Derek Byrne jailed for gang’s attempted murder plot

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Derek Byrne was jailed for eight-and-a-half years, with the final year suspended, at the Central Criminal Court on 18 December 2023 for facilitating a gang’s attempted murder of Noel Boylan.

The attack took place near a Lidl supermarket on Blakestown Way in west Dublin on 1 June 2019.

Byrne admitted buying the Toyota Avensis used by the gunman on behalf of the organised crime gang.

Boylan was shot in the back, ran into the supermarket and was pursued by the gunman, whose handgun jammed.

CCTV captured the attacker trying to fire into the store; Boylan later made a full recovery.

The sentencing report said Byrne had 78 previous convictions, mostly related to road traffic offences.