Development in Garda probe into Dublin gangland murder will result in new file for DPP, inquest hears
The victim was walking home from a nearby pub with a group of friends when he was shot twice in the head by a gunman at around 2.20am in a suspected gang-related attack
A development in the Garda investigation into a gangland murder in Dublin seven years ago within recent days will result in a new file being forwarded to the DPP, an inquest has heard.
Jamie Tighe-Ennis (24) died as a result of fatal gunshot wounds he suffered in an attack on Moateview Avenue, Priorswood, Dublin 17 on October 28, 2017.
The victim was walking home from a nearby pub with a group of friends when he was shot twice in the head by a gunman at around 2.20am in a suspected gang-related attack.
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Mr Ennis, a father of one from Timberhill Apartments in Artane who came originally from Darndale, was later pronounced dead at the scene.
A stolen Audi A3 which was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle was later found partially burnt out on a green between The Griffith apartments and Prospect Hill in Finglas about 10 kilometres away.
Detective Inspector Donncha Maguire told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Friday that there had been "some progress in the last 36 hours in the investigation."
Det Insp Maguire applied for a six-month adjournment of the inquest under Section 25 (1) of the Coroners Act on the basis that criminal proceedings are under consideration.
He told coroner Clare Keane that the recent development in the murder investigation would require an additional file to be forwarded to the DPP by gardaí.
Det Insp Maguire said gardaí had been in contact with the family of the deceased who supported the application for a further adjournment.
Dr Keane granted the application and adjourned the case for further mention to May 16, 2025.
The coroner had been informed earlier this year that a direction from the DPP’s office was likely to be forthcoming before the end of 2024.
At the time of his death, it was reported that the deceased had a history of involvement in robberies and drugs and had several criminal convictions including firearms offences.
He was also suspected of having been involved in several murders in Coolock and Ballymun.
Although he had connections with both the Kinahan and Hutch criminal gangs, gardaí do not believe his death was linked to the gangland feud between the rival groups which has claimed the lives of 18 people to date.
A relation of Mr Tighe Ennis, Jordan Davis (23), was also killed in a gangland-style murder around 18 months later when he was shot while wheeling his newborn baby in a buggy outside a school in Darndale.
In January 2018, the opening of the inquest into Mr Tighe-Ennis’ death heard that the deceased had to be formally identified from his fingerprints because of the extensive nature of his head injuries.
The deputy State pathologist, Margaret Bolster, said a postmortem examination had shown Mr Tighe-Ennis had died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head.
Several people have been arrested in relation to the murder including three men, a female and a teenager in October 2018 who were all subsequently released without charge.
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