The Irish Sun: Veronica Guerin’s family donate over €140k to Dublin hospice in ‘lasting legacy’ hope for murdered journalist
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Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin Turley was an Irish investigative journalist focusing on organised crime in Ireland, who was murdered in a contract killing believed to have been ordered by a South Dublin-based drug cartel. Born in Dublin, she was an athlete in school and later played on the Irish national teams for both Association football and basketball. After studying accountancy she ran a public-relations fir…
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sports · Irish crime reporter (1958–1996) · accountant · journalist · writer · association football player · also Veronica Guerin, Veronica Guerin Turley, Guerin
Born 5 July 1959 · Died 26 June 1996 · Q237541
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2026· 3 entries
Independent.ie: Veronica Guerin commemoration raises €120,000 for north Dublin hospice
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2007· 1 entry
The Veronica Guerin Memorial Scholarship was set up at Dublin City University, offering a bursary intended to meet the cost of fees and part of the general expenses of an MA in Journalism student who wishes to specialise
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes (2000).
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Guerin was named as one of the International Press Institute's 50 World Press Freedom Heroes of the past 50 years
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1998· 1 entry
Questions the ethics of Guerin's methods of gathering information, and those of the underlying media establishment
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1997· 2 entries
Which brought Meehan back to Ireland, in 2010 Traynor was arrested after a joint UK SOCA/Regiokorpsen operation in Amsterdam
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While acting as a Garda witness, Bowden named Patrick "Dutchy" Holland in court as the man he supplied the gun to, and hence suspected of shooting Guerin
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1996· 3 entries
Died 1996-06-26.
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After pressing charges for assault against major organised crime figure John Gilligan, Guerin was ambushed and fatally shot in her vehicle while waiting at a traffic light
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Were added to the Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded CPJ International Press Freedom Awards (1995).
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1994· 1 entry
Began writing articles about the Irish criminal underworld for the Sunday Independent
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1990· 2 entries
Writing for the Sunday Business Post and Sunday Tribune
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Changed careers again, switching to journalism as a reporter with the Sunday Business Post and Sunday Tribune, working under editor Damien Kiberd
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1987· 1 entry
Served as election agent and party treasurer in Dublin North for Seán Haughey
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1985· 1 entry
And the couple had a son, Cathal (born 1989)
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-07-05.
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