Northern Ireland

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast

The suspect was detained in Liverpool and transported to Belfast for questioning over 2020 gun attack

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Robbie Lawlor who was shot dead at Etna Drive in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast in April 2020. (Alan Lewis-Photopress Belfast/Photopress Belfast)
By Paul Ainsworth

A 32-year-old man was arrested and questioned by police investigating the murder of Dublin gangland suspect Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast.

The man was arrested in Liverpool by Merseyside Police and was taken to Northern Ireland for questioning by the PSNI.

He was released on bail on Friday evening pending further police inquiries.

Mr Lawlor, 36 and from the Coolock area in Dublin, was shot dead outside a house in Etna Drive in north Belfast’s Ardoyne area in April 2020.

The scene on Etna Drive in Belfast following the fatal shooting of Robbie Lawlor in April 2020
The scene on Etna Drive in Belfast following the fatal shooting of Robbie Lawlor in April 2020. (Niall Carson/PA)

A PSNI spokesperson said: “The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and has been taken to Musgrave Police Station for questioning.”

Two men, Patrick Teer (48) and Adrian Holland (40), appeared before Belfast Crown Court in January, charged with murdering Mr Lawlor.

The pair have denied the charges and were released on continuing bail.