On April 4, 2020, one of Ireland’s most feared gangland enforcers walked straight into a Belfast trap. Four shots ended what the courts, the feuds, and a decade of investigations could not.
This is the full story of Robbie Lawlor — the hitman suspected in multiple murders, the enforcer who terrorised Dublin and Drogheda, and the man whose violent legacy shaped some of Ireland’s deadliest feuds.
From street-level chaos in Coolock to the Drogheda feud’s most brutal killings, Lawlor operated in plain sight — protected by fear, silence, and intimidation. Witnesses recanted. Evidence vanished. And each time he walked free, the violence escalated.
🔍 In this deep-dive Crime Pulse documentary, we uncover:
✅ Lawlor’s rise from petty crime to notorious enforcer in Dublin’s underworld
✅ The early suspected murders — Mark Byrne, David “Fred” Lynch, Noel Deans, and more
✅ His role as a gun-for-hire for feuding Dublin and Drogheda factions
✅ How the Coolock war and the death of Kenneth “Ken” Finn changed everything
✅ The Drogheda feud: Owen Maguire’s shooting, the attack on Brendan Maguire, and the burning retaliation hits
✅ The mugging humiliation and the escalating feud with teenage enforcers
✅ The brutal murder and dismemberment of Keane Mulready-Woods — the killing that shocked Ireland
✅ Why multiple gangs were actively hunting Lawlor in early 2020
✅ How a staged “debt collection meeting” lured him to his death in Belfast
✅ The PSNI operation, arrests, and the aftermath that reshaped organised crime in Ireland
🎥 Featuring:
• Verified details from court records, Gardaí intelligence, CAB findings & investigative reporting
• Clear reconstructions of major shootings, arson attacks, and feud-related events
• Breakdown of how intimidation, encrypted phones, and fractured loyalties protected Lawlor for years
• How gang networks used him as a disposable weapon — until he became the target
This documentary exposes the full arc of Lawlor’s violent career: the crimes he was suspected of, the murders that fuelled entire feuds, and the trap that brought his reign to an end.
Credit to : Crime Pulse