Tag: Crime

#OTD in 1994 – Death of prominent criminal, Martin Cahill.

18/08/2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

Cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media, which referred to him by the sobriquet “The General”. The name was also used by the media to discuss Cahill’s activities while avoiding legal problems with libel. During his lifetime, Cahill took particular care to hide his face from the media; he would spread the fingers of […]

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1994 – Death of Martin Cahill, a prominent criminal from Dublin. Cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media, which referred to him by the sobriquet “The General”.

18/08/2016.Reading time 15 minutes.

Cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media, which referred to him by the sobriquet “The General”. The name was also used by the media to discuss Cahill’s activities while avoiding legal problems with libel. During his lifetime, Cahill took particular care to hide his face from the media; he would spread the fingers of […]

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