Crime World

Gardaí investigating the suspected murder of six-year-old Kyran Durnin searched a home in County Louth this week as they continue in their attempts to find the missing boy. Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitte on the latest in the ongoing probe into the missing boy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A businessman caught up in a Mexican cartel is exposed during Nathan McDonnell's case in the Special Criminal Court. Nicola speaks to Niall about an unlikely criminal caught up in the story of the Sinaloa cartel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A discount store advertising cheap fizzy drink with a joke about a murderous drug mafia...  Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mr Price and its quips about cocaine and the Kinahan Cartel. Funny or bad taste? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's the former Chief Superintendent who ended his career policing the notorious Drogheda feud, where drug intimidation left communities in terror. Recently retired Christy Mangan joins us today to discuss how parents and families can handle the frightening situation when a loved one has become embroiled in a drug debt and threats and violence follow. As part of our ongoing deep dive into communit...

Breaking Bad businessman Nathan McDonnell is in hospital for surgery on a suspected broken jaw after he was jumped in prison where he has fallen out with a Kinahan hitman. Now, his lawyer wants a security plan for his client and wants the Justice Minister to comment on his predicament. But should McDonnell be treated any different to other prisoners? After all, he was caught up in a consignment of...

True crime fans are in for a treat in the coming months as TV detective Colin Sutton brings his highly anticipated live show The Real Manhunter Live to Ireland for the first time. Sutton will take to the stage in Dublin, Drogheda and Belfast to give the inside story of how he caught notorious serial offenders Levi Bellfield, whose victims included Milly Dowler and the night stalker Delroy Grant. T...

A mysterious middle-class drugs smuggler again failed to appear in court as CAB look to seize cash confiscated during a money laundering investigation. Ciaran ‘Sam’ O’Sulllivan, a former protégé of Christy Kinahan snr, has been described in legal papers as being known to 'multiple law enforcement agencies' as a drugs trafficker. Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how CAB believe...

Kinahan Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern is running out of time in Dubai where he is in custody facing extradition to Ireland. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a possible return date for McGovern and the battle he has faced in the United Arab Emirates against being sent home to face trial for murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Criminal Assets Bureau is looking to seize €100k from a father and son who they claim are 'trusted lieutenants' in a Midlands gang. Patrick and his son Martin Donohoe both denied the cash was the proceeds of crime in court - saying it was from the scrap business, power washing and a lotto win. Niall speaks to Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about the Donohoe's fight with the Bureau as well as Marc...

Gunman Trevor Byrne has lost an appeal against a hefty 17-and-a-half-year sentence he is serving meaning he will have to serve his time as he continues to remain under investigation for the murder of Edward 'Neddy' Hutch. The Kinahan Cartel hitman has tried on a number of occasions to appeal his convictions and sentence but now he has reached the end of the road and has been told he...

Criminal John Gilligan kept handwritten notes in a ledger about his drug debts and credits in what police in Spain say is incriminating evidence that he ran a synthetic drug lab. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Gilligan and the case against him in Spain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A social media spat between Conor McGregor and boxer Jono Carroll show two Dublin sports stars in very different places in life. Ten years ago both were ambitious and at the start of their careers. But today McGregor is better known for the recent controversial civil rape case and his performance at the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. While Carroll, a convert to Islam who now lives in D...

Kinahan Cartel top dog Peadar Keating is back in Ireland where he has been reinstated as director general of his wing at Portlaoise Prison. Keating told prison bosses that a young volatile crew were not welcome on his C block after they entered the prison population. Meanwhile, notorious mob boss Wayne Dundon is understood to have befriended the thugs who have placed a bounty on another inmate's h...

Celtic Tiger socialite Marcus Sweeney was told to leave a High Court hearing today after he tried to raise a case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau against his wealth management firm. CAB won the case in January 2023 to have a parcel of land declared the proceeds of crime in which Judge Alexander Owens remarked that Sweeney was 'up to his oxters' in organised crime. Nicola speaks with Niall Do...

Details of the abduction and torture of a man by an alleged gang in Dublin were heard in court this week as three brothers and a father and son were charged in relation to the incident in Blanchardstown. The court heard that the victim was branded with irons, hit with a steel rod and had a motorbike roll over him as his phone was taken. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald in relation to the intimidati...

The sister of a journalism student who was knocked down and killed by a gangland criminal has welcomed the DPP’s decision to appeal his sentence. Joe Drennan was waiting for a bus in Limerick when feuding criminal Kieran Fogarty drove into him at high speed while on a drunk and drugs bender. Niall speaks to Joe’s sister Sarah about her family’s shock​ when Fogarty was given a concurrent sentence i...

A former special-ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin worked as a male stripper while under investigation by gardaí. Fabio Vicente, Anthony Hickey, and Matin Zolfaghari have been found guilty of raping a young woman after a night out in Dublin. Niall speaks with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the background of the seemingly normal three men who now face lengthy prison terms....

The character references given to the thug brothers of All-Star hurler Kyle Hayes has once again sparked controversy over the practice. Daragh and Cian Hayes are serving jail sentences for a horror assault on a former friend who was beaten with a wrench and a hurl. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the brothers were given references by a principal and a GAA club. Ho...

An eight-year long fight for justice for the family of Danielle McLaughlin has finally come to an end today after her killer was found guilty in a court in India. Donegal woman Danielle was brutally raped and murdered by Vikat Bhagat after a Hindu Festival in Goa in 2017. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Danielle’s family have fought tirelessly to see justice...

A crackdown on TV dodgy boxes has been launched across Ireland as broadcasters try and shut down the illegal streamers. Dodgy boxes have become big business across the country with criminals making millions of euros every year. Niall and Nicola are joined by Sunday World features editor Daragh Keany and a spokesman for the Federation against copyright theft to discuss the lucrative illegal trade....

A Dublin woman who went viral after she livestreamed gardaí chasing her down the M50 has finally pleaded guilty in court. Gemma Greene became a social media sensation after she taunted gardaí while being pursued down the motorway in 2021. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the wheels of justice caught up with Ms Greene this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

A shipment of cocaine worth €157m seized from the MV Matthew was controlled from Dubai, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The trial of two of the ship’s officers for their alleged role in the importation of more than 2,250 kilos of the drug began this week. Niall speaks to Irish Independent crime correspondent Robin Schiller about how the State claims the men were part of a 'highly professiona...

A well-known fitness guru has taken to social media to tell how he has been taught a ‘brutal lesson’ after getting involved in a €3.9m cannabis plot. Jamie Smith was jailed for six-and-a-half years last week after he was caught transporting the huge cannabis haul In a truck. Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how the popular trainer penned an upbeat social media post b...

January 28th marked 20 years since the murder of Shaun Duffy at his home in Dungloe, Co Donegal. The 36-year-old was bludgeoned to death and stabbed in his home after a night out celebrating his brothers birthday. Clodagh Meaney speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the violent murder that rocked a small community Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Brazilian man charged over alleged knife attacks in Stoneybatter on Sunday told gardaí he was "afraid to be killed", a court has heard. Gabriel Valladares was brought before Dublin District Court this morning, where he was charged with four offences. Niall speaks with the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about the court hearing and about how, in a separate case, a man was also charged after a stand-o...