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Sunday World
27-05-2025
- Sunday World
CAB ‘steps' up case against ‘Mago' after staircase found removed from house
Seized house had staircase, gates and CCTV system removed Gately and his partner spent €440k on renovating the Coolock house Gangland figure James 'Mago' Gately is being targeted again by the Criminal Assets Bureau after the staircase was removed from his house following its seizure by the State. This week, the High Court heard substantial damage was caused to the property in Coolock, north Dublin, before officers moved in to seize it in April. Both Gately and his partner Charlene Lam are now the subject of contempt proceedings as CAB claimed the couple were in breach of a High Court order The Bureau brought a motion for breach of the order this week after previously seeking permission to apply for a committal order. Charlene Lam Counsel for CAB told Judge Alexander Owens, who made the original court order, that when officers arrived they found 'substantial damage' including the missing staircase. Gates and a CCTV camera system had also been removed before gardai arrived to take possession of the house, and ladders had to be used to access the upstairs area. Gately survived being shot and a previous assassination attempt as part of the Kinahan-Hutch feud was foiled by gardai. He was photographed carrying the coffin of Gary Hutch, the victim of the murder which sparked the lethal underworld war. James 'Mago' Gately carries Gary Hutch's coffin The CAB case against Gately started in 2016 after officers who raided his Glin Drive house in Coolock noted that it had been expensively refurbished. It later emerged in the High Court the couple had spent an estimated €440,000 on the house they had bought for €125,000. Mago Gately and his partner Charlene Lam could be found in contempt of court and face fines or imprisonment if they are found to be responsible for the damage. Last June, the house at Glin Drive was declared the proceeds of crime after a long legal wrangle over the property. In April this year it was ruled that €6,000 from any potential sale of the house be returned to Ms Lam. James 'Mago' Gately's home on Glin Drive, which was seized by the CAB Missing front gates at the former home of James 'Mago'Gately on Glin Drive, which was seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin. Judge Alex Owens found this amount reflected the contribution she made to mortgage payments from her own legitimate income. In the Criminal Assets Bureau case against Gately, in which a car and a Rolex watch were declared the proceeds of crime, he was described as a senior figure in the Hutch Organised Crime Group. He cut contact with the Kinahans following the 2015 murder of his friend Gary Hutch by the cartel in Spain. Such was Gately's importance, the Kinahan cartel launched two bids to kill him within a matter of weeks in 2017. The first, involving infamous Estonian hitman Imre Arakas, was foiled by gardai after an attempt was made to target Gately in Newry. The second attempt saw Caolan Smyth shoot Gately four times at Clonshaugh Road in north Dublin, including once in the neck. Evidence from CAB also linked Gately to three murders, two of which were in 2010 when he was just 24. He was arrested and questioned over the killing of convicted criminal Aidan Byrne in Dublin, a killing for which Jonathan 'Yuka' Douglas has been convicted and sentenced to life. Gately was also linked by CAB to the killing of infamous gangland figure Eamon 'The Don' Dunne at a pub in Cabra in April 2010. The third murder he has been linked to is that of David Byrne in the attack on the Regency Hotel organised by the Hutch gang. Gately and his partner spent €440k on renovating the Coolock house News in 90 Seconds - May 27th
Express Tribune
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Boyzone come together to share untold story
LONDON: Thirty years on from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recount their journey to fame in a new documentary series. The three-part Boyzone: No Matter What tracks the group's beginnings from open auditions in Dublin in 1993 to the extreme highs and lows over the next three decades. "We didn't have social media in the '90s. This is our way of showing people what our life was like behind the scenes," said lead singer Ronan Keating, as he attended the documentary's premiere in London alongside members Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch. "With any story you need a start, a middle and an end. After 30 years, we have that now. That's why this was the time for us to tell this story. It's not an easy watch. It's harrowing, it's difficult, it's upsetting. There are times when it's fun and there's laughter. It's not a typical boy band watch," Keating said. The five-member group was put together by pop impresario Louis Walsh, who took out newspaper adverts to find Ireland's first boy band. Boyzone went on to enjoy worldwide success, selling more than 25 million records globally, with hit songs such as Love Me for a Reason, Words and Picture of You. The group split up in 2000 when Keating set off on a solo career, but later reunited. Band member Stephen Gately, who caused a sensation in the pop world in 1999 when he announced he was gay, died while on holiday in Spain in 2009, aged 33. The documentary combines archive material and fresh footage with candid interviews with the band members, Gately's sister, Walsh and journalists, revealing strained relationships and resentment, as well as the toll of Gately's passing. "It was like therapy," said Keating. "I think we did 12 hours each in front of the camera. It took two years. We went through a lot of old footage. It was pretty magical at times, to see all that old footage but at times it was heartbreaking." Reuters
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Boyzone doc is 'beautiful' celebration of queer pioneer Stephen Gately
Watch Boyzone members reflect on Stephen Gately's legacy: For Boyzone making documentary No Matter What gave them the chance to tell their story in their own words, including for late band member Stephen Gately who died in 2009 and whose legacy they wanted to celebrate, Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy tell Yahoo UK. Gately was the first openly gay singer from a boy band in the UK when he came out in 1999, and his coming out was the subject of much public interest at the time. In the documentary his fellow band members share insight into what the press intrusion was like for him and the group at the time, but also the ways in which his life and work will stand the test of time. The Sky documentary is a "beautiful" celebration of Gately for Keating, as he tells Yahoo: "It's been a tough watch every time, I've watched it multiple times and every time I'm a mess. Stephen's story had to be told and I'm delighted that we got to do this, to honour him like he is honoured in this film. "This is his legacy, this is his story. It's incredible, it's heartbreaking that he's not here, he's obviously part of it but he's not here to celebrate it. He, at 33 years of age, had just found [himself], he'd become comfortable in his own skin and he was a bright shining star. "He was ready to take on anything and that's the injustice of it all. It's very tough, so to celebrate his life and for everybody to see that, the character that he truly was, is beautiful to watch." Gately came out in 1999, speaking out himself after learning that an acquaintance planned to sell stories to tabloids about his sexuality. He went on to wed Andrew Cowles in a civil ceremony in 2006, and for the public he became a queer pioneer according to Keating. Reflecting on his life and legacy, Keating went on: "He was the first out there, a pioneer, and my God we were so caught up in the whole thing that we didn't even realise that at the time. But when you look back on it years later, you realise what he did for all those other guys and girls that were having to hide behind different characters and [hide] the real people that they were. Read more: Ronan Keating found Louis Walsh revelations 'devastating' in Boyzone doc Mikey Graham thinks Boyzone should have split after Stephen Gately's death 'It's a scary time for queer people, so being myself is my purest form of activism' "They were scared and Steven was there to guide them and to help them through that, and if he can do it anyone can — you know 'I can do it too', that kind of thing. I mean that will live forever." Duffy said that the documentary "portrayed Stephen great" and was "very respectful to him", and gave them the chance to reminisce on memories they made before his death from a pulmonary oedema caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. The singer reflected: "It gives us something that we can always look at, to remind us if we ever forget —which we won't— but it was such a special time in all of our lives. "The thing that we're most grateful for is that when we did get back together at the end of 2007, into 2008, we got back together to do ChildLine, to do a medley of three of our songs on ChildLine, and we went to the studio for a week rehearsal before the performance and it was the first time we were out again in just over seven years. "It was just amazing how we all gelled again, that's when we were offered a tour... and now we didn't know at the time but looking back now those two years were incredible years because it gave us the opportunity to go back and do what we did in the nineties as more mature and grown up guys." He added: "We toured right through 2008 into 2009, and we didn't realise how important that was going to be because ultimately Steven passed away in the October and if we had never have got back together it would have been lost. It would have been a huge, huge void in our lives, the memories that we made in 2008 and 2009 are amazing. "The performances that we did together in that time were phenomenal and, like I said, we didn't realise at the time how important that time was. We got the opportunity to to have nearly two years back together before Steven passed, so it was a very, very, very important time. It gave us the ability to make new memories and have a more solid friendship with each other." Boyzone: No Matter What premieres on Sky Documentaries on Sunday, 2 February.
Khaleej Times
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
'It was like therapy': Boyzone get candid in 'atypical' documentary
Thirty years from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recount their journey to fame in a new documentary series. The three-part Boyzone: No Matter What tracks the group's beginnings from open auditions in Dublin in 1993 to the extreme highs and lows over the next three decades. "We didn't have social media in the '90s. This is our way of showing people what our life was like behind the scenes," said lead singer Ronan Keating, as he attended the documentary's premiere in London alongside members Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch. "With any story you need a start, a middle and an end. After 30 years, we have that now. That's why this was the time for us to tell this story. It's not an easy watch. It's harrowing, it's difficult, it's upsetting. There are times when it's fun and there's laughter. It's not a typical boy band watch," Keating said. The five-member group was put together by pop impresario Louis Walsh, who took out newspaper adverts to find Ireland's first boy band. Boyzone went on to enjoy worldwide success, selling more than 25 million records globally, with hit songs such as Love Me for a Reason, Words, and Picture of You. The group split up in 2000 when Keating set off on a solo career, but later reunited. Band member Stephen Gately died while on holiday in Spain in 2009, aged 33. The documentary combines archive material and fresh footage with candid interviews with the band members, Gately's sister, Walsh and journalists, revealing strained relationships and resentment, as well as the toll of Gately's passing. Member Michael Graham, who did not attend Monday's premiere, also shares his experience. "It was like therapy," said Keating. "I think we did 12 hours each in front of the camera. It took two years. We went through a lot of old footage. It was pretty magical at times, to see all that old footage but at times it was heartbreaking." "It was like a counselling session," added Duffy. "I felt like it was a weight off my shoulders to be able to talk about it." Boyzone: No Matter What will be out on Sky Documentaries and NOW on February 2.
Reuters
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Nineties boy band Boyzone get candid in 'atypical' documentary
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Thirty years on from its creation, members of the Irish boy band Boyzone reunite to recount their journey to fame in a new documentary series. The three-part "Boyzone: No Matter What" tracks the group's beginnings from open auditions in Dublin in 1993 to the extreme highs and lows over the next three decades. "We didn't have social media in the '90s. This is our way of showing people what our life was like behind the scenes," said lead singer Ronan Keating, as he attended the documentary's premiere in London alongside members Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch. "With any story you need a start, a middle and an end. After 30 years, we have that now. That's why this was the time for us to tell this story. It's not an easy watch. It's harrowing, it's difficult, it's upsetting. There are times when it's fun and there's laughter. It's not a typical boy band watch," Keating said. The five-member group was put together by pop impresario Louis Walsh, who took out newspaper adverts to find Ireland's first boy band. Boyzone went on to enjoy worldwide success, selling more than 25 million records globally, with hit songs such as "Love Me for a Reason", "Words" and "Picture of You". The group split up in 2000 when Keating set off on a solo career, but later reunited. Band member Stephen Gately, who caused a sensation in the pop world in 1999 when he announced he was gay, died while on holiday in Spain in 2009, aged 33. The documentary combines archive material and fresh footage with candid interviews with the band members, Gately's sister, Walsh and journalists, revealing strained relationships and resentment, as well as the toll of Gately's passing. Member Michael Graham, who did not attend Monday's premiere, also shares his experience. "It was like therapy," said Keating. "I think we did 12 hours each in front of the camera. It took two years. We went through a lot of old footage. It was pretty magical at times, to see all that old footage but at times it was heartbreaking." "It was like a counselling session," added Duffy. "I felt like it was a weight off my shoulders to be able to talk about it." "Boyzone: No Matter What" is out on Sky Documentaries and NOW on Feb. 2.
