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Gun murder victim Mark Cullen's troubled past: Knives, drugs, assault and prison
Dun Laoghaire
As gardai work to establish the motive for the gun murder, the Irish Mirror has learned of Cullen’s chaotic past - with him racking up convictions for drug related offences, assault, knife possession and threatening and abusive behaviour.
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Court rejects Regency getaway drivers' bid to have sentences reduced
Regency Hotel
Jason Bonney (55) and Paul Murphy (64) were tried alongside Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch at the three-judge, non-jury Special Criminal Court in 2022. Hutch was acquitted of the murder of David Byrne
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Innocent mum, 40, gunned down by organised crime gang who drove over 100 miles to kill her
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Four men and two women have been jailed for their parts in the murder of Joanne Penny
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Jailed rapper Dean Thornton drops new track days after sentencing
Mountjoy Prison
Exclusive - Thornton's supporters have also indicated that further rap music releases are planned
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Emerging rapper jailed over 'online drugs supermarket' linked to Drogheda feud gang
Courts
An emerging rapper and another man have been jailed for running an online drugs operation called 'Poundland' on behalf of the Boylan Organised Crime Group linked to the Drogheda feud.
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Fugitive mob boss pocketed pandemic unemployment benefit despite fleeing Ireland before Covid Scheme existed
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Judge Dara Hayes noted “Keith Boylan wasn’t entitled to the Pandemic Unemployment Payments as he left the country in January 2020 and the payments didn’t commence until March 2020"
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Sean McGovern sentencing: Kinahan lieutenant winks as he's jailed for 24 years
Kinahan gang
Sean McGovern, described as a senior lieutenant in the Kinahan gang, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to directing the activities of a criminal organisation
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'I was terrified' - Grandmother who laundered €60,000 for Boylan crime gang spared jail
Money laundering
“I was scared for my family and afraid my house would be petrol bombed. I was terrified," Patricia Connor told gardai during interviews
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Girlfriend of Drogheda mob boss who laundered €520,000 for him jailed
Money laundering
Hannah O’Connor (26) told gardai she is “not a member of a crime group but a partner of a man who makes demands and refusing these demands is not an option,” Dundalk Circuit Court heard.
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Here's one way 'Gerry Hutch T.D' can start to repay the Irish taxpayers
Gerry The Monk Hutch
The former head of the inner city Bugsy Malones might be able to do the state some service after all
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Gardai launch major drug search in Dublin park linked to organised crime and anti-social behaviour
Organised Crime
The search operation is being led by Clondalkin Garda Station, with assistance from Detective Gardaí attached to Serious Crime South, the DMR (West) Divisional Search Team, and National Support Services.
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Drogheda feud gangster hopes to become rap star as he faces years behind bars
Drogheda
Exclusive: As Dean Thornton faces the prospect of time behind bars when sentenced for facilitating organised crime next month, we can reveal that he plans to become a legitimate rap artist preparing to launch a full rap album and connect with UK talent.
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Man arrested in major multi-county Garda raids as cash, drugs and devices seized
Organised Crime
The coordinated raids took place on Monday morning, May 11, across counties Donegal, Sligo, Monaghan and Laois, with additional searches carried out in Co Tyrone by the PSNI
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Mob boss Keith Boylan living jet-set lifestyle on the run, swapping hiding places for holiday hotspots
Organised Crime
From Caribbean beaches to Middle Eastern luxury, sources say the 30-year-old’s movements read more like a travel itinerary than the trail of a wanted man
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Drogheda rap artist Dean Thornton and co-accused Gary Kelly due to be sentenced over organised crime
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Emerging rap artist Dean Thornton (28) and his co-accused Gary Kelly (31), both of Moneymore in Drogheda, pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court to facilitating the Boylan Organised Crime Group from July 2023 to September 2024
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Ex-partner of Boylan Organised Crime Group member learns fate over money-laundering nearly €250k
Organised Crime
Mum-of-two Amy Murphy (26), was in a 'difficult and abusive relationship' with Craig Coyle, Dundalk Circuit Court heard
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Mob boss' girlfriend to be sentenced over money laundering next month
Courts
The court heard Hannah O’Connor has two young children with mob boss Keith Boylan, who is the head of the Boylan Organised Crime Group
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Kinahan mobster's sentencing so far as right-hand man faces anxious wait
Kinahan gang
McGovern has pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to the deadly Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud
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Sean McGovern sentencing: Kinahan gang feared Regency attack could have 'wiped out bloodline'
Regency Hotel
Sean McGovern appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday for a sentencing hearing
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Kinahan cartel lieutenant sentencing: Sean McGovern potentially facing life behind bars
Kinahan gang
McGovern was extradited from the UAE after an Interpol red notice was issued in October 2024
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Hidden car compartment of Dublin man contained €5m 'tick list', court hears
Courts
Labourer Alan Smith (45) of Ballintree Villas, Tyrrellstown, Dublin 15, was arrested after the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped him at Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin on April 23, 2026
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Journalists played their small part in the downfall of the House of Kinahan
Kinahan gang
Ireland's most toxic family tree is finally set to be uprooted
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Fears Kinahan-Hutch feud could flare up ahead of Daniel Kinahan extradition
Daniel Kinahan
The Irish Mirror understands prison governors and high-ranking authorities within the Irish Prison Service IPS are set to meet to discuss planning for the arrival of Daniel Kinahan, following his arrest in Dubai
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Moment Spanish police and gardai move to arrest 'key leader of Hutch crime gang'
Gerry The Monk Hutch
The Dubliner is a close associate of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch
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