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Garda sources claim they repeatedly warned a man who survived a Kinahan cartel murder attempt on Wednesday to stay out of the city, but that these warnings were ignored.

Having retired from the force after 39 years, Michael O’Sullivan has seen gangs come and go, and has no doubt what faces the Kinahan cartel. He talks to Cormac O’Keeffe

Gardaí are braced for a backlash from the Hutch gang against the Kinahan cartel amid intelligence of a death threat against a senior cartel figure.

A man arrested in Spain for the gangland murder that ignited the bloody Hutch- Kinahan feud is expected to appear in court there today.

Gardaí have issued a warning to crime boss Christy Kinahan: “You and your gang will be chased down and dismantled.”

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The ripples from this latest gun killing have shivered across society. Once more, there is a sense of panic. Where will it all end? Do these thugs have free rein to murder at will, asks Michael Clifford

Ten top-level Irish gangs dominate the trafficking of drugs from Spain and the Netherlands into Ireland.

A DOZEN limousines, outriders on Harley Davidson motorbikes, a remote-controlled toy BMW car, an €18,000 platinum coffin, horse-drawn carriages, and a lone piper.

A priest at the funeral of David Byrne has pleaded for an end to the bloodshed that has left communities gripped with fear amid the latest escalation in gangland violence.

Gardaí believe the main target in Friday’s military-style attack at a north Dublin hotel managed to escape by jumping out a window with his foreign bodyguard.

Gangland outrages reached terrifying new heights yesterday when four armed men — two dressed as gardaí and one dressed as a woman — shot dead one man and seriously injured two others at a Dublin hotel, in front of adults and children.

Gardaí are investigating if yesterday’s gangland murder on Dublin’s northside is related to a violent feud between major drug gangs, which have tentacles here and abroad.

Gardaí are bracing themselves for fresh gangland violence with the burial of slain criminal Gerard Kavanagh.

Gardaí were yesterday liaising with their counterparts in Spain to try to establish a motive and who was responsible for the shooting of notorious Dublin gangland figure Gerard Kavanagh in a bar in Marbella.

A major figure in gangland crime in Dublin has been gunned down on the Costa del Sol in Spain

POLICE are examining a revolver recovered from an Irish man they arrested in a Costa del Sol drugs den.

GARDAÍ have made the biggest seizure of cocaine since the colossal haul of 1.5 tonnes off the coast of Cork in November 2008.

A EUROPE-WIDE hunt is under way to track down two Irish crime bosses wanted in relation to the investigation into the Christy Kinahan international crime syndicate.

Three Dublin men who were arrested by police in Spain on Tuesday have been remanded in custody after appearing before a Spanish court.

Three Dublin men who were arrested by police in Spain during the week, appeared before a Spanish court last night.

GANGLAND boss Christy Kinahan was last night set to be hauled before a Spanish judge investigating his alleged international mafia empire.

ALBERT Einstein’s defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” It is a fitting description of our drug strategy in this country.

COMMUNITY drug workers have welcomed the international operation against the Christy Kinahan drugs syndicate.

A LUXURY property empire worth €500 million in Brazil has emerged among the sprawling wealth of the criminal gang allegedly led by Christy Kinahan.

GARDAÍ are examining more than 20 bank accounts suspected of being part of a “sophisticated” worldwide money laundering operation directed by crime boss Christy Kinahan.

The Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has said a massive investigation targetting a major Irish crime gang is far from over.

IRELAND’S number one drug trafficker and his right-hand man are under arrest after a spectacular police operation across three European countries.

THE Kinahan gang operated an “international” drug and gun trafficking operation and a “global investment service” laundering “hundreds of millions” of euro for some of Europe’s biggest gangs, including his own.

Painstaking investigations into a suspected global crime ring first began after 1.5 tonnes of cannabis worth €11m was uncovered and led the Gardaí to a suspected drug distribution centre.

A man suspected of heading a vast international drugs, guns and money laundering empire was arrested during raids in Ireland, Britain and mainland Europe today.