Ireland Named in reporting
John Traynor
Born between October 1947 and October 1948, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 17 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Suspect
- Born
- Between October 1947 and October 1948, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 17 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, extra.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Meehan could walk free in Veronica Guerin murder, Dublin Murder · Co. Dublin
Veronica Guerin, a woman aged 36, was shot dead at the junction of the Boot Road and Naas Road in Dublin on 26 June 1996 after attending a speeding summons hearing in Naas. Brian Meehan, a man, was convicted at the Special Criminal Court in 1999 and sentenced to life for the murder, with Patrick Eugene Holland named in court as the suspected pillion passenger who fired the shots. John Traynor, a man, was arrested with Meehan in Amsterdam in 1997 but was later released, and died aged 73 in Kent, UK, in 2021. John Gilligan, a man, was acquitted of the murder but received a suspended sentence in Spain in 2023 for a drug trafficking case. Meehan, now 61, has been allowed out of jail on some weekends and could walk free for good in 2026.
No stage yetSuspect · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Traynor, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Oct2021John 'The Coach' Traynor 'has blood on his hands' over Veronica Guerin murdersuspect, John 'The Coach' Traynor, 73, male, named, irish (judged from name)John 'The Coach' Traynor
- 17 Oct2021Watch: Paul Williams on the murder that changed Ireland forever - Extra.iesuspect, John Traynor, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Traynor
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