Veronica Guerin's killer ‘hard to recognise' back on streets as gangster wearing ‘disguise' on prison day release trips
KILLER Brian 'The Tosser' Meehan is trying his best to go unnoticed while out on temporary release from prison by going in disguise.
Meehan, the only person convicted of
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Brian Meehan has been using a disguise while on temporary release from prison
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Meehan is the only person convicted of murdering journalist Veronica Guerin
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Veronica Guerin was shot and killed in her car on the Naas Road
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And the gangster has grown a beard in a bid to hide his features while on day release from Shelton Abbey Prison in Co
A source said the
The source said: 'Meehan is getting out more frequently now and he loves to go and have a ramble around the local shops. The last thing he wants is people spotting him.
'He wears a hat and glasses to reduce his chances of getting noticed. He is also now sporting a white beard. It's all part of his disguise.
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'It would be hard to recognise him in fairness as he looks completely different with the beard. He just looks like your average middle aged man. He goes to great lengths to keep out of the limelight.'
Meehan, 57, is serving life for the murder of journalist Veronica in 1996.
He has been allowed out of the open
Meehan was part of the
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She was shot dead in her car on the Naas dual carriageway in Dublin on June 26, 1996, when a hit team pulled up beside her on a motorbike.
Meehan was driving and the late Patrick 'Dutchy' Holland was the gunman who fired six shots at the journalist.
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'The Tosser' is currently living in one of ten single occupancy independent living units (ILU) on the
The units are estimated to have cost between €530,000 and €600,000 each.
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Our source said: 'The ILU Meehan is in is basically like any state-of-the-art apartment. It has all the modern amenities including a flat screen TV that he can watch movies on.
'As an avid
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Meehan was part of the John Gilligan-led mob that killed the journalist
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