Eamon Dillon

And he went into custody in 2011, was out in 2015.

But the way they worked it was, it did seem a bit, I suppose, almost like, not an impulse, but you did wonder how well planned they were if they were stealing vehicles that very night, like, you know, to do it.

So maybe it was something to do with their faith in their own skills that no matter where they go, they were going to be able to rustle up some vehicles.

some vehicle straight away but well you know I suppose in a way I'm not doing them justice because they were actually seen as a very sophisticated gang and the guards actually set up Operation Slope specifically aimed at breaking up this gang and tackling their money laundering and at one point there was a

I just earlier read a dull question about it from some years ago.

And there was something like 53 people, there was well over 50 people that were arrested as part of Operation Slope, which uncovered money going through different accounts.

And it kind of showed you that this wasn't really, you know, it wasn't a small time event.

you know, robbery gang that were taking their chance.

Like he had serious gangland connections as well.

Yeah, I mean, the Corbally's would have been part of, you know, that kind of loose gang that used to be termed the M50 gang.

And B. Berry would have also, you know, had connections there as well, if not, you know, been a direct member of it.

These are the guys who used to steal cars and do kind of

These ram raids on filling stations, stealing cigarettes or any kind of high value goods and, you know, had no fear of the guards would drive away at high speeds.

You know, that type of criminality that I suppose really forced the authorities to invest in the helicopters, which we have now, which has helped kind of curb that style of crime to some extent.

Yeah, we know the Corbillies, you know, they graduated certainly.

They were involved in serious drug dealing and armed robbery.

They were both actually shot dead in 2010.

They were both killed at the same time.

Their car was rammed from behind by a Lexus the size of a... It had taxi livery on it and they were...

They were basically gunned down, like in, I think it was the Neilstown Road in Roninstown.