@joancooke5 We enjoyed a concert at at Marley Park - it was wonderful apart from the long traipse home before catching a shared taxi finally at the Yellow House. Wish the resaurant was open lol ๐
On this day in 1996, a journalist called Veronica Guerin stopped her car at the traffic lights at Newlands Cross. Two men on a motorbike pulled up alongside her. One of the helmeted men produced a gun and fired six bullets into the reporters car.
The thugs may have brutally murdered the 36 year old wife and mother of a 6 year old son, but they could not kill her courageous crusade. The Artane native always had a competitive streak, playing soccer and basketball at a national level whilst in school.
Her determination and uncompromising sense of justice brought her to an award winning career in crime journalism. Guerinโs no holds barred investigations brought light to the darkest and most dangerous corners of gangland Ireland.
Her exposรฉs of Dublin's drug cartels eventually led to her assassination. Her murder outraged the nation and resulted in the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and the creation of the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Vividly remember 30 years ago today, sitting in a cafe in Camden St in Dublin and hearing that Veronica Guerin had been shot. I went home in tears and wrote โEasy To Lose Hopeโ
Letโs never forget her sacrifice & the importance of impartial journalism.
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Unbelievable trip to Mullaghmore last night, well worth the drive! The light and lightning were absolutely incredible. I'm not sure I've ever witnessed anything like it before!