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Jim Mansfield Jnr wanted to attend funeral of Real IRA leader, witness tells court

Summary

In the Special Criminal Court, former employee Martin Byrne, aged 53, testified that Jim Mansfield Jnr wanted him to attend the funeral of murdered Real IRA leader Alan Ryan in September 2012 on Mansfield's behalf. Byrne denied being solely employed by convicted fraudster James O'Gorman and claimed he worked mainly for Mansfield, though he also worked for O'Gorman. He said Mansfield had arranged meetings with the New IRA and INLA to help recover family property assets, and that Mansfield had set him up for false imprisonment. Byrne also recounted being taken prisoner by a gang including former INLA man Dessie O'Hare and Declan "Whacker" Duffy, and that he was later robbed of money and documents. The court heard Byrne's evidence about Mansfield's alleged conspiracy to falsely imprison him and attempts to pervert the course of justice. Mansfield pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jim Mansfield Jnr wanted to attend funeral of Real IRA leader, witness tells court. Charges or matters: defrauding a company director out of €54,000 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in 2007; both offences. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• September 2012 Incident
• January 2014 Other
• December 2013 Other
• June 8 Other
• January 1, 2015 Other
• June 30, 2015 Other
• June 9, 2015 Other
• June 12, 2015 Other
• 2020-11-12 Publication

Why: The former security boss testified last week that €2,500 in protection money was being paid by Mr Mansfield Jnr and James O'Gorman [who was nicknamed "the Fatman"] per week to the Real IRA in order to protect the accused from two Traveller gangs [the Walls and the Kavanaghs], who claimed they were owed money from the accused. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report