Author: Paul Reynolds
Unveiling the Chilling Details of a Notorious Crime Gang’s Ruthless Act A 57-year-old man, Noel Kirwan, innocently caught in the web of the notorious Kinahan Organised Crime Group, fell victim to a merciless murder plot. Declan Brady, implicated in the crime, has been sentenced to nine years in prison. The gang orchestrated the fatal shooting of Kirwan in his driveway in a cold-blooded attack. Brady, a former affiliate of the crime syndicate, was convicted as a key player in the operation. Despite Brady dissociating himself from the group, Justice Tony Hunt emphasized his ongoing involvement and imposed a ten-year sentence,…
The High Court Rules €600k Assets Belonging to Gang Member and Partner are Proceeds of Crime In a shocking ruling, the High Court declared that a house, car, and watch valued at over €600,000 belonging to James Gately, a senior member of the infamous Hutch organised crime group, and his partner Charlene Lam are the proceeds of crime. Described as living an exotic lifestyle of luxury cruises and frequent international travel, the couple were virtually never in Ireland, spending considerable time in airport terminals and on lavish cruises in the south seas and the Caribbean. Gately, a known figure in…
A 42-year-old woman, Alina Glont, from Dublin, has been charged with learner driver permit fraud. The charges include conspiracy to unlawfully use a computer to obtain driver theory test pass certificates for third parties and carrying out deceptions by taking tests in the names of others to induce the issue of certificates for financial gain. Detective Garda Barry Cormack of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau provided evidence of arrest and cautioned Ms. Glont, who made no reply to the charges. The case has been referred for trial on indictment to a higher court for sentencing. Due to the seriousness…
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Caolan Smyth, a gunman for the Kinahan organised crime group, who attempted to murder a rival Hutch gang member. Smyth, along with another man, was found guilty based on phone metadata evidence, which the court deemed to be admissible. However, the accomplice’s conviction was quashed on a separate issue related to his knowledge of the crime. Smyth, with a history of 36 previous convictions, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting James Gately five times in a failed assassination attempt. The court highlighted Smyth’s dangerous criminal…
The Criminal Assets Bureau recently conducted 23 searches in Dublin and Donegal as part of a major investigation into an international drug trafficking gang. This gang is known to deal cocaine in Ireland, Scotland, and Spain, with the main target residing in the United Arab Emirates. CAB has set its sights on the luxurious home in Milford, Donegal, estimated at over €1 million, along with seizing a high-value car and freezing over €73,000 in a bank account. The investigation into this major Irish drug dealer has been ongoing for over a year, initiated by reports of suspicious activity and unexplained…
The Department of Housing recently revealed findings from a report commissioned over four years ago, indicating that Dublin City Council did not reimburse building companies for paying protection money to criminals during the construction of houses in west Dublin. The Butler report, shared with city councillors, highlighted that despite senior management being unaware of the extortion racket, they failed to investigate the situation. The criminals, Derek ‘Dee Dee’ O’Driscoll and David Reilly, were hired by contractors to prevent anti-social behavior at construction sites. Investigations by the Criminal Assets Bureau uncovered their involvement in serious crimes and drug trafficking. The report…
In a shocking revelation, it was discovered that contractors building houses for Dublin City Council (DCC) paid protection money to criminals to prevent damage and attacks on their sites in west Dublin. The findings were shared with city councillors but the report has not been published. The criminals, including notorious Dublin criminal Derek O’Driscoll and his enforcer David Reilly, demanded payments of up to €1,500 a week from the contractors. These payments resulted in the attacks ceasing, highlighting the influence of the criminal organization in the area. The report, conducted by Patrick Butler SC, found that while DCC was not…
A 74-year-old grandmother and mother of 16, Winnifred Lawrence, from Clondalkin, Dublin, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for insurance fraud. Lawrence falsely claimed multiple injuries from slipping and falling in various locations between 2012 and 2014, receiving over €28,000 in fraudulent payments. Despite claiming to have tripped on footpaths, slipped in stores, and burned herself on a bus, Lawrence pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud. Her defence counsel highlighted her poor literacy and health as mitigating factors, but the judge handed down a prison sentence with the final year-and-a-half suspended. IPB Insurance, which covers public liability…
A 42-year-old man from Co Tipperary has been sentenced to two years in jail for his involvement with the Kinahan organised crime group. Michael Crotty admitted to buying a €20 top-up for one of the leaders, Sean McGovern, who was using the phone to coordinate the murder of Noel Kirwan in 2016. Kirwan was mistakenly targeted by the Kinahan cartel, believing he was linked to a rival gang. Noel Kirwan was shot dead in December 2016 Crotty, who had no previous criminal record, was found to be reckless in his actions but there was no evidence he knew the top-up…
In a concerning trend, new Garda figures reveal that hate crimes driven by anti-migrant, anti-race, and anti-nationality sentiments are on the rise, becoming the most prevalent motive for such crimes. These incidents have primarily manifested in public order offenses, minor assaults, and criminal damage, with Dublin seeing the largest proportion of recorded crimes. Last year alone, 651 hate crime incidents were reported, marking a 12% increase from the previous year. The motives behind these crimes were predominantly anti-race, followed by anti-nationality and anti-sexual orientation. The rise in anti-nationality sentiment is believed to reflect a growing anti-migrant and anti-immigrant stance in…