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The Indo Daily: The rise, fall and resurgence of Brian ‘King Ratt' Rattigan
Emergency services were alerted to the firearm discharge in Dolphins Barn on Monday of last week. A number of rounds were discharged but no injuries were reported. It's believed two brothers, who are aged in their 20s and centrally involved in the feuding, were the targets of the attack.
Among the group that was targeted were associates of one of Irelands most feared crime bosses, Brian 'King Ratt' Rattigan.
Once one of Ireland's most notorious mobsters, Rattigan's rise was as dramatic as the feud he was at the center of. But now, 4 years after his release from prison, his name is surfacing again and so is the violence.
The drug dealer, who was one of the leaders of the bloody Crumlin-Drimnagh feud, was jailed for 18 years, and there had been suggestions his criminal operation had diminished in that time.
However, despite his lengthy spell behind bars, he is suspected of playing a background role with a number of criminals based in the south inner city and in his native Crumlin-Drimnagh, as well as directing criminal activity from Spain. Nearly 25 years later, Dublin still feels the effects of the Crumlin-Drimnagh feud that killed 16 people.
Today on The Indo Daily, Tabitha Monahan is joined by Robin Schiller, Senior Journalist with the Irish Independent, and Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with The Sunday World, to discuss the rise, fall - and resurgence of Brian Rattigan.
