‘Senior lieutenant’ in Kinahan criminal cartel jailed for 24 years by Dublin court

A leader of the notorious Kinahan criminal cartel has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a Dublin court. Sean McGovern, 40, who has been described as a senior lieutenant in the group, pleaded guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation relating to a deadly feud between the Kinahan and Hutch criminal gangs. McGovern, who was extradited from the United Arab Emirates to face trial in Ireland, had been shot in the feud, the court heard. …