Kinahan-Hutch feud linked to rise in prison protection

The Kinahan-Hutch feud is suspected of fueling a massive rise in prisoners in Mountjoy Jail seeking solitary confinement for their own protection.

Irish Prison Service (IPS) figures show that the number of prisoners on 22/23 hour lock-up in Mountjoy jumped eightfold, from six last October to 47 last month. Prison sources believe that the bloody Kinahan-Hutch feud is behind much of that rise and has increased tensions in the prison.

There have been up to 11 murders in that feud since September 2015. All but one linked to the Kinahan cartel.