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The scene of the shooting. Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

Man arrested in connection with shooting of Alan Ryan

A man in his late 40s has been arrested in connection with the shooting dead of Alan Ryan.

GARDAI HAVE CONFIRMED that they have arrested a man as part of their investigation into the shooting dead of Alan Ryan.

The man, who’s in his late 40s, was arrested by Gardaí in Coolock last night and is currently being detained under Section 30 Offences Against the State 1939.

Ryan was known to Gardaí for his links with the Real IRA – he was convicted in 2001 of taking part in a Real IRA training camp in Meath and also for firearms possession on another occasion.

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    Sep 7th 2012, 7:19 PM

    Retaliation for the panda? Maybe the zebra paid the badger to whack him!

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    Sep 7th 2012, 8:46 PM

    Paul that’s some serious accusations your making there!!

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    Sep 7th 2012, 5:41 PM

    @Christ87 detective inspector did you really work that out all by your self, you genius. Your wasted on writing stupid comments on the journal, Your true calling is obviously fighting crime. sherlock holmes ain’t got shit on you..

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    Sep 7th 2012, 7:02 PM

    Jesus are all you biatches pms-ing or what! take some feminex and get over it!!! its Friday! :-D

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    Sep 7th 2012, 4:13 PM

    forty yo from coolock it sounds like retaliation for the panda.makes sense!

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    Sep 7th 2012, 4:56 PM

    if u disagree wit my comment id like to know why.from coolock come on!!

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    Mute Paul Glennon
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    Sep 7th 2012, 10:43 PM

    Going by your avatar MC your not exactly a literary genius now..

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    Mute Martin
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    Sep 7th 2012, 5:32 PM

    Why can’t everybody mind they’re own business. Ye not have anything else to worry about??

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    Sep 7th 2012, 10:37 PM

    i see this place is full of thick people…

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    Sep 7th 2012, 10:34 PM

    cosmetic stuff to defuse tensions at tomorrows funeral….

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    Mute Rachel O Connor
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    Sep 9th 2012, 6:12 PM

    well u dont get shot for nothing,he got what he deserved,the real ira are thugs,bullies an criminals.he wasnt an ordinary decent man,its the life he chose an now has payed for it with his life.use him as an example to the younger generation that this is what happens when u choose this life an maybe stop it from happening,

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    Sep 9th 2012, 6:48 PM

    Typical blond!!

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    Sep 10th 2012, 1:25 PM

    try spelling it tony,you should go back to school.

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    Sep 7th 2012, 5:02 PM

    that wasn’t a reply to your comment.

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    Sep 7th 2012, 5:17 PM

    that doesnt make any sense

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