Kinahans Downfall

TROY is the story of Irish superstar Troy Parrott, and the people and places which made him.

The Real Betis striker was born just months before the last time Ireland’s men competed in a World Cup - and since those 2002 glory days Irish soccer has been in freefall.

This 6-part podcast delves into that tailspin, while charting the emergence of a young man who would be held up as a saviour of Irish football from the age of 14.

It explores the extraordinary uniqueness of Dublin’s north inner city, a place dealing with...

As Sean McGovern prepares to spend the best years of his life in prison, this episode reflects on the police work which took him down, and the response of the Kirwan family to his crimes.

Reconstructing the encrypted messages which implicated the Cartel thug in the plots to kill Noel Kirwan and James 'Mago' Gately, listeners will hear why no amount of distance could save McGovern from justice.

Donna and Kristopher respond to his sentence handed down at the Special Criminal Court this week exclusively for this podcast, and reveal why they hope...

THE family of Noel Kirwan has never spoken publicly about his life, and his murder at the hands of the Kinahan Cartel.

Until now.

Donna and Kristopher Kirwan take listeners back to a time before Dublin's north inner city was torn apart by a gang war.

When their dad, known as Duck Egg, fought to keep the heroin dealers away.

When the community was united, no matter what was thrown at them.

Discussing the murder which destroyed their lives, a murder which would have grave implications...

In 1992, Frank McCann tried to kill his wife and child four times to keep a dark secret from coming out.

The swim coach had secretly fathered a child with a special needs teenager in 1987, just months after marrying Esther O’Brien.

With Esther on the brink of discovering the truth and after repeated efforts to kill her, he burned her and their 18-month-old foster baby Jessica to death.

And now, to the horror of those left behind, the remorseless former publican stands on the brink of a permanent release from prison.

In the last episode of season 2, we look at the unbelievable story of Gerry Hutch, who was cleared in 2023 of the murder of David Byrne and then embarked on an even more unlikely path.

Banged up in Lanzarote on money laundering charges, he was freed on bail in 2024 and came home to run as a candidate in Ireland’s general election.

Episode 10 hears about one extraordinary weekend when it looked as if the Monk would become an elected TD, told by the woman who beat him to a seat.

As CA...

Episode 9 looks at how the Kinahans took over an Irish prison - and what its locked up foot soldiers did next.

With vast fortunes on the tables from the Americans, are any Cartel top brass willing to snitch on Daniel?

This is the story of how the Kinahans are sailing close to US winds, with President Donald Trump vowing “obliteration” for drugs cartels.

Plus, where can they go now, with the world closing in on them, and the Irish authorities ready to push the button on an extradition warrant?

This episode we look to Dubai, the case of Tori Towey and the skewed concept of justice there which has seen the Kinahans flourish.

This is the story of the Kinahans’ impending downfall, of why even their criminal partners would relish the arrest of Daniel.

We go back to the beginning of his boxing foray, and a chat with the man hunting Daniel down for $10million.

We look at how the Tyson Fury links killed off his boxing dream - but is Daniel Kinahan still lurking in the shadows?

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In this episode, we look at the dramatic fall of ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh - the hard man who broke down with a panic attack when UK cops nailed him on drug offences.

Back in Ireland, this episode focuses on the final two feud murders in 2018.

And we hear of the dramatic secret police mission to spring a relative from jail to ensure one of the funerals was held.

One top detective describes the Daniel Kinahan he knows, as we introduce the scene in Ireland now, where the Kinahans have been reduced to d...

They were once inseparable as they gorged on the proceeds of their criminal empires - the Hutches, Kinahans, Byrnes.

But when David Byrne was killed in 2016 at the Regency, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh came back from the UK to help his Cartel colleagues wage war on the Hutches.

In this episode we go back to 2001 when the young Liam and David Byrne were central characters in the brutal Drimnagh/Crumlin feud, a drugs war between former friends which claimed 16 lives.

We hear from a former associate of the Byrnes and Kinahans...

When an unknown middle aged man was spotted in the Kinahan Cartel uniform at David Byrne's funeral, it wasn’t a case of who’s who - but who’s he?

Standing alongside known criminals of the gang, wearing the same black and blue kit, this man, who had been invisible before, was now on the Gardaí's radar.

But who was this Mr Nobody?

In time, his defiance and stupidity would bring down the Kinahans’ plan to unleash a massacre on the first anniversary of the Regency.

And topple th...

Patsy Hutch was also at the very top of the Cartel kill list - but unfortunately for Daniel Kinahan, by the time it came to taking him out all his best men were in prison.

We meet the many men hired with the tasks of trying to murder the Monk's brother- addicts, emotionally damaged, mentally unstable men unsuitable for the jobs they were given.

Garda tapes take us inside the minds of idiots, hired by Dubai bosses to do the dirtiest of gangland work.

To contact...

James ‘Mago’ Gately was a man the Kinahan Cartel desperately wanted - so much so that they went for an overseas hitman to take down the Hutch gang boss.

This episode tells the story of Imre Arakas and his one day in Dublin as a free man, unaware that Gardaí were following his every move across the city.

The Cartel would go again at Mago, refusing to let him off the hook.

And we hear of another botched hit, as Garda wire taps take listeners inside a dopey hit team hired...

Episode 2 tells the story of hopeless drug addict Michael Carroll and his desperate bids to have his €40,000 Kinahan debt written off.

We hear how the criminal pursed innocent targets connected to the Hutch family- the Monk's innocent brother, Johnny Hutch, and family relative through marriage, Eddie Staunton.

He took extreme lengths to try and work off his debt.

And on the other side, we hear from Robert Cullen, a man who lived a chaotic life even before becoming a violent drug dealer for another criminal gang, not connected to the Ki...

In the three years following US sanctions and a $15million collective bounty on their heads, the Dapper Don and his sons have managed to thrive.

Christy Senior, Daniel and Christopher Jr’s wealth has only grown despite being locked out of any legitimate industry.

How have they managed it?

Episode 1 introduces the Kinahan’s work with terror groups, rogue states and international drugs gangs - just as Donald Trump turns the screw on the Cartels.

We take a look at the lives in gilded exile in Dubai, an existence that...

IN the decade since the murder of gangland figure David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel, the Kinahan Cartel’s international business has only grown bigger.

But while the Dubai-based gangsters continue to grow their global cocaine and money laundering ops, a series of devastating setbacks has left Daniel Kinahan living in fear.

The Kinahans podcast told the story of Cartel’s rise into a global drugs behemoth under the stewardship of the Dapper Don, Christy Kinahan.

By 2022, all of that was supposed to be coming to an end.

On Remembrance Sunday in November 1987, an IRA bomb exploded in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen - killing 11 people. No one has ever been charged. The Times’s Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to properly investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened? Episodes out now on all podcast platforms.

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In 1970s Ireland, the nation's youth were craving an escape - and music was going to provide it. Over the course of the next few decades, what had been a gigging backwater was transformed into the centre of the live entertainment universe. Fields of Dreams tells the story of that remarkable change through the trailblazers who made it happen.

Narrated by singer songwriter Róisín O, this 10-part series chronicles the rise of the festival and the extraordinary local scene that saw many Irish acts touch greatness.

With stories equally hilarious and infuriating, it...

When an innocent postman was shot in the head in Dublin in October 2008, it barely registered on that day's national news. Dad-of-two Robert Delany was shot because he broke up a pub fight involving the wrong man. He survived the hit on his life, which took place at his home in front of his young daughter, carried out on the orders of a ruthless and despised dissident Republican. While the shooting did not kill him, Robert suffered catastrophic brain damage, and since that day has endured a living death.

For 17 years, as Robert lies in bed...

Description: Inside the global cocaine industry, where profits are counted up in millions and losses measured out in murders.

Damien Lane introduces a new podcast series from The Times, Sunday Times and NewsCorp Australia, revealing how the drug business works like any multi-billion dollar corporation.

To listen to the full series of Cocaine Inc. just search for ‘Cocaine Inc.’ wherever you get your podcasts.

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This 8 part series tells the story from the very beginning up until the current day, with several individual stories of the young victims as they set off for the Valentine’s night disco in the Stardust nightclub in Artane in 1981. The podcast continues with a thorough investigation into the fatal fire, testimonies from survivors, firefighters and first responders on the scene, and the devastating aftermath that followed as families fought for over four decades for justice for their loved ones. The series concludes with Episode 8: Unlawful Killing, which provides expert insight into the final verdict from the Stardust inquests.

As The Kinahan’s structures and key members begin to fall in a post-sanctions world, we ask some questions on our series finale… Where on earth are Christy and his two sons? How long can they stay on the run? And what comes next for Irish gangland…

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The 52 day trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch begins in the Special Criminal Court, but not before a huge plot twist happens in the eleventh hour. Jonathan Dowdall turns state, and brings a new Hollywood dimension to the “trial of the century”, as the court hears the in’s and outs of the pair's bugged trip up North.

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A European Arrest Aarrant is issued for Gerry Hutch, but he manages to evade authorities completely. Is it possible he has someone working on the inside? Tyson Fury continues his comeback, and the cash keeps stacking up for Daniel and others around him. A Tweet in 2020 highlights his presence in the sport like never before, and brings some unwanted attention to the cartel…

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As the feud begins to trickle out, The Kinahan's establish themselves as a global powerhouse from their new base in the Middle East. Connections are forged with other international drug lords, and a “Super Mafia” is formed.

Back closer to home, Jonathan Dowdall's past catches up with him, as he tries to flee Ireland to escape prosecution. 

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In the wake of The Regency, Gardai are on high alert around the city, as retaliation attacks begin to take place on a near weekly basis. With The Kinahans gone into hiding, their foot soldiers carry out a series of brutal murders on Hutch allies. 

An underfunded police force struggles to keep on top of the violence, as The Regency’s first arrests take place across the country. 

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Things escalate between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs after the murder of Gary Hutch. A Lanzarote hit attempt on The Monk sends things to a boiling point.

Then the event that changed everything… A boxing weigh-in at The Regency Hotel in Dublin goes south when a hit team storms the building in search of Daniel Kinahan.  

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The Kinahan gang receive a lot of unwanted attention after the murder of Paddy Doyle on The Costa Del Sol. Spanish police close in on the gang, as wiretaps reveal the extent of The Cartels intricate money laundering systems. 

After a large sum of money goes missing, things between Gary Hutch and Daniel Kinahan begin to sour. The repercussions will be long lasting and deadly.

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If Daniel and Christopher Kinahan Jr had been born into a different family, their path in life would have certainly been different. Listen to how the pair got involved in organised crime from a young age, and how relationships forged in their late teens would have drastic consequences for the world of organised crime in the years to come. 

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Episode 2: As Christy faces his first long stint behind bars, a chance encounter inside the halls of Mountjoy Prison forges a relationship that will change Irish gangland forever. Upon his release in the early 90’s, Christy makes a decision to leave Ireland for good. While in the UK, Holland and Belgium, we see how the Dapper Don hones his craft, and expands his fledgling cartel’s criminal offering. 

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Episode 1: The Kinahans begins its story in Dublin of the late 1970’s as heroin burst onto the scene. The Dunne’s, Ireland’s leading crime group, were responsible for much of the devastation the new opioid had brought across Dublin City. It wasn’t long before a young petty criminal from Phibsboro wanted a slice of the pie. His name was Christy Kinahan.

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In February 2016, a six person hit-team burst through the doors of a boxing weigh-in at Dublin's Regency Hotel. There, a Kinahan Cartel lieutenant named David Byrne was brutally murdered, as other senior members of the gang made a lucky escape.  The attack took place in front of a room packed full of boxers, journalists, civilians, and young children. From that moment on, Irish gangland would never be the same again.

Premiering on the 26th of April, The Kinahans is a new Irish true crime podcast created by The Irish Sun. Following on from their 2021 hit The M...