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Jul 05, 1958 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Died on 26 Jun 1996 (aged 37)
Irish crime reporter
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About Veronica Guerin
- Veronica Guerin (5 July 1958 – 26 June 1996) was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered by drug lords.
- Born in Dublin, she was an athlete in school, and later played on the Irish national teams for both football and basketball.
- After studying accountancy she ran a public-relations firm for seven years, before working for Fianna Fáil and as an election agent for Seán Haughey.
- She became a reporter in 1990, writing for the Sunday Business Post and Sunday Tribune.
- In 1994 she began writing about crime for the Sunday Independent.
- In 1996 she was fatally shot while stopped at a traffic light.
- The shooting caused national outrage in Ireland.
- Investigation into her death led to a number of arrests and convictions.
