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Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines.
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- 658 - Episode 527: Inside Merchants Quay - Dublin’s Drug use and homelessness support service
He is the CEO of Merchants Quay Ireland with a lengthy career behind him in the prison service making him perfectly placed to understand and empathise with the complexities of long term addiction.
Later this year the first injecting rooms will open at the Liffeyside facility and Eddie Mullins hopes the pilot programme will prove that giving addicts back some dignity will help with the public perception of them.
Nicola speaks to Eddie about his career, his experiences with the marginalised of society and his hopes for the future of addiction services.
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Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1h 09min - 657 - Episode 526: Tensions continue between associates of slain gangsters Jason Hennessy Snr and Tristian Sherry
Tensions have continued to simmer in the feud between associates of murdered Jason Hennessy and Tristan Sherry with houses burned out and fears attacks could escalate.
The Christmas Eve massacre at a Dublin restaurant which saw Hennessy shot by Sherry who was then overcome and murdered in front of festive crowds is using up huge policing resources as rivals vow to avenge both men’s deaths.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the latest in the ongoing Blanchardstown feud.
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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 13min - 656 - Episode 525: The kidnap and rescue of a Belfast-based sport star
A suspected drug dealer is bundled into a car in Belfast and driven across the border to Dublin amid allegations he owes a senior criminal figure a debt.
A Garda operation saves the man before he can be tortured or killed by his kidnappers but in true gangland style, the victim refuses to make a complaint.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the dramatic scenes that prove that for gangland there is no border.
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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 18min - 655 - Episode 524: Senior Kinahan cartel lieutenant Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK
Encrochat phone hack evidence has been heard for the first time in an Irish court as Senior Cartel member Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK on firearms charges.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the messages the Crown say were passed between Keating and criminal kingpin Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh along with Cartel lieutenant Liam Byrne as they plotted a firearms double cross to get the boss a shorter jail term.
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Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 38min - 654 - Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family
A serial fraudster was employed by a family in Kildare as a live in au pair after being outed on a hit podcast and in a series of newspaper articles as a conwoman.
Samantha Cooke managed to reinvent herself as child care worker Sadie Harris and lived for six months with the family while her real identity faced the eye of a publicity storm about a series of cons across Ireland.
Nicola speaks to journalist Mark Tighe of the Sunday Independent about the extraordinary story of a woman who keeps changing her name, look and background and who is currently gone dark somewhere in Ireland.
He tells her about her latest scam which terrified a young mother returning to work and about her colourful background as an artist, a writer and even a psychotherapist.
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Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 36min - 653 - Episode 522: Republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons acquitted of terrorism charges
Two republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons have been acquitted of terrorism charges following a long-running trial at Belfast Crown Court. Earlier their co accused Alex McCrory was also acquitted in the M15 bugging case.
So how did their trial take ten years in the court and what is the fallout from their acquittals? Did the M15 succeed in infiltrating the New IRA while the old order was caught up in the case and on strict bail conditions or was the decade-long case a fiasco for Public Prosecution Service.
Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about M15 bugs and the long-running case
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Sat, 23 Mar 2024 - 45min - 652 - Episode 521: 10 men charged in connection with West Cork drug investigation
Ten men were brought before courts in Cork yesterday charged with conspiracy to import drugs into Ireland.
Six Spanish nationals, one Serbian, two Dutch and one Irish man from Fermanagh were all granted free legal aid at Middleton, Cork and Bandon District Courts.
Nicola speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitte about the conspiracy charges directed for the first time in Irish courts.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 19min - 651 - Episode 520: Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley faces CAB repossession of his home
Veteran gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley is facing having his house repossessed to pay off a massive Criminal Assets Bureau bill which has grown to over €700,000.
The 73 year old was hit with a tax bill from the CAB more than 20 years ago but he only paid off a small portion and then challenged it through the courts.
By 2020 it had quadrupled to what he currently owes developing an impasse between him and the Bureau.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a bad year for The Viper.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 18min - 650 - Episode 519: The death of Garda killer and IRA volunteer Pearse McAuley
IRA killer Pearse McAuley lived a life of violence as an IRA volunteer and later as a prison bully and a brutal domestic abuser.
Found dead aged 59 at his home in Strabane in County Tyrone he leaves behind a legacy of fear and intimidation spanning decades of controversy.
One of a four man team who shot dead Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched post officer robbery in 1996 he was given the full support of Sinn Fein as a political prisoner.
But when he attacked and stabbed his former wife, Sinn Fein Councillor Pauline Tully, he became ostracised from his old supporters.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and legacy of McAuley the terrorist who went from hero to villain.
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Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 25min - 649 - Episode 518: The drug-less drug investigation in West Cork
A suspected drugs gang with possible links to Hezbollah militants remain in custody as Gardaí continue to investigate an alleged drugs plot off the West Cork coast.
Detectives had been secretly monitoring professional divers, logistics operators and two Dutch passport holders with Iranian links before they moved in to make arrests.
But with no cocaine found during the operation and time running out on the arrests what will happen next in the latest international drug investigation centred on the Irish coastline?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about cocaine and the significance of Ireland as a key landing point for drugs.
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Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 32min - 648 - Episode 517: Rose Dugdale - A stolen masterpiece and an unlikely thief
***EPISODE ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN JANUARY 2022***
Detective Anthony Amore hunts stolen art and follows clues all over the world hunting priceless masterpieces which have been snatched by thieves. In this week's episode of Crime World, detective Anthony Amore talks about one time heiress, Rose Dugdale, who gave up a charmed life to become an IRA activist and a thief who picked out the jewels of Russborough House in Wicklow and later inspired the legendary criminal Martin The General Cahill. He also reveals what he thinks about another famous criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley and his tall tales.
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Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 58min - 647 - Episode 516 : How a respected Garda's career was nearly destroyed for lending a bike to a pensioner
It was an act of kindness during lockdown that ended up nearly costing an honest garda of his career.
In May 2020, an officer took a bike from his station's lost and found and loaned it to a pensioner who had been given doctor's advice to get more exercise.
But this act of compassion would lead to a three year nightmare and see specialist officers raid the garda's home.
Niall Donald speaks to Sunday Independent Crime Correspondent Ali Bracken about how an officer's life was thrown into chaos over a 50 euro bike.
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Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 22min - 646 - Episode 515: The crimes of serial child abuser Bill Kenneally
Serial child abuser Bill Kenneally sparked outrage when he joked and laughed through testimony at a public inquiry this week.
Kenneally appeared to relish the attention as he described how Gardaí had known about his crime since 1987.
But behind the headlines caused by Kenneally's testimony, the inquiry is seeking to discover how the state failed his victims.
Niall Donald speaks to Saoirse McGarrigle about the work of the Commission of Inquiry.
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 32min - 645 - Episode 514: Amanda Brown and her abuse at the hands of stepfather David Tweed
Amanda Brown's stepfather David Tweed began sexually abusing her at an early age. For years, she knew the real monster behind the man who presented himself to the public as a star rugby player and pillar of the community.
In 2012 tweed was jailed for 8 years on charges of child sex abuse, but he got out of prison 4 years early when his conviction was overturned.
It wasn't until after his death that his victims were truly able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Niall Donald speaks to Amanda about her new book 'No Peace Until He's Dead', and her years of harrowing abuse at the hands of a paedophile.
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 - 46min - 644 - Episode 513: Life on Talbot Street - Dublin City's crime street
There is one advantage to working for a newspaper on Dublin's Talbot Street - you don't have to look hard to find crime.
This week, the Sunday World reported on how a pool of blood was left on the ground outside our office after a machete was used during a melee between two groups.
Niall Donald speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitt about just another day on Dublin's most notorious street.
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 19min - 643 - Episode 512: Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder of Eddie Hutch Snr
A file on the murder of Eddie Hutch has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions with a recommendation that Daniel Kinahan be charged in relation to the killing.
The taxi driver, a brother of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, was shot dead in 2016 amid the height of the hutch-Kinahan fued.
Niall Donald speaks to Irish Independent Crime Correspondent Ken Foy about Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder.
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Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 21min - 642 - Episode 511: Freddie Scappaticci - Kenova Report finds more lives lost than saved
An interim report into the activities of British Agent Freddie Scappaticci within the Provisional IRA has said that more lives were lost than saved during his tenure as a spy.
Niall Donald speaks to Allison Morris about the man known as 'stakeknife' and what's next for the families of his victims.
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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 - 33min - 641 - Episode 510: Christopher 'Git' Waldron hands assets over to CAB
Christopher 'Git' Waldron has had to hand over his home, a second property, cash and designer watches to the Criminal Assests Bureau.
He also claims he's being forced to sell his collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Niall Donald about the Finglas mobster.
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Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 16min - 640 - Episode 509: The last will and testament of Richie Carberry
Murder victim Richie Carberry wrote his last will and registered it in September 2018 during the height of the Drogheda feud.
Leaving his estate to his wife Eileen, a sister of Robbie Lawlor, he was killed just over a year later.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about Carberry and his role in the Drogheda feud.
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Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 29min - 639 - Episode 508: Barry Young's ex-girlfriend Katie Banks receives suspended sentence
The former partner of jailed drug lord Barry Young has escaped a prison term after she pleaded guilty to money laundering and facilitating her boyfriend's criminal organisation.
Katie Banks received a suspended sentence after a court was told she had been manipulated during a toxic relationship with Young and knew nothing about his drug dealing until their home was raided.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Barry Young and his girlfriend who laundered his cash.
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Sat, 09 Mar 2024 - 22min - 638 - Episode 507: The horrifying machete attack at teenage boxing championship in Roscommon
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.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about how an evening of boxing turned into a horror show.
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Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 20min - 637 - Episode 506: Who is Tracey Gilligan - the daughter of mobster John Gilligan?
The daughter of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan has issued High Court proceedings over her dole payments which have been stopped since last year.
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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Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 39min - 636 - Episode 505: How law enforcement eavesdropped on criminals
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.
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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Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 41min - 635 - Episode 504: The life and crimes of Real IRA brothers Vinny and Alan Ryan
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.’
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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Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 34min - 634 - Episode 503: The grooming of children by drug gangs
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.
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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Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 43min - 633 - Episode 502: Jimmy ‘Shades’ Smyth found not guilty following ‘Supergrass’ trial
A supergrass trial ends in a not guilty verdict.
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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Sat, 02 Mar 2024 - 30min - 632 - Episode 501: Ridouan Taghi found guilty following Marengo trial
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.
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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Sat, 02 Mar 2024 - 45min - 631 - Episode 500: The murder of Anna Finnegan
A convicted killer has vowed to continue to agitate for his freedom twelve years after he brutally killed 25-year-old mum Anna Finnegan.
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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Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 28min - 630 - Episode 499: Kerry men charged for €30 million meth haul appear in court
Two Kerry men charged in relation to the biggest ever haul of crystal meth in the country have appeared in court via video link.
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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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 11min - 629 - Episode 498: Mr Nobody's sentencing hearing for murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan
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.
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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Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 21min - 628 - Episode 497: 'Red' Larry McCarthy and Limerick's criminal clans
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.
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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Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 22min - 627 - Episode 496: The life and crimes of former football star Anthony Stokes
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.
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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Sat, 24 Feb 2024 - 19min - 626 - Episode 495: The murder of Hutch associate Jason 'Buda' Molyneaux
Murdered Hutch associate Jason ‘Buda’ Molyneaux died from gunshot wounds as his mother Liz begged him to be strong.
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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Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 21min - 625 - Episode 494: The life and crimes of Christy Keane's sister Sandra Hehir
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.
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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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 21min - 624 - Episode 493: €30 million worth of meth seized in Cork linked to Irish wing of Sinaloa cartel
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.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mexico’s biggest drug mob and its Irish connections.
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Tue, 20 Feb 2024 - 22min - 623 - Episode 492: Fentanyl - What is it and will the drug reach Irish shores?
A Taliban ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan along with ambitious Mexican Cartels now based in Europe mean experts are forecasting a perfect storm.
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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Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 22min - 622 - Episode 491: Hunting the money launderers - The business of crime
A network of seemingly legitimate businessmen are under investigation by the Gardai in a massive crackdown on the laundering of dirty money.
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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Sat, 17 Feb 2024 - 38min - 621 - Episode 490: John Mangan and his involvement in the unsolved murder of Martin 'Marlo' Hyland
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.
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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Fri, 16 Feb 2024 - 20min - 620 - Episode 489: CAB targets Natalie and Edward Chiper's Co Louth mansion
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.
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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Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 24min - 619 - Episode 488: Mexico to Kerry - Inside the Irish wing of the Sinaloa Cartel
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.
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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Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 25min - 618 - Episode 487: Freddie Scappaticci and the Kenova report
Northern Ireland’s much anticipated Kenova Report is set to be released next month after confirmation that no prosecutions are to be pursued.
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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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 32min - 617 - Episode 486: Collopy brothers found not guilty of assault after witness retracts statement
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.’
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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Sat, 10 Feb 2024 - 30min - 616 - Episode 485: 8 years on from the murder of David Byrne at the Regency hotel
Eight years since the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel his family laid floral tributes at the spot where he died.
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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Fri, 09 Feb 2024 - 21min - 615 - Episode 484: The murky past of on-the-run cocaine handler John Knibbs
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.
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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Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 16min - 614 - Episode 483: Introducing Beast - The Murder of Nora Sheehan
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.
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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Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 27min - 613 - Episode 481: Inside the cell structure of the Kinahan cartel
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.
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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Sat, 03 Feb 2024 - 25min - 612 - Episode 482: Inside five close-knit Belfast gangland killings
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.
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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Sat, 03 Feb 2024 - 41min - 611 - Episode 480: The crimes of hitman Charles McClean
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.
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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Fri, 02 Feb 2024 - 37min - 610 - Episode 479: Meet the artist who spent hours sketching Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
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.
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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Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 19min - 609 - Episode 478: The crimes of CAB target John Coone
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.
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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Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 33min - 608 - Episode 477: The tragic murder of Alyson Nelson
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.
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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Sat, 27 Jan 2024 - 23min - 607 - Episode 476: The dirty dealings of corrupt cop John 'Spud' Murphy
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.
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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Sat, 27 Jan 2024 - 28min - 606 - Episode 475: The day I first came face to face with murder suspect Ian Bailey
The death of Ian Bailey brings to an end his role as a celebrity suspect in the tragic murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier.
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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Fri, 26 Jan 2024 - 55min - 605 - Episode 474: The funeral of Jason 'Jay' Hennessy Snr
Fears are growing of a bloody revenge attack after the funeral of Christmas Eve gun victim Jason Hennessy.
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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Thu, 25 Jan 2024 - 19min - 604 - Episode 473: The Bugsy Malones - The history of the youth gang led by Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
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.
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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Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 40min - 603 - Episode 472: The numerous court cases of Martin 'The Viper' Foley
Veteran criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has spent countless hours in courtrooms over the course of his 73 year career.
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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Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 16min - 602 - Episode 471: How a Bryan Adams tape helped solve a sectarian murder
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.
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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Sat, 20 Jan 2024 - 29min - 601 - Episode 470: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster Sean McGovern
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.
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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Sat, 20 Jan 2024 - 40min - 600 - Episode 469: The life and crimes of Jonathan 'Rocketman' Harding
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.
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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Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 26min - 599 - Episode 468: What happens to high-end stolen watches?
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.
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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Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 27min - 598 - Episode 467: The funeral of slain gunman Tristan Sherry
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.
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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Tue, 16 Jan 2024 - 18min - 597 - Episode 466: The life and crimes of Anthony Terry
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.
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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Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 27min - 596 - Episode 465: The murder of notorious 'The Firm' gangster Kevin Conway
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.
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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Sat, 13 Jan 2024 - 27min - 595 - Episode 464: The life and crimes of Mr Flashy
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.
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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Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 33min - 594 - Episode 463: Wicklow man who worked for dark web marketplace set to be released from US prison
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.
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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Fri, 12 Jan 2024 - 34min - 593 - Episode 462: The investigation into the killings of Tristan Sherry and Jay Hennessy Snr
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.
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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Thu, 11 Jan 2024 - 13min - 592 - Episode 461: The lavish lifestyle of Kinahan bagman and CAB target Dean Masterson
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.
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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Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 20min - 591 - Episode 460: Liam Byrne appears in court at the Old Bailey
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.
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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Tue, 09 Jan 2024 - 31min - 590 - Episode 459: The life and crimes of gangland gunman Bernard Fogarty
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.
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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Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 17min - 589 - Episode 458: The shocking scenes at a Blanchardstown steak-house on Christmas Eve
A Christmas Eve nightmare in a popular Dublin restaurant. Two men dead and fears that reprisals will follow. So why did gunman Tristan Sherry decide to walk into a crowded steakhouse and shoot at victim Jason Hennessy Snr with a semi automatic weapon?
What horrors did diners see as he was then overcome and killed in cold blood?
Who is Hennessy Snr? A veteran gangster or a latecomer to the gangland scene?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a shocking night and what is expected to follow as tensions reach boiling point in the Garda district known as the K.
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Sat, 06 Jan 2024 - 31min - 588 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: 'The day I witnessed the Regency Hotel murder and the gunman in drag'
SEVEN years ago ournalist Alan Sherry was sent on a news assignment like no other - and on an otherwise ordinary Friday, he found himself in the middle of the Regency Hotel gun attack. Today, Alan gives Nicola Tallant and Niall Donald an eyewitness account of the infamous incident at the centre of the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch. The panel also discuss the conviction of a member of a Cornelius Price kidnap gang for conspiracy to blackmail two businessmen and the plot which links the mob boss with the murder of Robbie Lawlor.
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Sat, 06 Jan 2024 - 45min - 587 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: What turned nurse Lucy Letby into a cold blooded baby killer?
Nurse Lucy Letby lived an unremarkable, ordinary life before becoming a suspect in one of the most barbaric and heinous crime imaginable – killing seven newborn babies. While working in a UK hospital, the 33-year-old carried went on a killing spree where she attacked and poisoned innocent children as they lay defenceless in hospital. But as she begins her life sentence for murder, Letby’s motive for her shocking and calculated crimes remain a mystery. Nothing in her past or family background appears to explain how Letby would go on to become a serial killer. Niall Donald is joined by psychologist and true crime expert Emma Kenny to talk about female serial killers and what could have driven Lucy Letby to kill.
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Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 46min - 586 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Addicted Ireland - the nation's battle with cocaine, booze and betting
HE is the consultant psychiatrist with his finger on the pulse when it comes to alcohol abuse, cocaine use and gambling addictions. With an expertise in the use of medicine to help those trying to quit acute and dangerous habits, Professor Colin O’Gara says absolutely anyone is open to developing problematic addictions which could destroy their lives. Today, the head of addiction services at St John of God talks about how modern life, our traumatic past and our historic relationship with alcohol have all fed into an addicted Ireland. And he warns how with the use of cocaine, now normalised in every town across the country, a looming threat of a crack cocaine epidemic is never far away.
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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 41min - 585 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Noel Long trial - What the jury didn't hear as he is convicted of the 1981 murder of Nora Sheehan
Cold case killer Noel Long was found guilty today of the murder Nora Sheehan in Cork 42 years ago. Crime World's Clodagh Meaney attended the trial and heard the in camera evidence and arguments as he tried repeatedly to have the charges withdrawn. She was also there for the emotional moment when he was finally found guilty and when a family ended their four year wait for justice for a loving mother.
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Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 45min - 584 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: 'Predator' - Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women (Part 3)
His name still strikes fear across Ireland - a hunter who stalked his prey in the heart of the area known as the vanishing triangle. But where is Larry Murphy now and why is he a suspect in the murder of teenager Deirdre Jacob and the mystery disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard and Annie McCarrick? Now, in a Crime World mini-series, we present 'Predator: Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women', a chilling true crime special.
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Sun, 31 Dec 2023 - 39min - 583 - Episode 457: Fear of reprisals after the Christmas Eve gun attack in a Dublin restaurant
Gunman Tristan Sherry opened fire in the packed restaurant, hitting a 47 year old man before being overpowered and stabbed to death.
Niall speaks to Irish independent crime correspondent Ken Foy about the botched hit attempt and how gardai are braced for reprisal attacks
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Sat, 30 Dec 2023 - 23min - 582 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: 'Predator' - Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women (Part 2)
His name still strikes fear across Ireland - a hunter who stalked his prey in the heart of the area known as the vanishing triangle. But where is Larry Murphy now and why is he a suspect in the murder of teenager Deirdre Jacob and the mystery disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard and Annie McCarrick? Now, in a Crime World mini-series, we present 'Predator: Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women', a chilling true crime special.
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Sat, 30 Dec 2023 - 52min - 581 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: 'Predator' - Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women (Part 1)
His name still strikes fear across Ireland - a hunter who stalked his prey in the heart of the area known as the vanishing triangle. But where is Larry Murphy now and why is he a suspect in the murder of teenager Deirdre Jacob and the mystery disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard and Annie McCarrick? Now, in a Crime World mini-series, we present 'Predator: Larry Murphy and Ireland's missing women', a chilling true crime special.
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Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 29min - 580 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 4: Trial of the Century)
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his astonishing acquittal in the Special Criminal Court for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. How did this quiet-spoken man from Dublin's north inner-city become one of the most notorious figures in Irish criminal history? And how did he end up on trial for murder and why did he walk free? This is part four of a four-part story about blood bonds, bitter feuds and shocking betrayal. It's a story about the changing face of Dublin, and the pursuit of justice - in the courts and on the streets.
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Thu, 28 Dec 2023 - 30min - 579 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 3: Dublin underworld)
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his astonishing acquittal in the Special Criminal Court for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. How did this quiet-spoken man from Dublin's north inner-city become one of the most notorious figures in Irish criminal history? And how did he end up on trial for murder and why did he walk free? This is part two of a four-part story about blood bonds, bitter feuds and shocking betrayal. It's a story about the changing face of Dublin, and the pursuit of justice - in the courts and on the streets.
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Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 27min - 578 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 2: The education of a criminal)
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his astonishing acquittal in the Special Criminal Court for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. How did this quiet-spoken man from Dublin's north inner-city become one of the most notorious figures in Irish criminal history? And how did he end up on trial for murder and why did he walk free? This is part two of a four-part story about blood bonds, bitter feuds and shocking betrayal. It's a story about the changing face of Dublin, and the pursuit of justice - in the courts and on the streets.
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Tue, 26 Dec 2023 - 26min - 577 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 1: The double cross)
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his astonishing acquittal in the Special Criminal Court for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel. How did this quiet-spoken man from Dublin's north inner-city become one of the most notorious figures in Irish criminal history? And how did he end up on trial for murder and why did he walk free? This is a four-part story about blood bonds, bitter feuds and shocking betrayal. It's a story about the changing face of Dublin, and the pursuit of justice - in the courts and on the streets.
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Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 31min - 576 - Episode 456: A year of crime in review
It’s been one hell of a year with Crime World topping 16 million downloads as our loyal listeners tune in for the latest news on all things criminal.
Today we are turning the tables on you guys and reflecting on what you like to listen to and watch and why?
Assistant producer Clodagh Meaney has the top ten episodes and some of the behind-the-scenes details about Ireland’s favourite crime podcast.
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Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 33min - 575 - Episode 455: The murder of missing mum Arlene Fraser
A victim of domestic abuse vanishes from her home in Scotland. Her estranged husband Nat Fraser is the chief suspect but police find he has a rock-solid alibi. Then the tide turns and Fraser finds himself in the dock.
The incredible story of tragic mum Arlene Fraser, who remains missing to this day, has fascinated Scotland for decades and now it has been made into a campaigning podcast which hopes to uncover the final secrets around her death.
Nicola speaks to Press and Journal reporter Dale Haslam about his new podcast 'Vanished: The Murder of Arlene Fraser' and the details of her disappearance.
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Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 45min - 574 - Episode 454: The making of Crime World's hit podcast series 'Beast'
It was Ireland’s coldest case that concluded this year when serial rapist Noel Long was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
Now the intricacies of the investigation into the murder of Nora Sheehan and the effects Long had on two families is explored in a hit podcast Beast; The Murder of Nora Sheehan - produced by our own Crime World team.
Niall Donald speaks to Crime World host Nicola Tallant and Assistant Producer Clodagh Meaney about Long and the podcast that details his long history as a predator.
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Thu, 21 Dec 2023 - 35min - 573 - Episode 453: The murder of radio DJ Koray Alpergin
A Turkish gang war sees a famous DJ kidnapped and tortured to death in a back room of a bar near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Five men are charged but all escape murder convictions despite 94 separate injuries identified by an autopsy.
Their trials give a unique glimpse into a secretive underworld ruled with fear, intimidation and violence hidden deep within a London suburb.
Nicola speaks to journalist Chris Sommers who covers the Old Bailey Courts about the extraordinary trials and the secretive world of ferocious Turkish gangs.
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Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 31min - 572 - Episode 452: The murder of Kinahan bagman Marco Yaqout
A super wealthy nightclub owner is gunned down in Marbella, Spanish police establish money laundering links with the Kinahan Cartel but the murder probe focuses on members of Ridouan Taghi’s Dutch network.
This week two men were acquitted of the murder of flash socialite Marco Yacout shot dead in his UK registered Bentley as he pulled into the carport of his expensive villa.
But while the suspects walked free, evidence gave an intriguing insight into the melting pot which is the Costa Del Crime where celebrities, tourist and some of the world’s most dangerous criminals rub shoulders over cocktails and sangria.
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Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 30min - 571 - Episode 451: Soldier F to go on trial for Bloody Sunday double murder
A former British soldier is to stand trial for two murders and five attempted murders which happened on Bloody Sunday in Derry almost 52 years ago a court heard this week.
So who is the accused known only as Soldier F and what is he alleged to have done that day a Civil Rights march was turned into a bloodbath?
Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the possibility of his trial going ahead and the legacy the paratroopers left on a city marked by murder.
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Sat, 16 Dec 2023 - 26min - 570 - Episode 450: The attempted murder of Noel Boylan in a Dublin supermarket
Shooting victim Noel Boylan sought shelter in a Lidl supermarket in west Dublin after a hooded gunman carried out a daylight attack, the aftermath of which was captured by a Virgin Media TV crew filming the "Inside the K" TV series on Gardaí.
The extraordinary scenes were played out during evidence given at the Central Criminal Court as Derek Byrne pled guilty to charges relating to the attempted murder.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the shooting witnessed by frightened shoppers as a gangland feud spilled into an ordinary supermarket and about the reasons that Boylan may have been targeted.
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Sat, 16 Dec 2023 - 22min - 569 - Episode 449: The life and crimes of Liam Byrne
Notorious Kinahan Cartel gangster Liam Byrne has been extradited to England where he is now in custody facing serious firearms charges.
The Crumlin crime lord who has spent decades at the very head of an organised crime group operating a franchise for the mob, is known as a violent bully with a quick temper.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Byrne, his background and the charges which could see him locked up for a long time in the UK.
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Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 30min - 568 - Episode 448: Kinahan ally Edin Gacanin strikes deal with Dutch prosecutors
Bosnian mob boss Edin Gacanin is reported to have cut a deal with the Dutch prosecutors and accepted a seven year prison sentence.
The incredible plea bargain means that he will serve just a few years for smuggling 2,400 kilos of cocaine.
Gacanin is one of the members of the European Super Cartel headed up by Daniel Kinahan and made his negotiations from Dubai where he remains.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the secret deal with a mob boss.
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Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 25min - 567 - Episode 447: Europol crackdown on illegal gun factories using 3D printers
A Europol crackdown on illegal firearms factories led to a number of searches across Ireland where components for guns as well as imitation handguns were recovered.
While files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the raids I’m talking to Niall Donald about 3D printers, recommissioned weapons and the sorts of things not to buy on line.
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Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 16min - 566 - Episode 446: UVF set to transition from terror group to community political movement
Eight leaders of the East Belfast UVF crime gang have been stood down in extraordinary scenes aimed at cleaning up the image of an organisation now being funded to transition from a paramilitary grouping to a community-based political movement.
At the heart of the shock cull is the group's links to drug dealing which has long been a source of funding outside the official state monies being pumped in to the UVF since the ceasefire.
So what is going on inside the Mafia-style outfit and what does the future hold for the tight knit grouping from the Shankill Road?
Nicola and Niall speak to journalist Hugh Jordan about the UVF and the secretive board room showdown.
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Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 33min - 565 - Episode 445: The Kinahan Cartel bed down with Russia and Iran in hopes of avoiding extradition to Ireland
Dapper Don Christy Kinahan Snr and his son Daniel are playing Russian Roulette with Vladimir Putin as the Irish Government make moves to bring them home to face charges.
In an incredible spin of the wheel, they have placed everything on black and have become deeply embedded in the Russian and Iranian regimes offering up their transport routes and South American cocaine suppliers in exchange for sanctuary as their future in the United Arab Emirates looks increasingly bleak.
As Justice Minister Helen McEntee begins the process of setting up an extradition agreement with Dubai we look at the links between the Kinahans and the mafia states they believe may save them.
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Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 45min - 564 - Episode 444: The Family and the €8 million heroin bust at Weston Airport
A seizure of 8 million euro of heroin at Weston Airport, the notorious Family gang understood to be at a loss and two men charged, one who has claimed he was forced to fly the 60kilos into Ireland in fear for his family’s safety.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the biggest heroin seizure in recent years and the increased use of the private aviation industry to move drugs.
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Fri, 08 Dec 2023 - 25min - 563 - Episode 443: Former soccer star Paddy McCourt has sexual assault conviction overturned
Football star Paddy McCourt was declared ‘an innocent man’ after a nightmare 22 months involving a conviction for sexual assault concluded when Northern Ireland’s Prosecution Service told an appeals court he had no case to answer.
McCourt, a Glasgow Celtic and former League of Ireland star, had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Derry bar two years ago by putting his hand up her skirt.
Now his legal team at Madden and Finucane solicitors want answers from the PSNI about what they claim was shabby treatment by an investigation team they say singled him out due to who he is.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the case and the extraordinary sequence of events that led to the clearing of McCourt's name and reputation.
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Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 20min - 562 - Episode 442: Morris O'Shea-Salazar - The Kerry man accused of heading up a faction of the Sinaloa cartel
An Kerryman who is accused of becoming a key figure in the infamous Sinaloa Cartel is wanted in Chile for his alleged role in shipping up to 6,000 kilos of cocaine into Europe.
So how did Morris O’Shea, a student from Killorglin Community College get from Kerry to Mexico and what are his links to the notorious Joachim El Chapo Guzman?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the extraordinary story of O’Shea-Salazar and his childhood more than 8000 kilometres away from a place where he is said to have led a cartel cell.
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Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 17min - 561 - BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Crime World Live - The Dingle Whiskey Movie Club final verdict
***Originally published in December 2022***
Crime World 'boss' Nicola Tallant hosts this special, live edition of The Dingle Whiskey Movie Club from a packed Sugar Club in Dublin. Over the past five weeks our expert panels have rated and reviewed some of the most famous mob movies ever to grace the silver screen - from The Godfather to Goodfellas, to Scarface and Casino, it was an offer we couldn't refuse. Now, before a live audience, the Crime World 'Capos' discuss some of the real-life gangsters that inspired the movies, and why many of the characters have parallels in the modern-day underworld.
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Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 49min - 560 - Episode 441: Winston ‘Winkie’ Rea leaves behind a legacy of violence and denies justice to the families of his victims
Loyalist paramilitary Winston ‘Winkie’ Rea died this week days after his wife Liz passed away denying justice to the families of his victims, innocent Catholic men John Devine and John O’Hara.
Rae leaves behind a legacy of violence and death along with a lengthy interview confessing to his crimes which formed part of the infamous Boston Tapes.
Nicola speaks with Belfast Telegraph Crime correspondent Allison Morris about Rea and the contents of those tapes which she will be revealing in a series of dispatches in the coming weeks.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 - 25min - 559 - Episode 440: The ill-fated Lucky Day and the cocaine incident at Dunlough Bay
The fate of the crew of the MV Matthew will be played out in court in the coming years as the State makes moves to seize the highly valuable ship.
But those who organised the doomed cocaine plot should have considered an earlier plan to use Ireland’s coastline - and one that went spectacularly wrong?
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon and Niall Donald about the infamous undoing of the crew of the Lucky Day and a bit of bad luck on Dunlough Bay.
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Sat, 02 Dec 2023 - 34min
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