I look so much like him and I am very proud of this. I miss him and I feel angry that my daddy was robbed off me.

“I wonder if they looked him in the eye when they pulled the ­trigger. Downes — who had close connections to major criminals across the capital at the time of his death — was placed on a hit-list by ‘Mr Big’ in a row over cash. “I looked over my shoulder on my communion, my confirmation hoping this was all one very bad dream and that he would be standing there smiling like any daddy would smile on days when he was happy and proud. I still hope against all hope that my daddy will come walking through the door. Gangland violence Boylan became the latest gangland murder victim after he was blasted six times by two hitmen on Clonshaugh Avenue Man dead after being shot several times in Coolock, north Dublin “I see other girls with their daddies, I see them smiling and hugging and all I feel is jealousy. A Garda spokesman said: "The shooting occurred at approximately 6.50pm.

A source said: “This was a trademark gangland murder – he was blasted in the head and died almost instantly.

The dad-of-two — who gardai confirmed was not involved in crime and was a completely innocent bystander — was shot in the back and once again as he defended himself from the gangland assassin. In her only ever interview since the barbaric killing, Jessica said: “My daddy’s death disconnected me from the world.

“People say wrong places, wrong times but there should be no place where someone goes to in the course of their work and they end up dead. Jessica added: “When they came from Brian Downes I wonder if they thought ‘oh look, we’ll get two for the price of one here’.

“I also wrote a letter to him on behalf of Katie and I when I was five because I wanted him in our lives. My sister and I are the only bits left of him so we have to try and do something — we have to be his voice.

explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. In a direct appeal to those who pulled the trigger, those who provided support to the gang and those with knowledge of the killing, the student added: “I know there are people who are frightened by what they know and this must be very hard for them and even harder to tell the guards.

I wonder what they think of at night and do they wake up with regret?

There are a number of theories as to the motive for the callous pre-Christmas murder.

All I ever hope to do is make him proud.”.

THE teenage daughter of a dad shot dead because he witnessed a gangland hit said last night: “My father’s murder still haunts me.”.

He missed all of my life and he was taken from me before I even took my first steps. The man blasted to death in a gangland hit last night had strong links to major players in Dublin gangland. “No parent should have to bury their child and I just feel so sorry for them because their son who was just 24 was taken from them. “To those with information however small it may be please help us, I beg you to find the courage in your heart to right this wrong. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Dublin gangland victim just three steps away from safety when … “I didn’t get to experience anything with him and that breaks my heart. “But please, for the sake of me, my sister and our family, please tell the guards what you know. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. “My birthdays are hard for me because I was born a few months prior to when he was murdered. Gardai and medics fought to save his life but he was pronounced dead, Get all the very latest news in Dublin straight to your email every single day.