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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3674Murder · Co. Louth · 12 Jan 2020

Gardaí say Keane Mulready-Woods murder investigation ongoing despite five convictions

Gardaí confirmed on 3 March 2026 that the investigation into the 2020 murder and dismemberment of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in Drogheda, Co Louth, remains open, with a renewed appeal for information after five men have been convicted and sentenced for their roles. The main suspect, Robbie Lawlor, was shot dead in Belfast three months after the killing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted3 Mar
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereKeane was lured to a house in the Rathmullen area of Drogheda where he was murdered and dismembered. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHis limbs were thrown from a car in a sports bag onto a footpath in the Moatview area of Coolock. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHis head, hands and feet were discovered in a burnt-out car in a laneway in the Drumcondra area of Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenKeane Mulready-Woods was last seen in Drogheda, Co Louth on 12 January 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí described the investigation as one of the most complex and extensive ever undertaken by the force in the Louth region. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentencePaul Crosby was sentenced in February 2023 to 10 years for facilitating the murder by delivering Keane to Robbie Lawlor. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceGerard 'Rocky' Cruise, 53, was sentenced to seven years for his role in facilitating the murder. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceGerard 'Ged' McKenna, 55, pleaded guilty to cleaning up and removing evidence and was sentenced to four years in 2022, backdated to May 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceStephen Carberry, 48, and Glen Bride, 32, both pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of body parts and were sentenced to six years in February 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherAt the time of his death, Keane had been convicted of intimidating a local woman over a drug debt accumulated by her child. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGardaí are satisfied that Robbie Lawlor murdered and dismembered Keane. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe murder was linked to a gang feud between the Boylan Organised Crime Group and the Price/Maguire Organised Crime Group in Drogheda. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe Drogheda gang feud claimed four lives and led to more than 100 violent incidents including shootings, petrol-bombed houses and a kidnapping. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Mar2026
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Gardai say Keane Mulready-Woods murder probe is ongoing despite five convictions

    Follow-up confirming the investigation is still open after five convictions; details the locations where body parts were found, the sentences handed down, and the gang-feud background linking the murder to the Boylan and Price/Maguire organised crime groups.

    victim, Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, male, irish (judged from name)Keane Mulready-Woodsvictim, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, Robbie Lawlor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robbie Lawlorconvicted, Paul Crosby, male, named, irish (judged from name)Paul Crosbyconvicted, Gerard 'Rocky' Cruise, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard 'Rocky' Cruiseconvicted, Gerard 'Ged' McKenna, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard 'Ged' McKennaconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberryconvicted, Glen Bride, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Glen Bride