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On 26 June 1996, while driving her red Opel Calibra, Guerin stopped at a red traffic light on the Naas Dual Carriageway near Newlands Cross, on the outskirts of Dublin, unaware she was being followed. She was shot six times, fatally, by one of two men sitting on a motorcycle.
- Is Veronica Guerin a true story?
- What is Veronica Guerin known for?
- Where was Veronica Guerin house?
- Was Veronica Guerin shot in the leg?
- Who killed Veronica?
- Was Veronica Guerin married?
- Where is John Traynor?
- What day was Veronica Guerin shot?
- Where does Geraldine Gilligan live now?
- Is Orla Guerin still married?
- Where was Veronica Guerin funeral Mass?
Is Veronica Guerin a true story?
Based on a true story, this is about the Irish journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), a reporter for The Sunday Independent, who exposed some of Dublin's most powerful crime barons and drug lords in 1996. But later that year she was gunned down by assasins hired by the same criminal drug lords she exposed.
What is Veronica Guerin known for?
Veronica Guerin, the prominent Irish investigative reporter who was shot to death in her car on June 26, was a relative newcomer to journalism who took her trade by storm.
Where was Veronica Guerin house?
The attack took place at the home of Veronica Guerin in north County Dublin.
Was Veronica Guerin shot in the leg?
VERONICA Guerin was previously shot in the leg at her home, and shots were fired into her house on another occasion. On January 30th, 1995, she was shot in the thigh at her home at Cloghran in north Co Dublin. The attacker came to the house at 6.45 p.m. on a motorcycle, wearing a visor over his head.
Who killed Veronica?
Brian Meehan, who was convicted of Veronica's murder 22 years ago, remains in prison.
Was Veronica Guerin married?
Guerin studied accountancy at Trinity College, Dublin. She married Graham Turley in 1985, and the couple had a son, Cathal (born 1990).
Where is John Traynor?
Traynor later moved to Kent, England where he received palliative care in a hospice after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He died on the 24th of October 2021, at the age of 73.
What day was Veronica Guerin shot?
Irish crime journalist Veronica Guerin was murdered on June 26, 1996, on the outskirts of Dublin. Every Irish journalist remembers where they were the day that Veronica Guerin was shot dead in Dublin, 25 years ago today.
Where does Geraldine Gilligan live now?
She is known in pubs throughout Alicante where she spends the winter months living in the Spanish summer sun. The pair have been spending considerable time in an English seaside village which is just an hour's drive from Margate where Gilligan's old pal John Traynor is settled.
Is Orla Guerin still married?
Guerin married Reuters correspondent Michael Georgy in 2003.
Where was Veronica Guerin funeral Mass?
Friends and family who packed into the Church of the Holy Family in Artane, Dublin, to pay a final farewell to the mother of journalist Veronica Guerin were told that she had left specific requests for a low-key funeral Mass, with no hymns, no flowers, no eulogies.
