Journalism, Boxing, Daniel Kinahan and Why Everything is Upside Down

About this episode

The episode discusses the surreal political and criminal landscape in Ireland involving Gerry Hutch, Daniel Kinahan, and Katie Taylor, featuring insights from sports journalist Kieran Cunningham.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It’s 2026, Gerry Hutch has left his second home of Lanzarote to run as a candidate in the upcoming Dublin Central byelection and Daniel Kinahan is in a Dubai prison cell fighting not to be sent back to Ireland to face justice. Irish sports legend Katie Taylor is looking to book her swansong fight in Croke Park. all the while the Regency shooting hangs like a cloud over everything. It’s all a bit surreal. Joining me on the shack to discuss it all is sports journalist Kieran Cunningham. There’s no doubt in my mind that if it wasn’t for the work of Kieran, Daniel Kinahan’s rise and rise in the sport of boxing would have continued and things would be very different. May you live in interesting times. The Tax Cuts podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/tax-cuts-157332004 The Hind Rajab jersey for Dignity for Palestine is available here: https://spicebagmerch.com/

People in this episode

Host: Tortoise Shack Media

Guest: Kieran Cunningham

Topics covered

• journalism
• boxing
• Irish politics
• crime
• sports
• current events

Keywords

• Gerry Hutch
• Daniel Kinahan
• Katie Taylor
• boxing
• Dublin Central byelection
• Regency shooting
• Kieran Cunningham

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