‘Not above law’ warning as lifted Kinahan boss Sean McGovern hiring top lawyers to fight Noel Kirwan murder extradition. Arrested Kinahan mob leader Sean McGovern has vowed to fight his extradition home to Ireland, but faces an uphill battle to be freed again, we can reveal. It is understood the senior cartel associate is currently hiring the best lawyers in Dubai to fight his case following his shock arrest last Thursday over the murder of Noel Kirwan.

It normally takes six to 18 months for a criminal wanted in another country to be deported from the United Arab Emirates.

The fact that Ireland has no formal extradition agreement with the UAE is expected to make that an even longer process.

However, Dubai has two rules for not kicking criminals out.

One is that the sentence they face over an alleged crime they committed must be longer than one year and the second is the case must not be political or have any political consequences.