Daniel Kinahan

Daniel Joseph Kinahan was born on 25 June 1977 in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Jean Boylan (died 2014) and Christy Kinahan. His father is a convicted drug dealer who was widely reported to be the founder and leader of the Kinahan Cartel. He is a second cousin of Janice Boylan, a Sinn Féin member of Dublin City Council. Kinahan grew up in Tallaght before moving to the Oliver Bond flats in the Liberties area. At the age of 23, he was one of five people arrested in connection with a "vicious attack" on two members of the Garda Síochána outside Shelbourne Park; he was charged with assault and refused bail by Dublin District Court. The charges were dropped the next year. Kinahan previously ran a furniture store in Dublin.

In 2007, Kinahan was reported to be part of a bet-to-lose syndicate involving jockey Kieren Fallon.

As of 2019, Kinahan and his brother Christopher Jr. lived in Dubai. According to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, he has a residence in the Palm Jumeirah. He has been married to Caoimhe Robinson since 2017. Formerly the partner of murdered drug lord Micka Kelly, Robinson is from the Coolock area of Dublin. Their wedding, held at the Burj Al Arab hotel, was attended by criminals from various backgrounds such as Ridouan Taghi (Moroccan-Dutch), Ricardo Riquelme Vega (Chilean), and Raffaele Imperiale (Italian). As of 2021, Dutch police were investigating claims by a man known as Nabil B that they were working together, with the wedding party helping investigators identify a "super cartel" alliance. Messages recovered from Ennetcom servers have also supported claims that the criminals in question were doing business together.

Kinahan is believed to be the father of at least six children by three different mothers according to The New Yorker.

On 15 April 2026, Kinahan was arrested in Dubai on foot of an Irish arrest warrant in relation to organised crime charges; he was detained within 48 hours of the warrant being issued, and legal proceedings began for his extradition to Ireland.

On 9 August, Kinahan was extradited from Dubai and flown to Baldonnell Air Base by the Irish Air Corps, before being driven by armed police escort to appear at the Special Criminal Court (SCC), in the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin. The SCC is a juryless court reserved for serious organised crime and terrorism cases, decided by three judges.

Appearing on the evening of his extradition, Kinahan was charged by the court with "directing the activities of a criminal organisation" and was remanded in custody. He was then transported to the high-security Portlaoise Prison in County Laois, where he will remain on remand until at least 5 October.

On 5 October he appeared via videolink from Portlaoise prison before the Special Criminal Court. He is to be represented by a solicitor from Belfast and is remanded to appear before the court in person the following Monday.