Irish journalist was game changer in fight against gangland crime in Ireland.
A former assistant garda commissioner says the murder of Veronica Guerin was a 'game-changer' in the fight against gangland crime.
The Sunday Independent journalist was shot dead this day 25 years ago, on the Naas dual carriageway in Dublin.
The Criminal Assets Bureau was set up as a result - but Brian Meehan was the only man convicted of her murder.
Dr Pat Leahy says Veronica Guerin's death was a big turning point for the nation.
After the murder of Veronica Guerin in 1996, everything changed https://t.co/xMUGCdL7dm
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) June 26, 2021
The Justice Minister says Veronica Guerin's left a legacy of "brave and courageous journalism".
Heather Humphreys says her murder 25 years ago today was "reprehensible" and showed the depravity of Irish criminals.
The journalist was 36 years old when she was shot dead by drug lords near Newlands Cross in Dublin.
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