From Dubai luxury to an Irish jail cell: Daniel Kinahan’s drastic lifestyle shift

Only spending outlet for man accused of helping to control a third of Europe’s cocaine supply will be prison tuck shop It sounds like the penal equivalent of five stars: a private gym and library, daily outings to the exercise yard and a landing cleared of other prisoners. Daniel Kinahan’s first full day inside the walls of Portlaoise prison on Monday, however, marked a drastic change from his luxury lifestyle in the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading...

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent