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Monday 8 June 2026 Dublin: 14°C
Courts
Kinahan crime gang 'lieutenant' Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years
The 40-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud
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