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Will Daniel Kinahan be extradited to Ireland within days?
29 juli 2026 · 16 min
A podcaster who flew to Dubai to interview Daniel Kinahan has claimed the mob boss will be back in Ireland within days and is looking forward to touching down on home soil. Lees meer
James English interviewed Kinahan over three hours in 2022, in the run up to sanctions being levelled on his cartel, but never broadcast their chat.
Now he claims Kinahan has lost his fight against extradition in Dubai and will be back in Ireland within days.
Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the mob bosses forecasted arrival.
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Caught In The Crossfire - The Chief Suspects (Episode 5)
29 juli 2026 · 30 min
Former detective inspector Brian Sherry talks to Nicola about the hunt for the men behind the killings of Marlo Hyland and Anthony Campbell. Lees meer
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Caught In The Crossfire - An Honest Day’s Work (Episode 4)
28 juli 2026 · 30 min
The news that Marlo Hyland had been shot dead rocked the criminal underworld. But then word started to emerge that another young man had also been killed at the scene, and the full horror of that morning’s events became clear. Lees meer
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Caught In The Crossfire - Operation Oak (Episode 3)
28 juli 2026 · 25 min
At the peak of his criminal powers, Marlo Hyland seemed untouchable. But the senseless murder of an innocent mum in Dublin brought increased pressure from both the Gardaí and others in the criminal underworld, and soon the cracks were beginning to show. Lees meer
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Caught In The Crossfire - How A Crime Lord Is Made (Episode 2)
27 juli 2026 · 35 min
In episode two, the Crime World team talk to Joey ‘The Lips’ O’Callaghan about his meeting with Marlo Hyland, and discuss his bloody rise to power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lees meer
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Caught In The Crossfire - Every Dog Has Its Day (Episode 1)
27 juli 2026 · 22 min
In the first episode of Caught In The Crossfire, the Crime World team travel to Leeds to meet Anthony Campbell’s mother, Christine. Lees meer
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Ghost - This Can’t Be It (Episode 9)
24 juli 2026 · 38 min
The Collins family must come to terms with the decision of the court. They decide to finally erect a plaque in Killala as a reminder to people that Sandra’s body is still missing. Their father Joe dies, but during his short illness he makes them promise to never give up in trying to find Sandra. They swear they won’t. During a clear out of their uncle and aunt’s home in Liverpool in 2022, they find a cache of letters from Sandra that she sent to them when she was just a young girl. They also find a cassette tape marked Kids Fotish September 1984. Lees meer
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Ghost - The Facts as They Were Told (Episode 8)
23 juli 2026 · 27 min
During Martin Earley’s murder trial the Collins family sit through almost five weeks of evidence. They hear about his various statements made to the gardai and about allegations that claim he’s asked people if the Collins family got some evidence of Sandra’s death, ‘like a bone’, would they give up looking for her. They learn about her movements on the last day she was seen, and the amount of time she spent in a local phone box, where she was spotted behaving in a distraught manner. A GP gives evidence where he tells how he confirmed to Sandra a couple of days before she went missing that she was pregnant again. When the prosecution rests their case, the defence ask the judge to dismiss the case on account of lack of evidence. The Collins family must wait for his decision. Lees meer
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Ghost - Trial and Tribulation (Episode 7)
23 juli 2026 · 26 min
The Collins family are completely blindsided by Martin Earley’s arrest. None of them have ever heard of him. Ann O’Grady has since died but never mentioned his name to them or any involvement a local married man might have had with Sandra. Earley is charged with Sandra’s murder, and her family must now prepare themselves for his trial. When it finally starts in May 2024 they are shocked to finally hear details of her life in Killala that they were clueless about. Lees meer
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Ghost - Searching for Sandra (Episode 6)
22 juli 2026 · 49 min
Retired garda detective Eddie Naugton spent the last 16 years of his career working on the Sandra Collins case. He remembers all the details and who was investigated. He recalls how few days after Sandra went missing, a local plasterer called Martin Earley dropped into the garda station to inquire how the search was going. Suspicions are raised about this married man and why he’s so interested in what has happened to a woman he claims to have only met in recent weeks. There is no sign of Sandra, her family cling on to hope that she has simply moved away. But in 2010 her case is finally upgraded to a murder inquiry. Lees meer
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Ghost - Where Could She Be? (Episode 5)
22 juli 2026 · 33 min
On 5th December 2000 Ann O’Grady rings the Collins family to tell them Sandra has failed to return home after being out the night before. A major search is launched, covering miles of the surrounding countryside. Lifeboats comb the nearby waters, but there’s no sign of Sandra, apart from her dark pink coloured fleece jacket, which mysteriously turns up on the pier five days after she goes missing. There are two scraps of paper in the pockets, one has the phone number for an abortion clinic in the UK, the other has a mobile number for a local man. But the Collins family aren’t told who he is or what his connection to Sandra is about. Lees meer
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Ghost - Best For Baby (Episode 4)
21 juli 2026 · 31 min
Sandra visits home every Sunday evening to see her family, however, they know little about her day-to-day existence in Killala. They are shocked when she reveals her pregnancy in the late 90s but are also completely supportive. Sandra makes the difficult decision to give her baby daughter up for adoption. The Collins family are deeply saddened by the move but understand it. A short time later, they experience a huge tragedy when their brother James is killed in a horrific workplace accident. It takes a toll on all of them, and Sandra must deal with her grief without them close by. Lees meer
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Ghost - A New Life in Killala (Episode 3)
21 juli 2026 · 35 min
Hailed as one of the oldest settlements in Ireland, Killala has a long and chequered history. St Patrick is rumoured to have brought a dead woman back to life in the centre of the village, while a French general landed there with more than 1,000 troops to kick off the 1798 Rebellion against English rule. Lees meer
In the late 80s, Ann O’Grady gets a small council flat on Courthouse Street in the village and brings her niece Sandra Collins to live with her. Shy and quiet, the locals know little about the teenager, apart from that she’s very young to be taking care of a disabled aunt.
Her siblings try to persuade her to come home to them, but for some reason, Sandra insists on staying in Killala.
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Ghost - A Fotish Childhood (Episode 2)
20 juli 2026 · 20 min
Despite early tragedy and straitened circumstances, the Collins family enjoy a loving and stable childhood in the townland of Fotish, near Crossmolina. Lees meer
They may have little in the way of material wealth, but the six children are doted on by their parents, and two aunts, Bridie and Ann.
However, when Ann develops a painful degenerative condition, and her marriage breaks up, one of the Collins children is expected to go stay with her.
In the end it’s Sandra who moves in. It’s supposed to be for just a few weeks, but turns into months, and then years.
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Ghost - The Grey Horse (Episode 1)
20 juli 2026 · 24 min
While clearing out their aunt and uncle’s house in Liverpool, the Collins family find a tape recording of their eldest sister, Sandra, reading out a poem she learned in school. Lees meer
It has been more than two decades since they last heard her voice. The 28-year-old disappeared on a bitterly cold winter’s night in 2000 from Killala, a fishing village on Mayo’s north coast.
For years her family hold out hope that she has simply run away from her domineering aunt and would one day return to them. But as time goes on it becomes clear that something much more sinister has happened to Sandra, and there is much about her life in Killala they have never known.
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Introducing Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins
20 juli 2026 · 38 min
The disappearance of Sandra Collins remains one of the most frustrating murder cases on the books of An Garda Síochána. Lees meer
Aged 28, she was pregnant and planning an abortion when she disappeared on a bitterly cold December night in 2000 from the fishing village of Killala in County Mayo.
Ten years later, her case was upgraded to a murder inquiry and a subsequent trial heard she had been having a relationship with a local married man Martin Earley.
A jury at his trial were ordered to acquit him after five weeks of evidence yet the hunt goes on for the remains of a beloved sister, daughter, and friend.
Nicola speaks with Jenny Friel about our nine-part podcast special Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins.
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Double Cross - Justice? (Episode 8)
16 juli 2026 · 39 min
Three men have been arrested and charged for their involvement in the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Who are the suspects, and why are they the only people before the courts? Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in January 2025.
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Double Cross - Conspiracy (Episode 7)
16 juli 2026 · 27 min
Police in Northern Ireland assemble a list of twenty people under investigation for the murder of Robbie Lawlor. While some of the names are very familiar, others are not. Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in January 2025.
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Double Cross - Old Friends (Episode 6)
15 juli 2026 · 20 min
Robbie Lawlor's time in Belfast is short. In the aftermath of his death, who is in the frame for his murder? Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in January 2025.
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Double Cross - North of the Border (Episode 5)
15 juli 2026 · 20 min
After the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, Robbie Lawlor heads to Belfast, and a whole new world of trouble. Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in January 2025.
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Double Cross - Just A Kid (Episode 4)
14 juli 2026 · 22 min
Robbie Lawlor's response to the taunting of the teenagers who stole his gym bag could not have been predicted—the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods shocked the world. Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in December 2024.
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Double Cross - Chopper (Episode 3)
14 juli 2026 · 22 min
Robbie Lawlor’s involvement in the burgeoning Drogheda feud sparks fear amongst the gardaí, while his erratic and violent behaviour terrifies those close to him. Lees meer
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in December 2024.
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Double Cross - Loose Cannon (Episode 2)
13 juli 2026 · 26 min
How did Robbie Lawlor earn his fearsome reputation as a cold-blooded killer? Lees meer
Nicola Tallant looks at his early crimes, and the ruthless murders that made his name.
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in November 2024.
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Double Cross - Etna Drive (Episode 1)
13 juli 2026 · 20 min
When Robbie Lawlor was murdered outside a house in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in April 2020, reporters were left with more questions than answers. Lees meer
What was one of Ireland’s most feared criminals doing in the north? Why had he crossed the border? Who had the audacity to arrange for him to be shot while up there?
This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in November 2024.
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Update - Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor
13 juli 2026 · 14 min
The murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast in April 2020 is sure to be one of the biggest gangland stories of the decade. Lees meer
In an eight part podcast series called Double Cross, Crime World investigated just what happened in the run up to and aftermath of the broad daylight assassination of Ireland’s most wanted.
As we run the series over the coming week, Nicola talks to Niall Donald as we update our listeners and viewers on the cases before the courts to date.
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The Science of Fear - The Final Play (Episode 9)
10 juli 2026 · 47 min
Staring down decades in prison, Bomber attempts a final gamble by orchestrating a fake weapons surrender from behind bars to trick the authorities into granting him a lighter sentence. Lees meer
The deception backfires spectacularly when compromised encrypted messages unmask his lies, resulting in additional years of jail time and dragging his own son and family into the ruins of his collapsed empire.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Stun Gun (Episode 8)
9 juli 2026 · 33 min
A seemingly trivial pink stun gun found atop a kitchen cupboard provides the legal hook to pull Bomber from his life of luxury and lock him behind bars while investigators build their massive narcotics case. Lees meer
The untouchable persona of the cartel boss finally shatters during a high-stakes interrogation, where the sheer weight of the evidence causes him to physically collapse as the reality of a 25-year sentence sets in.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Borrowed Time (Episode 7)
9 juli 2026 · 44 min
As Bomber waits in the shadows of his English mansion, a single forgotten logistics document from an Irish raid allows the National Crime Agency to bridge the gap between his legitimate front and his billion-euro drug empire. Lees meer
Meticulous digital forensics begin to peel back the layers of his encrypted secrecy, exposing “The Gaffer” as the cold CEO of a transnational narcotics machine that law enforcement is finally ready to dismantle.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - The Net Tightens (Episode 6)
8 juli 2026 · 32 min
Bomber’s empire begins to unravel, as an innocuous scrap of paper found in a raid of a weapons-filled industrial unit in Dublin gives international law enforcement a thread to follow in their investigations. Meanwhile, a lavish marriage ceremony in Dubai attracts a lot of attention. Lees meer
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Blood and War (Episode 5)
8 juli 2026 · 35 min
The criminal underworld is shattered when gunmen armed with AK-47s storm a Dublin hotel weigh-in, leaving Bomber’s brother-in-law dead and igniting a “psychotic” revenge feud that turns the city into a war zone. Lees meer
Forced out of the shadows, Bomber stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Daniel Kinahan at a military-style funeral, a public show of defiance that finally earns him and the gang the undivided attention of international law enforcement.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Bomber’s Boom Years (Episode 4)
7 juli 2026 · 35 min
In the “champagne years” of the international drug trade, Bomber emerges as a global power-broker, helping Daniel Kinahan forge a lethal “Super Cartel” alliance with Dutch and Italian kingpins to dominate the European cocaine market. Lees meer
Amidst a backdrop of first-class flights and fortified mansions, he earns the nickname “Santa” for his flash displays of wealth, even as murder and violence underpin his reign.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Hidden Empire (Episode 3)
7 juli 2026 · 29 min
In the quiet Staffordshire town of Tamworth, Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh established a deceptive front as a car dealer and built a sophisticated, international logistics hub for the Kinahan organisation. Lees meer
Utilising “Trojan horse” concealments in industrial machinery to smuggle millions in narcotics, he maintained absolute control through a cold “science of fear” that terrorised subordinates and ensured his status as a global underworld tycoon.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - Modern Irish Gangster (Episode 2)
6 juli 2026 · 25 min
Rising through the ranks of a drug-fuelled Dublin in the 1990s, Kavanagh weaponised fear and forged a deadly alliance with the notorious Byrne crime dynasty to dominate the city’s exploding cocaine market. Lees meer
As he became the historic first target of the Criminal Assets Bureau, a campaign of savage witness intimidation and extreme violence eventually forced Bomber to flee Ireland and expand his operations across the Irish sea.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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The Science of Fear - The Making of Ireland’s Mafia Godfather (Episode 1)
6 juli 2026 · 27 min
Behind the mask of a suburban dad in the English Midlands, Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh reigned as the brutal “European CEO” of the billion-euro Kinahan cartel, orchestrating international drug shipments from his fortified mansion. Lees meer
Our new series chronicles his bloody rise and dramatic downfall, beginning in the Ipswich courtroom where authorities dismantled his empire, stripping away the luxury assets and exposing the torture tactics that once made him untouchable.
The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series in January 2026 on crimeworld.com.
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Introducing The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh
6 juli 2026 · 15 min
The rise and fall of the Kinahan Cartel boss Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh is an extraordinary tale of violence, power, and ambition. Lees meer
This week, Crime World is posting a special nine-part podcast series The Science of Fear: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his Brutal Reign as Daniel Kinahan’s Right-Hand Man.
Today, as we launch our week-long special, Nicola talks to Niall Donald about what is next for Bomber.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - To Dubai and Beyond (Episode 6)
3 juli 2026 · 47 min
As war rages on the streets of Dublin, Kinahan re-invents himself as an international aviation broker in Dubai. Lees meer
He uses the legitimate business world to try and take over Africa’s lucrative cocaine corridors - flying shipments of drugs through the continent on private planes.
But his attempts to disguise his past hit a major snag when the US government puts a $5 million bounty on his head.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Hutch vs Kinahan (Episode 5)
3 juli 2026 · 46 min
With his father Christy Snr locked up in Belgium for money laundering, Daniel takes control of the cartel’s drug dealing operation. Lees meer
After he is released, Christy is determined to stay out of jail and moves to the new gangster’s paradise in Dubai.
The outbreak of the Hutch-Kinahan feud would see him play a key role in the cartel’s propaganda operation for the comfort of the Gulf State.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Operation Shovel (Episode 4)
2 juli 2026 · 42 min
When elite Spanish cops bust through the doors of Christy Kinahan’s villa in 2010, his days as one of the Europe’s richest drug lords look numbered. Lees meer
Operation Shovel was set up to dismantle the Kinahan Cartel, who had spread their tentacles across Europe.
But despite the publicity, the continent-wide policing operation failed to stop the Dapper Don’s slick cocaine trafficking mob.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Power Trip (Episode 3)
2 juli 2026 · 44 min
As the Kinahan Cartel expands in power and reach, Christy Snr comes to garda attention when he splashes the cash in Ireland for his son’s wedding. Lees meer
With increased police attention focused on the Kinahan gang in the Netherlands, the Irish mob relocate to the Costa Del Sol where they openly live the high life in Marbella.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Black Tar and Bloodshed (Episode 2)
1 juli 2026 · 36 min
With the explosion of ecstasy and rave culture in the 90s, Kinahan and Cunningham relocated their trafficking operation to Amsterdam. Lees meer
However, their multi-million euro smuggling operation attracted the attention of Dutch police, who launched a major surveillance operation.
Christy Snr now starts to rely on a crew of young and volatile criminals recruited by his son Daniel.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - The Birth Of A Mob Boss (Episode 1)
1 juli 2026 · 44 min
Raised in a middle-class family home in Cabra, as a young man Christy Kinahan showed little signs that he would become one of the world's most infamous crime bosses. Lees meer
But when the heroin epidemic struck Dublin, Kinahan was one of a new breed of criminal who saw an opportunity to get rich.
While serving Portlaoise Prison, he struck up a friendship with veteran armed robber John Cunningham and plotted the birth of a cartel.
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only series in November 2025 on crimeworld.com.
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Introducing Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don
1 juli 2026 · 10 min
He's called the Dapper Don and has lived up to his name as an international panama hat wearing sophisticat of the underworld. Lees meer
This week in a special six-part series, Crime World traces the life and crimes of Chris Kinahan - the founder and head of the Kinahan Cartel.
Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the series and about what could be next for the Dapper Don.
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Fugitive CAB target Gary Ward jailed for burglary spree in London
30 juni 2026 · 18 min
A target for the Criminal Assets Bureau who has been on the run in the UK has been jailed for a burglarly spree in London. Gary Ward is alleged by CAB to be a leading member of a Galway city-based drug dealing gang that exploits addicts to transport drugs. Lees meer
Niall Donald talks to Eamon Dillon about how the law has finally caught up with Ward.
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Drogheda gangster vows to release new rap tracks days after being jailed for drugs supermarket
30 juni 2026 · 17 min
A gangster-turned-rapper has vowed to release a new track - just days after being convicted of running a 'drugs supermarket.' Dean Thornton was sentenced last week after he was caught running a drug dealing cell for one of Drogheda feuding crime gangs. Lees meer
Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt how Thornton's legal problems are providing lyrical content for his music.
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The truth behind the savage face-slashing of Madison Allen
30 juni 2026 · 16 min
A new video has emerged of the moment OnlyFans model Madison Allen was slashed in the face in Spain leaving her with shocking facial injuries. Lees meer
Madison Allen - who is married to the John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth - can be seen being cuddling with a man just moments before she is slashed with a blade.
Niall speaks to Crime World's Steven Moore about Madison's initial claim that she was attacked by a stranger and her brushes with the law in Spain.
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Should Ireland decriminalise drugs for personal use?
29 juni 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
A government committee has controversially called for the full decriminalisation of drugs possession for personal use in Ireland. But within hours of the committee making the recommendation, it was met with fierce opposition from the Tánaiste and the gardai. Lees meer
Niall speaks to Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in Maynooth University Dr Cian Ó Concubhair about the report and his own experience of getting caught with drugs.
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Daniel Kinahan's childhood friend has cash haul seized by state
29 juni 2026 · 16 min
Cash seized from a childhood pal of cartel boss Daniel Kinahan is finally to be handed over to the State - ten years after after gardai impounded it during a raid. The money was found in Jeremy Skerritt's home at the height of Kinahan-Hutch feud and led to the discovery of infamous Dutch criminal in a safehouse in Dublin. Lees meer
Niall talks to Eamon Dillon about how he first spotted Kinahan and Skerritt together outside court in 2001.
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Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, the Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a sauna & Steven Lyons' extradition
26 juni 2026 · 45 min
The Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a Malaguf sauna, Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, Ireland's most dangerous prisoner and how Steven Lyons' extradition could affect the Kinahans. Lees meer
Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our readers' eyes this week.
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'Beast of all sex beasts' who threatened to rape and kill schoolgirls walks free from prison
26 juni 2026 · 23 min
The self-confessed ‘beast of all sex beasts’ who threatened to kidnap, rape, torture, and murder young women and girls has walked free from prison. Lees meer
Liam Finlay sent long letters to garda stations, a secondary school, and a third level college detailing his grotesque plan.
However, he was caught by gardai using handwriting investigation tools and by tracing the stamps he used on the letters.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Finlay and his risk of reoffending.
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Unmasking Samantha Cookes - the many lives of a serial fraudster
25 juni 2026 · 18 min
Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes constructed an extraordinary web of deception that stretched across Ireland and the UK. A master manipulator, she adopted multiple identities and personas, to gain the trust of families, universities and even state agencies. Lees meer
Over the years, Cookes falsely claimed to be living with Huntington's disease, posed as a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist, and even a surrogate mother. Her elaborate fabrications left a trail of victims and unanswered questions.
Today, Chloe McPolin is joined by journalist and documentary maker Alan Bradley to discuss his new book, Unmasking Samantha Cookes: The Many Lives of a Serial Fraudster to discuss how the chameleon known as Carrie Jade Williams came to be.
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