Sinead Kavanagh – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com israelhayom english website Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:49:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.israelhayom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-G_rTskDu_400x400-32x32.jpg Sinead Kavanagh – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com 32 32 Irish MMA boxer arrested after attacking police on plane https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/irish-mma-fighter-ryanair-police-attack-arrest/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/irish-mma-fighter-ryanair-police-attack-arrest/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:22 +0000 https://www.israelhayom.com/?p=1105999 Irish MMA fighter Sinead Kavanagh attacked officers on a Ryanair flight from Gran Canaria to Dublin and was arrested, with police officers sustaining injuries.

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]]> Sinead Kavanagh, a 39-year-old Irish MMA fighter, was arrested after attacking two police officers on a Ryanair flight from Gran Canaria to Dublin while the plane waited for takeoff. She refused to follow crew instructions and resisted officers who came to remove her.

Kavanagh spent the night in an airport detention cell and appeared the next day before a judge in a closed session. She was released on bail as the criminal investigation continues. Both officers injured in the scuffle had to take medical leave.

The incident occurred after the cabin crew couldn't control Kavanagh's violent behavior, leading the pilot to call the police. Locally released videos show her struggling with officers in the aisle, with another woman who tried to intervene identified as the second passenger removed from the flight.

Sinead Kavanagh is seen against Janay Harding during a mixed martial arts bout at Bellator 207, in Uncasville, CT, on Friday, October 12, 2018 (Photo: AP/Gregory Payan) ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kavanagh, from a Dublin suburb, won Ireland's boxing championship five times, competed with Katie Taylor at the 2021 World Championship, and later transitioned to MMA. She was ranked tenth worldwide in the women's featherweight division by Fight Matrix between 2021 and 2022.

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