Sean McGovern

Sean Gerard McGovern is an Irish criminal and part of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. Described as a "senior lieutenant" of the Kinahan group, McGovern is currently serving a 24-year sentence for directing the activities of a criminal organisation, including the murder of Noel Kirwan.

Early life McGovern is originally from Drimnagh in Dublin.

Criminal career Sean Gerard McGovern (bottom row, on the left) as depicted on a chart of the Kinahan Organized Crime Group created by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control in 2022 McGovern is an associate of Liam Byrne who ran the Byrne Organised Crime Group, the Dublin branch of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group. He is wanted in Ireland in connection with the murder of Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan, a close associate of Gerry Hutch killed as part of the Kinahan-Hutch feud. He was approached by a Garda who asked him what happened, but he refused to cooperate with the Garda. Both the purchase and renovations were found to be funded by the proceeds of crime. Days before the house was seized, it was vandalised. Attempts to renovate it have been prevented by threats against the contractors hired. On 16 March 2026, he pleaded guilty to directing a criminal gang. In June 2026, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for directing activities of a criminal gang, including his involvement in the murder of Noel Kirwan and the attempted murder of Hutch gang member James "Mago" Gately.