Dublin gang the westies book

New york the alleged boss of the westies, an irish gang rooted in hells kitchen that has carried out murderous subcontracts for the gambino crime family, has been charged for killing a. This is a great book written about the notorious irish ny gang, the westies. They have been linked to more than 70 robberies and assaults in dublin and are on the verge of becoming a proper crime gang who dont follow any rules. Aug 18, 2016 the kinahan gang are an irish drug gang which grew up in dublin. English, although never comprised of more than twelve to twenty members depending on who was in or out of jail at any given time the westies became. The union of political power with criminal activity enhanced the gangs ability. T he body of herman the vermin white 36, who was a member of the notorious west dublin crime gang the westies, was found in the segregation area of the jail at 8. The westies return as police bust irishamerican gang boss in drug smuggle. Family boss ed harris, genteel enough to have moved from hells kitchen to a big house in new jersey, guns down his own brother. Westies gang feud link to murder of innocent dad herald. See more ideas about irish mob, irish and mafia gangster.

Gang violence and mentality is a fascinating and often revealing subject. Rise and rise of dublins vicious drug lords world news. They were partnered with the italianamerican mafia and operated out of the hells kitchen neighborhood of manhattan according to crime author t. In one of the more shocking crimes that has taken place in ireland, the scissor sisters is definitely one that is high on the list, in fact jimmy coonan, edward the butcher cummiskey, even the demeo crew would be proud of these sisters, it could also be included as a chapter in their books. The westies was the name given by the irish media to a criminal gang based in blanchardstown, west dublin, ireland they controlled the heroin trade in west dublin in the late 90s and early 2000s and were known for their extreme violence against drug addicts and rival drug dealers. Hughie mcginley 26 shot in the head by the pillion passenger on a motorcycle in sligo town centre. The westies gang, based in blanchardstown, west dublin, has been highly involved in the theft of luxury cars.

Gangs of new york 2002 directed by martin scorsese, this is one of the best gang irish mob movies of all time. Dublin gang war wont end until daniel kinahan is shot dead. The glennons, bernard sugg and his brother, stephen 27, along with shane coates 31, were all at one time members of the notorious blanchardstownbased westies gang. Who are the kinahan and hutch gangs and why are the two. The westies were a new york citybased irish american organized crime gang, responsible for racketeering, drug trafficking, and contract killing. The westies return as police bust irishamerican gang boss. It was a significant event in mob history, the death of a boss and the rise of another boss, john gotti. A fascinating account of one of the most brutal organized crime gangs in the history of the united states. He took over the hells kitchen irish mob after mickey spillanes 1977 murder. The mob war has left 18 men dead many of them gunned down in the streets of dublins north inner city.

This year, as part of the electric picnic festival in. Jul 14, 2008 even among the mob, the westies were feared. Much of the material appears verbatim in another english book called paddy whacked. This scandal was the basis for the book black mass and served as an inspiration for the fictional. Violent gangster andrew glennon 30 shot multiple times after being ambushed by four gunmen near his home blanchardstown, west dublin. Dublin gang war wont end until daniel kinahan is shot. Its reads very easily and moves quickly, despite its 500 page plus content. With their roots dating back to the 19th century, chapters are in operation all over the continental united states, with huge presences in new york city, boston, and chicago.

The news comes after a notorius dublin gang boss was arrested by gardai investigating the murder. They were partnered with the italianamerican mafia and operated out of the hells kitchen neighborhood of manhattan. Even yesterday jaycarax wrote a piece on triad gang violence in the capital in the late 1970s. Jan 04, 2019 in one of the more shocking crimes that has taken place in ireland, the scissor sisters is definitely one that is high on the list, in fact jimmy coonan, edward the butcher cummiskey, even the demeo crew would be proud of these sisters, it could also be included as a chapter in their books. Dec 16, 2018 on this day, 16th december, was one of the most famous mob hits of all time, the death of mafia boss paul castellano. Nearly 10 years after the crime reporter veronica guerin was shot dead for pursuing dublins drug barons, irelands criminal gangs are more. The westies were a new york city based irish american organized crime gang, responsible for racketeering, drug trafficking, and contract killing. The westies call themselves after the irishamerican gang which terrorised hells kitchen, new york, in the 1970s and 1980s. They controlled the heroin trade in west dublin in the late 90s and early 2000s and were known for their extreme violence against drug addicts and rival drug dealers. State of grace 1 starring ed harris, gary oldman, sean penn and more it has a really fine cast, which is specifically about the nyc hells. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. James coonan born december 21, 1946 known as jimmy c, was an irishamerican gangster and boss of the notoriously violent hells kitchen irish mob known as the westies, which was the most brutal irish gang in history. Irish mob project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.

The westies is a superficial, somewhat sensationalized account of certain gangsters of irish descent who dominated and terrorized hells kitchen in the 1980s. The westies was the name given by the irish media to a criminal gang based in blanchardstown, west dublin, ireland. The book follows a group of gangsters from the sixties to the late eighties and in the most recent edition, gives an update to where people are at in the almost present time. The gang war between the christy kinahan cartel and the hutch mob will not end until daniel kinahan is shot dead. Best pals who grew up robbing cars for the notorious westies. This book dispels the myth that your westie to a rescue westie bite lawsuit. English, recommended to me by folks close to a former dea agent, tells a detailed factual story from court transcripts and wire tabs of the take down of a new york mob circa 1970s. Mickey featherstone born june 3, 1949 is a former irish american mobster and member of the westies, an organized crime syndicate from hells k. The 38yearold thug, who was once head of the westies gang, was previously a close associate of slain crime bosses eamon the don dunne and michael micka kelly. Irish gang war could hit liverpool, dublin police warn. There is a fair amount of blood and gore in the book, but while somewhat graphic, is not.

This is about an irish gang coined the westies out of new york. Inside new yorks irish mob kindle edition by english, t. Oct 19, 2005 once part of the notorious westies gang, which dominated the area by torturing its rivals, the glennons broke off and challenged their former bosses. You can use this exercise play a big role in protect the floor. The two missing westies gangsters, whose bodies were found beside a spanish warehouse on tuesday night, were shot dead after doublecrossing another irish drugs gang over a cannabis deal. I have known westies continually chose to follow man through difficult either. Coonan is considered one of the most violent irish gangsters of all time. They sprang up in west dublin about five years ago.

Although logic would have us believe that there is a bigger presence in ireland, this is incorrect. Inside new yorks irish mob is the true account of the vicious gang that ruled hells kitchen from the 1960s through the 1980s. James jimmy mac mcelroy was serving a 60year sentence for racketeering in federal. The westies was gang that had as its home new yorks. A plan had been put in place to kill james holly, a construction worker who had killed john bokun, the brother of billy bokun, the gang had decided to take revenge and pin it on featherstone. The five best irish mob movies book and film globe. An garda siochana armed gang involved in cork feud promise to beat rivals to death in. Rise and rise of dublins vicious drug lords world news the.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the westies. There is an alternate cover edition for this edition of this book here. English, although never more than twelve to twenty membersdepending on who was in or out of jail. But this particular episodes story was so intriguing that i felt i had to know more so i bought the book. The book ends with the virtual elimination of the westies as a gang, although realtors and developers may have been as much responsible as cops and prosecutors. Feb 19, 2018 as one international crime gang headed up by a dublin drug smuggler seeks to annihilate its rival in the irish capital, at least 29 men have been told they are on death lists. During the 1960s there was very little crime in dublin, with the majority of crime being petty crime, while murder and gunrelated crime was extremely rare. Westies gangster takes own life in jail independent. From the liberty boys to the westies history ireland at. One well known gang was the westies located in blanchardstown, west dublin. Best pals who grew up robbing cars for the notorious. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, jimmy coonan and. I highly recommend this book to any true crime historians. Set in the 19th century in the five points district of new york, the all.

But it was another murder would bring paul castellano in to contact with some irish gangsters and an irish cop too. The westies was a predominantly irish american organized crime association and a hit squad for the gambino crime family operating from the hells kitchen area of manhattans west side in new york city. The westies were a gang of violent criminals in blanchardstown, the two leading members of which were from corduff. The kinahan gang are an irish drug gang which grew up in dublin. Dublin gang the pesties turning into proper crime gang. A dublin man, who rented the warehouse in the costa blanca town of catral, was in police custody last night.

The gangs of new york by herbert asbury, the westies. One of the last living members of the manhattans vicious westies gang has died in a california prison. Inside new yorks irish mob is the true account of the vicious gang that ruled hells kitchen from the 1960s through the 1980s even among the mob, the westies were feared. Sep 18, 2011 photos of some of dublins most notorious gangster. The irish mob is the oldest organized criminal gang in the history of the united states. While other gangs are also involved in car thefts, gardai suspect the westies could be the thieves which supplied cars to the middle eastern gang. On this day, 16th december, was one of the most famous mob hits of all time, the death of mafia boss paul castellano. The infamous mob headed up by gangsters shane coates and stephen sugg terrorised dublin in the early days of the celtic tiger boom. James coonan, kevin kelly, james mcelroy, kenneth shannon,william bokun, john halo, edna coonan, richardritter, thomas collins, florencecollins, defendants,kevin kelly, defendantappellant, 938 f. The ruthless criminals have ties to colombian and mexican cartels as well as the russian mafia. In the late 1990s this gang made nationwide headlines for the extreme violence and intimidation they used to control the drug trade in the area. A brutal gang war that has left a dozen dead in dublin could spill into liverpool, irish police fear. The man nicknamed the general initially for libel purposes is one of irelands most famous gangsters, with brendan gleeson starring as the dublin criminal in the 1998 film.

But what sealed featherstones and the westies fate was that the gang had planned to pin a murder on him, to try get him out of the way. Starting with a partnership between two sadistic thugs, jimmy coonan and mickey. Jan 19, 2018 the same is done with taxi drivers, the gang use fake accounts to book drivers and then they beat them up on arrival and rob them. From the animal gangs of the 1930s to football hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s, weve long had an obsession around these parts with the violent past of the capital.

Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs james coonan and mickey featherstone the gang dominated the decaying slice of new york citys west side known as hells kitchen in the 1970s and 80s. Best irish mob books 26 books meet your next favorite book. Gangland news, views, gossip, pictures, video irish. They became the most notorious gang in the history of organized crime, excelling in extortion, numbers running, loansharking, and drug peddling. Sources told the echo the citys links to irish gangs could result in it becoming a new. The westies irish gang the westies was the name given by the irish media to a criminal gang based in blanchardstown, west dublin, ireland. Irelands most notorious gangsters joe is the voice of. The scissors sisters a page from the westies book dublin. The same is done with taxi drivers, the gang use fake accounts to book drivers and then they beat them up on arrival and rob them. Aug 24, 2005 the westies gang, based in blanchardstown, west dublin, has been highly involved in the theft of luxury cars. English, the new york times bestselling author of the corporation.

Out of a partnership between two sadistic thugs, james coonan and mickey featherstone, the gang rose out of the inferno of hells kitchen, a decaying tenderloin slice of new york citys west side. Gangland dublin criminal underworld irish mobsters youtube. Return of the westies as police bust irishamerican gang boss in drug smuggle. An epic story of the cuban american underworld, the westies. The pair linked up with the westies gang when they were teenagers and built up reputations 20 years ago as prolific car thieves. Once part of the notorious westies gang, which dominated the area by torturing its rivals, the glennons broke off and challenged their former bosses. Feb 04, 2020 the mob war has left 18 men dead many of them gunned down in the streets of dublins north inner city. I was looking for a decent nonfiction book on crime and picked this one up. The westies was a predominantly irish american organized crime association and a.