Martin Cahill (May 23 1949 - August 18 1994) 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 in order to discuss Cahill's activities while avoiding legal problems with libel. During his lifetime, Cahill took particular care to hide his face from the mediahe would spread the fingers of one of his hands and cover his face with that hand.(by Wikipedia)