Kinahan 'lieutenant’ Sean McGovern winks as he's jailed for 24 years (original) (raw)

Sean McGovern, described as a senior lieutenant in the Kinahan gang, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to directing the activities of a criminal organisation

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.

The 40-year-old winked at someone at the back of court as he was led into custody, according to the Irish Mirror.

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