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.[1] [2] He would demand payment of drug debts with menaces.[2] He was originally from Drimnagh. He was also father of Jamie Kavanagh.[3]
He was shot dead at Harmon's Irish bar in Elviria, Spain on 6 September 2014.[5] [2] Two men attacked him and he was hit nine times.[5] He was 44 years old at the time of his death.[5]
His funeral was held at Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel on Mourne Road.[5] 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.[5]
His brother Paul Kavanagh, who was also involved with the Kinahan gang, was shot dead on 26 March 2015 in Drumcondra.[2]
He was a drug dealer who mainly supplied drugs in Tallaght. He moved to Spain almost ten years before his death.
He was a cousin and criminal associate of James Mulvey.[3]