Gerard "Hatchet" Kavanagh was an Irish criminal who was a former boxer and senior member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group run by Christy Kinahan.
[4] He was shot dead at Harmon's Irish bar in Elviria, Spain on 6 September 2014.
[3] His funeral was held at Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Mourne Road.
[3] Gardaí drove unmarked Garda cars around Drimnagh during the funeral and the Garda Emergency Response Unit was on standby during the funeral, though no uniformed Gardaí were visible.
[3] His brother Paul Kavanagh, who was also involved with the Kinahan gang, was shot dead on 26 March 2015 in Drumcondra.