Gangland shooting inquest hears new probe details after dad, 24, blasted in 2am attack as gardai plot more prosecutions
GARDAI expect several more prosecutions will follow 'in the foreseeable future' in relation to a gangland murder in Dublin eight years ago, an inquest has heard.
Drug dealer Jamie Tighe-Ennis, 24, suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head when he was attacked on Moateview Avenue, Priorswood,
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The prospect of several individuals facing criminal charges in relation to Tighe-Ennis' death emerged at a brief sitting of Dublin District Coroner's
Detective Inspector Donncha Maguire told the coroner, Clare Keane, that he anticipated there would be other prosecutions in the case 'in the foreseeable future.'
However, Det Insp Maguire said he believed the
He applied for an adjournment of the inquest under Section 25 (2) of the Coroners Act on the basis that criminal proceedings had been commenced in relation to the murder with one individual already having appeared before the courts.
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Det Ins Maguire requested a six-month adjournment of the inquest in order to provide greater clarity about the progress of the investigation at that time.
Dr Keane granted the application and adjourned the case for further mention to November 12.
Tighe-Ennis - who was offering his services as a hitman to Mr Big's
The father-of-one, from Darndale, was later pronounced dead at the scene.
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A stolen Audi A3 which was believed to have been used as a getaway
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Last November, Det Insp Maguire revealed that a new file was being forwarded to the DPP in relation to the murder of Tighe-Ennis as a result of a development in the Garda investigation.
In February this year, John Farrell, 59, of Rialto Cottages, Dublin,
At the time of his death, it was reported that Mr Tighe-Ennis had a history of involvement in robberies and drugs and had several criminal convictions including firearms offences.
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He was also suspected of having been involved in several murders in Coolock and Ballymun.
A relation of Mr Tighe Ennis, Jordan Davis, 23, was also killed in a gangland-style murder around 18 months later when he was shot while wheeling his newborn baby in a buggy outside a school in Darndale.
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Tighe Ennis was shot dead in 2017
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