Shattered Lives: Top Garda Says the Kinahans Never Saw the Regency Attack Coming

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. Have you downloaded the Irish Mirror app? Search for Irish Mirror in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/search?... Search for Irish Mirror in the App Store if you're on iOs: https://www.apple.com/ie/search/irish... SUBSCRIBE to other Irish Mirror social channels: TWITTER |   / irishmirror   INSTAGRAM |   / irishmirror   FACEBOOK |   / irishmirror   WEBSITE | https://www.irishmirror.ie/ YOUTUBE | shorturl.at/biCX5 You can get daily news updates straight to your inbox via our daily newsletter - sign up here: https://www.irishmirror.ie/newsletter... GET IN TOUCH WITH THE IRISH MIRROR Email: [email protected] Got a story? Call us on +353 1 868 8600