Drugs trade moving out of recession as new younger gangs flex muscle

Roy Collins was killed by members of the Dundon McCarthy gang in 2009

Wayne Dundon and Nathan Killeen lose appeals against their convictions

Central to the defence’s case is ‘evidence of collusion’ between witnesses who testified against the two

Wayne and John Dundon had been found guilty by Special Criminal Court

Dundon found guilty of threatening Alice Collins that he would cause harm to her sons

Prosecutors claimed sentence for threatening witnesses was ‘unduly lenient’

Man serving life for Roy Collins murder claims move to isolation at Midlands Prison

Court has 32 people before it, but delays mean first available date for new trial is April 2017

Wayne Dundon and Nathan Killeen found guilty of murder at Special Criminal Court

Drug crime peaked in Celtic Tiger Ireland but fell sharply in the recession years. Now, for the first time in six years, figures indicate modest increases in certain drug offences

Holding a trial without a jury addresses intimidation fears. But should the option now be scrapped?

The immense courage of the Collins family ultimately brought down the Dundon gang

Just as the dust settles on the last of the gangs, new ones are emerging, writes Conor Lally