Ireland Crime

Covers the funeral of the victim, with scrambler and motorbike burnouts in Finglas and the statement that no arrests have been made. No account of the shooting itself beyond the basic facts.

Adds that gardaí believe the suspect was sent by gang bosses, a reported fist fight between Ledwidge and an associate of the suspect, and background on a 2009 shooting linked to the suspect. No arrest is reported.

Adds details on the suspected gang motive, the suspect's background (a convicted armed robber who is said to have been a juvenile shooter in 2009), the shooting details, and an appeal for information. The suspect is not named and no one is charged with this murder.

Adds the suspected motive (a planned power grab), a reported fight with an associate of the prime suspect the day before, a gang conference held the night before the killing, and that Ledwidge was facing drug charges in court the day after the killing. No arrests are reported.

Adds that gardaí believe the suspected gunman was a convicted robber and a member of the same gang, that the victim was due in court on drug charges, the post-mortem finding, the reported dispute that preceded the shooting, and the Garda appeal for information.

Adds the victim's background: he was on bail for drug and obstruction charges, gardaí are examining a dispute with a drugs gang as a motive, and the murder was the first gangland killing of the year in the Republic. Confirms the shooting was at the family home on Barry Drive.

Reports that Ledwidge was due in court on drug charges the day after the shooting, that gardaí believe the suspected gunman was a member of the same gang and had a dispute with a senior member, the postmortem result, the scene examination and the family liaison officer appointment, and a request for information from Finglas Garda station.

First report of the killing. Adds that the victim was shot four times by a lone gunman at close range after opening his front door, that he was pronounced dead after paramedics could not save him, that detectives believe the killing was drugs-related, and that there are fears of retaliation.

Reports the shooting details, a suspected drugs motive, and local fears of revenge attacks; no arrests are mentioned.

Gives the victim's full name and age, the handgun shooting as he opened his front door, the attackers' escape by car, and gardaí's view that the killing was planned. Notes the Finglas area link to a drugs gang and that no arrests have been made.

Adds that the victim's mother was inside the house, that gardaí believe the killing was drugs related, that it was the first gangland murder this year, that an incident room is at Finglas Garda Station, that a family liaison officer has been appointed, and that the victim was pronounced dead at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. The article does not name the victim or any suspect.

Adds that the man was 23, was shot multiple times and suffered head injuries, was called to Barry Drive around 6:50pm, was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, and that the scene is preserved and the coroner notified. Does not name the victim.

Official garda.ie update, issued 20 November 2023. It confirms the post-mortem, completion of the scene examination, the appointment of an SIO and FLO, and an appeal for information. It gives no names, no age or sex of the deceased, and no arrests.

Official garda.ie statement confirming the fatal shooting on Barry Drive, Finglas. It gives the victim's age as early 20s, the time of the alert, the hospital where he was pronounced dead, and that the scene is preserved and the Coroner notified. It does not name the victim or any suspect.