Do you know a man called Erasmus? He’s from the Congo too. You don’t know him? Erasmus is a gangsta, a pimp, a drug dealer. The Front Line 2006 starring Eriq Ebouaney & Gerard McSorley & James Frain & Fatou N'Diaye & Hakeem Kae-Kazim & Orla O'Rourke et al, director David Gleeson
Go! Now! Go! ibid. Joe to robbers
What can you do to a people who have already been to Hell? ibid. Erasmus to Joe
Regardless of the man, the demon lies in all of us. ibid. Erasmus
You just never know what’s going to happen. Intermission 2003 starring Colin Farrell & Cillian Murphy & Kelly Macdonald & Colm Meaney & Shirley Henderson & David Wilmot & Deirdre O'Kane & Michael McElhatton, director John Crowley, opening scene
A former boxer executed in broad daylight. A gangland killing at the weigh-in of a European title fight. And a suspected mobster at the heart of world boxing. Daniel Kinahan has been publicly named as the head of one of Europe’s most brutal drugs gangs. So why has the alleged cartel boss been allowed to work with some of the world’s top boxers? And why isn’t the world of boxing stopping him? Panorama: Boxing and the Mob, Darragh McIntyre reporting, BBC 2021
Former Olympic champion Anthony Joshua will take on Tyson Fury, the Gypsy king. ibid.
At MGM [gym] Tyson began working with the gym’s co-founder, Irish expat Michael Kinahan. ibid.
Other visitors to MGM were attracting attention too. ibid.
Europol agrees: It says the Kinahan Cartel trades drugs and weapons across Europe. And described them as extremely violent. ibid.
This violence isn’t getting us anywhere. Odd Man Out 1947 starring James Mason & Robert Newton & Cyril Cusack & William Hartnell & Kathleen Ryan & F J McCormick & Fay Compton & Denis O'Dea et al, director Carol Reed, Johnny
As long as he lives he belongs to the organisation. ibid. geezer
‘Jesus Christ, if I could feel like this every day, I can take on the world. It was very empowering.’ Dublin Narcos s1e1: Ordinary Decent Criminals, addict, Sky Showcase 2023
Larry Dunne was the Al Capone of Dublin from the last seventies to the mid-eighties … He created a huge consumer base. ibid.
‘Heroin started to spread around Dublin like wildfire.’ ibid.
‘Dublin’s sudden heroin epidemic is now threatening the very lifestyle of the city.’ ibid. UK news
‘Then for two and half hours it was euphorious. You are up there with the clouds, or up there with the gods.’ Dublin Narcos s1e2: The Entrepreneurs
‘Ecstasy took over all of a sudden … It was a recipe for disaster.’ ibid.
‘It became bigger and more organised.’ ibid. dealer
‘The heroin just took over.’ ibid.
Veronica Guerin on Dublin’s new young criminals, high on champagne and cocaine. Dublin Narcos s1e3: The Untouchables, newspaper article
Dublin’s drugs squad has identified a new breed within the established breed of the narcotics hierarchy … Cocaine is held in special affection. ibid.
‘Drugs really took hold of Dublin City in the 1980s.’ ibid.
In organised crime few names illicit as much fear and fascination as Daniel Kinahan. The son of a notorious Irish gangster, Kinahan rose to power in the global drug trade earning a reputation as a ruthless and cunning leader. But his greatest infamy came with his alleged involvement in the alleged assassination plot of a rival gang leader which revealed the brutal and calculating nature of Kinahan’s criminal empire. Daniel Kinahan’s Assassination: A Brutal Planned Murder, Youtube short 9.10, Crime Unveiled 2023
Gangland: Minister Promises Crackdown. Love/Hate s1e1, newspaper article, RTE 2010
Everything’s coming from Spain now. ibid. John Boy
The soul of its own volition decides to stay. Love/Hate s1e2, bereavement advice for Darren
Is Rosie coming over? … She’s having your child. ibid. Mary to Darren
Ireland’s fucked for the next ten years. You know that, don’t ya? ibid. John Boy to Darren
If we could start again, would ya? Love/Hate s1e3, Darren to Rosie
Gangland Slaying: Man Shot Dead in Front of Wife and Child. ibid. newstand for National Herald
I sort of shot Robbie. ibid. Hughie
I knew here and didn’t get to see her. I knew who she was. Love/Hate s1e4, Rosie loses baby
You want to get off the fence, you know. ibid. John Boy to Nigel
I’m going to London to see Rosie. ibid. Darren to Mary
We’re in the same boat now. It’s a real Irish thing. ibid. John Boy to Darren
I had nothing to do with what Hughie did but he was my brother. ibid.
Cops are here going through everything … I need everything that’s owed paid. Love/Hate s2e1, John Boy to Nigel, RTE 2011
Hello, John Boy, what’s the story? Fuck! Love/Hate s2e2, Nigel
Whack a rat, that’s what we do. ibid. John Boy to Nigel
Drugs Bust at M50 Hotel. ibid. John Boy teletexes headline
I want Darren to do it. He still owes me. ibid. John Boy to Nigel
I’ll do whatever the fuck it is I have to do. ibid. Nigel to Darren
What’s the story, Fran? We’re not breeing ponies here. Love/Hate s2e3, John Boy
I want a pipe bomb going in the house when his missus is there. Can you sort that, Nidge? ibid. John Boy
I want blood on the floor. Do you think you can do that, Nidge? ibid.
I’m going to get that John Boy scummer before he gets me. Love/Hate s2e4, Fran
I’m fucking starving. I haven’t eaten today. ibid. Nigel to Trish in labour
Trish: Have you gone off me? You don’t find me attractive …
Nigel… Once your tits are back to normal I’ll be grand … Love/Hate s2e5
You want to get married? ibid. Darren to Rosie
I keep thinking there’s someone out there … I can feel that someone’s watching me. Love/Hate s2e6, Mary to Darren
Darren I know it’s him. I saw him. ibid.
Missing: Have You Seen Luke? ibid. poster
Someone threw a pipe bomb at Git Loughlman’s place last night. You don’t know anything about that? Love/Hate s3e1, Nigel to Darren
He looks a bit green about the gills. ibid. boys in the cellar
The shit’s hit the fan. Let’s go. Love/Hate s3e2, Nigel to Darren
Elmo’s a headcase. ibid. Nigel to Dano
Orphaned By Double Killer. Love/Hate s3e3, front page news
Where’s all the headlines about me Da? No-one gives a bollocks. ibid. Dano to Nigel
If Dano gets him [Elmo] first, we’ll all be skipping town. ibid. Nigel to Darren
Why would I fuck up the beautiful thing I have with Trish anyway? ibid.
He [IRA dissident] says about meeting up with them. What do they want? Love/Hate s3e4, Nigel
The Nidge weasel, huh? ibid. Darren
If he ever comes out of a coma, they’ll have to put a plate in his cheek. Love/Hate s3e5, Darren to Nigel