Gardai step up armed patrols in Limerick as tensions flare
LEE BOYLAN WEDS ALONGSIDE FELLOW VICTIM DAD
GANGLAND shooting survivor Lee Boylan celebrated his wedding ceremony in Spain last week with his father — who was blasted three months after his son on the same road.
Our picture shows proud Noel “Seanie” Boylan look on as Lee married his longtime partner in a small ceremony on Wednesday, September 7.
The couple had initially wed in a registry office in Dublin last month before jetting off for their bash in Spain.
Recovery
Lee had a long road to recovery after he was shot up a number of times on the Blakestown road in Mulhuddart, west Dublin on March 6, 2019 as he sat in a van.
Lee (27) was left with life changing injuries but survived through miraculous luck.
The Dubliner would have bled to death if his carotid artery and jugular vein had not joined in an
“arteriovenous fistula”, an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein that stopped the bleeding.
Just three months later, on
June 1, 2019, his father
Noel — a convicted armed robber — was blasted twice on the same road, but also survived.
A source said: “The family have been through a lot in recent years.
“At first it didn’t look good for Lee when he was shot but it was only a miracle really that saved his life.
“Then Noel was shot and he survived then as well. They are very close and Noel now claims he’s on the straight and narrow, stepping away from the life of crime after their troubles.”
Alan Graham (50) of Caherdavin, Limerick, was later jailed for ten years for his role as a getaway driver in the shooting of Lee.
Lee’s dad Noel was previously considered by gardai as a well-connected and serious player in West Dublin.
Caged
He was previously caged for his role in an attempted armed robbery in 2006. The former gangster was once a known associate of exiled cartel boss Christy Kinahan.
He has also been associated with a number of gangland figures over the years who have been involved in local feuds.
A man is before the courts charged with attempted murder following Noel Boylan’s shooting.
GARDAI have stepped up armed patrols in areas of Limerick to try keep a lid on rising tensions among rival groups who are said to have “access to serious weaponry”.
The recent upsurge in tensions involves young associates of rival gangs who are paranoid and erratic due to addictions to cocaine, sources said.
Photographs shared online show a convoy of Garda vehicles on their way to carry out raids in St Mary’s Park after a number of serious and violent incidents.
They include car windows being smashed and an attempt to burn a car after tensions flared amid a city soccer match.