The man they targeted was Martin Byrne who had worked for almost 20 years for deceased businessman Jim Mansfield snr, the father of Mr Mansfield jnr. In May, 2015, Mr Mansfield jnr asked Mr Byrne to accompany him to meet “two businessmen” at an industrial estate that was controlled by an unnamed member of Mr Mansfield jnr’s extended family. When they went to the meeting it became clear they were meeting O’Hare and fellow INLA figure Duffy. However, when Mr Mansfield jnr and Mr Byrne went into one of the units, O’Hare was again present with Duffy. A further five men came into the room, blocking Mr Byrne’s exit and Mr Mansfield jnr also left the room.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2019 12:44 UTC