Several of his most prominent fighters were due to take part in the ‘Clash of the Clans’ event at the national stadium the following evening.
In the background, however, tensions between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs had been simmering ever since the murder of Gary Hutch in Spain the previous September.
The nephew of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch had been shot dead despite an apparent deal between the two groups for his safety.
Among the crowd standing at the back of the function room in the Regency that day were some of the Kinahans’ most senior associates.
As Daniel Kinahan himself dealt with his boxers, Liam Byrne, his brother David, and others including Liam Roe and Sean McGovern looked on.