Bloodlines & Bulletproof Feuds: The Kinahans and The Kirwan Family Executions

December 2016: 62-year-old grandfather Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan is assassinated in his Dublin driveway. His only crime? Attending the funeral of a childhood friend.December 2017: His 24-year-old son, Kane McCormack, survives an assassination attempt and an intense underworld threat, only to be lured into a fatal trap by someone he trusted completely.In this episode of Shadows of Èire, host Tim Warburton unpacks a devastating father-and-son tragedy born from Ireland's deadliest gangland war. We explore the cold-blooded psychological grooming used by cartel proxies, the chilling security measures taken in Irish courts, and the historic 2026 landmark reckoning that brought a senior Kinahan lieutenant to justice.