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Martin Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) [1] was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies.
The General is a crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) .The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998.
Martin Cahill and his gang steal 18 paintings valued at $30,000,000 from the Russborough House in May 1986. [20] Disappearance of Philip Cairns: 1: Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland: 13 year-old schoolboy Philip Cairns vanishes in broad daylight while walking back to school after lunch. [21]
Martin Cahill: 1998 United Kingdom Divorcing Jack: David Caffrey: Thriller, Comedy. Based on a novel Divorcing Jack. 1998 United Kingdom Titanic Town: Roger Michell: Drama. 1998 United Kingdom Resurrection Man: Marc Evans: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel Resurrection Man. Shankill Butchers: 1999 Ireland Sunset Heights: Colm Villa ...
Ordinary Decent Criminal is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, written by Gerard Stembridge, and stars Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino.The film is loosely based on the story of Martin Cahill, a famous Irish crime boss.
When questioned about the film's similarities to The General and Ordinary Decent Criminal, producer Sue Austen emphasised; "Ours isn't just the Martin Cahill story. It's a story about a Dublin gangster coming up against an IRA operative and a policeman, both of whom we've invented, and the three of them constantly circling each other.
James O'Donovan was the senior forensic scientist to the Garda Technical Bureau of the Garda Síochána (the Republic of Ireland's police), until his retirement in 2002. He was a key witness in the Provisional Irish Republican Army assassination of Lord Louis Mountbatten, and was the target himself of Irish criminal Martin Cahill.
According to Martin Cahill in Tor.com the novel is both an action-packed space opera and a "thoughtful, complicated examination of identity, language, personhood, and truth." [ 7 ] Lisa Tuttle in The Guardian wrote that it was "first-class space opera , with added spycraft, diplomatic intrigue and scary aliens, along with interesting ...