of trying to shoot Fiona Mitchell dead in revenge for her son dating his former partner. He was also alleged to have killed the woman’s dog during the attack. The case fell apart and Lawlor was acquitted when it emerged his former partner had lied to Gardaí about key facts.

Lawlor walked free from court, triggering a nationwide alert to Garda stations amid fears his release would trigger attacks from those involved in feuds in Dublin and Drogheda.


The fears were well-grounded.

Shortly after his release Lawlor was attacked by an associate of David Lynch, the man murdered in 2005.

The attacker filmed the incident and can be heard telling Lawlor “this is only the start of it.” Lawlor’s gym bag was also stolen and over the next few days his rivals taunted him by putting photos of themselves on social media wearing his flip-flops.

When a pair of flip-flops were found in the bag containing some of Keane Mulready Woods’ remains on January 13th, it was interpreted by investigators as message from Lawlor to his tormentors.
Keane Mulready-Woods (17) Murdered and Dismembered.
It is tempting to link Saturday’s murder to the brutal murder of Woods but Lawlor had many, many enemies who wanted him dead, including criminal rivals and family members of his previous victims who had vowed revenge. 

ADDITIONAL TEXT:

Police in Northern Ireland investigating the murder of Dublin criminal Robbie Lawlor at the weekend believe he may have been shot dead by a man who owed him money.

Lawlor (36), who was closely aligned with one faction in the ongoing Drogheda gang feud, was shot in the head outside a house in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast.

PSNI and Garda investigators believe he had travelled from Coolock with three other males to enforce a drug debt against a mid-level Belfast drug dealer.

Four males, including a 17-year-old, have been arrested in connection with the murder, including some of those believed to have travelled north with Lawlor.

The males who accompanied Lawlor are from the Limerick area, and have close links to organised crime there. One of them is understood to have links to Limerick gangland figure Wayne McCarthy Dundon, who is serving a life sentence for murder.

Three of the suspects were arrested shortly after the murder which occurred at around noon on Saturday on Etna Drive. A fourth man was arrested on Sunday morning.

“I do not believe that Robbie was in the Ardoyne yesterday by accident. I believe he had some reason to be there, and key lines of inquiry for me at this stage are to establish why he was there and what his connection to the address is,” said Det Supt Jason Murphy on Sunday.

Security sources say one line of inquiry is that Lawlor was shot dead by the drug dealer who feared he was about to be murdered.

Another is that Lawlor was set up by rivals to be murdered in revenge for previous killings in the gang feud which has engulfed Drogheda and Coolock , Dublin, in the last year.

Drogheda feud


Lawlor, who is originally from Dublin but has an address in Laytown, Co Meath, was the chief suspect behind the murder and dismemberment of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods, whose partial remains were found in Dublin in January. The teenager is believed to have been murdered because of his connections to one of the parties in the Drogheda feud.

The PSNI say Lawlor was murdered by a single gunman, who fired multiple shots which hit the victim several times. The murder weapon has yet to be recovered.

Lawlor’s family have yet to formally identify his body, but the PSNI said “sufficient information exists for us to believe that the deceased male may be Robbie Lawlor”.

The suspects are being questioned in the serious crime suite of Musgrave police station in Belfast.

Gardaí assisting the investigation have carried out a search of a property in Crumlin, Dublin, which they believe may be linked to the murder, while the PSNI search another house in Belfast.

“This was a brutal killing, and I am appealing for the public’s help to bring the gunman to justice. I would like to hear from anyone who was in Etna Drive yesterday, between 11am and 12.30pm, and who may have witnessed the shooting or the gunman making his escape,” said Det Supt Murphy.

“I’m also keen to speak to anyone who can help us trace the movements of a VW Sirocco car, registration YLZ 7052. I believe it was in Estoril Park [Belfast] on Friday and was burnt out in Kingston Court immediately after the murder .”

Gangland figure


Lawlor was considered a major gangland figure and a prominent player in violent feuds in Dublin and Drogheda.

He is suspected of involvement in at least three murders, including the killings of Kenneth Finn in 2018 and David “Fred” Lynch in 2005.

He is also suspected of involvement in a gun attack on the leader of a criminal faction in Drogheda which left the victim paralysed and triggered the current round of violence. He was warned by Gardaí of a threat to his life in December following his release from prison after his acquittal on an attempted murder charge.

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