Tributes paid to ‘wonderful' Monaghan man who died while holidaying in Portugal
Tributes have been paid to a 'wonderful' and 'kind-hearted'
Monaghan
man in his 20s who died suddenly while holidaying in
Portugal
during the weekend.
It is understood Dylan McCahey, a 25-year-old from Magheracloone, died in a drowning incident while in Portugal on Saturday.
In a statement, the
Department of Foreign Affairs
said it is aware of the case and is providing consular assistance.
'As with all consular cases, the department does not comment on the details of individual cases,' a spokesman said.
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Mr McCahey, a Magheracloone native, was well known and popular in his wider community.
He was a past pupil of the Patrician High School in Monaghan and a biological and medical sciences graduate of Maynooth University.
In a post on social media, his sister, Caitlin McCahey, described him as her 'best friend,' saying: 'Words can't describe how empty our lives will feel without you.'
His cousin, Fergal McCahey, meanwhile, said: ''There are no words to describe this ... heartbroken. Go Raibh Suaimhneas Síoraí Air.'
One of Mr McCahey's former teachers said they were 'heartbroken' to hear of his death.
'I had the privilege of teaching Dylan and remember him as a truly bright, kind-hearted and thoughtful pupil. Thinking of you all during this incredibly difficult time. He has touched many lives and will be deeply missed.'
Tributes and condolences have been pouring in for the young man.
One person described him as 'one of life's true gentlemen,' while another said he was a 'wonderful young man with a great personality.'
A friend of Mr McCahey's said online that he always made him laugh and 'always had a smile on his face.'
Dylan is survived by his parents PJ and Geraldine, his brother Alan and his sister Caitlin. No funeral arrangements have been made yet.
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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Firebombings, cocaine scams & a crazed football ultra – astonishing inside story of Brit crime war rocking Costa del Sol
WITH its two-for-one cocktail deals, karaoke nights and football screens plastered over every wall, Monaghans wouldn't stand out from any other Irish bar found up and down the Costa del Sol. That was until a chilling bloodbath played out on Saturday evening, as two of Britain's most notorious gangsters were brutally executed in full public view by a masked hitman. 14 Shocking footage shows the moment a killer shoots gangster Ross Monaghan dead Credit: Unpixs 14 Career criminal Monaghan, right, and Eddie Lyons Jr, left, were both killed in the shocking hit Credit: Les Gallagher 14 A property torched in Edinburgh linked to caged crime kingpin Mark Richardson 14 Brutal gang warfare has seen properties firebombed in recent months Credit: PA Holidaymakers enjoying a stroll in the sunny beach paradise of Fuengirola, Spain, The shocking scenes are believed to be the latest escalation of The last few months have seen No suspects have been arrested so far, but it's thought the double assasination was ordered by members of the Daniel mob and allies of caged Edinburgh cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson. And with retaliation a near certainty, it is feared that allies of the murdered pair are already flying out to seek retribution. As one onlooker who witnessed the horrific scenes in Spain over the weekend told The Sun: 'I've already heard that there are people coming over on the plane this morning from Scotland to enact revenge. 'They weren't hiding who they were - using their real names, no bodyguards. So it's almost as if they've gotten complacent. 'You can see a darkness - something bad behind their eyes.' Most read in The Sun Both Monaghan and Lyons Jnr were top members of Glasgow's Lyons mob, two-decades long rivals of the Daniels. Monaghan fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017. 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'All hell broke loose' He continues: 'All hell broke loose in February. It became evident there'd been a fallout, allegedly about the theft of half a million pounds worth of drugs. 'Ross McGill came onto the scene, but being a new face, the gang took advantage of him, and he was paid with counterfeit money.' Having been done over for £500,000, the mobster is said to have wasted little time before enacting revenge. 14 McGill is a former Rangers ultra, pictured next to captain James Tavernier 14 McGill, posing in a white Rolls Royce, is said to be directing a gang war from Dubai In McGill's crosshairs were allies of Edinburgh-based cocaine kingpin Mark Richardson, currently being held in isolation at HMP Low Moss. Calling themselves Tamu Junto (TMJ) - Portuguese for 'We're in this together' - the footsoldiers targeted homes and businesses belonging to those linked to Richardson and the Daniels. 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Meanwhile, plenty of lesser-known Brit gangsters have met a grizzly end on this part of the Spanish coastline. That includes Scott Bradfield, whose limbs were found crammed into a suitcase back in 2002, and 39-year-old Sean Hercules from Leeds, who died following a shootout with police in 2018. Wave of violence Police Scotland have so far made more than 40 arrests as part of Operation Portaledge, which was launched in response to the escalating violence. Scotland's top cop Jo Farrell said the force is determined to create 'a hostile environment' for gangsters involved in the violence. Underworld figures have claimed that McGill rejected an offer of peace talks with top mob boss Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel, 45. An insider said: 'Bonzo has reached out a few times looking to call for peace. 'But the Dubai guy has made it clear he is not interested.' 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Dublin Live
2 days ago
- Dublin Live
Footage shows assassin chase and kill man inside Irish pub in Spain
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info This is the dramatic moment Ross Monaghan's killer chases him round his Costa del Sol pub and shoots him dead after assassinating the Scottish gangster's pal Eddie Lyons Jnr outside seconds earlier. The graphic footage, broadcast on Spanish TV today, showed the gunman dressed in black honing in on Monaghan as he stumbles and drops helpless to his knees in front of him. Two innocent bystanders thought to include a waitress and another man in black whose identity is not known can be seen running for their lives before the hitman calmly pumps at least four bullets into the Glaswegian hood's chest and belly from close range. The stomach-churning footage was broadcast this morning on popular Telecinco programme El Programa de Ana Rosa. It showed Monaghan, 43, believed to be the owner of Monaghan's Fuengirola where Saturday night's shooting occurred just after the end of the Champions League final, appearing to turn round and look into his killer's eyes after being forced to crawl on all fours to try to get away following his fall before realising he has no escape. After being shot he sits upright against a wall, motionless and blood seeping out from his stomach wounds onto his white T-shirt as his life ebbs away. The assassin, who is rumoured to be Scottish but has yet to be arrested, appeared to be wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket and black shorts and a white T-shirt round his neck he is thought to have used to hide his face before striking. Local reports today said Monaghan got the chance to try to escape after Lyons Jnr was killed instantly outside because the gunman's weapon jammed. The only images to emerge from Saturday's double shooting before the footage from the inside of the bar were pictures and video of Lyons Jnr lying dead on his back in shorts and a T-shirt on the terrace outside - before and after he was covered up by a blanket. (Image: SOLARPIX) Spanish police confirmed this morning they had yet to make any arrests, with a spokesman saying: "The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment." Refuting claims yesterday by a government representative for the Malaga area that a third person had been hurt and was in hospital, the police spokesman said: "There is no record of another person or people being injured." Respected Malaga-based newspaper Sur reported today the wife of one of the two victims had witnessed the horror attack around 11.30pm on Saturday, but did not say which man's partner it was. The gunman fled on foot before rejoining an accomplice in a car who had driven him to the murder scene. Police have retraced part of their escape route to the old N-340 dual carriageway heading towards Benalmadena. Details about the make and colour of the getaway vehicle have not yet been released. Officers from an elite Spanish National Police Costa del Sol-based Anti-Drug and Organised Crime Unit UDYCO are heading the ongoing probe, although they are reporting to a local investigating judge coordinating the operation. Court officials are expected to confirm later today a secrecy order has been placed on the investigation, preventing public officials from making any detailed public comment. Such orders, called a 'secreto de sumario' in Spanish, are often placed on criminal probes especially in their infancy to protect investigations by limiting the number of people who have access to sensitive information. Some local reports point to witnesses identifying the shooter as a "blond man" and investigators working on the theory British nationals are behind the gangland killing, but detectives have not commented. The National Police has confirmed two men were killed but declined to name them, saying in the force's only official statement so far: "Around midnight on Saturday an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront. Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made so far." A British woman answered the phone at the Irish bar, said to be owned by Ross Monaghan, yesterday morning but said she had been told by the police not to make any comment. Career criminal Monaghan, who fled Scotland for Spain after a failed attempt on his life outside a Glasgow primary school in 2017, was tried but acquitted over the murder of notorious Glasgow hood Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll at an Asda car park in 2010. In August 2017 he and Eddie Lyons Jr, both members of the Lyons Glasgow crime family, were cleared of being involved in a brutal street attack on three men outside the Campsie bar in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. The shooting in Spain comes amid a violent gang war that has ripped through Scotland since March said to have started over a fallout over drugs. Saturday night's gun murders follow the fatal shooting nearly six weeks ago of a 32-year-old British man in nearby Calahonda a 15-minute drive from the Irish bar towards Marbella. He was shot dead around 8pm on April 21 in a professional hit as he headed back to his car after finishing a football match with friends. The killers fled in a getaway car that was later torched. Police are investigating the brutal assassination as a drug-related gang shooting but have yet to make any arrests. The victim has not been named but was known to come from Liverpool. Reports at the time described the incident as the fourth shooting so far that month on the Costa del Sol, where rival gangs have increasingly used extreme violence to settle scores and a number of international mafias are known to have a base. Four days before the Calahonda shooting a 34-year-old man was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella after being shot outside a nightclub in the famous Costa del Sol resort. Monaghans Fuengirola describes itself online as a place "where you can relax and spend the day enjoying great home cooked meals on a sunny terrace and watch live sporting events." It also bills itself as a "family friendly sports bar and restaurant located in Torreblanca, Fuengirola opposite one of the area's most popular beaches." Torreblanca is to the east of Fuengirola town centre and a stone's throw from an area called Los Boliches. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
I held hand of Scottish gangster as he lay dying after Costa del Sol shooting
A British nurse has recounted the harrowing moment she comforted a dying Scottish gangster after he was shot in a brutal double murder on the Costa del Sol. The woman, in her 50s, was enjoying a drink with her partner at a nearby pub when masked assailant fatally shot Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr amidst shocked holidaymakers. The attack occurred at Monaghans bar in Fuengirola around 11.30pm on Saturday, just as the Champions League final concluded. The nurse, who wished to remain anonymous, described how she sprang into action upon hearing the gunfire: "I was sitting with my partner in a pub when we heard one shot followed by a gap and then four more shots. We all ran into the bar and I was shouting 'get inside'." She continued, explaining the initial confusion: "At the time they were celebrating the football because the game had just ended. Someone said a person had been shot and because I'm a nurse I ran to Monaghans bar to see if I could help." Spanish TV has since aired graphic footage of Monaghan attempting to flee his assassin. The video, taken shortly after Lyons Jnr, 46, was slain outside the establishment, captures Monaghan, aged 43, bleeding through his white T-shirt from a chest injury, trying to steady himself on a table before collapsing. Surveillance footage from the scene shows the killer, clad in black, pursuing Monaghan. Two individuals, believed to be a waitress and another man also in black, are seen fleeing from the gunman, reports the Mirror. The nurse recounted the harrowing scene, saying: "I got to the first person who was lying on his back on the terrace who I later discovered was Eddie Lyons Jnr. He was clearly dead and had what appeared to be a bullet wound in his chest and one in his abdomen. A bar lady told me there was another one in the bar." Describing the second victim, she said: "The other man, Ross, had one shot in his chest, just on the right side. He was lying on the floor and was still alive but his breathing was laboured. He was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts and trainers and he looked younger than 43." She detailed the grim aftermath: "There was blood everywhere, on the floor and around the service hatch to the kitchen. There was nothing I could do, he wasn't bleeding from his mouth so I just held his hand, stroked his hair and waited for the emergency services." It emerged that Monaghan had an exit wound in his back where the bullet had passed through his body. The nurse noted that armed police were first to respond, moving him into the recovery position and then administering CPR. Monaghan, reportedly the bar's owner, was implicated in the 2010 murder of Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in Robroyston, Glasgow, although charges against him were eventually dropped. After surviving a shooting in Glasgow in 2017, Monaghan moved to Spain. Spanish authorities have yet to make any arrests in connection with the double homicide at the pub in Fuengirola. A spokesperson stated on Monday: "The investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of two men at a pub in Fuengirola, with nothing new at the moment."
