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Veronica Guerin Turley (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish investigative journalist focusing on organised crime in the Republic of Ireland, who was murdered in a contract killing believed to have been ordered by a South Dublin-based drug cartel.
Veronica Guerin is a 2003 biographical crime film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role. The screenplay by Carol Doyle and Mary Agnes Donoghue focuses on Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, whose investigation into the drug trade in Dublin led to her murder in 1996, at the age of 36.
Oct 17, 2003 · Based on the true story of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), a reporter for The Sunday Independent who exposed some of Dublin's most powerful crime barons and drug lords in 1996; later that year she was gunned down by assassins hired by the same criminal drug lords she exposed.
Jun 26, 2021 · Minister for justice Nora Owen following the removal for murdered journalist Veronica Guerin on June 29th, 1996. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times. Conor Gallagher. Sat Jun 26 2021 -...
Veronica Guerin, the prominent Irish investigative reporter who was shot to death in her car on June 26, was a relative newcomer to journalism who took her trade by storm.
Oct 1, 2003 · The murder of one of Ireland’s most prominent journalists by crime bosses provoked outrage but has not received justice. Although she is virtually unknown to Americans, Irish crime journalist Veronica Guerin was a legend in Ireland.
Apr 12, 2022 · Veronica Guerin (1958 –1996) was an award-winning journalist for the Sunday Independent. In 1995, she received the Press Freedom Award for pursuing Dublin mobsters even when her life was in danger. One year later, she was shot dead in her car as she waited at a traffic light.
Jun 26, 2023 · Irish crime journalist Veronica Guerin was murdered on the outskirts of Dublin on June 26, 1996. Her death, which shocked the nation, is remembered by colleague Kelly Fincham.
Apr 22, 2024 · The Veronica Guerin movie, starring Cate Blanchett, brought her heroic and tragic tale to life in 2003. This list explores the amazing story of Veronica Guerin, the Irish journalist who lost her life in a quest for the truth.
Guerin, Veronica (1958–96), journalist, was born 5 July 1958 (not, as often given, 1959) in Dublin, one of five children of Christopher Guerin, accountant, and his wife, Bernadette. She was educated by the Holy Faith nuns at Killester and in 1988 earned a diploma in marketing management from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
