James Quinn is an Irish criminal and convicted accessory to murder. [1] He is originally from south inner city Dublin. [1]
He is a nephew of Martin "the Viper" Foley. [1]
He is a former boxer. [1]
He assaulted a Garda on South Great George's Street in April 2008 and reinforcements had to be called to subdue him. [1]
He was questioned about the beating and shooting of an addict in June 2008, but never charged. [1]
In July 2013 he was sentenced to two years imprisonment with one year suspended for threatening a bouncer with a hammer after the bouncer had ejected him from a pub in Dublin city centre. [1]
In September 2015, Gary Hutch was shot dead in Marbella, which began the Hutch–Kinahan feud. [2] James Quinn was found guilty of being a necessary accessory - a getaway driver - to the murder and possession of a gun. [2] [3] He was sentenced to 22 years in prison and ordered to pay €90,000 compensation to the family of Gary Hutch. [3]