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Irish criminal and gangster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerard "Hatchet" Kavanagh was an Irish criminal who was a former boxer and senior member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group run by Christy Kinahan.[1][2] He would demand payment of drug debts with menaces.[2] He was originally from Drimnagh.[3] He was also father of Jamie Kavanagh.[1]
He was a drug dealer who mainly supplied drugs in Tallaght.[2] He moved to Spain almost ten years before his death.[2]
He was a cousin and criminal associate of James Mulvey.[4]
He was shot dead at Harmon's Irish bar in Elviria, Spain on 6 September 2014.[3][2] Two men attacked him and he was hit nine times.[3] He was 44 years old at the time of his death.[3]
His funeral was held at Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Mourne Road.[3] Gardaí drove unmarked Garda cars around Drimnagh during the funeral and the Garda Emergency Response Unit was on standby during the funeral, though no uniformed Gardaí were visible.[3]
His brother Paul Kavanagh, who was also involved with the Kinahan gang, was shot dead on 26 March 2015 in Drumcondra.[2]
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