Patrick Irwin profile: Intelligent and equipped with contacts to drug traffickers in South America, criminal’s Sligo power base looks set to grow, gardaí believe

Patrick Irwin (41).

March 18 2023 02:30 AM

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Patrick Irwin is one of Ireland’s most prominent gangland criminals with the 41-year-old has been involved in serious and organised crime for more than two decades.

Now back living in his native Sligo, detectives suspect his power base will increase with the conviction of his drug-dealing rival Barry Young for directing the activities of a criminal organisation.