Garda fear as attacks ignite Flashy gang feud

Revenge firebomb after víctim mum's house is targeted

- MICHAEL O'TOOLE

GARDAI fear gangster Mr Flashy is set for war with his enemies after two arson attacks in less than 24 hours almost left the mother of a feud victim dead.

The home of a key associate of the Dublin crime boss was targeted in an arson attack late on Saturday night - just hours after the mother of murdered James Whelan survived her own house being petrol-bombed.

It's understood allies of Flashy mob victim Whelan were so enraged by the attack on his mother Sonya's home in Finglas early on Saturday they launched a revenge hours later.

Sources say they threw a petrol bomb at the home of a woman who is closely connected to Flashy late on Saturday night.

The tit-for-tat attacks have raised tensions in the area - and sources say gardai now fear an all-out war on the streets.

They believe associates of Whelan, shot dead by Flashy's gang in Finglas last month, are intent on avenging his death - and the attack on his mam's home has made them even more determined to injure or kill their rivals.