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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 se...

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...

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 Lur...

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...

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 S...

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 ab...

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 payr...

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...

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 lif...

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...

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...

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 f...

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 Jo...

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 mothe...

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 chi...

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 chi...

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 chi...

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 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 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 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?...

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....

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...

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 Talla...