True Crime

Kinahans Downfall

by The Irish Sun

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About the show

*** Following the sentencing of Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern to 24 years in jail, the family of Noel Kirwan speak exclusively to the Kinahans Downfall podcast. Two brand new episodes are released on June 9th and June 11th *** In February 2016, a hit-team of 6 men burst through the doors of a boxing weigh-in at Dublin's Regency Hotel. There, a Kinahan Cartel lieutenant named David Byrne, was shot point blank in the head. The attack took place in front of a room packed full of sportspeople, media and civilians including young children. From that moment on, Irish gangland would never be the same again. The Kinahan's is a new true crime series from The Irish Sun telling the complete story of Ireland's most feared crime family. The podcast looks at how a middle class man and his two sons from Dublin, became Europes biggest drugs cartel. We also look at what comes next for the cartel, as they continue to evade The FBI, An Garda Síochána, Interpol and a number of other police services globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

Downfall | 12

June 10, 2026 · 48 min

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…
They Murdered Our Dad | 11

June 8, 2026 · 43 min

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…
Epilogue: What The Monk did Next | 10

February 25, 2026 · 24 min

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…
Day of Reckoning | 9

February 25, 2026 · 50 min

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…
In Pursuit of Justice | 8

February 18, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

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…
Order Restored | 7

February 18, 2026 · 37 min

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…
Friends to Foes | 6

February 11, 2026 · 45 min

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…
The Quartermaster | 5

February 11, 2026 · 31 min

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…