Journalist Eugene Moloney murdered as attempted robbery goes wrong in Dublin

Like so many Irish, Ciarabythebay loves to ape the United States. In this case she figures since the US has lots of murders Ireland is entitled to have lots of murders too. Murder is so modern!

NYCSheridan, those of you in the US have many involved in murders every day which is why police forces outside the US watch your tourists like hawks out of necessity Why your own Bronx had 3 murders in less than 30 hours this month. Murders and shootings surged in the Bronx last year with 20 more people dead and 50 more wounded by just gunfire than in 2010. I don't have to claim anything, you do it all by yourselves!!

A lot of the crime in Ireland is perpetrated by foreign migrants. One inmate in three in Irish prisons is a foreign migrant. That means Ireland could lower its crime rate by 30% if it didn't have these people arriving as settlers.

aloistmartin, as someone with no Irish connections at all you obviously don't know anything about Ireland. In your own Los Angeles there have been 57 murders thus far this year. Philadelphia had a total of 326 murders last year....there were over 9,000 murders in the US by just guns.

WoundedKnee/GeorgeDillon, Americans have created an unrealistic fantasy world about Ireland akin to Disney World or Disneyland, where everyone waits with baited breath for their US visitors. Get real! Chicago US murder rate is worse than Kabul, Afghanistan - 228 Chicago residents killed this year, just a small fraction of all the murders across the US. Tourists to the US are well warned about the carnage there.

Rest in peace Eugene.

There is no recorded history of sectarian violence before King Henry II of England was sanctioned by a Papal Bull to cross the Irish Sea to 'Christianise' Ireland in 1169-'71. Followed by the Earl of Pembroke/Strongbow to assist King Dermot McMurrough of Leinster/(Eastern Ireland) and the Foreigners in his bid for the High Kingship of Ireland at Tara. The point is that this is a tragic loss of life by a creditable journalist of a Northern Nationalist quality tabloid (The Irish News). What a tragic irony for someone who survived armed conflict. I trust the neo-liberal Irish Criminal Justice System will match the proficiency of An Garda Siocchana in dealing with such miscreants. And condolences to his kith and kin. Ar dheis Dei go raibh a h'anam/May his sould rest on the righ hand side of God!

Both WoundedKnee and KittyMurphy should take a deep breath.aloismartin what a ridiculous opening sentence what is it based on?ignorance!

WoundedKnee: Driving on the wrong side of the road is the biggest cause of death amongst British tourists in France.

Sectarian Violence has been a part of the Irish Psyche since Cain and Abel. Such a thing only becomes a matter of Shame, when it intrudes upon the Bourgeois Tea and Bisquits !

What's with the stupid logic we see from Irish posters such as ciaradexy and now the poster signed kittymurphy? It never happened to me, therefore it never happens. That's the extent of this self-absorbed "logic". Listen, kittymuphy, you were never killed in a car accident. That means there never are any fatal car accidents in Ireland, right? What a goof. Speaking of car wrecks, and having disposed of yet another Irish bull, I would warn American visitors who rent cars over there to be really vigilant about driving on the left-hand side of the road. Every summer there are several accidents involving tourists who drive on the wrong side. The most dangerous time in my experience in not your first or second day, when you are very alert to the danger. It's after four or five days, when you have relaxed. Don't. Also, be really careful leaving gas stations. It's been shown that it's common for American and European drivers to drive out of the gas station and head off on the wrong side of the road. Ouch.

@timbobdennehy: That was the first thing that came to my mind as well.

@WoundedKnee More people have been murdered in LA in the last decade than there were killed during "The Troubles". I'd back off on the the violent death warnings there. As someone who grew up in Ireland I never encountered any violence. Even recently. This is a tragic case but of course in every major city you must be cautious.

This is so sad. American visitors to Ireland need to be very careful. Not just Dublin, but many cities and towns are full of thugs, drunk or drugged. If you're staying in North side hotels like the Gresham be especially careful, even in the daytime. But generally be careful wherever you are. Apart from the native thugs, there are lots of East European criminal gangs. Don't give any money to Roma beggars, that gives them carte blanche to steal whatever you didn't give them. Anyway, why have they gone to Ireland to beg and steal? Be careful at bus stops, because that's where you're immobile and vulnerable. I could go on with safety tips, but that's not my job, the useless Irish tourist people should be doing it instead of creating an Oirish fantasy world that makes visitors think they're Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

I'm sirprised Bythebay isn't here claiming Americans were involved.