Crime World

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.

The inquest into the death of murder accused Keith Lee has heard that he died by suicide in a cell in Mountjoy Jail as he faced charges for killing his wife Joanne Ball whose body lay wrapped in a sleeping bag in the wardrobe of his bedsit for up to six days after she’d been killed. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a controlling relationship that ended in tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Former Superintendent John ‘Spud’ Murphy has been moved to the open prison Shelton Abbey where he will now have to mix with killers and rapists for the first time. The crooked cop who was caught stashing drugs in his Dublin home is serving a prison term while still under investigation for allegations that he worked with criminal gangs during a high-powered and decorated career. Nicola speaks with...

Kinahan Cartel leader Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne made a shock U-turn earlier today when they changed their plea to guilty in the Old Bailey as their trial for a gun plot was about to get underway. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the pleas and the code of Omertà and about the fate of their co-accused Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seizures of €16 million of drugs, 11 high-value targets arrested and four organised crime groups targeted after an encrypted phone network called Ghost is taken down. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the global law enforcement operation which targeted Australian and Irish gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drug raids across Ireland target the organised crime group known as The Family. Almost €7 million worth of cocaine is seized and 100 Gardaí are part of the offensive. But in the background, another significant blow to criminal groupings is coming in the form of a Europol announcement due to take place tomorrow about the latest action against an encrypted phone network. So has The Family fallen fou...

In episode two of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh is joined by Oisin Feeney, host of The Troubles Podcast. They discuss 'Killing Thatcher' by Rory Carroll which details the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the investigation that followed.  You can find Oisin on Instagram @thetroublespodcast and listen wherever you get your podcasts. This episode of Crime World was edited...

A woman reported killer Johnny Creswell to the PSNI in 2016, four years before he murdered Katie Simpson, after he had exposed himself to her at a horseyard in County Antrim. The victim told the PSNI that he was dangerous, had threatened her boyfriend and had boasted about the horrendous violence he'd doled out to his ex-partner Abigail Lyle. Yet no prosecution was brought and nothing was found on...

How do crime journalists talk to sources? And why are they given information and by who? Those are amongst the questions we tackle today in a Crime World special show, where you the listener, sets the agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Searches are being conducted in Donegal for the body of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson who went missing in the company of notorious rapist and child killer Robert Howard more than 30 years ago. Nicola is joined by journalist Ciaran O’Neill who tells a story of an incredible tragedy on the Irish border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hitman Imre Arakas who was caught in Ireland on a Kinahan contract to kill has admitted a gangland murder in Lithuania and said he was sorry - that it was the worst decision of his life. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the colourful assassin and the latest chapter in his unfolding life of crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ally of Daniel Kinahan, who has been described as Australia's biggest cocaine trafficker, has been unceremoniously booted out of Dubai. Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli had lived the high life in the Gulf State since 2018 where he owned a stunning mansion on the famous Palm Jumeriah island. But his days as an ex-pat drug lord came to an end when he was deported back to Sydney Airport last...

The funeral of James ‘Jaws’ Byrne is due to take place tomorrow as the veteran criminal is laid to rest but what legacy has he left and where is the once powerful organisation he mentored. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Byrne - the fraudster known as Jemmy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Killer Charlotte Mulhall who murdered and dismembered her mother’s lover has served 18 years behind bars but is now enjoying days out in the run-up to her release. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Mulhall about her crimes and about the fellow female lifers who populate the women’s prisons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of our Book Club, host Clodagh Meaney is joined by author of 'The Undetectables' series Courtney Smyth to discuss their favourite true crime book 'When The Dogs Don't Bark' by Angela Gallop, a Memoir about the author’s career as a forensic scientist. The Undead Complex, the second book in Courtney’s series ‘The Undectables’ is out on September 24th. You can find them on Instag...

A couple convicted in the UK but on the run for years appeared in the Extradition Court in Dublin recently after they were nabbed in New York. So who are the Boswells and what are their crimes? Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the transatlantic hunt which ended at a routine road stop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Scottish crime boss looks set to spend the rest of his days behind bars after pleading guilty to a £76 million cocaine shipment - which he’d boasted would be the big one. Instead Jamie Iceman Stevenson was caught on Encrochat plotting the operations of his drugs business and despite going on the run has now reached the end of the road and is awaiting sentence in Glasgow for his crimes....

The Irish Traveller Conmen Fraud Group is the name the FBI has given to a gang of Irish men running scams across the United States.   Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about their operation and how the gang paying thousands of dollars to have their relatives smuggled into the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He’s the investigative journalist who has exposed over 400 online predators. Chris Hansen has spent his career on the front lines of crime, hosting a myriad of TV shows such as To Catch a Predator, Have a Seat with Chris Hansen and Takedown with Chris Hansen. He has now turned his attention to Sextortionists for an upcoming multi-part documentary set for release later this year. Speaking to Clodag...

A rapist just recently released from an Irish jail has changed his name, religion and image and moved to live in London where nobody knows anything about his past. So who is Francis Condra who now goes by the name Hasan Selim and just how serious were his crimes? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the sinister sex offender and the lengths he has gone to create a whole new identity. Hosted on Ac...

A legal challenge by two teenagers charged in relation to the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry centered around their age and status as minors highlights the youth of those caught up in the Christmas Eve restaurant bloodbath which started with the murder of crime figure Jason Hennessy Snr. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the legal case and the ongoing efforts to quell tensions between two rival...

Almost a year since the dramatic US sanctions of the Kinahan Organisation and it’s leadership Bosnian mob boss Edin Gacinin has been named alongside the Irish mob as a business partner now under the same financial restrictions. Gacinin who heads the Tito and Dino cartel is originally from Sarajevo but lived most of his life in the Netherlands. His outfit formed part of the so called European Super...

Criminals behind the mics, gangland nicknames and even a conspiracy theory around a secret pact between Jonathan Dowdall and Gerry The Monk Hutch. Today we are answering your questions about all things underworld.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A girl snatched from a quiet country laneway only to turn up dead, a community shattered by false allegations and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down six decades. Nicola speaks with author Mick Clifford about his extraordinary new book Who Killed Una Lynskey? A True Story of Murder, Vigilante Justice and the Garda Heavy Gang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kinahan Cartel drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was at the top table at Conor McGregor’s sister's wedding when she said ‘I do’ at her million euro nuptials. So who is the convicted criminal and notorious cocaine cowboy who has been welcomed into the McGregor family home? And has he left his past behind him as he lives it up with the rich and famous? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about The Wig W...