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

Garda Representative Association vice president Niall Hodgins spoke movingly about the role of assistant commissioner John O’Driscoll's role in tackling gangland crime ahead of the GRA annual conference in Westport, Co Mayo. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin

Gardaí are in “recovery” mode after years of policing the Kinahan-Hutch feud, a Garda detective has said.

Daniel Kinahan, the head of the Kinahan organised crime group which is still one of Europe’s biggest drug trafficking cartels, was arrested in Dubai last Friday.