A 32-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Daithí Douglas who was shot dead over four-and-a- half years ago in Dublin as part of the ongoing Hutch-Kinahan feud.
Lee Canavan, with an address at Edenbrook, Rathfarnham in Dublin, had denied the charge but was found guilty at the Special Criminal Court to being part of the joint enterprise to kill the 55-year-old victim.
He faces the mandatory term of life in prison.
Daithí Douglas was shot dead at his partner's shop 'Shoestown' on Bridgefoot Street in the Liberties area of Dublin on 1 July 2016.
He was the tenth victim of the feud.
A gunman walked into the shop and shot him six times as he took a meal break at the counter.
Mr Douglas’s daughter rushed to his aid but he was pronounced dead in hospital within the hour.
Lee Canavan was charged with the murder but pleaded not guilty.
The Special Criminal Court was told he was "the person who literally pulled the trigger" but the three judges said there was not enough evidence to establish this fact.
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However, it accepted that four cars and their occupants acted together in the planning and execution of the murder and that Canavan was part of that joint enterprise.
He was forensically linked to a Fiesta car which was used in the attack.
He was captured on CCTV getting out of that vehicle on the day of the murder and his fingerprints were found in it.
Canavan was also identified on CCTV throughout the course of the day and he was with the others involved at a restaurant after the murder including senior Kinahan gang member Freddie Thompson who is serving life in prison for the murder.
He was also linked to the attempt three days later to burn out one of the cars used in the attack.
Lee Canavan is the fourth Kinahan gang member to be convicted in connection with the murder.
Freddie Thompson is serving life in prison for the murder, the getaway driver Gareth Brophy is serving 10 years, while Nathan Foley was jailed for six years for driving one of the other cars and buying mobile phones used in the attack.
Gardaí have described the conviction of Canavan as "very significant" because they have succeeded in getting the whole murder cell involved that day.
Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Cleary said afterwards that all four members of the team were involved, that the meticulous planning encompassed preparation, logistics transport, execution and cover up of the murder.
He said it was a very complex investigation with an international element because three of the four men left the country.
Three days after the murder two of them were caught trying to burn out one of the cars to cover their tracks.
"This team were very forensically aware," he said.
"They put a lot of planning and thought into it, they used four cars, two of which were stolen, the two others were legitimate but used as 'spotters', so it was very significant that we were able to get the whole murder cell involved.
"This gang all operated in joint enterprise they all had different roles but very well defined roles and it shows the level of planning that went into this murder", Detective Chief Superintendent Cleary said.
He also said gardaí had been speaking to the family who were satisfied with the conviction and that it was an important day for the family and the community in Dublin 8 where the murder took place.
He also acknowledged the work of the detective unit in Kevin Street Garda Station, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Garda Technical Bureau and Forensic Science Ireland as well as the assistance of the people of Dublin 8 in securing this conviction.
"We are satisfied that the team who were involved on the day of the murder have been convicted," he said.
