James Whelan

Gardai believe James Whelan, who was named in court as being a member of an organised crime gang, was targeted by associates of Kinahan-linked mobster Mr ...

But Whelan admitted driving without insurance on that occasion and was hit with a four-year driving ban. Detectives are also looking to see where some members of Flashy’s self-proclaimed “Gucci Gang” were around the time of the killing. His uncle Scott Leon Knight took to social media and said: “My nephew James Whelan was shot dead in Finglas last night. “There’s the personal element of it too. He lost his life. Whelan, well-known to gardai for his involvement in the drugs trade, was once an associate of the notorious hood and his gang in the Finglas area.

A FEUD murder victim may have been double crossed by one of his criminal associates, we can reveal.James Whelan, 29, was killed early yesterday after.

She said: “I think they need to be mindful of the responsibility they have. I recognise that this can be tough but they must play a role in this.” “They really need to step up and offer whatever assistance they’ve had. “There is a concern for what comes next. “So they need to be mindful of the content they host on their platform, and that’s being used in the escalation of feuds and ongoing violence. “For local people as well, the reputation of the area is being sullied and more and more local decent people are living in fear. “There is a fear that the worst is yet to come. Since the seizure of the Gucci Gang’s base, there has been a huge drop in the number of violent incidents in the area. We can reveal gardai raided a property linked to a close relative of Mr Flashy’s in the hours after the killing. “The concern now is that there could be an escalation in violence in the area.” “He was once associated with Flashy but he moved to the other side and had links to some serious players in organised crime. The Irish Sun can exclusively reveal that gardai are probing if the murder is linked to a gun attack on the home of one of Whelan's innocent relatives on Friday night.

Gardaí fear there will be further violence in a north-west Dublin suburb after a man was shot dead in a suspected gangland murder.

“I think it’s really important that the Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice allocate the correct resources in dealing with these kinds of crime-related shootings. He was not involved in organised crime but is believed to have been targeted by a drugs gang. On Friday night an innocent relative of Whelan had shots fired at their home while on Saturday afternoon his associates are suspected of targeting a house in the Deanstown area. He appealed for anyone with information to contact gardaí. The murder scene at Deanstown Avenue, Finglas, where a man was shot in the early hours of yesterday morning. The murder scene at Deanstown Avenue, Finglas, where a man was shot in the early hours of yesterday morning.

GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING THE murder of a man in Finglas, north Dublin, yesterday are investigating the victim's link to a criminal feud.

An abduction of a man, various assaults as well as intimidatory social media posts have all increased tensions in the region. In a statement gardaí said they have appointed a family liaison officer to the family of the deceased and continue to engage with the family at this time. Whelan was a known member of an organised crime gang involved with a feud with the gang leader known as Mr Flashy. He was named in court as being part of a drug gang.