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Episode 556: Serial killers and modern policing
1 mei 2024 · 57 min
Are serial killers a thing of the past? Or have they simply reinvented themselves in the modern world? And why are we so fascinated with them. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with John Deane O’Keefe, head of the Faculty of criminology and policing studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind some of the worlds’ most dangerous criminals.
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Episode 555: Murder at Lordship - Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer
30 april 2024 · 56 min
In January 2013 Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was murdered as he carried out a routine cash escort duty at the Lordship Credit Union in Dundalk in Louth. Lees meer
Now tens years on journalist Robin Schiller and an officer who was one of the vast investigation team on the case, former Detective Inspector Pat Marry, have joined forces to tell the story of the hunt for Adrians killers.
Nicola speaks with Robin and Pat about their new book Murder at Lordship. Inside the Hunt for A Detective’s Killer which is available now.
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Episode 554: Notorious killer John Dundon appeals conviction for murder of innocent rugby player
29 april 2024 · 26 min
Killer John Dundon is appealing his conviction for the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick more than 10 years ago. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the attempts by the violent Dundon brother to convince judges he’s been wrongly convicted and to win back his freedom.
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Episode 553: How CAB are returning crime proceeds to the public purse
27 april 2024 · 23 min
The hard-pressed Irish taxpayer got a boost this week after the homes of three notorious gangland criminals were sold off at auction. Lees meer
The Criminal Assets Bureau raised a total of €1.2 million after putting the ill-gotten gains under the hammer at a special online firesale.
They included homes once owned by burglary gang boss 'Pale' Miley Connors, Kinahan cartel chief Ross Browning and gangster David Waldron.
Niall speaks with Eamon Dillon about how CAB are returning crime proceeds to the public purse.
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Episode 552: The Stardust disco - Four decades of injustice
26 april 2024 · 37 min
The verdict of unlawful killing at an inquest into the deaths of 48 people in the Stardust disco brought to an end four decades of injustice. Lees meer
It was a result that once seemed almost impossible to Neil Fetherstonhaugh when he sat down to write his book. 'They Never came Home' more than two decades ago.
NIall speaks to Sunday World reporter Neil about his book and his long association with the brave Stardust families who never stopped fighting.
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Episode 551: Dreams in Incarceration and the incredible life of David Spivey
25 april 2024 · 40 min
Irish writer Cillian Dunne delved into the murky world of LA’s underworld and its notorious Cripps and Blood mobs when he met a former gang member who wanted to tell his story. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Cillian about his book Dreams in Incarceration and the incredible life of David Spivey, jailed at 17 after turning to the Cripps for protection in his south central LA neighbourhood.
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Episode 550: The life and death of heroin kingpin Tony Felloni
24 april 2024 · 28 min
The heroin dealer who was dubbed King Scum because he flooded Dublin with the drug in the 1980s and 1990s has died aged 81. Lees meer
Notorious Tony Felloni passed away after a heart attack in a hospital more than 13 years after he was released from a 20 year jail term.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Tony Felloni.
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Episode 549: Daniel Kinahan and rumours of his ongoing involvement in boxing
23 april 2024 · 34 min
Sanctioned mob boss Daniel Kinahan has been branded a ‘super conman’ by the boxing icon who once sang his praises. Lees meer
Legendary Top Rank Promotions Chief Bob Arum once helped Kinahan reach the top of the fight game by describing him as ‘honourable’ and posing for photographs with him.
But now he has changed his tune and says he was tricked by the Dubliner who convinced him he had gone straight.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Kinahan and rumours of his ongoing involvement in boxing.
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Episode 548: Michael O'Loughlin - Northern Ireland's first successful Encrochat case
22 april 2024 · 28 min
A Galway criminal who was the first to be charged under Ireland’s gangland legislation has made history again after he pleaded guilty to a string of offences in the north where he was nabbed by his Encrochat phone. Lees meer
Notorious crook Michael O’Loughlin was one of a huge number of suspected criminals lifted after cops hacked the encrypted phone network in 2020 which was being used to send messages between gangs.
It is expected he would go to trial and that his case would be the first to test the legality of the process before a Northern Irish court. However, he pleaded guilty to more than 40 offences including conspiracy to murder and import heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis and was handed down a 12 year sentence.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about O’Loughlin and his run of bad luck with the law.
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Episode 548: Controversial prison sentencing
20 april 2024 · 1 uur
Sentencing for sex offenders has been thrown into debate after a shocking case of the sex assault of a baby resulted in a four year prison sentence. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald and Eimear Rabbitt about sentence guidelines, controversial judges and the public perception of jail terms.
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Episode 547: The mysterious disappearance of Marion Barter
19 april 2024 · 42 min
When news editor Alison Sandy began investigating the sinister disappearance of Marion Barter for a podcast series she did not know where the story would take her. Lees meer
The mother of two sold her home, quit her job and made plans to move to Europe, but when her family stopped hearing from her it was soon discovered that she had changed her name.
Working with the missing woman’s daughter Sally Leydon and journalist Bryan Seymour, the hit Australian podcast ‘The Lady Vanishes’ led to the mysterious case unravelling in real-time, as a listener found a key piece of information that would blow the case right open.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Alison Sandy about the podcast and how the team managed to help piece together what really happened to Marion Barter.
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Episode 546: CAB win four-year long court battle against drug dealer David Waldron
18 april 2024 · 27 min
Drug dealer David Waldron's links to some of the country's most notorious criminals were revealed as he finally lost his mammoth legal battle with CAB. Lees meer
The bureau won their four-year case to have Waldron's assets - including stunning mansion in Wexford - declared the proceeds of crime.
As part of the case, CAB described how Waldron's associates included a number of infamous gangland figures who had been murdered by gunmen.
Niall speaks with Eamon Dillon about David Waldron's drug dealing operation and his criminal partners.
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Episode 545: 1 year since Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch walked free after the Regency Trial
18 april 2024 · 50 min
It’s a year to the day that Gerry The Monk Hutch walked free from the Special Criminal Court after he was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. Lees meer
So what has it been like a year on from those dramatic events and what has the veteran criminal being doing since he tasted freedom?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about The Monk and the day his chips came in.
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Episode 544: The story of former fugitive Michael Lynn
17 april 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
He was the Celtic tiger pin up boy - a solicitor and property speculator who smooth talked customers and lived the high life while all the while stealing from the banks. Lees meer
And when the tide eventually turned on Michael Lynn he went on the run first to Portugal and later Brazil.
Throughout his epic time as a fugitive and later when he was convicted of theft from the banks he regularly spoke to one dogged investigative reporter who was always on his heels, Michael O’Farrell of the Irish Mail on Sunday.
Nicola talks to Michael about his new book Fugitive The Michael Lynn Story about the hunt to bring one of Ireland’s most notorious fugitives to justice.
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Episode 543: Inside Christopher ‘Git’ Waldron's former home in Cabra
16 april 2024 · 24 min
The high spec house of criminal Christopher ‘Git’ Waldron is to go under the hammer later this month after the Criminal Assets Bureau settled their proceeds of crime case with the man they said made his money from selling drugs. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the house on Killala Road in Cabra and who might punt on a bargain.
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Episode 542: Million Dollar Lover - the wealthy elderly woman who fell for a homeless former meth addict
15 april 2024 · 44 min
BBC producer Sue Mitchell literally stumbled upon a story on her doorstep when a homeless former meth addict washed up in a California town and fell in love with her elderly millionaire neighbour. Lees meer
The love affair between property owner Carolyn and vagrant Dave lasted more than a year and all the while Sue recorded the complexities of their relationship which pitted the 80 year old against her two daughters.
Nicola speaks to Sue about Million Dollar Lover, a 10-part story of an unlikely romance and some very dark secrets.
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Episode 541: The death of Michael Dwyer and his mother's fight for justice
12 april 2024 · 19 min
Irishman Michael Dwyer was shot dead 15 years ago by special forces in Bolivia who later smeared his good name and claimed he was there to assassinate a President. Lees meer
However, former State Pathologist Marie Cassidy, exposed the lies that were fed to the media around the world and proved that he could not have been involved in the shootout at the a time of his death.
Still Michael’s mother Caroline is fighting for her son’s memory. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about her ongoing quest for justice.
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Episode 540: Nathan McDonnell sharing prison wing with notorious criminals
11 april 2024 · 24 min
Businessman Nathan McDonnell who has been charged in connection with the discovery of €32.8 million worth of crystal meth at Cork Port is being housed on the A4 wing at Portlaoise jail after being taken off a restricted regime behind bars. Lees meer
Refused bail by the High Court he is now sharing a wing with notorious neighbours including a man convicted in connection with the Keane Mulready-Woods murder and the notorious Limerick inmate Red Larry McCarthy.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the A4 and what sort of prisoners are held there.
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Episode 539: Inside Ross Browning's former Garristown home
10 april 2024 · 19 min
A public auction to be held later this month will see the one time home of Kinahan lieutenant Ross Browning go under the hammer after it was seized by CAB. Lees meer
The house, a gate lodge, a large outhouse and the land at Garristown in County Dublin will be put up for auction with a reserve of more than half a million.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon as we go behind the hall door of the home where the Cartel’s top dog in Ireland once lived.
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Episode 538: 'Queen of The Con' Marianne Smyth to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges
9 april 2024 · 38 min
An American con artist made famous by the hit podcast Queen of the Con is facing extradition to Northern Ireland after a fraud victim turned the tables on the woman who tricked him out of tens of thousands of dollars. Lees meer
Marianne Smyth was arrested in Maine in February on foot of four counts of fraud and four of theft in Northern Ireland more than 15 years ago where she pretended to be a mortgage broker but robbed money instead.
She was outed by Hollywood producer Jonathan Walton who created the podcast after she befriended him and tricked him out of more than $90,000.
Nicola speaks to Jonathan about her extradition and his journey to justice.
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Episode 537: The life and crimes of Gerard ‘Hucker’ Moyna
8 april 2024 · 42 min
He was a rogue Republican who was thrown out of the IRA, had a brief dalliance with the INLA and someone who lurched around other dissident groupings as an enforcer and a feared hitman known for a love of violence but who couldn’t be managed or controlled. Lees meer
This week as killer and terrorist Gerard ‘Hucker’ Moyna was laid to rest in Belfast, Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the life and crimes of a troubles psychopath and her brief encounter with him.
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Episode 536: The alleged crimes of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
8 april 2024 · 45 min
When Federal Agents with US Homeland Security raided two of rapper Sean Diddy Combs mansions in LA and Miami his career at the top of the hip hop scene began to collapse. Lees meer
The artist formerly known as Puff Daddy and P Diddy amongst other names is now facing multiple civil lawsuits accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.
So what is the background of billionaire Combs and could he be the next Harvey Weinstein or Jeffrey Epstein.
Nicola talks to journalist Douglas Century, an author and expert on the hip hop scene, about the story that has gripped America.
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Episode 535: Weapons, Stash houses and Mugshots
6 april 2024 · 41 min
Multiple gun seizures made this week have been linked to the Family organised crime group while a series of drugs and cash raids have meant it’s been a bad week for the bad guys. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald and Eimear Rabbitte about weapons, stash houses and mugshots.
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Episode 534: Christy Kinahan Snr - Culinary reviewer or cunning liar?
5 april 2024 · 40 min
Hundreds of restaurant and hotel reviews are left by Christy Kinahan Snr on a review system set up by Google. Lees meer
The reviews purport to geotrack the phone used by the Dapper Don, an expert in counter surveillance and high end security technology.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Kinahan and what could be behind the Godfather’s so called digital footprint.
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Episode 533: The luxurious life of CAB target Yan Yan Fan
3 april 2024 · 20 min
An Aladdin’s Cave of luxury items is seized from a woman allegedly linked to a Chinese drugs gang. Lees meer
Now the Criminal Assets Bureau are looking for a court order to declare 88 items and cash as the proceeds of crime.
So who is Yan Yan Fan and how did she collect such a treasure trove of designer goods on a €30,000-a-year salary?
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about fur coats, gold jewellery and a handbag deemed one of the most exclusive in the world.
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Episode 532: The tragic murder of Sarah McNally in a New York bar
2 april 2024 · 17 min
The boyfriend of an Irish woman stabbed to death in a New York bar has now been charged with her murder. Lees meer
As friends and family were told of the horrific stabbing of Sarah McNally, just 41, her partner was being treated in hospital. Now he is facing court accused of the fatal attack.
Nicola and Niall speak with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitte about the details we know so far.
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Episode 531: What was found on the phone of Hutch associate James Mago Gately following Encrochat hack
1 april 2024 · 34 min
Hutch organisation loyalist James ‘Mago’ Gately has been linked to the gangland assassinations of David Byrne and Eamon The Don Dunne for the first time in a courtroom. Lees meer
Gately who survived a number of shooting attempts himself was formerly a member of the Kinahan Organisation but remained loyal to the Hutch side after his friend Gary Hutch was murdered.
Nicola speaks with journalist Eamon Dillon about the extraordinary information about Gately’s links to organised crime heard during a Criminal Assets Bureau proceeds of crime case against him.
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Episode 530: Nathan McDonnell refused bail over crystal meth charges
30 maart 2024 · 14 min
Businessman Nathan McDonnell is to appeal a decision to refuse him bail after the High Court heard his father was offering 100,000 of his life savings as an assurance. Lees meer
The Kerry garden centre boss and his co-accused James Leen are both in custody charged in connection with the country’s biggest ever crystal meth haul.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the details which have emerged from the bail hearings about the States case against them
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Episode 529: The life and crimes of Scott Delaney
30 maart 2024 · 46 min
He is the son of notorious gangland killer ‘Cotton Eye’ Joe Delaney and was convicted himself as an accessory to murder. Lees meer
But today Scott Delaney who now goes by the name Scott Knight is urging underworld figures to unite at anti-immigration protests.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about how Delaney is part of a far-right ideology seeking to hijack protests like those held at Coolock.
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Episode 528: DUP leader resigns following historical sex offence charges
29 maart 2024 · 28 min
The leader of the DUP Jeffrey Donaldson sensationally resigned after being charged with historical sex offences. Lees meer
Nicola and Niall Donald speak to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the unlikely chain of events that made Good Friday an extraordinary news day.
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Episode 527: Inside Merchants Quay - Dublin’s Drug use and homelessness support service
29 maart 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
He is the CEO of Merchants Quay Ireland with a lengthy career behind him in the prison service making him perfectly placed to understand and empathise with the complexities of long term addiction. Lees meer
Later this year the first injecting rooms will open at the Liffeyside facility and Eddie Mullins hopes the pilot programme will prove that giving addicts back some dignity will help with the public perception of them.
Nicola speaks to Eddie about his career, his experiences with the marginalised of society and his hopes for the future of addiction services.
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Episode 526: Tensions continue between associates of slain gangsters Jason Hennessy Snr and Tristian Sherry
27 maart 2024 · 13 min
Tensions have continued to simmer in the feud between associates of murdered Jason Hennessy and Tristan Sherry with houses burned out and fears attacks could escalate. Lees meer
The Christmas Eve massacre at a Dublin restaurant which saw Hennessy shot by Sherry who was then overcome and murdered in front of festive crowds is using up huge policing resources as rivals vow to avenge both men’s deaths.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the latest in the ongoing Blanchardstown feud.
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Episode 525: The kidnap and rescue of a Belfast-based sport star
27 maart 2024 · 18 min
A suspected drug dealer is bundled into a car in Belfast and driven across the border to Dublin amid allegations he owes a senior criminal figure a debt. Lees meer
A Garda operation saves the man before he can be tortured or killed by his kidnappers but in true gangland style, the victim refuses to make a complaint.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the dramatic scenes that prove that for gangland there is no border.
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Episode 524: Senior Kinahan cartel lieutenant Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK
25 maart 2024 · 39 min
Encrochat phone hack evidence has been heard for the first time in an Irish court as Senior Cartel member Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK on firearms charges. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the messages the Crown say were passed between Keating and criminal kingpin Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh along with Cartel lieutenant Liam Byrne as they plotted a firearms double cross to get the boss a shorter jail term.
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Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family
23 maart 2024 · 37 min
A serial fraudster was employed by a family in Kildare as a live in au pair after being outed on a hit podcast and in a series of newspaper articles as a conwoman. Lees meer
Samantha Cooke managed to reinvent herself as child care worker Sadie Harris and lived for six months with the family while her real identity faced the eye of a publicity storm about a series of cons across Ireland.
Nicola speaks to journalist Mark Tighe of the Sunday Independent about the extraordinary story of a woman who keeps changing her name, look and background and who is currently gone dark somewhere in Ireland.
He tells her about her latest scam which terrified a young mother returning to work and about her colourful background as an artist, a writer and even a psychotherapist.
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Episode 522: Republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons acquitted of terrorism charges
23 maart 2024 · 46 min
Two republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons have been acquitted of terrorism charges following a long-running trial at Belfast Crown Court. Earlier their co accused Alex McCrory was also acquitted in the M15 bugging case. Lees meer
So how did their trial take ten years in the court and what is the fallout from their acquittals? Did the M15 succeed in infiltrating the New IRA while the old order was caught up in the case and on strict bail conditions or was the decade-long case a fiasco for Public Prosecution Service.
Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about M15 bugs and the long-running case
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Episode 521: 10 men charged in connection with West Cork drug investigation
22 maart 2024 · 19 min
Ten men were brought before courts in Cork yesterday charged with conspiracy to import drugs into Ireland. Lees meer
Six Spanish nationals, one Serbian, two Dutch and one Irish man from Fermanagh were all granted free legal aid at Middleton, Cork and Bandon District Courts.
Nicola speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitte about the conspiracy charges directed for the first time in Irish courts.
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Episode 520: Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley faces CAB repossession of his home
22 maart 2024 · 19 min
Veteran gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley is facing having his house repossessed to pay off a massive Criminal Assets Bureau bill which has grown to over €700,000. Lees meer
The 73 year old was hit with a tax bill from the CAB more than 20 years ago but he only paid off a small portion and then challenged it through the courts.
By 2020 it had quadrupled to what he currently owes developing an impasse between him and the Bureau.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a bad year for The Viper.
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Episode 519: The death of Garda killer and IRA volunteer Pearse McAuley
21 maart 2024 · 25 min
IRA killer Pearse McAuley lived a life of violence as an IRA volunteer and later as a prison bully and a brutal domestic abuser. Lees meer
Found dead aged 59 at his home in Strabane in County Tyrone he leaves behind a legacy of fear and intimidation spanning decades of controversy.
One of a four man team who shot dead Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched post officer robbery in 1996 he was given the full support of Sinn Fein as a political prisoner.
But when he attacked and stabbed his former wife, Sinn Fein Councillor Pauline Tully, he became ostracised from his old supporters.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and legacy of McAuley the terrorist who went from hero to villain.
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Episode 518: The drug-less drug investigation in West Cork
20 maart 2024 · 33 min
A suspected drugs gang with possible links to Hezbollah militants remain in custody as Gardaí continue to investigate an alleged drugs plot off the West Cork coast. Lees meer
Detectives had been secretly monitoring professional divers, logistics operators and two Dutch passport holders with Iranian links before they moved in to make arrests.
But with no cocaine found during the operation and time running out on the arrests what will happen next in the latest international drug investigation centred on the Irish coastline?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about cocaine and the significance of Ireland as a key landing point for drugs.
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Episode 517: Rose Dugdale - A stolen masterpiece and an unlikely thief
19 maart 2024 · 58 min
***EPISODE ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN JANUARY 2022*** Lees meer
Detective Anthony Amore hunts stolen art and follows clues all over the world hunting priceless masterpieces which have been snatched by thieves. In this week's episode of Crime World, detective Anthony Amore talks about one time heiress, Rose Dugdale, who gave up a charmed life to become an IRA activist and a thief who picked out the jewels of Russborough House in Wicklow and later inspired the legendary criminal Martin The General Cahill. He also reveals what he thinks about another famous criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley and his tall tales.
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Episode 516 : How a respected Garda's career was nearly destroyed for lending a bike to a pensioner
18 maart 2024 · 22 min
It was an act of kindness during lockdown that ended up nearly costing an honest garda of his career. Lees meer
In May 2020, an officer took a bike from his station's lost and found and loaned it to a pensioner who had been given doctor's advice to get more exercise.
But this act of compassion would lead to a three year nightmare and see specialist officers raid the garda's home.
Niall Donald speaks to Sunday Independent Crime Correspondent Ali Bracken about how an officer's life was thrown into chaos over a 50 euro bike.
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Episode 515: The crimes of serial child abuser Bill Kenneally
16 maart 2024 · 33 min
Serial child abuser Bill Kenneally sparked outrage when he joked and laughed through testimony at a public inquiry this week. Lees meer
Kenneally appeared to relish the attention as he described how Gardaí had known about his crime since 1987.
But behind the headlines caused by Kenneally's testimony, the inquiry is seeking to discover how the state failed his victims.
Niall Donald speaks to Saoirse McGarrigle about the work of the Commission of Inquiry.
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Episode 514: Amanda Brown and her abuse at the hands of stepfather David Tweed
16 maart 2024 · 46 min
Amanda Brown's stepfather David Tweed began sexually abusing her at an early age. For years, she knew the real monster behind the man who presented himself to the public as a star rugby player and pillar of the community. Lees meer
In 2012 tweed was jailed for 8 years on charges of child sex abuse, but he got out of prison 4 years early when his conviction was overturned.
It wasn't until after his death that his victims were truly able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Niall Donald speaks to Amanda about her new book 'No Peace Until He's Dead', and her years of harrowing abuse at the hands of a paedophile.
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Episode 513: Life on Talbot Street - Dublin City's crime street
15 maart 2024 · 20 min
There is one advantage to working for a newspaper on Dublin's Talbot Street - you don't have to look hard to find crime. Lees meer
This week, the Sunday World reported on how a pool of blood was left on the ground outside our office after a machete was used during a melee between two groups.
Niall Donald speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitt about just another day on Dublin's most notorious street.
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Episode 512: Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder of Eddie Hutch Snr
15 maart 2024 · 22 min
A file on the murder of Eddie Hutch has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions with a recommendation that Daniel Kinahan be charged in relation to the killing. Lees meer
The taxi driver, a brother of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, was shot dead in 2016 amid the height of the hutch-Kinahan fued.
Niall Donald speaks to Irish Independent Crime Correspondent Ken Foy about Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder.
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Episode 511: Freddie Scappaticci - Kenova Report finds more lives lost than saved
14 maart 2024 · 33 min
An interim report into the activities of British Agent Freddie Scappaticci within the Provisional IRA has said that more lives were lost than saved during his tenure as a spy. Lees meer
Niall Donald speaks to Allison Morris about the man known as 'stakeknife' and what's next for the families of his victims.
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Episode 510: Christopher 'Git' Waldron hands assets over to CAB
13 maart 2024 · 16 min
Christopher 'Git' Waldron has had to hand over his home, a second property, cash and designer watches to the Criminal Assests Bureau. Lees meer
He also claims he's being forced to sell his collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Niall Donald about the Finglas mobster.
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Episode 509: The last will and testament of Richie Carberry
11 maart 2024 · 30 min
Murder victim Richie Carberry wrote his last will and registered it in September 2018 during the height of the Drogheda feud. Lees meer
Leaving his estate to his wife Eileen, a sister of Robbie Lawlor, he was killed just over a year later.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about Carberry and his role in the Drogheda feud.
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Episode 508: Barry Young's ex-girlfriend Katie Banks receives suspended sentence
9 maart 2024 · 23 min
The former partner of jailed drug lord Barry Young has escaped a prison term after she pleaded guilty to money laundering and facilitating her boyfriend's criminal organisation. Lees meer
Katie Banks received a suspended sentence after a court was told she had been manipulated during a toxic relationship with Young and knew nothing about his drug dealing until their home was raided.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Barry Young and his girlfriend who laundered his cash.
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