Ireland Named in reporting
Dessie Fox
Born 1978, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 2 cases, 30 Sep 2021 to 5 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1978, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 30 Sep 2021 to 5 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, garda.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Gardaí issue fresh appeal in 1990 Kildare murder Murder · Co. Kildare
Bookmaker Dessie Fox, 47, was shot and killed at Healy's Bridge, Prosperous, Co. Kildare, on 30 September 1990 while driving to The Curragh race meeting. Occupants of a red Toyota Carina bearing false registration followed his white Mercedes 250D and opened fire, stealing a briefcase containing cash, a canvas money bag, billheads, a car phone and car keys. Seventeen people were arrested and questioned shortly after the killing, and two further suspects were arrested in May 2018. Gardaí at Naas Garda Station issued a fresh appeal for information on the 36th anniversary of the murder in September 2026, with the case remaining under investigation.
Reported, 30 Sep 2025Victim · 5 reports - Bookmaker murder in Prosperous, Kildare under investigation Murder · Co. Kildare
Dessie Fox, a 47-year-old bookmaker from Dungannon, Co Tyrone, was fatally shot at Healy's Bridge in Prosperous, Co Kildare on 30 September 1990 while driving to a race meeting at the Curragh. He was ambushed by armed men in a red Toyota Carina with a false registration, and a single handgun shot struck his legs, killing him at the scene. The attackers also stole a briefcase with cash, a money bag, and other items from his car. Seventeen people were arrested and questioned in the aftermath, and two further suspects were arrested in May 2018, but no one has been charged. On the 35th anniversary in September 2025, Gardaí issued a renewed appeal for information on the murder and robbery.
Reported, 30 Sep 2021Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Dessie Fox, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Oct2026Gardaí issue renewed appeal for information on unsolved Kildare murdervictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep202630/09/2026 36th Anniversary Appeal – Murder of Dessie Fox, Robertstown, Co. Kildare - 30th September 1990victim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2026Thirty-six years on, gardaí launch fresh appeal for information on Dessie Fox murdervictim, Dessie Fox, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2026Gardai hold hope of 'vital info' to bring killer to justice after 36 yearsvictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2025Gardai issue fresh appeal for information on fatal shooting of bookmakervictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2025Gardaí make fresh appeal to find killers of Dessie Foxvictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2025Fresh appeal made 35 years after bookmaker Dessie Fox was shot deadvictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, non-irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
- 30 Sep2021Appeal on anniversary of murder in Kildare of bookmakervictim, Dessie Fox, 47, male, irish (judged from name)Dessie Fox
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