#Daniel Kinahan

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Daniel Kinahan court case
Convoy carrying Daniel Kinahan arrives at Special Criminal Court
It comes after the arrest in April in the UAE of the Dublin boxing promoter who is an alleged leader of the Kinahan organised crime group

Sun, 09 Aug, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Daniel Kinahan extradition from Dubai shows there is 'no safe haven from justice' for gangland criminals
Fight carrying Daniel Kinahan back to Ireland scheduled to land at Casement Aerodrome at approximately 6.45pm on Sunday, sources say

Sun, 09 Aug, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Daniel Kinahan faces return from Dubai after final extradition appeal fails
Preparations are expected to begin for Kinahan's return to Ireland, where he faces organised crime charges before the Special Criminal Court

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

Boyfriend of Kerry murder victim Jamey Carney detained by security services in Jordan
Jamey Carney investigation: Gardaí may not travel to Jordan to question Ahmad Al-Saqar
At the earliest, it would be weeks before gardaí would apply to Jordanian authorities for a mutual assistance request to permit them travel there. And if permission is granted, gardaí would be there in an observational capacity

Wed, 15 Jul, 2026

British gunman loses appeal against conviction for Kinahan cartel murder of Michael Barr
British gunman loses appeal against conviction for Kinahan cartel murder of Michael Barr
Court of Appeal rules that trial court was correct to dismiss the evidence of a witness concerning the height of one of the shooters, David Hunter

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

'Was it really worth it, Sean?': How Kinahan cartel lieutenant McGovern was brought to justice
'Was it really worth it, Sean?': How Kinahan cartel lieutenant McGovern was brought to justice
The pursuit of Sean McGovern — a key figure in the Kinahan cartel — spanned countries. Utilising technology as part of a years-long investigation, his landmark extradition and conviction stemmed from a feud-driven killing that shocked the country

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026

Kinahan gang boss winks at family after being handed 24-year jail term at Special Criminal Court
Kinahan gang boss winks at family after being handed 24-year jail term at Special Criminal Court
Convicted for directing Kinahan cartel activities, 40-year-old Sean McGovern winked as he calmly walked out of court in Dublin today, flanked by prison officers

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

'Nightmare' as overcrowded Irish prisons likely to set new record of 6,000 inmates
'Nightmare' as overcrowded Irish prisons likely to set new record of 6,000 inmates
Prison Officers Association say the service is also bracing for a severe security risk with the potential extradition of cartel boss Daniel Kinahan

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

UAE 'no safe haven for criminals' following Daniel Kinahan arrest
UAE 'no safe haven for criminals' following Daniel Kinahan arrest
It follows the arrest of the Kinahan Cartel boss in the UAE last week

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Kinahan cartel pursuit will continue 'relentlessly' after arrest, says Garda Commissioner
Garda Commissioner says investigations into the Kinahan cartel will continue, with focus on victims and wider organised crime networks

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Gardaí 'in recovery' after years of policing bloody Kinahan-Hutch feud
Gardaí 'in recovery' after years of policing bloody Kinahan-Hutch feud
Detective Garda Niall Hodgins broke down in tears as he paid tribute to the late assistant commissioner John O’Driscoll

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai: 'Clock ticking' to extradite him to Ireland
Arrest follows international cooperation between Irish and UAE authorities targeting alleged transnational organised crime networks

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026

Funeral of David Byrne
Platinum coffins and luxury cars: Vulgar displays of wealth by crime gangs eyed up by CAB
Platinum coffins, champagne, and luxury cars just some of the extravagances catalogued by gardaí

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era
The Regency Hotel attack at 10: Inside the moment Irish gangland entered a new era
Ten years after the Regency Hotel shooting, Cormac O'Keeffe examines how the Kinahan-Hutch feud reshaped Irish crime and policing

Thu, 05 Feb, 2026

Gerry Hutch court case
Kinahan cartel ‘no longer exists’ in Ireland, says gardaí, as Hutch gang remains active
Gardaí outline the current threat posed by the Hutch gang and the dismantling of the Kinahan cartel, a decade after the Regency attack

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Machinery drug smuggling court case
Kinahan crime boss ordered to pay back £1m or face more jail time
Kavanagh was sentenced in March 2022 to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to drugs and money laundering offences.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Iran, Hezbollah, and the Kinahans in league to bring tonnes of cocaine through Ireland
Direct links between Hezbollah and the two Iranians sentenced on Friday for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation on the MV Matthew, are also suspected.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2025

Interpol: Kinahans will be 'taken down' as Irish organised crime now on top globally
Interpol: Kinahans will be 'taken down' as Irish organised crime now on top globally
Speaking in Cork, an Interpol director said Irish organised crime groups are now at the top of organised crime internationally

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Funeral of David Byrne
Gardaí dangle '$15m reward' to turn Kinahan's cartel lieutenants
On Monday, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and deputy commissioner Justin Kelly called on cartel associates to have a 'really good think' about their future lives

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Kinahan cartel leaders 'should be worried' after extradition of senior lieutenant
Kinahan cartel leaders 'should be worried' after extradition of senior lieutenant
Drew Harris urged members, both junior and senior, in the cartel — who are either at large or in jail — to think about whether or not to help gardaí in their efforts to bring the leaders to justice

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Jack Kavanagh court case
Son of Kinahan crime boss to walk free from jail after admitting arms cache plot
Jack Kavanagh, from Tamworth, was a trainee accountant when he tried to help his father, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh, 57, engineer a lighter sentence for drug smuggling

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

Senior Kinahan gang figures Liam Byrne and Thomas Kavanagh jailed in the UK
Senior Kinahan gang figures Liam Byrne and Thomas Kavanagh jailed in the UK
The sentences were handed down after a two-day sentencing at the Old Bailey in the UK

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

Helen McEntee in Abu Dhabi to sign bilateral extradition treaty with UAE
Helen McEntee in Abu Dhabi to sign bilateral extradition treaty with UAE
Following the signing in Abu Dhabi, Ms McEntee will be required to seek Dáil approval before the measures formally come into effect

Mon, 21 Oct, 2024

Who are the Kinahan gang members that have been sanctioned and what does it mean?
Kinahans have plans to flee UAE to Russia after extradition treaty signed
The Kinahan family, in particular Daniel, are known to be protected by the Russian mafia and have built up contacts within Russia

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Ireland and UAE agree extradition treaty
Ireland and UAE agree extradition treaty
The move is leading to expectations that the Kinahan organised crime gang could be returned to the State to face trial

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Interpol welcomes arrest of senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern
Interpol welcomes arrest of senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern
Interpol’s secretary general Jurgen Stock said: 'No fugitive can consider themselves safe from justice.'

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Milton's destruction difficult to quantify 
Irish Examiner view: Milton's destruction difficult to quantify 
In some parts of Florida, the rainfall is so heavy it is being described as a once-in-a-thousand-years event

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Gerry Hutch court case
Kinahan cartel, not the Hutch gang, is now facing knockout
It is now up to Dubai judges to decide whether or not to send Sean McGovern back to Ireland. 'It’s in the hands of UAE courts now,' said a security source, 'but our work is not over until they are all locked up'

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

Funeral of David Byrne
'Our work is not over yet': Daniel Kinahan next on Garda list after arrest of his right-hand man
A security source said: 'There is only one person higher than McGovern and his blood pressure will be sky high this morning.'

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

Kinahan crime cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern arrested in UAE
Kinahan crime cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern arrested in UAE
Irish authorities are seeking his extradition to Ireland, despite there being no extradition treaty between the two countries

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

Three-person team from Dubai Police in Dublin for meetings with gardaí
Three-person team from Dubai Police in Dublin for meetings with gardaí
Meetings are being held throughout this week between gardaí and Dubai police to progress investigations into Kinahan cartel leaders

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Irish Budget 2024
Justice ministers discuss potential extradition treaty between Ireland and UAE
A potential extradition treaty between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates was discussed by the Justice Minister and the UAE’s justice minister on Monday.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Coronavirus - Fri Oct 23, 2020
S Cormac O'Keeffe: The key steps taken in the bid to get Kinahan leaders deported 
Garda Commissioner has flown to the United Arab Emirates to meet police chiefs and government officials in a bid to secure their agreement to start sending cartel leaders back to Ireland

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

FILE PHOTO Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faces fresh problems in An Garda Síochána, as civilian staff are objecting to a new bi
Drew Harris meeting police in Dubai to discuss return of Kinahan leaders to face justice
It is thought to be the first time the commissioner has formally visited Dubai and marks a significant development in the investigation against the cartel.

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Garda ceremony to present Commemorative Centenary Medal/Coin
Kinahan gang leaders will likely be arrested abroad – Drew Harris
Garda Commissioner says gangland figures will likely be caught arising out of international policing cooperation on drug trafficking and the illicit movement of money

Sat, 15 Oct, 2022

Five-fold increase in arrests under special 'gangland' law
Five-fold increase in arrests under special 'gangland' law
International money-laundering networks and crime gangs have been targeted with special arrest powers.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2022

Gardaí review list of 600 names linked to Kinahan crime family
Gardaí review list of 600 names linked to Kinahan crime family
Gardaí will rank criminals on the 600-strong US travel ban list by priority "and follow through with the necessary authorities".

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Kinahan crime gang
More than 600 denied entry to US due to Kinahan crime group connection
Assistant Commissioner O'Driscoll explained that as a result of the sanctions announced last month, businesses associated with sport, boxing in particular, had been hit with the travel ban to the US.

Mon, 16 May, 2022

Missing Persons week launch
Gardaí in US and Colombia help to investigate drug cartels  
Garda liaison officers in Bogotá and Washington DC will help crack international gangs behind the €10.5bn European cocaine trade

Fri, 06 May, 2022

Who are the Kinahan gang members that have been sanctioned and what does it mean?
Who are the Kinahan gang members that have been sanctioned and what does it mean?
The OFAC now sees the Kinahan gang as a threat to US national security, meaning it will no longer be easy for them to do any business using US dollars — the most widely used currency in international transactions

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

'Crime doesn't pay' - Taoiseach welcomes UAE decision to freeze Kinahan cartel assets
'Crime doesn't pay' - Taoiseach welcomes UAE decision to freeze Kinahan cartel assets
The UAE government has confirmed it has been investigating the activities of the gang, together with the US, Ireland, the UK, and Spain

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

Funeral of David Byrne
MTK Global to cease operations in wake of sanctions against Daniel Kinahan
Boxing company continues to insist it had had no direct involvement with Daniel Kinahan since 2017

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

MTK Global chief Bob Yalen steps down, citing 'intense' pressure of last few weeks
MTK Global chief Bob Yalen steps down, citing 'intense' pressure of last few weeks
'Pressure of the last few weeks has been particularly intense. I need to consider the impact on myself and my family'

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

EU to set up authority to tackle money laundering outfits like Kinahan cartel
EU to set up authority to tackle money laundering outfits like Kinahan cartel
It comes amid calls to sanction the UAE if the Arab state does not extradite the Kinahans who reside there.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2022

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