Hennessy Gang Members Attacked in Prison Ahead of Notorious Takeaway Shooting

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Tensions are high in a west Dublin neighborhood, where two members of the notorious Hennessy gang were attacked in separate incidents behind bars, just days before a man was shot outside a takeaway. Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, and his brother Brandon, 22, were both targeted in Dublin's Mountjoy Prison, where they are on remand awaiting trial on torture charges. Neither man was seriously hurt, but gardai are investigating whether both incidents may be linked to a reported threat with knives issued to a young associate, and the subsequent shooting attack outside the Chinese restaurant on Tuesday afternoon.

Key Takeaways:

  • Jason Hennessy Jr, 28, and his brother Brandon, 22, were attacked in separate incidents in Dublin's Mountjoy Prison, where they are on remand awaiting trial on torture charges.
  • The attacks occurred just days before a man, Joey Morgan, 42, was shot in the arm outside a takeaway in Corduff, west Dublin.
  • Gardai are investigating whether the attacks on the Hennessy brothers and the shooting outside the takeaway are linked.
  • Joey Morgan, 42, has 78 previous convictions and was previously jailed for breaking into a house just minutes after being released on bail for another burglary.
  • Morgan's brother, David, 35, has survived a number of attacks, including being shot in the head in a shocking incident in 2011.
  • Devon Hennessy, 29, the son of Jason Hennessy Sr, pleaded guilty to a torture attack in a shed at the back of the family home in 2025.

Statistics:

  • 78: the number of previous convictions held by Joey Morgan.
  • 2: the number of incidents in which the Hennessy brothers were attacked in prison.
  • 1: the number of people shot inside a takeaway in Corduff, west Dublin.
  • 2025: the year in which Devon Hennessy, 29, pleaded guilty to a torture attack in a shed at the back of the family home.
  • 2011: the year in which Morgan's brother, David, was shot in the head.

Sources:

  • Irish Mirror
  • Gardai
  • news@irishmirror.ie