Ireland Named in reporting
Patrick Eugene Holland
Born between June 1955 and June 1956, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 26 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Suspect
- Born
- Between June 1955 and June 1956, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 26 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
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 · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Patrick Eugene Holland, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Jun2026What happened to the killers of Veronica Guerin?suspect, Patrick Eugene Holland, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Eugene Holland
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