Shattered Lives

Former Garda Assistant Commissioner Michael O’Sullivan speaks to Mick and Paul on the Shattered Lives podcast about the Regency Hotel shooting, ten years after the attack that reshaped organised crime in Ireland.

In this exclusive interview, Mr O’Sullivan, who led the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau at the time, defends Garda intelligence before the shooting and says that even the Kinahan cartel, who he claims had stronger criminal intelligence, did not anticipate the attack. He explains why gardaí were not actively surveilling either side and why officers cannot monitor individuals without a clear intelligence purpose.

The former senior garda also addresses the attempted murder of Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote, the killing of Gary Hutch in Spain, and reports of an alleged attempt on Daniel Kinahan at the Red Cow Inn in late 2015. He also describes the chaos in the hours after the Regency shooting and the scale of the Garda response on the ground.

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Ten years on from the Regency attack, Mick and Paul reflect on the day that shocked Ireland and changed the course of gangland violence.
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Mick and Paul answer more of your questions from the Regency shooting to being under threat in the job and what laws would they change.
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Paul and Mick discuss a busy week in the courts with a man charged over the scrambler crash which killed Grace Lynch in Finglas, businessmen Jim and PJ Mansfield charged with money laundering and more. They also discuss the government’s decision to ban scramblers.
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Paul and Mick discuss the court case of Brian Grendon, who is charged with directing an organised crime gang, and about the tragic death of 16 year old Grace Lynch, who was run over and killed by a scrambler in Finglas.
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