John Cunningham

John Cunningham is an Irish criminal with convictions for illicit drug smuggling and kidnapping.

Early life He was born in Ballyfermot.

Bank robberies He and his brother Michael were involved in a series of armed robberies in the 1970s and had strong links with Martin Cahill.

At trial, John and his brother Michael were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road. Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held. Kelly died in 2005 from undisclosed causes; Michael Cunningham died in 2015, aged 65, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Ballyfermot.

While in Spain, he became involved with the Kinahan Organised Crime Group run by Christy Kinahan.