Crime World

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. 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 Da...

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. Sixty-three-year-...

Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse by her husband, Jeffrey Donaldson, a court has heard.  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...

 Frank McCann murdered his wife, Esther, and her daughter, Jessica, on the 4th of September 1992. 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....

Sandra visits home every Sunday evening to see her family, however, they know little about her day-to-day existence in Killala.  They are shocked when she reveals her pregnancy in the late 90s but are also completely supportive. Sandra makes the difficult decision to give her baby daughter up for adoption.  The Collins family are deeply saddened by the move but understand it. A short tim...

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. So, where are the players now and why are so many still involved in drug dealing and organised criminality? Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was originally published by our sister podcast, The BelTel on May 29, 2026. 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 cha...

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. 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 crac...

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. 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...

Tattle Life is a self-described “commentary website”. Supporters of the site say it’s free speech, protects consumers, and that influencers are fair game, with the website saying it has a zero-tolerance policy to any abusive, hateful or harmful content. But critics claim users have published private documents, that the site facilitates vile and cruel trolling – even stalking.   Last...

 The life and death of Katie Simpson was steeped in horses - it is the equestrian industry that has come in for much criticism in the shocking review of her death conducted by Northern Ireland's Justice Department. The review paints a bleak picture of what her world was like from the moment she first met Jonathan Creswell. Nicola talks to Jenny Friel about the failings of the equestrian industry t...

The wife of crystal meth smuggler Nathan McDonnell is alleged to have been six times over the legal limit when she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of cocaine last August. Jackie O’Duffy McDonnell is set to appear in court early next month charged with driving while under the influence of cocaine. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Jackie O'Duffy McDonnell and the charge...

In Dungannon, a young woman suffering repeated miscarriages was targeted with cruel congratulations cards sent after every loss from an anonymous person. But in February 2024 this harassment escalated, a parcel arrived at her workplace and inside the box was a baby doll with its eyes cut out, packaged to look like a coffin. At the centre of it all is Patricia Quinn - a woman whose campaign of psyc...

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch put up a decent performance in his latest election outing but has failed to make it to the Dáil. However, he has already vowed to try again. What is it that is driving the man known as the Godfather of the Hutch family and even a criminal outfit connected to it. Why does he really want to be a politician and will he focus next on a bid for Council instead? Hosted on Acast. S...

An arrest has been made in relation to the murder inquiry into missing boy Kyran Durnin who was last seen in the summer of 2022. The 50 year old woman is the third suspect to be arrested in the shocking case of the little boy who would have celebrated his 10th birthday earlier this month. A new search was underway at a domestic property in Drogheda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Hailed as one of the oldest settlements in Ireland, Killala has a long and chequered history. St Patrick is rumoured to have brought a dead woman back to life in the centre of the village, while a French general landed there with more than 1,000 troops to kick off the 1798 Rebellion against English rule.  In the late 80s, Ann O’Grady gets a small council flat on Courthouse Street in the...

The widow of Jason Hennessy Sr has appealed a High Court order directing the destruction of her XL Bully pitbulls. Veronica Maher has claimed the dogs are all she has left after her husband was murdered in Browne's Steakhouse on Christmas Eve 2023. Niall speaks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about why the State believe the dogs are too dangerous Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Jonathan Creswell was associating with other dangerous sex offenders before his death and had befriended a dangerous young paedophile in the years between the brutal attack on Abi Lyle and the murder of Katie Simpson. Nicola speaks with Jenny Friel about the sinister friendships that Creswell had nurtured. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The alleged Dublin crime figure Jonathan Gill who is wanted for the murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast in April 2020 discussed ‘stabbing a barrister’ on an Encrochat phone handle the PSNI say was his. The High Court heard further details of the case against him when he applied for bail today. His mother Catherine and father John Snr gave evidence in relation to surety and bail conditions. The appl...

Glamour model Katie Price is back in the headlines after her intriguing latest marriage with a businessman Lee Andrews and his stint in a Dubai prison. Andrews, who spent weeks in the same Al Awir prison where Daniel kinahan is currently being held, has gone to ground after missing an interview with his celebrity wife. Nicola speaks to journalist Aoife Rooney for the latest on the Katie Price saga...

Crime has become a central focal point of the upcoming by-election where Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is vying for former Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe's seat. So what other colourful characters are in the mix? What role does crime pay in their back story? Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the upcoming by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite early tragedy and straitened circumstances, the Collins family enjoy a loving and stable childhood in the townland of Fotish, near Crossmolina. They may have little in the way of material wealth, but the six children are doted on by their parents, and two aunts, Bridie and Ann. However, when Ann develops a painful degenerative condition, and her marriage breaks up, one of the Collins child...

While clearing out their aunt and uncle’s house in Liverpool, the Collins family find a tape recording of their eldest sister, Sandra, reading out a poem she learned in school. It has been more than two decades since they last heard her voice. The 28-year-old disappeared on a bitterly cold winter’s night in 2000 from Killala, a fishing village on Mayo’s north coast.  For years her family hold...

 More than 20 gardaí are now working on an investigation into the death of a man in his mid-thirties who became unresponsive after being restrained on the ground for a number of minutes on Henry Street in Dublin City Center last week. Disturbing video footage has emerged of the incident and it shows alleged shoplifter Yves Sakila becoming unresponsive as he's restrained on the ground on Friday eve...

The disappearance of Sandra Collins remains one of the most frustrating murder cases on the books of An Garda Síochána. Aged 28, she was pregnant and planning an abortion when she disappeared on a bitterly cold December night in 2000 from the fishing village of Killala in County Mayo. Ten years later, her case was upgraded to a murder inquiry and a subsequent trial heard she had been having a rela...