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Episode 507: The horrifying machete attack at teenage boxing championship in Roscommon
8 maart 2024 · 20 min
A brutal machete attack at a teenage boxing championship in Roscommon. The father of an U14 champion is targeted and videoed trying to defend himself with a chair. Lees meer
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about how an evening of boxing turned into a horror show.
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Episode 506: Who is Tracey Gilligan - the daughter of mobster John Gilligan?
8 maart 2024 · 40 min
The daughter of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan has issued High Court proceedings over her dole payments which have been stopped since last year. Lees meer
In a move straight out of her fathers rule book she claims her social welfare applications were refused after the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) unlawfully intervened.
She says she is not involved in criminal activity and is “at a loss” as to why she is being treated as though she is.
So what is behind Gilligan's daughter and the States refusal to pay her allowances. Is she a chip off the old block or does she have a case to fight.
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Episode 505: How law enforcement eavesdropped on criminals
7 maart 2024 · 41 min
The Encrochat phone hack which has resulted in thousands of arrests and convictions across Europe has been described as a pinnacle moment in the fight against modern organised crime. Lees meer
But how did police use the intel that they received every day over a three month period when they got a window into the business of crime.
Nicola speaks with Mobeen Azhar whose new BBC Gangster presents series Catching the Kingpins is the first behind the scenes look at how law enforcement eavesdropped on the criminals and how they juggled life and death decisions while attempting to keep them in the dark.
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Episode 504: The life and crimes of Real IRA brothers Vinny and Alan Ryan
6 maart 2024 · 35 min
Eight years after the murder of Real IRA man Vinny Ryan on a Dublin street his comrades have taken to social media to honour him as a ‘republican hero.’ Lees meer
But who was Vinny Ryan and why did he follow his brother Alan’s footsteps to a life in a terror outfit and ultimately to an early grave?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of the Ryan brothers and those who still remember them as martyrs.
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Episode 503: The grooming of children by drug gangs
4 maart 2024 · 44 min
Children are now being radicalised by drug gangs according to new reports from Europol which state that kids as young as 12 are being brainwashed to carry out serious crimes on behalf of older mob bosses. Lees meer
So how does that play out in Ireland and do we have enough systems in place to protect vulnerable children.
Nicola and Niall speak with Criminologist Trina O’Connor about protecting kids from gangs.
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Episode 502: Jimmy ‘Shades’ Smyth found not guilty following ‘Supergrass’ trial
2 maart 2024 · 31 min
A supergrass trial ends in a not guilty verdict. Lees meer
The families of innocent victims Eamon Fox and Gary Convie, two innocent catholic workmen murdered almost 30 years ago are left devastated.
A self professed loyalist killer turned witness, Gary Haggarty, is told he is unreliable and a ‘deeply flawed individual.’
And Jimmy ‘Shades’ Smyth, the accused who has already been convicted of murder and proved he was ‘happy to murder catholics for being catholics’ walks free.
Nicola speaks to crime correspondent Allison Morris about the justice fiasco in a Belfast courtroom which will mark the end of the catastrophic supergrass trials.
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Episode 501: Ridouan Taghi found guilty following Marengo trial
2 maart 2024 · 45 min
Notorious cocaine boss Ridouan Taghi has been jailed for life after a mammoth four year trial in Amsterdam but he leaves behind a legacy of terror that will not be forgotten into the future. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Jan Meeus, an author, podcaster and a crime correspondent with NRC in the Netherlands about the one time street dealer who, just like Pablo Escobar, took on the pillars of a state.
They discuss the criminal who formed a European Super Cartel with his friend, Irish Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan, and who believed he was totally untouchable.
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Episode 500: The murder of Anna Finnegan
1 maart 2024 · 29 min
A convicted killer has vowed to continue to agitate for his freedom twelve years after he brutally killed 25-year-old mum Anna Finnegan. Lees meer
Vessel Jahiri has lost his appeal against his conviction on what Judges detailed in a damning judgement and inadmissible hearsay, unsupported assertion and irrelevant material.
Yet still, the 43-year-old Kosovan has vowed to fight on layering ever more trauma on her grieving family.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about an evil killer who has shown no remorse and whose cruelty knows no bounds.
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Episode 499: Kerry men charged for €30 million meth haul appear in court
28 februari 2024 · 12 min
Two Kerry men charged in relation to the biggest ever haul of crystal meth in the country have appeared in court via video link. Lees meer
Nathan McDonnell, 43, the owner of Ballyseedy Garden Centre is charged with the possession of drugs worth more than 13k at the garden centre between October 27 and February 12.
James Leen, age 41, from Listowel is facing two charges one of importation and sale of crystal meth.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the latest court appearances of the two men.
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Episode 498: Mr Nobody's sentencing hearing for murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan
28 februari 2024 · 22 min
The daughter of an innocent man shot dead by the Kinahan Organised Crime Group directed her victim impact statement at the man known as Mr Nobody and told him he had taken her past, present and future. Lees meer
Donna Kirwan was making her comments at Declan Brady’s sentence hearing. He has pleaded to facilitating a criminal organisation in the murder of Noel Duck Egg Kirwan in December 2016. He is already servicing sentences relating to Kinahan weapons and money laundering.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the senseless murder of Kirwan and the man who claims he has hit the reset button on his life in prison.
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Episode 497: 'Red' Larry McCarthy and Limerick's criminal clans
26 februari 2024 · 23 min
The fate of Limericks mobsters are being left more and more in the hands of the court as police crackdowns on money launderers, hit teams and even debt collectors continue. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the jailing of two Larrys, the dramatic plea changes, and one senior drug dealer who had a lucky day in the Court of Criminal Appeal.
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Episode 496: The life and crimes of former football star Anthony Stokes
24 februari 2024 · 20 min
Former Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes is doing porridge in a Scottish jail after handing himself up to police after failing to appear in court to be sentenced for abusing his ex-partner by text. Lees meer
Stokes father John owned the Players Lounge Pub when an attempt was made on the life of Real IRA boss Alan Ryan there.
The 35-year-old, once tipped as Ireland’s greatest footballing hope, has had a chequered career and only recently got off a cocaine charge in Dublin after the substance he was caught with wasn’t certified as the Class A drug by Forensic Science Ireland.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the highs and lows in the life of Stokes who was tipped for stardom but who has ended up on football's scrap heap.
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Episode 495: The murder of Hutch associate Jason 'Buda' Molyneaux
23 februari 2024 · 22 min
Murdered Hutch associate Jason ‘Buda’ Molyneaux died from gunshot wounds as his mother Liz begged him to be strong. Lees meer
Harrowing evidence was heard at a Coroners Court hearing of the last moments of his life while an investigation into his murder is ongoing.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of ‘Buda’ and the complex double crosses and gangland games of lies and treachery that led to his death.
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Episode 494: The life and crimes of Christy Keane's sister Sandra Hehir
21 februari 2024 · 22 min
The sister of gang boss Christy Keane has admitted to money laundering after a court heard that €124,000 in cash was found in her home. Lees meer
Sandra Hehir will face sentencing but says she is now predominately estranged from her siblings and works as a hairdresser.
Nicola speaks with with Niall Donald about a sophisticated crime outfit which emerged from the warring gangs of Limerick and the risks of storing cash in the attic.
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Episode 493: €30 million worth of meth seized in Cork linked to Irish wing of Sinaloa cartel
20 februari 2024 · 22 min
An extraordinary drug seizure of more than €30 million in meth at Cork port has resulted in a number of searches around premises in Kerry, Cork and Waterford and a focus on the Irish links with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mexico’s biggest drug mob and its Irish connections.
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Episode 492: Fentanyl - What is it and will the drug reach Irish shores?
19 februari 2024 · 23 min
A Taliban ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan along with ambitious Mexican Cartels now based in Europe mean experts are forecasting a perfect storm. Lees meer
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the next deadly threat from a potent factory-produced drug which has become the biggest killer of young users in the US.
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Episode 491: Hunting the money launderers - The business of crime
17 februari 2024 · 38 min
A network of seemingly legitimate businessmen are under investigation by the Gardai in a massive crackdown on the laundering of dirty money. Lees meer
This week a businessman, Wesley Williams, was jailed for his part in a laundering scam involving euro 1.4 million in cash.
The married father of four was also recently named in CAB proceedings against Marcus Sweeney’s Evergreen Wealth Management Property Holdings.
So who are the likes of Williams and what is their role in the wider criminal underworld.
Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about dirty money and those who wash it clean.
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Episode 490: John Mangan and his involvement in the unsolved murder of Martin 'Marlo' Hyland
16 februari 2024 · 21 min
A gangster named in court as being involved in the murder of gang boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and innocent plumber Anthony Campbell is set for release from prison more than a decade after being jailed. Lees meer
So who is John Mangan? And how was he linked to the 2006 murder of 20-year-old Campbell, a totally innocent young man caught up in a deadly underworld takeover?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mangan and the murder that shocked Ireland but which remains unsolved.
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Episode 489: CAB targets Natalie and Edward Chiper's Co Louth mansion
14 februari 2024 · 25 min
A stunning mansion in the County Louth countryside called The White House has been identified by the Criminal Assets Bureau in a Proceeds of Crime case against a Moldovan couple. Lees meer
Natalie and Edward Chiper were arrested in 2019 after almost €1 million worth of drugs were found on the premises.
But despite spending time in custody the charges against them were dropped. Now the glamorous couple will find themselves explaining where they got the money to buy the 3,400-square-foot mansion they live in.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon who visited the vast property listed in a proceeds of crime case.
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Episode 488: Mexico to Kerry - Inside the Irish wing of the Sinaloa Cartel
12 februari 2024 · 26 min
Secret files relating to the operations of a County Kerry wing of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel show how they shipped 6 tonnes of cocaine into Europe over the course of one year. Lees meer
Headed by former Kilorglan schoolboy Morris O’Shea Salazar, whose Mexican mother has family ties to Joachim El Chapo Guzman’s sons, the Sinaloa cell was uncovered by both the DEA and later during the Encrochat hack.
Nicola talks with reporter Neill Feiririter whose special investigation into the Kerry Sinaloans was published this week. He talks about coke shipments, corrupted port workers and a slick drug machine run by a man who called Kerry his home.
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Episode 487: Freddie Scappaticci and the Kenova report
10 februari 2024 · 33 min
Northern Ireland’s much anticipated Kenova Report is set to be released next month after confirmation that no prosecutions are to be pursued. Lees meer
The report centres around the activities of the notorious Freddie Scapattici, the British Army’s top agent in the north during the troubles.
Nicola talks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the incredible story of Stakeknife and the allegations that his handlers turned a blind eye to murder and torture by the infamous ‘nutting squad’
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Episode 486: Collopy brothers found not guilty of assault after witness retracts statement
10 februari 2024 · 31 min
Two notorious Limerick brothers were found not guilty of assaulting a sulky driver and causing him harm after he dramatically changed his statement and said he’d ’identified the wrong men.’ Lees meer
Vincent and Jonathan Collopy members of the notorious Keane Collopy faction walked free after they were found not guilty.
So what was behind the extraordinary circumstances of the case and what organised crime in Limerick is still controlled by the Collopy gang.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a gang of brothers with blood loyalties and their influence in Ireland’s gangland.
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Episode 485: 8 years on from the murder of David Byrne at the Regency hotel
9 februari 2024 · 22 min
Eight years since the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel his family laid floral tributes at the spot where he died. Lees meer
But what has happened to the key players who were there that day and what future lies in store for many who then felt untouchable?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about an anniversary, an ongoing police operation and a victim whose death was a seismic moment in the history of organised crime.
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Episode 484: The murky past of on-the-run cocaine handler John Knibbs
7 februari 2024 · 16 min
A convicted dog fighting boss on the run from UK authorities is now facing a prison stretch in Ireland after being caught with €1.9 million worth of cocaine. Lees meer
John Knibbs was banned from breeding dogs and disqualified from owning an animal in the UK. But the father of four changed his name by deed pole and moved to Ireland where he set up new premises in County Kildare.
In recent weeks journalist Eamon Dillon watched as he pleaded guilty to the drug offence and heard details about his murky past.
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Episode 483: Introducing Beast - The Murder of Nora Sheehan
5 februari 2024 · 28 min
Noel Long was charged with killing Nora Sheehan in 1981, but he walked free. He was charged again in 2022. As his trial for murder gets underway, Nicola and the Crime World team meet Julieanna Moore Watkins, Long's sister, who tells us about her brother's long history of violence. Lees meer
All episodes of Beast: The Murder of Nora Sheehan are available to listen to now wherever you get your podcasts.
Presented by Nicola Tallant and produced by Ian Maleney and Clodagh Meaney.
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Episode 481: Inside the cell structure of the Kinahan cartel
3 februari 2024 · 25 min
A detailed structure of the Kinahan Organisation has been read into a court for the first time during the trial of a man accused of buying a mobile phone top-up for mob lieutenant Sean McGovern. Lees meer
Evidence given by Superintendent David Gallagher on the command and structure of the Cartel gives an interesting insight into their paramilitary style set up with sub-cells and command structures in Ireland, Spain and Dubai.
During the trial of Michael Crotty who has pleaded not guilty to facilitating the murder of Noel Duck Egg Kirwan in December 2016, Superintendent Gallagher said he was involved in investigations involving 33 different people who were plotting to kill for the Kinahan mob in the aftermath of the Regency hotel.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the business of crime.
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Episode 482: Inside five close-knit Belfast gangland killings
3 februari 2024 · 42 min
Five murders carried out in a tiny area of Belfast and just a few streets apart bare chillingly similar hallmarks when it comes to the up close and personal style of the assassinations, the escape routes taken on foot through the Lenadoon estate and the activities of the victims. Lees meer
Today we visit the crime scenes with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris who believes the wave of gangland murder in Northern Ireland is chillingly linked and may have been carried out by a tight group of hitmen.
We look at the crime scenes outside a school, at a sports club bar and in the estate itself where the latest gun victim Kevin Conway was murdered this month.
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Episode 480: The crimes of hitman Charles McClean
2 februari 2024 · 38 min
A criminal serving two sentences for involvement in an attempted gangland murder and a shooting of an innocent man has now pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of notiorious mobster Mark’ Guinea Pig’ Desmond eight years ago. Lees meer
Charles McClean from Clondalkin is serving 16 and a half years for facilitating the botched murder of criminal Wayne Whelan who was later shot dead and the doorstep killing of dad of five Thomas McCarthy while he holidayed at his mothers Ballyfermot home.
So who is McClean and what was his role in a brutal feud between violent drug dealers and former friends?
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Episode 479: Meet the artist who spent hours sketching Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
31 januari 2024 · 20 min
Court sketch artist Mike O’Donnell attended the trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch at the Special Criminal court and was there the day he walked free. Lees meer
But inspired by his craggy face and interesting expressions the Kerry artist decided to go another step and his exhibition entitled ‘Released’ is set to open this week in Tralee.
The artist sat with Hutch in the weeks after he was released and was allowed sketch him further and today he tells Nicola why he believes his upcoming exhibition will move minds and spirits.
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Episode 478: The crimes of CAB target John Coone
29 januari 2024 · 33 min
High flying big spending John Coone and his wife Pamela lorded it up in their small community splashing their cash on holidays, fast cars and flash jewellery. Lees meer
But the couple who were also claiming social welfare have fallen foul of the Criminal Assets Bureau and he has been named as the leader of a West Cork drugs gang.
The pair from Bandon in County Cork tried to hide their dirty money through a Botox clinic, tanning saloons and pubs.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the regional kingpin and the ongoing efforts to dismantle his drugs operation.
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Episode 477: The tragic murder of Alyson Nelson
27 januari 2024 · 24 min
Sixty eight year old William Finlay was sentenced this week for a minimum of 20 years for murdering his former partner at her County Antrim home in the first case using new domestic abuse legislation. Lees meer
But is the sentence long enough for the life of retired nurse and grandmother Alyson Nelson who at 64 underwent a ‘vicious, unrelenting’ attack motivated by jealousy.
Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the new sentence tariffs and the tragic sequence of events that led to the terrible murder.
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Episode 476: The dirty dealings of corrupt cop John 'Spud' Murphy
27 januari 2024 · 29 min
Corrupt cop John ‘Spud’ Murphy intervened in a property dispute between a financier and a suspected criminal and allegedly asked for £5,000 for himself and £5,000 for a serving officer, police investigating him for corruption have been told. Lees meer
The disgraced former Superintendent who is currently serving a jail term after he was caught with over a quarter of a million euro worth of cannabis will be asked about that and a number of other allegations involving dirty money.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the intimidation of an innocent businessman, a long running property dispute and how the Spud Murphy investigation is the biggest probe of corruption in the history of An Garda Siochana.
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Episode 475: The day I first came face to face with murder suspect Ian Bailey
26 januari 2024 · 56 min
The death of Ian Bailey brings to an end his role as a celebrity suspect in the tragic murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier. Lees meer
Convicted in a French court of her brutal killing yet still an innocent man under Irish law the life and death of Bailey has been as complex as the murder inquiry that put the West Cork village of Schull on the international map.
Today Niall Donald asks Nicola about her own interaction with Bailey over the years, about his creepy personality and about a moment of drama involving the 6 foot 6 suspect and a flock of angry geese.
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Episode 474: The funeral of Jason 'Jay' Hennessy Snr
25 januari 2024 · 19 min
Fears are growing of a bloody revenge attack after the funeral of Christmas Eve gun victim Jason Hennessy. Lees meer
The father of six was buried last weekend in an ‘Incredible Hulk’ themed funeral which was attended by hundreds of friends and family as well as the criminal fraternity.
Three busloads of public order Gardaí were brought in along with Armed Support units to patrol the area during the service which featured a green coffin inscribed with the words ‘The Boss Man’ and a green recovery truck.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the ongoing fallout from the murder of Hennessy and the killing of gunman Tristan Sherry in a crowded steakhouse.
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Episode 473: The Bugsy Malones - The history of the youth gang led by Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
24 januari 2024 · 41 min
A fascinating study of the Bugsy Malones, the gang of children led by a young Gerry The Monk Hutch in Dublin in the 1970s has found that the State let down the north inner city youngsters over and over again. Lees meer
Criminology lecturer Dr Ciara Molloy conducted research into the phenomenon of the youth subculture labelled by the media and treated like hardened criminals.
Nicola speaks with Ciara who is based at the University of Sheffield about the Bugsy Malones and what we can learn from the mistakes of our past.
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Sophie Toscan Du Plantier - the murder, the mystery, the myths
22 januari 2024 · 40 min
***ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2021*** Lees meer
It reads like a script from an Agatha Christie murder mystery – a beautiful young French woman bludgeoned to death at her idyllic holiday home, a shocked community who fear there is a killer amongst them and a struggling police force who find more questions than answers.
Twenty-five years since the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was discovered discarded in the rural Cork village of Schull, two major documentary series are being released.
'Murder at the Cottage', directed by award-winning Jim Sheridan and produced by investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre, will be shown on Sky next month and will detail the twists and turns in the case.
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Episode 472: The numerous court cases of Martin 'The Viper' Foley
22 januari 2024 · 17 min
Veteran criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has spent countless hours in courtrooms over the course of his 73 year career. Lees meer
He has appeared both as an accused, during the numerous criminal cases against him, but also as a victim in a rake of civil actions he has taken against others.
Recently he agreed that his privacy claims against the State, the Attorney General, the Garda Siochana, the Justice Minister and the Sherriff be struck out years after he first made his complaint.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Foley and his litigious actions that have often cost him more than he bargained for.
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Episode 471: How a Bryan Adams tape helped solve a sectarian murder
20 januari 2024 · 29 min
When journalist Hugh Jordan saw a familiar face pop up speaking at an anti immigration protest in a south Belfast housing estate he had to investigate further. Lees meer
And to his surprise the woman interviewed on the BBC saying she wanted no outsiders moving into her area had a very sinister past.
Nicola speaks to Hugh about an extraordinary tale that brought him from a short news report into one of the darkest murders of Northern Ireland’s black hearted sectarian past.
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Episode 470: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster Sean McGovern
20 januari 2024 · 41 min
The clock is ticking on murder accused Sean McGovern’s freedom in the United Arab Emirates as the Irish Government and Gardai move in for the next step in the takedown of the Kinahan Cartel. Lees meer
McGovern was named during sanctions in April 2022 but has remained at large in Dubai despite a warrant for his arrest.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGovern and his significance as the chief advisor to Daniel Kinahan and a man who took on a role to decide who lived and who died during the brutal Hutch Kinahan feud.
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Episode 469: The life and crimes of Jonathan 'Rocketman' Harding
19 januari 2024 · 26 min
Criminal Jonathan Harding AKA Rocketman has been released from prison after serving his time for his role in Bomber Kavanagh’s weapons HQ busted in 2017. Lees meer
Harding a trusted member of the Cartel’s Dublin outfit cut a lonely figure as he walked his dog near his Crumlin home in recent weeks with most of his associates locked up and many facing lengthy sentences both here and abroad.
So what is next for Harding? Will he return to a life of crime or will he finally be forced to make an honest living?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Harding, about his overlords and their grim positions on heavy charges and about the coming months as pressure builds on the most senior figures in the Cartel.
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Episode 468: What happens to high-end stolen watches?
17 januari 2024 · 28 min
High end designer watches costing tens of thousands of euro are often used as a currency in the underworld where fakes and real timepieces change hands every day. Lees meer
But legitimate buyers too collect the desirable pieces and increasingly their value has left their owners vulnerable to being targeted by ruthless criminals with ever more discerning eyes.
So how is the watch market protecting itself from criminals and how important is the serial number on each designer piece as they make they make their way through legitimate society and often into the criminal underworld.
Nicola speaks with Catherine Alexander from the Watch Registry about how buyers and owners can protect themselves from a ruthless underworld where diamond studded watch has become a badge of honour.
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Episode 467: The funeral of slain gunman Tristan Sherry
16 januari 2024 · 18 min
The funeral has taken place of Christmas Eve steakhouse shooter Tristan Sherry who was overcome after murdering rival Jason Hennessy Snr and stabbed to death in the packed restaurant. Lees meer
A large police presences monitored the event in Dublin while tensions remain high in the run up to the funeral of Hennessy Snr this weekend.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the funeral and about the on-going security concerns in the Blanchardstown area.
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Episode 466: The life and crimes of Anthony Terry
15 januari 2024 · 27 min
A man on the run since 2006 has been landed a hefty jail term after he was discovered on an Encrochat investigation transporting drugs for underworld drug gangs including the notorious McCarthy mob in Limerick. Lees meer
Anthony Terry escaped a jail term at Limerick Prison after claiming he was terrified by drugs mobs into moving narcotics because of threats to his family at the height of the Limerick feuds.
However UK police discovered him running a transport operation moving cocaine and cannabis across Europe and into Ireland from his midlands base after they hacked his phones and found his links to Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Terry the career criminal locked up for a massive 25 years.
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Episode 465: The murder of notorious 'The Firm' gangster Kevin Conway
13 januari 2024 · 27 min
The murder of notorious crime gang member Kevin Conway in West Belfast this week has sinister similarities to a number of other assassinations in the North with suggestions that one hitman may now be responsible for seven deaths. Lees meer
Conway, a member of the feared Firm outfit, was shot dead at the doorway of his bail address where he was living as he awaited trial for the murder of Shane Whitla in Lurgan last year.
Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about Conway, his background and links to The Firm and her fascinating take on a hitman who disappears like a ghost leaving no trace.
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Episode 464: The life and crimes of Mr Flashy
12 januari 2024 · 33 min
The Gangster known as ‘Mr Flashy’ is under pressure from police over firearms discovered during a raid on his headquarters a number of years ago. Lees meer
His arrest could bring to the end the reign of the young gun who has led a dangerous grouping through a series of feuds over the past 10 years.
Despite being just 30 years of age ‘Flashy’ has blazed a trail through gangland as much on social media as on the ground in his native Finglas.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Flashy, his background and the reasons we don’t unveil his true identity.
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Episode 463: Wicklow man who worked for dark web marketplace set to be released from US prison
12 januari 2024 · 35 min
A Wicklow man who was known as ‘Libertas’ on line is set for release from a notorious US federal prison after serving a sentence for his role in the Silk Road marketplace. Lees meer
Gary Davis is expected to return to his native Kilpedder in County Wicklow when he tastes freedom for the first time in six years as he is released from Hazelton correctional facility.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the Silk Road, the role Davis played as an administrator and the fate of others behind the dark net drugs supermarket which was busted by the FBI.
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Episode 462: The investigation into the killings of Tristan Sherry and Jay Hennessy Snr
11 januari 2024 · 14 min
Three men have now been charged in relation to the death of gunman Tristan Sherry on Christmas Eve during shocking scenes at a Dublin restaurant. Lees meer
One man has been released without charge while the investigation continues.
Neither Sherry nor his victim Jason Hennessy Snr’s remains have been returned to their families yet despite 17 days passing since the incident.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about developments in the investigation into the steakhouse killings.
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Episode 461: The lavish lifestyle of Kinahan bagman and CAB target Dean Masterson
10 januari 2024 · 21 min
Kinahan Cartel associate and CAB target Dean Masterson enjoyed a lavish wedding ceremony in recent weeks and has now jetted off to Mexico for his honeymoon. Lees meer
The recently released mortgage fraudster who was working as a milkman in Dublin picked up a hefty tab at the exclusive Ballymagarvey Village venue and entertained friends and family in style.
Masterson was suspected of running the Kinahan payroll in Ireland and once worked as a driver for the Cartel top brass.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the convicted criminal and the spectacular nuptials that have focused attention back on his finances.
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Episode 460: Liam Byrne appears in court at the Old Bailey
9 januari 2024 · 31 min
Cocaine cowboy Liam Byrne appeared in the Old Bailey Court this week via video link from the notorious Belmarsh Prison where he will be kept until his trial for firearms later this year. Lees meer
Byrne and his brother in law Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh along with four others are facing charges emanating from the Encrochat phone hack which the prosecution alleges involves a plot to hand over firearms to the UK police in order to get Bomber a lenient sentence on drug trafficking offences.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the background to the case, about he conditions in Belmarsh and what to expect from the upcoming trial.
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Episode 459: The life and crimes of gangland gunman Bernard Fogarty
8 januari 2024 · 17 min
Gangland heavy Bernard Fogarty died in his cell in Portlaoise Prison last week after a chaotic life that saw him openly threaten his rivals on his social media sites. Lees meer
The notorious hitman who was serving life for the murder of Barry Wolverson was considered one of Dublin’s most feared assassins before his own actions saw him eventually taken off the streets.
Nicola and Niall Donald discuss the life and the legacy of a killer who believed he was untouchable.
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