The Irish Sun has launched a hard-hitting new true crime podcast series called ‘Kinahans Downfall’, which explores the extraordinary domestic demise and fragile future of the Kinahan Cartel.

Hosted by The Irish Sun’s Damien Lane, the distinctive voice behind The Kinahans, the ten-part series, which premieres today, exposes the Irish mob’s unlikely growth as a transnational criminal force – a decade on from the murder of gangland figure David Byrne at Dublin’s Regency Hotel, a killing that shocked the nation and changed the face of organised crime in Ireland.

Following on from the award winning Irish Sun podcast ‘The Kinahans’, which told the story of the crime family’s rise under the stewardship of Christy ‘The Dapper Don’ Kinahan Sr, Kinahans Downfall goes further – delving into the crime groups’ shady alliances with Iranian networks, Hezbollah and South American drug gangs.

Featuring Crime Editor Stephen Breen and News and Correspondent John Hand from The Irish Sun, alongside contributions from John Mooney, Investigations Editor of The Sunday Times Ireland, Kinahans Downfall goes to the very heart of the State’s relentless campaign against the criminal organisation that waged open war on Irish streets between 2016 and 2018.

Utilising reconstructed Garda wiretaps and expert contributions from Gardaí, FBI agents, former criminals, sanctions experts, and others, Kinahans Downfall brings listeners inside the world of the Kinahan mob and their crimes.

The series also explores a rapidly shifting global landscape, as the United States ramps up its crackdown against international cartels and Dubai slams its door shut on crime lords – raising the question – could this finally be the end of the Kinahan empire?

Kinahans Downfall is now live with two episodes released weekly and is available on all popular podcast platforms.

Fiona Wynne, Editor of The Irish Sun, says: “We are delighted to present another thrilling true crime podcast, following on from the success of The Kinahans in 2023. The crime gang once seemed untouchable, but behind the scenes, their empire has been cracking for years. Kinahans Downfall reveals how a combination of international pressure, Garda intelligence and catastrophic mistakes have brought Ireland’s most infamous crime family closer to collapse than ever before.”

You can listen to Kinahans Downfall on Spotify or Apple

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