Eight years in jail for man at 'centre of wheel' in Kinahan cartel murder plot

Liam Brannigan had a "central role" in the management and oversight of the plan to kill Gary Hanley, the judge said.

A 37-year-old man who conspired with Kinahan cartel murder plotters to assassinate Dublin man Gary Hanley has been jailed by the Special Criminal Court for eight years.

Sentencing Liam Brannigan at the non-jury court today, Mr Justice Paul Coffey said the planning and organisation of the execution meant that the defendant was culpable to a very high degree and had a "central role" in the management and oversight of the plan to kill Mr Hanley.