Thomas Kavanagh

Thomas "Bomber" Kavanagh is an Irish criminal and a senior member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group founded by Christy Kinahan. He was one of the first targets of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) when it was established and is currently in jail serving a 21 year sentence. Byrne organised crime He is a member of the Byrne organised crime group, a branch of the Kinahan crime organisation. Originally led by Christy Kinahan, it was then led by Freddie Thompson, then by Kavanagh's brother-in-law Liam Byrne. He also has influence with the Dubai-based leadership of organisation. In 1990 he was found guilty of a firearms offence that led to a seven-year term in an Irish prison.