The Irish Mirror has learned that gardai are making final preparations for cartel chief Kinahan (48) to potentially be flown back to Ireland from Dubai around mid July

David Hunter had denied the murder of 35-year-old Michael Barr at the Sunset House pub in Dublin's north inner city

'He tried to appear unfazed, cracking a smile and a wink - but conviction and sentencing mark a significant victory for gardaí'

'He watched and tracked our Dad for nine long months, with countless chances to walk away, to change his mind and just choose a different path. But he didn’t,' Kristopher Kirwan said outside court.

Detective Superintendent Dave Gallagher said the conviction was the result of An Garda Siochana's determination to pursue those involved in serious violence and threats to life

Sources say investigators expect McGovern to be jailed for between 12 and 20 years

Investigators expect McGovern will be sentenced to between 12 and 20 years

The veteran gangland figure, who recently told foreigners to bring their “toolbox” if they want to work in Ireland, has styled himself as a property investor primarily abroad over the past few decades

On Sunday Hutch arrived at a hastily arranged public event in his old stomping ground, Corinthians Boxing Club off Bella Street in Dublin’s inner city, inviting locals to meet him for “tea and biscuits” in what he termed a “community open day.”

Det Sgt Donal Daly told Mr Justice Patrick McGrath, presiding, that the investigating team is of the view that McGovern "planned, oversaw and directed" the murder of Noel Kirwan, a 62-year-old grandfather

McGovern, described as Daniel Kinahan’s closest confidant, was extradited from the UAE after an Interpol red notice was issued in October 2024

McGovern has pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to the deadly Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud

Incredible evidence of Daniel Kinahan’s right-hand man’s fingerprints being found on a laptop and an instruction manual for a tracking device at a cartel 'safe house' was heard during his lengthy sentencing hearing on Monday

The hearing takes place at the non-jury Special Criminal Court - and his fate will be in the hands of the three judges who sit there

The Dubliner's sentencing hearing takes place at the Special Criminal Court this morning. He has admitted two gangland offences

The cartel kingpin was arrested last Friday as specialist officers from the Dubai Police nabbed the 48-year-old in the desert city following a covert operation

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Mob boss Daniel Kinahan will likely be held in Portlaoise Prison and it could happen within days if he does not fight his extradition from the United Arab Emirates

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

The bombshell news that Kinahan (48) had been arrested in Dubai last Friday made headlines around the world

Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this week

Kinhan, 48, will now undergo an extradition process

'People like him who think they are above the law because of their status with the Kinahan name behind them should be handed the biggest sentences,' Noeleen Barr said.

Sean McGovern has now pleaded guilty to two Kinahan crimes, including facilitating the murder of Noel Kirwan. The Dubliner, alleged to be the closest confidant of Daniel Kinahan, faces the possibility of being caged for life.

McGovern appeared via videolink before the non-jury court this morning, when prosecution counsel Dominic McGinn SC said the defendant could be arraigned on two charges

As Christy Kinahan and his son Daniel have reportedly been spotted living in Dubai, I recall my experience of being present the day of the infamous Regency Hotel shooting almost 10 years ago

'Many who saw the video of our encounter thought Hutch was angry - what you didn't see might change your perspective'

Hutch (62), who spent much of the last 10 years abroad evading cartel killers himself, was seen at the graveside of his brother in Glasnevin Cemetery on Sunday afternoon

Multiple floral tributes were left outside the Bonnington Hotel, which was once called the Regency, in honour of Kinahan gangster David Byrne