Failed murder attempt in Mountjoy prison shows Kinahan gangsters still pull the strings from behind bars

Sunset House killer Eamon Cumberton is believed to have ordered ‘hit’ from jail

Eamon Cumberton is serving a life sentence in Portlaoise Prison for the murder of Michael Barr in 2016

July 22 2022 02:30 AM

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A murder attempt in a prison has demonstrated how members of the Kinahan cartel rule the roost behind bars, despite international sanctions.

Intelligence received by prison bosses indicated convicted killer Eamon Cumberton (34) ordered that a Dublin criminal should “have his throat slit”.