[07:15] The Indo Daily: ?Breaking Ballyseedy, episode 2 – Morris O'Shea Salazar and the Sinaloa Cartel

In the first episode of ‘Breaking Ballyseedy’, we uncovered the mammoth drug operation taking place from a family-run garden centre in the small Kerry village of Ballyseedy, and asked how Nathan McDonnell - entrepreneur and former president of the Tralee Chamber of Commerce - found himself involved in such illegal activity.

https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-breaking-ballyseedy-episode-2-morris-oshea-salazar-and-the-sinaloa-cartel/a1179849083.html

#first #Ballyseedy #NathanMcDonnell #theTraleeChamberofCommerce

[17:25] Jail will be ‘more onerous’ on convicted drug importer Nathan McDonnell

Well-known Kerry businessman Nathan McDonnell used his family business to ‘hide drugs in plain sight’, and his actions have now led to the demise of the 50-year-old Tralee enterprise.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/news/courts/jail-will-be-more-onerous-on-convicted-drug-importer-nathan-mcdonnell/a1198802188.html

#Kerry #NathanMcDonnell #50_year_old

[13:05] Kerry businessman Nathan McDonnell jailed for 12 years for his part in €32m crystal meth drug deal

Kerry businessman Nathan McDonnell has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for his role in a major drugs plot to export €32m worth of crystal meth from Ireland to Australia. Honorary Judge Melanie Greally said that describe him as a ‘mere cog’ was to undervalue his role in the operation.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/news/courts/kerry-businessman-nathan-mcdonnell-jailed-for-12-years-for-his-part-in-32m-crystal-meth-drug-deal/a1198802188.html

#Kerry #NathanMcDonnell #12years #€32m #Ireland #Australia #MelanieGreally

[14:06] Solicitor for Kerry crystal meth businessman pleads for beefed-up protection for his client

Convicted drug importer and former Kerry businessman Nathan McDonnell is to undergo an operation after his jaw was broken during a vicious attack in jail.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/tralee-news/solicitor-for-kerry-crystal-meth-businessman-pleads-for-beefed-up-protection-for-his-client/a1927119846.html

#Kerry #NathanMcDonnell

[14:48] High Court winds up restaurant of Kerry businessman Nathan McDonnell

The High Court has wound up a Co Kerry restaurant whose chief executive Nathan McDonnell pleaded guilty to drug importation and facilitating an organised crime gang in relation to the State’s largest crystal meth haul.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/high-court-winds-up-restaurant-of-kerry-businessman-nathan-mcdonnell/a1479181929.html

#TheHighCourt #CoKerry #NathanMcDonnell #State

[16:05] Crystal meth accused Nathan McDonnell’s restaurant business to be wound down by Revenue

A petition to wind down Ballyseedy Restaurant Ltd – the company whose CEO Nathan McDonnell has been charged over the country’s largest crystal meth seizure – will be heard before the High Court on November 4.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crystal-meth-accused-nathan-mcdonnells-restaurant-business-to-be-wound-down-by-revenue/a320555988.html

#BallyseedyRestaurantLtd #NathanMcDonnell #theHighCourt #November4