Michael Crotty (42), from Cashel, bought Seán McGovern €20 top-up ahead of Noel Kirwan’s shooting in late 2016
Michael Crotty , of Slí Aonghusa, Aras na Rí, Cashel, Co Tipperary , admitted buying his friend Seán McGovern €20 of credit for a mobile phone that was used to coordinate a murder. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Michael Crotty , of Slí Aonghusa, Aras na Rí, Cashel, Co Tipperary, admitted buying his friend Seán McGovern €20 of credit for a mobile phone that was used to co-ordinate the murder in December 2016 of an innocent man, Noel Kirwan. He was targeted and shot in Clondalkin, Dublin because the cartel mistakenly believed he was linked to the rival Hutch gang.
She set a headline sentence of six years but reduced that to two years after considering mitigating circumstances including Crotty’s guilty plea and lack of previous convictions. She said Crotty had never been on An Garda Síochána’s radar before or since and is a highly regarded employer in his Co Tipperary community where he runs a gym.
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