Wayne Ryan jailed for attempted murder in Lucan shooting

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Wayne Ryan was jailed for 15 years for attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court, with the sentence imposed on 2 September 2021.

The attack took place at Griffeen Glen Park in Lucan on 4 September 2019. Ryan’s sentence was backdated to 24 October 2019, when he first went into custody.

The judge said Ryan was at the scene and was one of two masked men in a van that lay in wait for Wayne Whelan. The only mitigating factor identified was Ryan’s guilty plea.