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flag Sean McGovern, a top Kinahan cartel figure, pleaded guilty in Ireland to directing a criminal group, including the 2016 murder of Noel Kirwan.

flag Sean McGovern, a senior Kinahan cartel member and reportedly Daniel Kinahan’s right-hand man, has pleaded guilty at Ireland’s Special Criminal Court to directing a criminal organisation. flag He admitted to orchestrating the 2016 murder of innocent man Noel Kirwan and surveillance of Hutch gang member James Gately between 2015 and 2017. flag McGovern, extradited from the UAE—the first such case—was injured in the 2016 Regency Hotel attack. flag Sentencing is set for April 27, with victim impact statements and a prison report to be considered. flag The case highlights the cartel’s international reach in drug trafficking and violent enforcement.

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