Criminal says his business on Thomas Street, La Cosa Nostra, is ‘100pc legitimate’
Shane Lyons and his La Cosa Nostra restaurant on Thomas Street in Dublin
A convicted criminal who was previously classified by gardaí as being a major gangland player is now running a mafia-themed restaurant in the capital’s south inner city.
Shane Lyons (57), who has a number of convictions, including for drugs trafficking and viciously assaulting two women, denied that his latest business venture was a “front” for the proceeds of organised crime when he was contacted by the Irish Independent.