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Gangster ‘Dublin Jimmy’ named in UK paper as IRA Manchester Bombing suspect
25 juni 2026 · 19 min
Convicted criminal Cyril McGuinness, who died in his UK home as police arrived to quiz him in relation to his role in the kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunny, has been named as one of three men involved in the IRA's 1996 bombing of Manchester. Lees meer
According to the Manchester Evening News, police suspected McGuinness, known as 'Dublin Jimmy', of having a hands-on role in the bomb plot.
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the Irish Republican who would have faced two major court cases had he lived to stand in the dock.
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Hitman-for-hire Lee McDonnell laid to rest in gold-coloured coffin
24 juni 2026 · 13 min
Crowds gathered to pay their respects this week at the funeral of gangland hitman Lee McDonnell. Lees meer
Doves and blue balloons were released over the grave as his gold plated coffin was lowered into the ground.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the final send off for one of the underworlds most feared enforcers.
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Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 7)
24 juni 2026 · 26 min
The Collins family are completely blindsided by Martin Earley’s arrest. None of them have ever heard of him. Lees meer
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.
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Jeffrey Donaldson: Allison Morris on what we couldn’t report while trial was ongoing
23 juni 2026 · 44 min
Jeffrey Donaldson has begun his new life in Maghaberry Prison. Donaldson and his wife, Eleanor, are set to be stripped of their honours. The former MP and DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of 18 child sex offences on Monday - including one count of rape. Lees meer
The 63-year-old had pleaded not guilty, but the jury of seven men and five considered its verdicts for ten hours over three days, believing his victims.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson was found to have committed the acts relating to offences of aiding and abetting following a trial of the facts.
Allison Morris joined Ciarán Dunbar to talk about what we couldn’t report while the trial was ongoing.
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Barry Young appears in court over 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor
23 juni 2026 · 17 min
Sligo criminal Barry Young has been brought before the courts on a warrant from the PSNI who want him for the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Lees meer
Young appeared at Dublin’s High Court today while Jonathan Gill, who has been remanded in custody on a similar warrant, is fighting his extradition to the north.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald.
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Reactions as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences
22 juni 2026 · 25 min
Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. The offences were against two women when they were children. Lees meer
His wife Eleanor Donaldson has been found to have committed the acts relating to offences of aiding and abetting following a trial of the facts.
The leaders of the UUP and TUV immediately called for the Donaldsons to be stripped of their titles.
Jeffrey Donaldson has been taken to Maghaberry prison to start his sentence.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris, Sam McBride, and Suzanne Breen.
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GUILTY: Jeffrey Donaldson is now a convicted child rapist
22 juni 2026 · 8 min
Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of all charges – the judge said prison is “inevitable”. Lees meer
A jury of seven men and five women had considered its verdicts for more than nine hours over two days, and reached a verdict just after lunch on Monday.
The 63-year-old former MP had pleaded not guilty to 18 offences including one count of rape.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson found guilty of all charges including five of aiding and abetting – she was facing a trial of the facts and cannot be convicted or go to prison.
Belfast Telegraph reporter Kyle Frazer joins Ciarán Dunbar.
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Sister of victim of paedophile Philip Sullivan on her fight for reform after brother's death
22 juni 2026 · 41 min
On the 13th of April, convicted child rapist Philip Sullivan was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Lees meer
The sixty-three-year-old had already served time in prison.
He was handed down two life sentences in 2008 for the rape and sexual assault of two young boys, aged nine and 11, between 2004 and 2006.
The Kildare man appealed the sentence, and it was squashed.
Instead, he got concurrent sentences of 15 years, with the final two and a half years suspended for 10 years on strict conditions, including that Sullivan not be in the company of minors.
He was released in 2017, and last February, after a tip-off, he was found at his home in Rathmines in Dublin in the company of three teenage boys, breaking those bail conditions.
Today, Jenny Friel talks to Ciara Griffin, whose younger brother, Shane Griffin, was one of Sullivan's earlier victims.
Despite the chaos and horrors he experienced during his childhood, Shane became a passionate advocate for kids in the care system.
But after Sullivan's release in 2017, he struggled to cope, and in 2019, he took his own life.
Ciara is determined to carry on some of the work Shane started and is campaigning for changes in how sex offenders are sentenced for their crimes.
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Conor McGregor's drug dealing pal convicted of vicious assault at Black Forge inn
19 juni 2026 · 18 min
Conor McGregor's drug-dealing childhood pal has been convicted of viciously assaulting a man outside the UFC fighter's pub, The Black Forge Inn. Lees meer
Andy Murray was by McGregor's side as he travelled the world by private jet and was with him when he fought Floyd Mayweather.
But today, Crime World's Patrick O'Connell tells Niall how Murray is now facing a different type of public glare after being found guilty of assault.
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Bill Kenneally survivor Jason Clancy tells of horrific sexual abuse by basketball coach
19 juni 2026 · 52 min
This week, Bill Kenneally, one of Ireland's worst ever child sexual predators, died at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise. Lees meer
The 75-year-old was also a member of Waterford's most powerful political dynasties, a collection of Fianna Fáil TDs, senators, city councillors, and mayors who served for almost 60 years, right up until 2011.
His influential connections didn't stop there. A late uncle, Monsignor John Shine, was a leading member of the Catholic Church in their home county.
As far as we know, Kenneally began his horrific campaign of sexual abuse when he was just 17 years old, and despite victims reporting his vile crimes to the gardai as far back as 1985, it took until 2016 before he was finally jailed.
For more than eight years, a commission of investigation examined how state authorities, the Catholic Church clergy, politicians, sporting organisations, and others dealt with the allegations of sexual abuse made by young boys against Kenneally.
The commission, chaired by Michael White, heard over 5,000 pages of testimony, and last week they released their findings in a devastating report.
It stated how there were missed opportunities and a clear and serious dereliction of duty by gardai, even by the standards of the late '80s.
Last week, before Kenneally died, we spoke to sexual abuse survivor Jason Clancy, who, along with five of his childhood friends and fellow survivors, Kevin Keating, Gerry Mullane, Barry Murphy, Colin Power, and Paul Walsh, went public in their efforts to get to the full truth about Kenneally's heinous crimes and why it took so long to get him stopped.
Please be warned, this podcast contains disturbing and frank details about sexual abuse.
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'Stupid' Limerick criminal filmed horror pistol-whip attack on murder witness 'Bigworm'
18 juni 2026 · 14 min
A 'foolish and stupid' criminal is facing jail after posing for the camera during a horror attack on gangland murder witness Erol ‘Bigworm’ Ibrahim. Darragh Manning filmed the savage attack during which Ibrahim was pistol whipped with an airgun and threatened with a sword by two men in a Limerick apartment. Lees meer
Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the horror attack and how Ibrahim was previously the chief witness in the trial of a notorious hitman.
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The life and crimes of ‘psychopath’ gunman Jason O’Driscoll
18 juni 2026 · 25 min
When Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond drove up the M1 in a stolen car in March 2012, they assumed they were in for an easy pay day by selling the Volkswagen to Jason O’Driscoll. Lees meer
But what they didn’t realise was that the prolific hitman had decided to kill them believing they had cheated him out of a drug deal worth just €1,500.
By the time the friends were unwittingly driving to their deaths in a remote forest on the border with Newry, O’Driscoll had built up a reputation within the underworld as a reliable gun-for-hire.
So who was he and how did gardai link him to the brutal double murders?
Nicola speaks to Robin Schiller about the life and crimes of O’Driscoll, one of gangland’s most prolific guns-for-hire.
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Donaldson Trial: Evidence “not sufficiently reliable” to convict, court hears
17 juni 2026 · 8 min
Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial is nearing its end. The court has now heard the closing arguments – all that remains is for the judge to give directions to the jury. Lees meer
On Wednesday, Donaldson’s barrister told the jury the complainants were “not sufficiently reliable enough to drive you to a sure conclusion that he is guilty”.
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The life and death of 'incompetent' Kinahan hitman Glen Clarke
17 juni 2026 · 19 min
Kinahan hitman Glen Clarke who took his own life accidentally on the way to kill Cartel target Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan was the killer nicknamed 'Teeth' during the Sean McGovern hearing. Lees meer
The court heard that McGovern wanted an associate to give ‘Teeth’ the chance to ‘murder Duck’ after a series of botched hits had left three innocent people dead.
Nicola and Niall Donald recount the shocking details of the life and death of Glen Clarke.
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Jonathan Gill refused bail in the High Court now awaits decision around extradition to the North
17 juni 2026 · 28 min
Murder accused Jonathan Gill has been refused bail in the High Court and now awaits a decision around his extradition to Northern Ireland where he is wanted for the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Lees meer
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Gill and his extradition challenge the Encrochat evidence that the PSNI say they have against him.
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Donaldson Trial: ‘It is their word against his word’, defence tells jury
16 juni 2026 · 14 min
A prosecution barrister has told a jury that the two complainants in the case against Jeffrey Donaldson had ‘No reason to lie’. But Jeffrey Donaldson’s barrister has told the jury to look at evidence ‘dispassionately’, and that “When all is said and done, it is their word against his word”. Rosemary Walsh KC, for the prosecution, told the jury in Newry Crown Court that Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife Eleanor “was aware her husband had a sexual interest in pre-pubescent girls”. The former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The 63 year old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences. Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending. Lees meer
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Rival gang members in Daniels and Lyons feud separated in Spanish prison
16 juni 2026 · 15 min
Two rival expat criminals who were due to end up in the same Spanish jail are being separated to prisons more than 10 hours apart for their own security. Gang boss Steven Lyons from Scotland and the man accused of his brother Eddie's murder will not be housed together after authorities moved Liverpudlian Michael Riley to the north of the country. Lees meer
Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the prison move.
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Notorious Gucci Gang leader Mark Salmon jailed for 10 years
16 juni 2026 · 16 min
A Gucci Gang leader who threatened a woman that he would have her son raped if they didn’t pay up an alleged debt has been jailed for 10 years. Mark Salmon rose to prominence in the notorious north Dublin mob after a number of high profile members were shot dead or imprisoned. Lees meer
Nicola talks with Eamon Dillon about the ordinary working dad who secretly operated as a monstrous criminal thug.
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Gardaí begin new search for missing women Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob
15 juni 2026 · 20 min
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob have begun a new search in Co Wicklow. Lees meer
It comes several months after gardaí carried out a search of a disused quarry in Co Wicklow in relation to the two women who disappeared in the Leinster area in the 1990s.
Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitt.
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Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 6)
15 juni 2026 · 49 min
Retired garda detective Eddie Naughton 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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Donaldson Trial: Prosecution accuses Jeffrey Donaldson of ‘sinful and deceitful lies’
12 juni 2026 · 9 min
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. Lees meer
He has plead not guilty to charges including rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency.
Both complainants alleged they were abused as children.
His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.
She is facing a trial of the facts on mental health grounds.
Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.
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Katie Price's husband 'speaks Gaelic' with Daniel Kinahan & Belfast riots latest
12 juni 2026 · 38 min
A rugby ace behaving badly, the Belfast riots draw sick comments from a US rapper, and glamour model Katie Price says Daniel Kinahan and her hubby are sharing porridge in a Dubai prison. Lees meer
This is a wrap up of the top stories on crimeworld.com this week.
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Irish footballer’s Kinahan-linked brother missing and feared dead in Spain
12 juni 2026 · 12 min
The brother of an Irish soccer star has been reported missing and feared dead in Spain. The victim in his 30s had been living in Spain for a number of years and associating with members of the Kinahan organization. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald on this breaking news story. Lees meer
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Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 4)
12 juni 2026 · 47 min
Crime World’s Ken Foy goes in search of a statement from Daniel Kinahan about the Panorama programme. Lees meer
Much to his surprise, he ends up in a 35-minute-long phone conversation with the man himself.
Ken gets his statement, and the reaction to the BBC documentary is fierce, prompting yet another release from Daniel denying any involvement in the drugs trade. It’s just a ‘witch-hunt’ he claims.
But his attempts to ‘sportswash’ his reputation are truly scuppered when in April 2022 when an extraordinary press conference at Dublin City Hall is jointly held by the Irish, American and British law enforcement agencies.
Are the Kinahans finally KO’d?
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Donaldson trial: Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair
11 juni 2026 · 16 min
Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday on the witness stand in Newry Crown Court. During the questioning, he admitted having an affair. Mr Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The sixty-three-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences. Lees meer
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Donaldson Trial: Wife says husband Jeffrey was unfaithful throughout marriage
11 juni 2026 · 14 min
Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard. Lees meer
Eleanor Donaldson also accused her husband of infidelity during police interviews.
And Jeffrey Donaldson told police a letter sent to one of his alleged victims had nothing “to do with any allegation or any action involving sexual abuse”.
His trial over alleged sexual offences is continuing in Newry Crown Court.
The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, including one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson faces five related charges including aiding and abetting – she is facing a trial of the facts due to her mental health issues.
Allison Morris is covering the trial.
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Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 3)
11 juni 2026 · 40 min
MTK Global gets a major boost when US boxing promoter legend Bob Yalen is announced as their new president. Lees meer
Nothing is going to stop Daniel Kinahan’s attempt to break America. A bizarre book, rap song and film about the Regency Hotel attack are released that paint the event in a very different light.
For a while it seems to work, MTK sign tournament contracts with Sky Sports and ESPN.
However, Daniel’s connection to the company proves troublesome again.
And then begin whispers about a new BBC documentary in the works, charting Daniel’s ongoing rise in the boxing world and his links to criminality.
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Man charged over knife attack as bus and homes destroyed in NI race riot chaos
10 juni 2026 · 21 min
Northern Ireland has seen serious race riots for the third year in a row. Masked men staged violent protests in number of areas, but the trouble was concentrated in the greater Belfast area, with homes set alight off the Crumlin Road and in east Belfast. A Glider bus was set alight on the Newtownards Road and a police car was burned in Portadown. Lees meer
The disorder followed an attempted murder involving a knife in north Belfast on Monday night – a 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged.
The Belfast Telegraph’s Kevin Scott was on the ground in Belfast and Liam Tunney was in court.
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Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 2)
10 juni 2026 · 42 min
Daniel Kinahan is determined to dominate the boxing world – not even an attempt by a rival gang to assassinate him at The Regency Hotel in Dublin can slow him down. He continues to woo top level boxers onto his books. However, things get too hot on the Costa for the Kinahan brothers, they move to Dubai and eventually intense attention from policing authorities sees Daniel step down as the public face of MGM. But he’s still expanding the business with major signings like Carl Frampton. In the meantime, his cartel business is facing major disruption, by the end of 2018 more than 70 Irish Kinahan associates are convicted or awaiting trial. Daniel doubles down on his propaganda war to sportswash his reputation. Lees meer
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Life and crimes of notorious hitman Lee McDonnell
9 juni 2026 · 18 min
Notorious hitman and enforcer Lee McDonnell died in a Garda cell just a week after his last notorious crime. McDonnell is suspected of being the man who stabbed Thomas Griffen who tried to flee for his life by jumping in the Liffey but was later pronounced dead. Lees meer
Nicola talks to Niall Donald about McDonnell and his notorious criminal past.
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Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 5)
9 juni 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. Lees meer
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.
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Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 1)
9 juni 2026 · 41 min
It’s late January 2021 and Crime World reporter Ken Foy is waiting by his phone for a call from one of Ireland’s most notorious mob bosses. It takes several hours for the call to come through and when it does Foy can’t quite believe that he is talking directly to Daniel Kinahan - head of an international drugs cartel. But Kinahan is not calling to discuss his main business, instead he wants to talk boxing and an upcoming BBC documentary that’s promising to highlight his criminal links. He wants some positive publicity - it’s a propaganda push. Lees meer
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Donaldson Trial: Jury hears denials during police interviews
9 juni 2026 · 11 min
“I can’t get my head around” the abuse allegations made by Witness B, Jeffrey Donaldson told police. Lees meer
The tape of the former MP’s interview with the PSNI was played at his trial in Newry Crown Count on Monday morning.
The jury also heard Donaldson deny that he apologised to Witness in the case because he thought it would “make this go away”.
“I wasn’t doing anything untoward,” Jeffrey Donaldson told police officers in relation to accusations made by Witness A.
Donaldson (63) is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. He denies all 18 alleged offences. There are two alleged victims, Complainant A and Complainant B.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.
Allison Morris was in court.
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Kinahan cartel chief Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years
8 juni 2026 · 33 min
Sean McGovern, right-hand man of Daniel Kinahan, was handed down a massive 24-year sentence yesterday for his role in a murder and a surveillance plot against a Hutch associate during the Kinahan and Hutch feud. Lees meer
Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan was an innocent man who stood beside the Monk as he attended his brother Eddie’s funeral after his murder in February 2016.
That, gardaí have said, was enough to have him assassinated days before Christmas that year as Kinahan killers stalked their prey.
Nicola and Niall speak to Eamon Dillon.
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Inquiry into Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane's 1989 murder set to begin
8 juni 2026 · 31 min
The murder of Pat Finucane is one of the most notorious of the Troubles. Lees meer
The 39-year-old Belfast solicitor was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in 1989 by UDA gunmen.
A series of investigations revealed collusion with the state. The first hearing of a public inquiry into the killing is set to take place soon – with Sir Gary Hickinbottom as chairman of the inquiry.
Pat Finucane’s family, including his son, Sinn Fein MP John Finucane, has long fought for an inquiry into the case to be opened.
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Jonathan Gill's latest court challenge & wife killer Joe O'Reilly's graduation
5 juni 2026 · 34 min
Jonathan Gill's latest court appearance, a family divided in two by a son's brutal killing of his allegedly abusive mother, wife killer Joe O'Reilly graduates from a university course in jail, and a prison watchdog boss has custom-made pillows designed of a killer's face. Lees meer
Eimear Rabbitt is joined by Neil Fetherston as we discuss the biggest stories on Crime World this week.
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Donaldson Trial: Court hears Jeffrey Donaldson ‘sent WhatsApp to minister saying he wanted to repent’
5 juni 2026 · 6 min
Newry Crown Court has heard Jeffrey Donaldson sent a message to a minister supporting one of his alleged victims, saying he wanted to “repent before them as he had before God.” Lees meer
The husband of an alleged victim in the abuse trial has broken down as he gave evidence on Thursday.
63-year-old former MP Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all the 18 charges he is facing, they include rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. His wife Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, County Down denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending. She is facing a trial of the facts.
Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.
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Sandra Collins' siblings and their 26-year search for missing sister
5 juni 2026 · 39 min
Siblings Bridie and Patrick Collins have spent 26 years trying to find their missing sister Sandra who vanished on a December night in 2000 from the small fishing village of Killala in County Mayo. Lees meer
Over the past year, the Crime World team has been delving into the story of Sandra in the hopes of unearthing information that might lead gardai to her remains.
Nicola talks with Bridie and Patrick about Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins and their ongoing efforts to find her.
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Dublin stabbings, criminal sports stars & amputee compo claims
4 juni 2026 · 33 min
Troubles with wedding dress shopping in an electronic tag, sports stars finding themselves on the wrong side of the law, and the week’s most bizarre story. Lees meer
This is a Crime World weekly round up from crimeworld.com.
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Heartbroken family of Dublin stab murder victim believe he was murdered for trying to protect a girl
4 juni 2026 · 14 min
The heartbroken family of murdered computer science student Qayyum Balogun believe he was chased down and murdered for trying to protect a girl from an assault during a music event. Lees meer
The 21-year-old was stabbed to death in the early hours of Monday morning just off Grafton Street in Dublin.
Nicola talks to Eimear Rabbitt about what happened to Qayyum and who the Gardai suspect in his murder.
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Natalie McNally murderer Stephen McCullagh gets 31 years
3 juni 2026 · 17 min
Stephen McCullagh will do at least 31 years of jail time before he is even considered for release. Lees meer
32-year-old Natalie McNally had been 15 weeks pregnant when she was subjected to a violent attack and murdered at her home in Lurgan in December 2022.
The judge, Mr Justice Kinney, told McCullagh that he committed a “brutal senseless murder and planned it in remorseless detail.”
“The killing was cold blooded and calculated.”
McCullagh tried to pin the murder on Lewis Jones, Natalie’s ex-partner, after having set up a false alibi. But the jury rejected that and found McCullagh guilty of the murder at Belfast Crown Court earlier this year.
Our Bel Tel colleagues Ciaran Dunbar and Kurtis Reid discuss what happened in court for the tariff hearing.
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The Day Innocence Died - Bloody Sunday and the Fight for Justice
3 juni 2026 · 37 min
A new movie about the events of Bloody Sunday and the fight for justice in its aftermath is touring across the UK with huge interest from the United States and even Dubai. Lees meer
Made with images and footage taken on the day, interviews with those who were there in January 1972 when British army paratroopers fired on unarmed civilians, and contributions from those who have fought for justice, The Day Innocence Died has likened events in Derry with those in Palestine.
Nicola speaks with Adrian Kerr of the Bloody Sunday Trust and filmmaker Hannan Majid on their collaboration which has created the box office hit.
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Donaldson Trial: Complainant describes alleged rape
2 juni 2026 · 7 min
A jury has heard a police interview recording of a woman who claims she was raped as a child by Jeffrey Donaldson. Jurors at Newry Crown Court heard allegations against the former DUP leader by a woman who claims it happened when she was at primary school. She also alleged that Donaldson arranged for her to be sent to a Christian Rehabilitation Centre and apologised to her there. Lees meer
Sixty-three-year-old Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences said to have taken place between 1985 and 2008 involving two complainants known as Witness A and B.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson faces a trial of the facts on aiding and abetting allegations after the trial judge ruled her medically unfit to stand trial.
Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph.
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Donaldson Trial: Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse, court hears
2 juni 2026 · 5 min
Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse by her husband, Jeffrey Donaldson, a court has heard. Lees meer
The claim from one of the alleged victims came during week two of the former DUP leader’s trial. 63-year-old Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.
The charges include one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. Donaldson’s wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.
The 60-year-old is facing a trial of the facts, not a criminal trial, after judge Paul Ramsey ruled her unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds. Allison Morris was in court for day four of evidence.
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Why double killer Frank McCann should stay behind bars
2 juni 2026 · 28 min
Frank McCann murdered his wife, Esther, and her daughter, Jessica, on the 4th of September 1992. Lees meer
The moment Marian Leonard heard the news that her sister and niece had perished in a house fire, she suspected that McCann had somehow been involved.
McCann received two life sentences in 1996.
In recent weeks, Marian has once again had to meet with the parole board to ask them not to release McCann.
Jenny Friel speaks to Marian Leonard to ask her why it's so important to her that McCann stays behind bars.
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Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 4)
1 juni 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. Lees meer
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.
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Limerick feud 20 years on - where are the gangs now?
1 juni 2026 · 20 min
It’s coming on two decades since a garda crackdown on Limerick promised to break the gangs that had turned the city into a warzone. Lees meer
So, where are the players now and why are so many still involved in drug dealing and organised criminality?
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon.
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Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Wife planted bug in car over affair suspicions, court hears
29 mei 2026 · 6 min
This episode was originally published by our sister podcast, The BelTel on May 29, 2026. Lees meer
Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife planted a listening device in his car after becoming suspicious he was having affair with a constituent, a court in Newry has been told. The 63-year-old former MP in on trial in relation to 18 alleged historical sex offence charges, dating from 1985 to 2008 – including a charge of rape. He denies all of the charges against him.
His wife Eleanor Donaldson, of Dublinhill Road, Dromore in Co Down, is charged with aiding and abetting. She denies the charges. She will not be in court and is facing a trial of the facts as she has been ruled medically unfit to stand trial.
Allison Morris was in court.
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Gucci Gang links to Kinahan Cartel revealed as CAB claim Liam Byrne is ‘Biggie’ Little’s dad
29 mei 2026 · 24 min
Blood bonds between organised crime groups have a long history in the underworld and in the efforts by law enforcement to get to the root of what holds outfits together. Lees meer
Now a familial bond between the Gucci Gang and the Kinahan Organisation have featured in Criminal Assets Bureau affidavits which give an insight into a troubled period of restructure in both groups in the aftermath of a garda crackdown.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon.
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Garda feared for his life when gangster ‘Blondie’ Stokes set ‘snarling’ dog on him
28 mei 2026 · 12 min
A Garda Inspector Tom Quinn has told of the effects of a dog attack on his career, reputation and promotional ability in an extraordinary court case involving criminal Edward 'Blondie' Stokes and an altered video about an incident at his property. Lees meer
In a case that took eight years to come to court, Stokes pleaded guilty to a range of charges after evidence proved he set his dog on the Garda.
Nicola speaks with Crime World's Eamon Dillon about Stokes.
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