Ken Foy

Three hospitalised after hammer and knife attack at pub following funeral of murdered Brandon Ledwidge Funeral of murdered Brandon Ledwidge told of ‘party animal with joint in his mouth and hammer in his pocket' Finglas village was brought to a standstill as friends of the 23-year-old pulled wheelies and burnouts on motorbikes in front of gardaí as his remains were brought to St Canice's Church for his funeral Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Unmute Unmute Your video will start soon Replay Remains of Brandon Ledwidge arrive for his funeral in St Canices Church, Finglas Ondertiteling subtitles settings , opens subtitles settings dialog subtitles off , selected Audio Track English , selected Remains of Brandon Ledwidge arrive for his funeral in St Canices Church, Finglas Ken Foy and Conor Feehan Three people have been hospitalised after an apparent hammer and knife attack at a north city pub after the funeral of a gangland shooting victim. Chaos broke out after the reception held by the family to honour gangland shooting victim Brandon Ledwidge whose funeral happened earlier today. Register to read this story Register and create a profile to get access to our free stories. You'll also unlock more free stories each week. Already registered? Log In Subscribe today for unlimited access. View subscription options

A man who accidentally shot his sister dead in a tragic incident last year was one of two males hospitalised with slash injuries after a pub row in Cabra last night.

LATEST | Man who accidentally shot sister dead last year is one of two hospitalised after Brandon Ledwidge funeral row Man who accidentally shot his sister dead in a tragic incident last year was one of two males hospitalised with slash injuries Violence kicked off after row among mourners who had earlier attended funeral of gangland shooting victim Brandon Ledwidge Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family End of dialog window. Unmute Unmute Your video will start soon Replay Road remains sealed off in Cabra after hammer attack at pub Ondertiteling subtitles settings , opens subtitles settings dialog subtitles off , selected Audio Track English , selected Road remains sealed off in Cabra after hammer attack at pub Ken Foy Today at 11:41 A man who accidentally shot his sister dead in a tragic incident last year was one of two males hospitalised with slash injuries after a pub row in Cabra last night. Gardai have recovered the wheel brace used in the vicious assault outside the pub at Quarry Road. The violence kicked off after a row among mourners who had earlier attended the funeral of gangland shooting victim Brandon Ledwidge. Convicted killer Derek Boyd (29) suffered non-life threatening injuries in the melee in which it is understood that a wheel brace was produced by his attacker as a number of people left the pub. He suffered slash injuries while another man suffered more serious head injuries. No arrests have been made in the case which is being investigated by Mountjoy gardai. “It was a row among people that had been at the funeral rather than some other entity attacking them,” a senior source said this morning. Boyd and the other man who is from Cabra are still being treated at the Mater Hospital this morning where public order incidents unfolded last night after they were admitted to hospital. Last December he was jailed for two years for killing his sister Sandra Boyd, a mother of five - through an accidental discharge of an illegally-held loaded semi-automatic pistol in March of last year. The court heard he had sourced the semi-automatic pistol and live rounds of ammunition because he was concerned for his own and his family's safety as a result of a threats made to him. Boyd had been in custody since he shot his sister on March 19, at his home in Collins Place, Finglas last year and because of standard remission he was released from jail earlier this year.

A man who accidentally shot his sister dead in a tragic incident last year was one of two males hospitalised with slash injuries after a pub row in Cabra last night.

Special security measures have had to be put in place for a man who has been falsely identified as being the suspect for last week's stabbing in Dublin.

LATEST | Special security in place for Algerian man wrongly identified as suspect for Parnell Square stabbings Gardaí deeply concerned over misinformation spreading online News outlet Gript has removed a story after being contacted by gardaí Website's editor claims this now “feels like a bit of a rat-f**king” Justice Minister confirms gardaí “engaged” with Gript and urges people to “take responsibility for content shared” online Mark Tighe, Ken Foy, Robin Schiller and Maeve McTaggart Today at 13:35 Special security measures have had to be put in place for a man who has been falsely identified as being the suspect for last week's stabbing in Dublin. Gardaí have expressed deep concern after a photograph and other details of an innocent man were shared on social media, wrongly claiming that he is the suspect for last Thursday's stabbing attack outside a Dublin school, which left three children and a creche worker injured. It followed the publication of an article by online news outlet Gript which has since removed the story, which blamed the wrong man for the stabbing. The article has been removed from the internet on foot of contact from gardaí. Some of the social media posts, which surfaced overnight, included an image of an individual and referenced details from a court case purporting to involve the stabbing suspect, but which was from a case involving an entirely different individual. However, the man named in the social media posts has no involvement in the shocking incident last week. The suspect for the attack, an Algerian national with Irish citizenship, remains in hospital and is yet to be arrested. He is expected to be questioned before the end of this week, once he is deemed medically fit. The online posts have been shared thousands of times since going up overnight. One of the accounts, which shared the details of the wrong person, is linked to a man currently under investigation by detectives as part of the inquiry into the organising of the violent scenes in Dublin last week. Gardaí said they have made contact with Gript. Justice Minister Helen McEntee today also confirmed that gardaí had “engaged” with the publication. The Gript article did not name the falsely identified Algerian but revealed details of his immigration case ruling, which is available on legal sites, and in which he is named. It allowed right-wing agitators to identify the Algerian man, who was the plaintiff in the asylum case and share his image and details of his work for an Irish company. His photograph was sourced from an interview he gave about homeless services to a newspaper. When contacted about the Gript article, a garda spokesman told the Irish Independent : “This article is highly inaccurate. “The individual referenced in the article is not a person of interest in the investigation into the knife attack of last Thursday. “An Garda Síochána has contacted the online news outlet and the outlet has agreed to remove the article. “The online news outlet did not contact the Garda Press Office before publication. “An Garda Síochána is aware of some social media posts resulting from the article that purport to identify the individual and has put in place measures to ensure the safety of the individual.” Gript's original tweet promoting the story published at 5pm yesterday has been viewed over 755,000 times on X, formerly Twitter. John McGuirk, Gript's editor told the Irish Independent that as of 10.40am this morning, he had received no contact from the Garda about the article. However, this was contradicted in a later statement on his outlet's website, which said gardaí had contacted the publication at 9am today. He said the article was based on garda and official sources. “We did not contact the garda press office about this as its policy is not to comment on named individuals,” he said. McGuirk said this now “feels like a bit of a rat-f**king”, a term used to describe dirty tricks or deliberate sabotage. The details in the Gript story allowed some right-wing agitators to identify the Algerian man who was the plaintiff in the asylum case and share his image and details of his work for an Irish company. His photograph was sourced from a an interview he gave about homeless services to a newspaper. Right-wing websites have since labelled staff working for an NGO (non-governmental body) that had helped the wrongly identified Algerian man in his immigration case as “traitors” and “accessories to murder”. The five-year-old girl who was critically injured in last Thursday's stabbing attack remains gravely ill in hospital this morning. The only suspect in the case, a 49-year-old Algerian man also remains in hospital where he is being treated for head injuries. However, it is understood that his condition is improving and he may be medically fit to be arrested for questioning before the end of this week. In a statement today Gript said: “This morning, just after 9am, more than 17 hours after the story that appeared on this page on Gript.ie was published – and after media outlets elsewhere had first been informed – the Garda Press Office contacted Gript to say that the unnamed person referred to in the story that appeared at this link yesterday, is not, in fact, a person of interest in the events of last Thursday. “Gript Media's original reporting was sourced from a member of An Garda Síochána. “It was further cross-checked against publicly available records, and while the name of the suspect was not reported, that name was put to a senior official on the basis of an informal “cross-check” before publication. “Gript Media, like other media outlets, has a firm policy of never naming any individual suspected in relation to a criminal act until such time as that person has been charged with a crime, and confirming that there are no reporting restrictions in place. In this case, we kept to that policy, while cross-checking our details with our sources in the usual way. “We are investigating the circumstances of this error, including giving due consideration to the question of whether this media outlet was deliberately deceived by a senior official. If we determine that to have been the case, then our obligation to protect the anonymity of those sources will be considered forfeit.” Justice Minister Helen McEntee today welcomed the removal of the article as she urged “each and every one of us to take responsibility for any content” shared or passed on online. She said: “It's incumbent, not just on newspapers and media outlets, but each and every one of us to make sure that we're not sharing information that's misleading or incorrect. “There has been a lot of misinformation spread since last Thursday on a lot of different matters that can be hugely disruptive to investigations but also can be hugely upsetting to many people. “So, I would ask people to think before they send on information, particularly where information shared might be part of an investigation. She added that it was “appropriate” that the article in question was removed saying there is an ongoing garda investigation into the stabbings. Ms McEntee said the gardaí “will always protect an individual or group of people if it is absolutely necessary or required“ if there are concerns for their safety after being falsely identified online. “But obviously, in this instance information was put out there it has been taken down and if assistance is required by An Garda Síochána that will of course be provided,” she added.

The chief suspect for the murder of gangland victim Brandon Ledwidge has presented himself to gardaí for questioning, but will have to wait before he is formally interviewed.

The chief suspect for the murder of gangland victim Brandon Ledwidge has presented himself to gardaí for questioning, but will have to wait before he is formally interviewed.

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