The Kinahans, a new true crime podcast from The Irish Sun, tells the story of Ireland’s most notorious crime family

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  • The Irish Sun’s Damien Lane hosts the podcast detailing the 40-year history of the Kinahan family

 

  • Series features interviews with former Assistant Garda Commissioners Michael O’Sullivan and John O’Driscoll as well as families of the cartel’s victims

 

  • Hear key insights from Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of The Irish Sun, into the 2016 Regency Hotel attack

       

The Irish Sun, Ireland’s bestselling daily tabloid newspaper, is launching a new Irish true crime podcast called ‘The Kinahans’ which tells the 40-year story of Ireland’s most feared crime family.

 

Hosted by The Irish Sun’s Damien Lane (pictured above), a veteran journalist who has covered Irish life and crime for over two decades, the nine part series, which premieres on Wednesday, April 26, traces Christy Kinahan’s rise from low-key fraudster to leader of one of Europe’s biggest organised crime gangs. Top Gardai give exclusive insights into the inner workings of the cartel, with former assistant commissioners Michael O’Sullivan and John O’Driscoll revealing their dealings with the gang. The podcast also speaks to the victims of the Kinahans’ rise, community activists, politicians and those with keen insights into the subjects of this story.

 

Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of The Irish Sun, outlines the strange series of events that led to The Regency attack in February 2016, which resulted in the brutal murder of Kinahan Cartel lieutenant David Byrne and Ireland’s bloodiest ever gangland feud that same year.

 

The podcast also features a range of emotional interviews with victims of those whose lives have been taken as a result of the Kinahan Cartel, including Noleen Barr, sister of Michael Barr who tragically lost his life in 2016’s north-inner city feud.

 

Following on from the success of The Irish Sun’s hit 2021 podcast ‘The Making Of A Detective,’ the podcast aims to predict what might come next for The Kinahan Cartel, as they continue to evade The FBI, An Garda Síochána, Interpol and a number of other police services globally.

 

The series culminates in “The Irish Gangland Trial of the Century” as The Irish Sun’s Senior News Reporter Michael Doyle recounts the many twists and turns of the recent murder trial of Irish godfather Gerry Hutch.

 

The Kinahans premieres on Wednesday, April 26 with one episode released weekly and is available on all popular podcast platforms.

 

Kieran McDaid, Editor of The Irish Sun, says: “We are delighted to present another thrilling true crime podcast after the success of ‘The Making Of A Detective’ in 2021. Everyone knows of the Kinahan cartel, but this podcast reveals and dissects their ascent to the top of Irish gangland. Exhaustive investigative journalism brings new perspectives from contemporaries, the police force trying to catch them and the families of victims of their cruel reign. Hosted by our very own Damien Lane, a veteran journalist with decades of experience, with input from award-winning Crime Editor Stephen Breen and reporter Michael Doyle, who was inside the courtroom for the entire Regency trial, we are sure this podcast will enthral listeners and bring them fresh revelations.”

 

You can listen to The Kinahans podcast here on Spotify or Apple

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