Case No. 2693Assault (firearm discharge) · Co. Dublin · 18 Dec 2024
Former Rihanna bodyguard Geoffrey Keating injured in Finglas shooting
Geoffrey Keating, 46, a former bodyguard for singer Rihanna, was injured in a shooting on Woodbank Drive, Finglas, Dublin, on 18 December 2024. Gardaí are investigating the incident, which left him with non-life-threatening injuries at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, and have appealed for witnesses and footage.
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Key facts
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- whatA man was injured in a shooting in Finglas, Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe injured man was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown (irishtimes.com)
- whatInjuries are believed to be non-life-threatening (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe shooting took place on Woodbank Drive, Finglas (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe firearm was discharged at about 10.30am on Wednesday (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí opened an investigation into the shooting (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe area was sealed off and Gardaí appealed for witnesses between 9am and 10.30am (irishtimes.com)
- otherGeoffrey Keating was head of security for Rihanna in 2012 and 2013 (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeating has claimed to be under threat from local criminals who believe he supplied information to Gardaí (irishtimes.com)
- otherKeating is a 46-year-old Dubliner based in Finglas (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Dec2024Rihanna’s former bodyguard taken to hospital after Finglas shooting
First report of the shooting; Gardaí investigating, no arrests made, appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area between 9am and 10.30am.
victim, Geoffrey Keating, 46, male, irish (judged from name)Geoffrey Keating