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Man goes on trial accused of helping gang murder Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan

Date
2024-01-15

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Michael Crotty, 41, of Aras na Rí, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, pleaded not guilty to a single charge of facilitating a criminal organisation in the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan, 62, who was shot six times in his car on 22 December 2016 at St Ronan's Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The charge alleges that between 20 October 2016 and 22 December 2016, Crotty participated in or contributed to the commission of the murder while aware of the existence of a criminal organisation, contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act. The trial, scheduled to last up to five weeks, will commence at the Special Criminal Court on Wednesday. Crotty's co‑accused, Declan Brady, 57, a senior Kinahan cartel member, pleaded guilty to the same charge and will also appear on Wednesday for sentencing. Brady was previously sentenced to 11.5 years in prison, with the final year suspended, for firearms offences and money‑laundering.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man goes on trial accused of helping gang murder Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan. Charges or matters: facilitating an organisation in Mr Kirwan's murder; the same charge; the single charge against him and will also appear before the court on Wednesday, when a date will be set for his sentencing hearing; supervising a firearms arsenal including an assault rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition that had been stashed in a Dublin business park; laundering hundreds of thousands in crime cash through multiple bank accounts in 2017; helping a crime gang murder Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan, an innocent man who had no involvement in criminality. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

December 22, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
October 20, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
July 2019 Incident
2024-01-15 Publication

Case subjects

Declan Brady

Accused

Charges: the same charge; the single charge against him and will also appear before the court on Wednesday, when a date will be set for his sentencing hearing; supervising a firearms arsenal including an assault rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition that had been stashed in a Dublin business park; laundering hundreds of thousands in crime cash through multiple bank accounts in 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Duck Egg' Kirwan

Accused

Charges: facilitating an organisation in Mr Kirwan's murder; the same charge; the single charge against him and will also appear before the court on Wednesday, when a date will be set for his sentencing hearing; supervising a firearms arsenal including an assault rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition that had been stashed in a Dublin business park; laundering hundreds of thousands in crime cash through multiple bank accounts in 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Michael Crotty

Defendant

Charges: helping a crime gang murder Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan, an innocent man who had no involvement in criminality; facilitating an organisation in Mr Kirwan's murder; the same charge; the single charge against him and will also appear before the court on Wednesday, when a date will be set for his sentencing hearing; supervising a firearms arsenal including an assault rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition that had been stashed in a Dublin business park; laundering hundreds of thousands in crime cash through multiple bank accounts in 2017 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty