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Michael O'Toole

Garda fears that firebomb attacks could ignite Flashy gang war

Gardai fear gangster Mr Flashy is set for war with his enemies — after two arson attacks in less than 24 hours almost left the mother of a feud victim dead.

The home of a key associate of the Dublin crime boss was targeted in an arson attack late on Saturday night – just hours after the mother of murdered James Whelan survived her own house being petrol-bombed.

It’s understood allies of Flashy mob victim Whelan were so enraged by the attack on his mother Sonya’s home in Finglas early on Saturday they launched a revenge hours later.

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