<p>They were once inseparable as they gorged on the proceeds of their criminal empires - the Hutches, Kinahans, Byrnes.</p><br><p>But when David Byrne was killed in 2016 at the Regency, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh came back from the UK to help his Cartel colleagues wage war on the Hutches.</p><br><p>In this episode we go back to 2001 when the young Liam and David Byrne were central characters in the brutal Drimnagh/Crumlin feud, a drugs war between former friends which claimed 16 lives.</p><br><p>We hear from a former associate of the Byrnes and Kinahans who pours doubt on the levels of their brutality - could it all be a misunderstanding?</p><br><p>We see the seeds of a Kinahan/Byrne split as the State takes down the Byrnes and paranoia runs rife - putting the spotlight on the insidious villain James ‘Jaws’ Byrne, the family patriarch who refused to sanction peace.</p><br><p>And why Daniel Kinahan could find no place for his old pal Liam Byrne in his new life in Dubai. </p><br><p><br></p><p>To contact the Kinahans Downfall team, email podcasts@the-sun.ie</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Kinahans Downfall

The Irish Sun

Friends to Foes | 6

FEB 11, 202644 MIN
Kinahans Downfall

Friends to Foes | 6

FEB 11, 202644 MIN

Description

<p>They were once inseparable as they gorged on the proceeds of their criminal empires - the Hutches, Kinahans, Byrnes.</p><br><p>But when David Byrne was killed in 2016 at the Regency, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh came back from the UK to help his Cartel colleagues wage war on the Hutches.</p><br><p>In this episode we go back to 2001 when the young Liam and David Byrne were central characters in the brutal Drimnagh/Crumlin feud, a drugs war between former friends which claimed 16 lives.</p><br><p>We hear from a former associate of the Byrnes and Kinahans who pours doubt on the levels of their brutality - could it all be a misunderstanding?</p><br><p>We see the seeds of a Kinahan/Byrne split as the State takes down the Byrnes and paranoia runs rife - putting the spotlight on the insidious villain James ‘Jaws’ Byrne, the family patriarch who refused to sanction peace.</p><br><p>And why Daniel Kinahan could find no place for his old pal Liam Byrne in his new life in Dubai. </p><br><p><br></p><p>To contact the Kinahans Downfall team, email [email protected]</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>