Nathan McDonnell had it all — until a €32m drug bust changed everything
Unlike his respected family, there is little sympathy for the Porsche-driving McDonnell in the town where his persona ‘wasn’t really in keeping with the kind of town Tralee is’
Nathan McDonnell had for years affected the air of the successful businessman, the man about town in Tralee.
On the day he was arrested, Nathan McDonnell was bound for Turner’s Cross. Soccer was a passion of his and Kerry FC was due to play Cork City in the latter’s home ground. It was February 16, 2024, the day McDonnell’s life was to change forever.
He may have looked forward to the occasion as one of private celebration. Twenty-four hours previously, he had loaded the machine that was dominating his life onto a truck at his Ballyseedy Garden Centre, outside Tralee.
This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in
