Garda patrols had been stepped up around his home because the risk he would be shot was so high. A patrol car had passed the property about 30 minutes before the fatal gun attack. He had three convictions for public order offences, but none for organised crime matters despite his senior position in the Drogheda drugs gang. After that Carberry moved his family back home and his wife and children were in the family home late on Monday night when he was shot outside. Fine Gael Cllr Sharon Tolan, who lives in Bettystown, said people in the area were shocked at the attack.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2019 02:03 UTC