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The Byrne Organised Crime Group rose to the top of Ireland’s underworld relying heavily on family connections as they became an integral part of the Kinahan Cartel.

"Im not proud of what I was, but I am proud of who I am today," Richard McNally, who goes by the stage name Irish Bull, said.

Convicted killer Brian Rattigan has re-emerged as one of the main crime figures in Dublin after spending nearly two decades in prison.

A violent drug dealer has been identified as a suspect for the murder of a man found dead in a flat run by the Peter McVerry Trust.

Updated: 22:35, 3 Aug 2021 FREED killer Brian ‘King Ratt’ Rattigan was in hiding last night — as investigators believe he’s set to flee the country shortly. The Irish Sun understands the infamous gang boss — who has spent the last 18 years in prison — is still waiting on his passport before leaving Ireland due to the threat on his life. 5 5 5 He got into a car shortly after leaving the prison We can also reveal Gardai established there were no flights booked in Rattigan’s name yes...

Thug Rattigan will be released from Portlaoise Prison todayCredit: Kenneth OHalloran - The Sun Dublin Thug Rattigan was once at the centre of a vicious gang feud in Dublin which claimed 16 lives, but claims to have turned over a new leaf behind bars. The Irish Sun can reveal security sources reckon the yob could leave the country shortly after he’s freed due to the threat against his life — although there are also ­concerns he could resume his criminal operations here. We told this week ho...

Associates of jailed gangland killer Brian Rattigan were among those targeted when officers seized around €3,000 worth of cocaine as part of a major search and arrest operation today. Up to 30 gardai including a number of armed officers were involved in the raids in Dublin’s south inner city which led to six men ranging in ages from their late teens to early 50s being arrested in the course of nine different searches. Senior sources say that one of the “more significant” arrests was tha...

Associates of jailed gangland killer Brian Rattigan were among those targeted when gardaí seized around €3,000 worth of cocaine as part of a major search and arrest operation today. Up to 30 gardaí, including a number of armed officers, were involved in the raids in Dublin’s south inner city which led to six men ranging in ages from their late teens to early 50s being arrested in the course of nine different searches. Senior sources say that one of the “more significant” arrests was t...

The funeral of convicted criminal Philip Griffiths turned into a ‘frightening’ spectacle and had to be abandoned by the priest on Saturday after dozens of mourners turned up at the Crumlin church, in breach of Covid regulations.

The funeral of convicted criminal Philip Griffiths turned into a ‘frightening’ spectacle and had to be abandoned by the priest on Saturday after dozens of mourners turned up at the Crumlin church, in breach of Covid regulations.