Garda presence for McGinley removal

Updated: 21:26, Sunday, 1 May 2005

There was a large garda presence in Sligo this afternoon for the removal of 26-year-old Hughie McGinley who was shot dead in Sligo town centre on Thursday afternoon.

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Sligo - Hughie McGinley shot dead

There was a large garda presence in Sligo this afternoon for the removal of 26-year-old Hughie McGinley who was shot dead in Sligo town centre on Thursday afternoon.

Members of the garda Emergency Response Unit were drafted into the town, although the removal passed off peacefully.

Mr McGinley will be buried in Sligo cemetery after Mass in Saint John's Church, Ballytivnan in the morning.

It is believed the shooting may have been related to a feud between two local families.

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