Kenneth Dundon, a former Scotland Yard 'most wanted' killer, was barred from a pub in Limerick, Ireland, after staff expressed concerns about his presence. The publican, Eamonn O'Rahilly, stated that Dundon's reputation and the history of his family, known for their involvement in organized crime, made him feel uneasy. During a court hearing, O'Rahilly explained that he felt threatened by Dundon's presence and the implication that they could control the pub if they were allowed to continue coming. While Dundon denied any threats, the judge ruled in favor of the pub owner, stating that the ban was justified.
Former Scotland Yard “most wanted” killer Kenneth Dundon was shocked to learn he was barred from a pub after staff there complained of being “fearful” of him. He was previously sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter after he repeatedly stabbed a man who “drowned” in his own blood, Limerick District Court heard on Thursday. Dundon’s sons, Wayne, John and Dessie, senior members of the Dundon McCarthy crime group, are each serving life sentences for three separate murders.
He appeared as a witness for Anthony Kelly from Southill, Limerick, who lodged an objection to an application by Eamonn O’Rahilly for renewal of a licence to operate the Spotted Dog pub, Limerick city. On April 15, 2024, Kelly was part of a group playing cards in the pub. Dundon, who was on his own, entered, ordered a drink, and sat with Kelly’s party. The two men bought one another drinks and left the pub together without any problems arising. However, barman Shane O’Callaghan, who was on duty on the night, and who did not recognise Dundon, told the court he overheard a customer exiting the bar commenting that “Kenneth Dundon” had entered the bar. Mr O’Callaghan said the atmosphere in the pub “changed” and, he said, knowing the “history” of the Dundon family, he telephoned Mr O’Rahilly to let him know he was “fearful” because Dundon was in the pub. Mr O’Rahilly told the court: “Shane was nervous and he was unsure what to do. I was aware of Mr Dundon and his reputation, and I wanted to let Shane know that assistance was on the way and that I would get there as soon as I could.” By the time Mr O’Rahillly arrived at the pub, Kelly and Dundon had left, the two-hour hearing heard. Mr O’Rahilly said that, on the following day, April 16, Kelly returned to the pub alone “and I told him I wasn’t happy with Mr Dundon joining his company, that (Dundon) was a member of a family that was troublesome, and that (Dundon’s) presence at the bar had made customers and staff concerned and nervous, and I was not happy to run the pub under such conditions which would exist if Mr Dundon kept coming in”. Mr O’Rahilly said he told Kelly he was also barred from the pub, after Kelly asked him if he preferred him to stay away from the bar too. Mr O’Rahilly said that, on April 17, Kelly and Dundon arrived back to the pub “and I felt they were trying to compel me to serve them and their associates with a view to trying to run the pub from outside the counter”. Mr O’Rahilly said he felt if this happened, he “would lose control” of the pub. The publican said he had already lost a number of customers because of Dundon’s presence on the night, and that if his licence was not renewed, “it would make me unemployed, in a large amount of debt, and it would put my 14 (employees) effectively out of work”. Mr O’Rahilly told the court Kelly and Dundon had “alluded” in their conversation with him, “that as long as they were on the premises my business would be OK, and that’s what I don’t want”. Kelly and Dundon both denied in their evidence to the court that they issued any threats or intimidation. Mr O’Rahilly told the court that Dundon was the type of person “who would put the fear of God” into staff and customers by just being in the pub. When asked by Kelly’s barrister, junior counsel Liam Carroll, if he wanted “to respond to what has been said, that you are the Godfather of the McCarthy Dundon organised crime group”, Dundon replied: “I’m a pensioner, I’m no Godfather of nothing.” Judge Patricia Harney said she did not accept that the ban was “capricious in nature” and that she was satisfied Kelly had failed in his objection. The judge also made an order of costs against Kelly which have yet to be determined. In her judgment, Judge Harney said Mr O’Rahilly had told the court “a far more reasonable explanation of what exactly happened”. “I have no doubt that Mr Kelly arriving (at the pub) in the company of Mr Dundon was definitely staged, and I certainly believe Mr O’Rahilly’s evidence that he felt concerned and intimated,” the judge said.
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