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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
John Hand

Sinister threat of more bloodshed as rival factions at war on social media after James Whelan death

Slain James Whelan’s gang have vowed revenge over his murder as they pinpointed the blame on one of Mr Flashy’s close associates.

Pals of the 29-year-old drug dealer took to social media to pay tribute to him, and declared: “We will finish this for you bro once and for all.”

Among those commenting was the son of the Kinahan cartel’s Liam Byrne, Lee Byrne. Posting to his near 50,000 followers on social media, Lee shared a picture of himself alongside Whelan and Lee Gibson who has been described in court by the Criminal Assets Bureau as a “foot soldier” for Liam Byrne’s gang.

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