Kinahans Downfall

In February 2016, a six person hit-team burst through the doors of a boxing weigh-in at Dublin's Regency Hotel. There, a Kinahan Cartel lieutenant named David Byrne was brutally murdered, as other senior members of the gang made a lucky escape.  The attack took place in front of a room packed full of boxers, journalists, civilians, and young children. From that moment on, Irish gangland would never be the same again.Premiering on the 26th of April, The Kinahans is a new Irish true crime podcast created by The Irish Sun. Following on from their 2021 hit The Making Of A Detective, The Kinahans tells the 40 year story of Ireland’s most feared crime family in nine parts. Follow along, as 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.Subscribe to The Kinahans now, wherever you get your podcasts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1: The Kinahans begins its story in Dublin of the late 1970’s as heroin burst onto the scene. The Dunne’s, Ireland’s leading crime group, were responsible for much of the devastation the new opioid had brought across Dublin City. It wasn’t long before a young petty criminal from Phibsboro wanted a slice of the pie. His name was Christy Kinahan.The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: As Christy faces his first long stint behind bars, a chance encounter inside the halls of Mountjoy Prison forges a relationship that will change Irish gangland forever. Upon his release in the early 90’s, Christy makes a decision to leave Ireland for good. While in the UK, Holland and Belgium, we see how the Dapper Don hones his craft, and expands his fledgling cartel’s criminal offering. The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If Daniel and Christopher Kinahan Jr had been born into a different family, their path in life would have certainly been different. Listen to how the pair got involved in organised crime from a young age, and how relationships forged in their late teens would have drastic consequences for the world of organised crime in the years to come. The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kinahan gang receive a lot of unwanted attention after the murder of Paddy Doyle on The Costa Del Sol. Spanish police close in on the gang, as wiretaps reveal the extent of The Cartels intricate money laundering systems. After a large sum of money goes missing, things between Gary Hutch and Daniel Kinahan begin to sour. The repercussions will be long lasting and deadly.The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things escalate between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs after the murder of Gary Hutch. A Lanzarote hit attempt on The Monk sends things to a boiling point.Then the event that changed everything… A boxing weigh-in at The Regency Hotel in Dublin goes south when a hit team storms the building in search of Daniel Kinahan.  The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of The Regency, Gardai are on high alert around the city, as retaliation attacks begin to take place on a near weekly basis. With The Kinahans gone into hiding, their foot soldiers carry out a series of brutal murders on Hutch allies. An underfunded police force struggles to keep on top of the violence, as The Regency’s first arrests take place across the country. The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the feud begins to trickle out, The Kinahan's establish themselves as a global powerhouse from their new base in the Middle East. Connections are forged with other international drug lords, and a “Super Mafia” is formed.Back closer to home, Jonathan Dowdall's past catches up with him, as he tries to flee Ireland to escape prosecution. The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A European Arrest Aarrant is issued for Gerry Hutch, but he manages to evade authorities completely. Is it possible he has someone working on the inside? Tyson Fury continues his comeback, and the cash keeps stacking up for Daniel and others around him. A Tweet in 2020 highlights his presence in the sport like never before, and brings some unwanted attention to the cartel…The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 52 day trial of Gerry “The Monk” Hutch begins in the Special Criminal Court, but not before a huge plot twist happens in the eleventh hour. Jonathan Dowdall turns state, and brings a new Hollywood dimension to the “trial of the century”, as the court hears the in’s and outs of the pair's bugged trip up North.The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As The Kinahan’s structures and key members begin to fall in a post-sanctions world, we ask some questions on our series finale… Where on earth are Christy and his two sons? How long can they stay on the run? And what comes next for Irish gangland…The Kinahans is brought to you by The Irish Sun. This series was written and produced by UrbanMedia.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN the decade since the murder of gangland figure David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel, the Kinahan Cartel’s international business has only grown bigger.But while the Dubai-based gangsters continue to grow their global cocaine and money laundering ops, a series of devastating setbacks has left Daniel Kinahan living in fear.The Kinahans podcast told the story of Cartel’s rise into a global drugs behemoth under the stewardship of the Dapper Don, Christy Kinahan.By 2022, all of that was supposed to be coming to an end.Kinahans Downfall takes up the story of the Irish mob’s unlikely growth in the face of crippling US sanctions and a collective $15million bounty on the heads of Christy Snr, and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jr.But while their lucrative alliances with Iran, Hezbollah and the South American drugs cartels put them at the very front and centre of transnational crime, their Irish operations have been devastated.Using reconstructed garda wire taps, this podcast goes to the heart of the State blitz on a mob which waged war on the streets from 2016 to 2018.A crackdown that saw its woefully unsuitable kill teams - directed from Dubai - taken down one by one.The mob’s international exploits masked its unravelling at home - but as we enter 2026 it’s become painfully clear to its leadership that dramatic change is afoot.In Ireland, the DPP could push the button at any time on charges against Daniel Kinahan which would see him extradited back home.With America on the rampage against cartels, it’s never been more dangerous to be in the transnational narco business.And Dubai, for so long the harbourer of crime lords, has finally run out of patience with its guests.Is 2026 the year it all comes crashing down?Kinahans Downfall starts January 28 2026 on all podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the three years following US sanctions and a $15million collective bounty on their heads, the Dapper Don and his sons have managed to thrive.Christy Senior, Daniel and Christopher Jr’s wealth has only grown despite being locked out of any legitimate industry.How have they managed it?Episode 1 introduces the Kinahan’s work with terror groups, rogue states and international drugs gangs - just as Donald Trump turns the screw on the Cartels.We take a look at the lives in gilded exile in Dubai, an existence that is anything but peaceful in 2026 as Daniel in particular lives in fear of the law which is ready to pounce.In stark contrast to their transnational successes, we examine how the Irish State began to dismantle the OCG at home from 2016, one failed Hutch hit at a time.Reconstructed Garda tapes deliver a fascinating insight into the work of the Cartel’s Irish sub cells employed to wage war on the Hutch faction from the gang’s Dubai HQ.With contributions from senior detectives, gangsters, FBI, US Treasury, and News Ireland journalists.If you wish to contact the podcast, email us on podcasts@the-sun.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2 tells the story of hopeless drug addict Michael Carroll and his desperate bids to have his €40,000 Kinahan debt written off.We hear how the criminal pursed innocent targets connected to the Hutch family- the Monk's innocent brother, Johnny Hutch, and family relative through marriage, Eddie Staunton.He took extreme lengths to try and work off his debt.And on the other side, we hear from Robert Cullen, a man who lived a chaotic life even before becoming a violent drug dealer for another criminal gang, not connected to the Kinahans.He explains why a suicide attempt resulted in a brutal ultimatum from criminals to whom he owed €70,000 - was he willing to murder to wipe his slate clean?If you want to contact the podcast team, email podcasts@the-sun.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James ‘Mago’ Gately was a man the Kinahan Cartel desperately wanted - so much so that they went for an overseas hitman to take down the Hutch gang boss.This episode tells the story of Imre Arakas and his one day in Dublin as a free man, unaware that Gardaí were following his every move across the city. The Cartel would go again at Mago, refusing to let him off the hook.And we hear of another botched hit, as Garda wire taps take listeners inside a dopey hit team hired to take out Michael Frazer - a man dubbed ‘Mickey Nine Lives’ after surviving several assassin’s bullets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patsy Hutch was also at the very top of the Cartel kill list - but unfortunately for Daniel Kinahan, by the time it came to taking him out all his best men were in prison.We meet the many men hired with the tasks of trying to murder the Monk's brother- addicts, emotionally damaged, mentally unstable men unsuitable for the jobs they were given.Garda tapes take us inside the minds of idiots, hired by Dubai bosses to do the dirtiest of gangland work.To contact the Kinahans Downfall team, email us at podcasts@the-sun.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.