Price began his rise through the ranks of Ireland's underworld in the early to mid 2000s.īut following the murder of suspected dealer Paul Reay, 26, who was shot dead through a car window as he made his way to court to face charges over a major cocaine seizure, a new generation of young Irish criminals saw an opportunity to step into the big leagues. It's thought he'd fled to the UK, where he had family links in Rochdale and Manchester, sometime in 2020 after a gangland feud in Drogheda, County Louth, had grown increasingly violent. READ MORE: How Stockport hardman Jason Coghlan went from UK's most wanted to helping Brits on Costa del Crime violent cases, famous friends - and a final tragic twist READ MORE: Gangland enforcer Billy 'Bullet Man' Isaac. Price, a suspect in at least four murders, died a fortnight earlier after he contracted a brain disease in October 2021 - his final escape from the Irish Gardaí. On March 6 this year, notorious Irish mob boss Cornelius Price was laid to rest in Rochdale. Other floral tributes included a golden handgun and a black pistol with silver bullets.

Three top of the range Lamborghinis led the cortege to Rochdale crematorium.īehind a large circle of friends and family, many of whom had travelled from across the Irish Sea, carried flowers spelling out the words 'legend' and 'king'.

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