The mother of murdered apprentice plumber Anthony Campbell yesterday made an emotional appeal for anyone with information about her son's death, or about the double shooting in Walkinstown on Friday night, to come forward and speak to gardaí.
Mrs Christine Campbell made the appeal after an inquest into 20-year-old Mr Campbell's death was adjourned at Dublin County Coroner's Court due to ongoing Garda investigations.
"We're looking for the killers of my son to be brought to justice and it's going to take time," Mrs Campbell said.
"I appeal to anybody out there to go to the Garda if they have any information. Please - because the impact is devastating. We're frozen, devastated and hurt. We're living the nightmare until these people are brought to court."
Speaking about the death of Edward Ward (24) who was shot dead by a gunman on Friday night on Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Mrs Campbell said: "He's like Anthony. I'm so sorry for that family. That poor wife is going through trauma. My heart goes out to them because I know what they're going through. It's horrific.
"Anthony was only 20. He should still be living his life and doing an honest day's work. He was my only child and they've robbed me of everything. Someone somewhere come forward - so I can get some closure."
Anthony Campbell was shot dead as he was working in a house in Scribblestown Park, Finglas, on December 12th, 2006.
The target of the attack was Martin "Marlo" Hyland (39) who was also killed, and Campbell was an innocent bystander.
The Dublin County Coroner, Dr Kieran Geraghty, granted Insp Colm Fox of Blanchardstown Garda station an adjournment of the inquest of Mr Campbell's death under Section 25.1 of the Coroner's Act.
He adjourned the inquest until a date in October 2008.
Dr Geraghty adjourned a further six inquests involving violent deaths into which Garda investigations are continuing. They included the inquest on Lee Kinsella, a 30-year-old man who was shot in his home on Ratoath Avenue in Finglas while he was watching television on May 8th, 2006.
His eight-year-old stepson and a relative were in the room at the time of the incident.
The inquests into the deaths of Gavin Byrne, Andrew Glennon, Felix McCann, Bernard Suggs and Paul Cunningham - all gangland-related murders - were also adjourned.