A man described as a “senior lieutenant” in the Kinahan organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a Dublin court.
Sean McGovern, 40, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to the deadly Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud in Ireland in which he was shot.
The charges relate to his involvement in the lead-up to the murder of Noel Kirwan, a grandfather who was shot dead in December 2016, and the targeting and monitoring of James Gately with a view to having him shot dead, which did not take place.
A sentencing hearing for McGovern in May heard that he wanted to apologise for the hurt as a consequence of his actions.
He had been extradited from the United Arab Emirates to face the charges.
At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday, the three-judge panel sentenced him to 24 years – backdated to his arrest in Dubai in October 2024.
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