Crime World

A local investigation team responsible for the inquiry into the murder of innocent plumber Anthony Campbell have met with senior management at the Garda’s Serious Crime Review Team. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the cold case of Anthony Campbell, his mother Christine’s quest for justice and her hopes that she may finally see her son’s killers in the dock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Kinahan Cartel second in command Sean McGovern has been lifted by police in an early morning raid in Dubai. McGovern wanted here for the murder of Noel Duck Egg Kirwan is Daniel Kinahan’s number two and closest confident. So what does this development mean in the global takedown of the Kinahan Cartel, is it a step closer to Kinahan’s own arrest and when will McGovern be back on Irish soil. Today I...

***This episode was originally published in January 2024*** 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 Donal...

The incredible story around the downfall of billionaire celebrity P Diddy has mirrored the tsunami of allegations made against famous men like Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein. Jailed in Brooklyn, refused bail and facing a wave of lawsuits and three felony charges the one-time rapper, who had the Midas touch, is now in the spotlight for allegations of rape, coercion and running a criminal ente...

The son of Thomas Bomber Kavanagh has been extradited from Spain to face course for his role in a firearms plot caught on EncroChat messages. Jack Kavanagh is just 24 years old and will appear in the Old Bailey on November one just week after his father and uncle Liam Byrne will be sentenced for their parts in the complex plot. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the extradition and the weeks ah...

Gardai are investigating the murder of an inmate at Cloverhill Prison last weekend after horse and carriage driver Martin Salinger was stabbed to death with a makeshift shiv in his cell. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about murder behind bars and the Garda focus on a chief suspect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry who was killed after he shot a man on Christmas Eve last in a crowded steakhouse. Juares Kumbu was due to go on trial with six others at the Special Criminal Court but admitted to removing the submachine gun Sherry had used to murder gang boss Jason Hennessy instead. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Brown...

The whereabouts of the illusive criminal John ‘The Colonel’ Cunningham, the rivalries between crime journalists and the peculiar collection of curiosities in the newsroom. These are just some of the topics Nicola and Niall discuss in their latest Q and A session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool gangster Sam Walker became a Tik Tok star after clocking up more than 140 convictions for crime but now he’s visiting Dublin where he claims he has been relieved of 50 diamonds by Irish Gardai. Walker who live streams videos of his adventures from Sierra Leone to the streets of the capital was arrested during his visit and brought to court on driving offences. Now he claims his personal...

A Sinn Fein press officer under investigation for child sex offences, job references written for a new job in a charity despite the police probe, and a political scandal that has now punched into the heart of the close-knit and secretive party. Nicola speaks to journalist Ciaran O’Neill who broke the extraordinary story around sex offender Michael McMonagle and his two former colleagues who wrote...

Two women have been charged with money laundering offences involving gold bullion and cash. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the incredible pictures of the two Russian women clinging to one another as they appear in court in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Criminal investigations around corporate sabotage on companies once owned by Sean Quinn are five years underway with no sign that anyone will be charged in relation to offences around arson, property crime or intimidation. And the probe into the so called paymaster of the late criminal Cyril McGuinness - aka Dublin Jimmy - who Gardai believe directed the kidnap and torture of one time Quinn employ...

An inquest held this week in to the death of Jason Hennessy Snr at Browns Steakhouse on Christmas Eve this year heard he was identified by his daughter and died from gunshot wounds to the neck and upper torso. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about tensions at Dublin’s Coroners Court where the inquest was adjourned pending trials related to the incident which also led to the death of gunman Tristan...

The man who police believe created the encrypted 'Ghost' network taken down in a recent global action by law enforcement, and one which has ensnared members of The Family gang Ireland, has seen a crypto account containing more than 5 million in currency frozen. The so called ‘computer geek’ who went breaking bad to develop and sell the top secret communication network collected the money over just...

Drug dealer David Waldron’s country mansion has sold at auction for more than 500,000 euro with one lucky buyer landing a bargain. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the recent auction that saw Waldron stripped of his proceeds of crime as his properties went under the hammer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He’s served almost two decades behind bars but this week criminal Martin Wanden who was plucked from the seas of Dunlough Bay 17 years ago clinging to bales of cocaine finally walked free from Portlaoise Prison Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the story of the misfortunate rib driver who was cast adrift off the Cork coast when a cocaine plot went catastrophically wrong. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Eight men are now in custody facing charges relating to the alleged abduction and torture of a woman in Dublin who remains in hospital after what she told Gardai was a terrifying ordeal. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a series of events that played out in a flat where the men were arrested and where the woman claims she was slashed, burned and threatened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In episode four of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh Meaney is joined by Criminologist Trina O'Connor. They discuss her favourite true crime book 'You Might Go To Prison Even Though You're Innocent' by Justin Brooks, founder of the Innocence Project. This episode of Crime World was edited by Jason Maleney, with audio and video recording by Neasa Cumiskey and it was produced by Clodagh Meaney. Hos...

High-end drones have become the vehicle of choice for smugglers bringing drugs into Ireland's prisons.   Tech-savvy dealers are using drones to burn holes in the prison nets before attempting to deliver drugs directly to inmate's windows.   Niall Donald speaks to Eamon Dillon about how technology has changed the contraband trade behind bars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The nomination of Kyle Hayes for hurler of the year after two high-profile court cases has sparked a million social media comments. Limerick hurler Hayes was recently convicted of dangerous driving just months after being sentenced for violent disorder following a nightclub row.   Niall Donald speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitt about how sport star's off-pitch bad behaviour is...

A gang linked to convicted heroin dealer Greg Lynch have emerged as a target for Gardai investigating the hacked encrypted phone network, Ghost. Lynch was once a key player in the Kinahan Cartel’s drug distribution network in Dublin’s south inner city. However, he cut ties with the cartel after narrowly surviving being shot in the face outside a pub in Cabra. Niall Donald is joined by Eamon Dillon...

Irish mum Mandy Kelly hasn’t seen her young children in nearly three years since they were abducted by their Egyptian father during a family holiday. Today the Dundalk woman who has fought for their return tells Nicola her story and her hopes that she will be reunited soon with her beloved sons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode three of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh is joined by singer Janet Grogan who you will know from the X Factor, Last Singer Standing and Euro Song. They discuss her favourite true crime book, I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara which follows the author's investigation into uncovering the identity of the Golden State Killer. This episode of Crime World was edited by Jason Mal...

The mother and uncle of Kerry Sinaloa Cartel man Morris O’Shea Salazar have lost appeals against their drug trafficking convictions in Chile where they are jailed on lengthy sentences. Yolanda Salazar who moved to Kilorglin with her young son after her Irish husband died will now have to serve 18 years in a Chilean prison after she was refused leniency by the courts there. So where is her son Morr...

A secretive Kinahan lieutenant is linked to the French underworld in an investigation probing who sold the doomed Encrochat phones to criminals. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about CIaran ‘Sam’ O’Sullivan and his sidekick Robert Noctor and their hideaway high in the French alps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.