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

There is an acute threat of violence hanging over part of Dublin this weekend from the Kinahan-Hutch feud as gardaí prepare a security plan for the first anniversary of the murder of Kinahan ‘lieutenant’ David Byrne.

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

Garda murder squad detectives have released a photo of an innocent man shot dead in a botched gangland attack as they renewed calls for witnesses.

Gardaí say the seizure of a cache of high-powered firearms had “saved lives”, pointing out the weapons would have been “used” repeatedly and also probably ‘rented out’.

Gardaí fear a further round of bloodshed in the Kinahan-Hutch feud after a long-time associate of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was gunned down in Co Meath last night.

Gardaí predict that a powerful criminal outfit will seek revenge for the gangland murder of Gary Hutch in southern Spain on Thursday.

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

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.