Issue Date: 28th July 2023
Gardaí in Navan continue to investigate the murder of 26 year old Paul Gallagher who was shot and fatally wounded in a field at Ballymacan, Collon, County Meath on Monday 28th July 2014.
At around 10:30pm on this date, Paul travelled to a field at Ballymacan in the company of a male. At that location they were joined by two other men. Paul’s body was discovered in a field two days later and reported to An Garda Síochána. Paul Gallagher died from a number of gunshot wounds.
An Garda Síochána made appeals for public information at the time and on ‘Crimecall’ in September 2014. A number of arrests have been made in relation to this investigation. No person has been charged with the murder of Paul Gallagher to date.
On 5th March 2021 at Trim Circuit Court, a 34 year old male was convicted and imprisoned for withholding information in relation to the murder of Paul Gallagher contrary to Section 9 Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998.
Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal to the public for information on the murder of Paul Gallagher.
Today, 28th July 2023, marks 9 years since the murder of Paul and with the passage of time some person may now be in a position to provide information to investigating Gardaí that they could not provide at the time, or maybe some person who did provide information at the time may be now in a position to provide further information.
Anyone with any information can contact investigating Gardaí at Navan Garda station 046 9079930, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
