Sean McGovern

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Sean Gerard McGovern is an Irish criminal and part of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. [1]

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Early life

McGovern is originally from Drimnagh in Dublin. [2]

Criminal career

McGovern is an associate of Liam Byrne who ran the Byrne Organised Crime Group, the Dublin branch of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. He is wanted in Ireland in connection with the murder of Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan, an innocent man killed as part of the Kinahan-Hutch feud. [2]

McGovern was shot during the killing of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. [1] [3] He was approached by a Garda who asked him what happened, but he refused to cooperate with the Garda. [3]

The Criminal Assets Bureau raided Liam Byrne's companies and the High Court found them not to be legitimate businesses. [1] McGovern was also targeted and his assets were seized as he was part of the Byrne Organised Crime Group. McGovern, Byrne and other gang members left Ireland for Dubai. He was arrested in Dubai in October 2024 on foot of an Interpol red notice. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Reynolds, Paul (2018-08-04). "CAB investigation gives rare insight into how business of crime works". RTÉ News . Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Reynolds, Paul (2024-10-10). "Senior Kinahan group figure Sean McGovern arrested in Dubai" . Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. 1 2 Reynolds, Paul (2022-10-19). "Trial hears David Byrne shot six times at Regency Hotel". RTÉ News . Retrieved 2024-10-10.