Crime World

Former soldier Keith Byrne has been jailed in Spain for 15 years for the murder of his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a resort in Salou two years ago. Byrne tried to claim Kirsty had taken her own life and even accused her of irrational behaviour, but a court ruled that he was the violent bully who had strangled her in a fit of jealousy after she tried to split from him. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald a...

The father of the alleged gang boss Jonathan Gill has been earning thousands housing Ukrainian refugees. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about John Gill Snr, Government funds, and the companies he runs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Limerick gang member has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges at the Special Criminal Court, which heard he had spent €100k doing up his Limerick home with no income. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the gangs of Limerick and how they have been spending their funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry. This is part two of a Q&A where Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry. This is part one of a Q&A where Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weapons stash leads gardaí to unravel a gangland supplier of dangerous firearms. A 34-year-old man pleads guilty to his role in the enterprise. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the assortment of dangerous weapons that found their way into the hands of the underworld's youngest and most volatile criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She was a gangsters moll who faced a crises when she tried to break up with her boyfriend, the notorious Brian Rattigan. But years on Natasha McEnroe has proven how the effects of gangland war and drug fuelled shootings can leave scars on those on the periphery of the violence as well as those intimately involved in it. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McEnroe and her extraordinary links to one...

Michael Hodgins became one of Ireland’s most notorious teenage criminals when he gunned down an innocent groundskeeper at Slane Castle in 1989. But 36 years on, Hodgins is again back before the courts after pleading guilty to money laundering after more than €322k in cash was seized from his home. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Hodgins and his long history of criminality. Hosted on Acast. Se...

He is one of Scotland’s most notorious criminals who remains a powerful force in the underworld despite serving time behind bars. So who is Mark Richardson and what alliances has he forged in his ambitious drive to control the drug market in his hometown. Nicola speaks with Richard Elias about Richardson and his life and crimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor McGregor is facing another civil sex assault trial in the US after papers were served to his legal team. Nicola, Eimear and Niall talk McGregor, a grandchild for Liam Byrne and a guilty plea from a man on trial for the manslaughter of tragic bachelor Tom Niland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A garda jailed for a savage attack on his ex-partner was once disciplined during the Raonaid Murray murder probe. Ian Gillen was sentenced to 20 months for assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend in 2021. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Gillen previously hit the headlines after murder victim Raonaid Murray’s family complained about his behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

A man has admitted causing the death of his 21-year-old niece just three weeks after she gave birth to a baby boy. Danny O’Donoghue drove into a set of metal gates, killing Marguerita O’Rourke just days before Christmas last year. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the background to the horror crime that left Rathkeale in mourning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A DEA undercover agent infiltrates a global drug cartel plotting to flood Australia with fentanyl.  A Canadian fixer for some of the world’s most influential mobs boasts that he works for the Kinahan organisation.  And the scale of the Irish mafia and its influence globally becomes apparent.  Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Kinahans and the Canadian connection. Hosted on A...

A woman is arrested by officers probing the assassination of Wicklow man Steven O’Meara, who was shot and buried in a shallow grave more than ten years ago. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a gangland murder and those suspected of being behind it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A businessman whose company was paid €10m to house asylum seekers was named in a CAB case brought against members of a feuding crime gang. Ben O’Brien was named by the Bureau in evidence against Owen and Brendan Maguire in a case in 2022. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Mr O’Brien has said he has no connection to any organised crime gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Is Daniel Kinahan an informer, what does Sean McGovern look like since his return from Dubai, and do criminals play poker? In part two of our listeners' choice, Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Meehan enjoys days out as he gears up for release from prison. So, has the Veronica Guerin killer served his time and should he be entitled to his freedom? Why does Cork escape a lot of gangland violence when so many drugs are supplied there and why do we all like a story about a gangsters moll? In part one of our listeners' choice, Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. Se...

The controversial brother-in-law of ex-MTK Global chief Sandra Vaughan has died of a heart attack. Stephen Vaughan Sr, who was the first person to fail the FA’s fit and proper person test, was the older brother of boxing trainer and Kinahan loyalist Danny Vaughan. Niall speaks to Scottish Daily Express deputy editor Richard Elias about the Vaughan’s and their involvement in boxing. Hosted on Acast...

Terror group Hezbollah had invested funds and personnel along with the Kinahan Cartel in the scuppered shipment of cocaine by the MV Matthew. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the terrorists and the drugs gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cold case murder anniversary sparks calls for help in solving the case of mum-of-two Antoinette Smith, a manslaughter trial hears evidence around the death of popular bachelor Tom Niland, and arrests in Spain as the fallout from the John George murder continues... Nicola speaks to Niall Donald and Eimear Rabbitt as they look back on a week in crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

A radical overhaul of legislation to make the Criminal Assets Bureau more efficient in its work is on the agenda for Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, he says. But what does that mean and what sort of money and cases are the Bureau taking against those they believe are living off the proceeds of crime? Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the Bureau and its work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Members of Ireland’s top drug gang jetted off to Ibiza for a stag holiday amid an ongoing investigation into their business. Months after gardaí arrested the top-tier leaders of the group and announced that they had hacked their telecommunications system known as Ghost, the group known as 'The Family' are partying on regardless. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the west Dublin gang and what m...

A rift in the powerful Sinaloa Cartel brings bloody war to the streets of Mexico - sucking the financial resources of the rival sides. Now, a crackdown by the US and Mexico on fentanyl trafficking has depleted their millions even further, spurring Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán’s sons to make a desperate alliance that threatens to transform the criminal underworld across the globe. Nicola speaks with N...

Four Irish arrested on the Costa Blanca with cocaine and cannabis as gardaí cooperate in the takedown of a separate Lithuanian drug mob with ties to Ireland. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the new Costa del Crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christy Kinahan’s posh boy protégé jetted around the world to boxing fights and sent his daughters to a finishing school in Switzerland, a court has heard. Ciaran ‘Sam’ O’Sullivan’s decades-long career in the international drugs trade was laid bare by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the High Court. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how a middle-class Dubliner rose to the top of the criminal ladder....