Declan 'Fat Deccy' Smith was shot outside the Little Rainbows Creche on the morning of Friday March 21 2014

The funeral of Stephen Dougie Moran at the Lucan South Parosh church on Balgaddy Rd.

Gardai have not secured murder charges in any of the twelve gun murders this year which are linked to organised crime.

Ballymun criminal Michael 'Mad Mickey' Devoy (42, right) was the first gangland murder of the year. He was shot in the head before his body was dumped on the side of the road at Fox Hill Lane, Tallaght, on the night of January 18.

There have been no arrests in the case of James Talbot (46) who was shot several several times with a handgun at his home in Abbeywood Court, Lucan, on the evening of February 13.

Detectives have also made little progress in the murder of Stephen 'Dougie' Moran (46) who was shot by a lone gunman as he walked to his house in Earlsfort View, Lucan on March 15.

Nor have any arrests been made in the case of dissident Republican enforcer 'Fat' Deccy Smith (32) who was shot outside a creche on Holywell Avenue, Donaghmede, Dublin.

And there's been little progress into the murder of window cleaner John O'Regan (48) who was shot six times as he cycled to work at Gateway Avenue, Ballymun, on April 15. Small-time drugs dealer O'Regan was not considered a major criminal.

Gardai have built up a far more detailed picture of events surrounding the murder of close pals Eoin O'Connor (33) and Anthony Keegan (32), whose bodies were found on an island on Lough Sheelin, Co Meath on May 26 over a month after they were reported missing. There have been three arrests for withholding information but no charges yet.

Slaying

One investigation where gardai have made good progress is that of crime figure Christopher 'Git' Zambra (39, right) who was gunned down in broad daylight on May 4 on Cooley Road, Drimnagh. In September, two criminals were arrested in relation to the savage slaying.

The next gangland murder of the year was on July 29 when Paul 'Ralph' Gallagher was lured to his death and shot dead in a field in Ballymacon, Co Meath.

Then burglary gang boss 'Fat' Andy Connors (45) was shot dead in front of his family at their home on the Blessington Road in Saggart on August 19.

There have also been no arrests in the murder of low level criminal Benny Whitehouse.

Whitehouse (35) was shot dead at Clonard Street, Balbriggan at 9am on September 25 in front of his shocked partner, who also received injuries.

Gardai have identified a suspect and are likely to press charges in relation to the murder of Ciaran Farrelly (33), also known as Ciaran Brooks, from Tallaght, who died after being hit by a shotgun blast to the face and upper body at the rear of Killarney Court flats off Buckingham Street on October 26.

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