RTÉ hasn’t had much in the way of good news stories recently, so it’s hard to begrudge the national broadcaster as reports emerge of a deal to secure the future of its ratings-winning gangland drama Kin. After two well-received seasons, the show ended on a cliffhanger in 2023 – but the real twist was to … Read more
MOBSTER Christy ‘Dapper Don’ Kinahan could be tried in absentia by Spain. The cartel kingpin, now holed up in Dubai, was arrested in the Costa del Sol back in May 2010. Sign up for The Irish Sun newsletter Thank you! Christy ‘Dapper Don’ Kinahan could be tried in absentia by Spain The cartel kingpin, now … Read more
Leading Kinahan figure Sean McGovern charged with murder and directing organised crime group The Journal Senior Kinahan Cartel member Sean McGovern charged with murdering grandfather Noel Kirwan in Dublin court The Irish Independent Leader in Kinahan drug gang extradited to Ireland from UAE The Guardian Senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern charged with murder BreakingNews.ie High-risk extradition of Sean … Read more
Sean McGovern, one of the most senior figures in the Kinahan cartel, has appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin charged with murder and directing organised crime following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday. McGovern (39) was extradited after being in detention there since late last year. The Dubliner was … Read more
We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough. If you’ve seen value in our reporting, … Read more
Sean McGovern, one of the senior figures in the Kinahan cartel based in Dubai, is being extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after being in detention there since late last year. The Dubliner (39) was on a Defence Forces flight, on an Air Corps Airbus C295, on Wednesday evening. The flight left Al Maktoum … Read more
THE Kinahans were small-time Irish street dealers who became billionaires. But a series of bloody shootings on Spain’s Costa del Crime, where they enjoyed Sopranos-style lives of gangster luxury, nearly brought their whole empire crashing down. 13 Daniel Kinahan, Christopher Kinahan Senior and Christopher Kinahan run one of the world’s most infamous cartelsCredit: BBC 13 Kinahan … Read more
Archyde Liam Byrne: A Potential Return to Irish Soil Table of Contents 1. Liam Byrne: A Potential Return to Irish Soil 2. Liam Byrne: the Long Road Ahead After Release from prison 3. The Shadows of Irish Crime 4. Inside the Irish Underworld: A Conversation with Detective Inspector Sean O’Malley 5. Detective Inspector O’Malley, thank … Read more
KINAHAN cartel gun runner Liam Byrne could soon be back in Ireland, we can reveal. UK cops are currently weighing up plans to deport Byrne, 44, because of his “association with serious organised crime figures” and “firearms”. 4 Liam Byrne could soon deported back in Ireland 4 Byrne was recently released from Belmarsh Prison three months after … Read more