death_date death_place conviction birth_place alias children nationality cause birth_date spouse article_title name
18 august 1994 dublin armed robbery dublin , ireland the general 4 irish assassination by the provisional irish republican army 23 may 1949 frances martin cahill
 martin cahill
martin cahill

martin `` the general '' cahill -lrb- 23 may 1949 -- 18 august 1994 -rrb- was a prominent irish criminal from dublin .
cahill generated a certain notoriety in the media , which referred to him by the sobriquet `` the general '' .
the name was also used by the media to discuss cahill 's activities while avoiding legal problems with libel .
during his lifetime , cahill took particular care to hide his face from the media -- he would spread the fingers of one hand and cover his face .
