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Jul 10, 2024 · 27 min
Episode 622: Jay O'Connor pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper
Gangland heavy Jay O’Connor is facing a jail sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper - man who was shot eight years ago. O’Connor who is a grandad has been at the centre of feuding gangs in the Blanchardstown area of Dublin since the turn of the century where he was once part of the notorious Westies gang. So how has O’Connor lived under threat and at war for almost three decades and can age or a stretch behind bars abate his fighting spirit? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a criminal who has spent a lifetime feuding with rivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 621: Rapist Raymond Shorten convicted of assaulting 7-year-old girl
Dublin Taxi driver Raymond Shorten, who was convicted of raping two women during the summer of 2022, has now also been convicted of raping a 7-year-old girl. He was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault by a jury, despite denying any wrongdoing. Crime World producer Clodagh Meaney, who was in court on Monday, tells Niall Donald of the case details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2024 · 20 min
Episode 620: Father of 15 claims property declared proceeds of crime was purchased with social welfare money
A father of 15 is before the High Court where the Criminal Assets Bureau say his home, costly renovations and other assets are the proceeds of crime. Dermot Calvert has denied claims that a Limerick Property worth almost euro 300k and a sum of cash were paid for through criminal means and instead he used savings from his social welfare to fund his lifestyle. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Calvert and the case against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 8, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 619: The plot to attack and abduct Holly Willoughby
An Irishman who once stalked celebrities and posed on a dating site as an ordinary guy was exchanging sick messages with security guard Gavin Plumb as he plotted to kidnap rape and murder TV star Holly Willoughby. Mark Mulligan from Dublin is a convicted stalker who chatted with Plumb as he hatched his plan and together they discussed Willoughby’s kidnap. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Mulligan, Plumb and the chat sites where fantasists can find like minded individuals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 5, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min
Episode 618: Bláthnaid Raleigh on her horrific experience and her passionate advocacy for victims and survivors
Bláthnaid Raleigh was just 21 when her life changed forever after a night out ended in a terrifying aggravated rape carried out by a young rugby player who she knew from her local town. When Johnathan ‘Johnny’ Moran was found guilty of the attack she waived her anonymity so that he could be named and that she could speak out for other women. Blathnaid talks to Nicola about a night of darkness that has seen her become a powerful advocate to help break silence and shame around sexual assaults. This episode contains graphic descriptions of rape and sexual assault. Anyone affected by these issues can contact the Rape Crises Centre on 1800778888. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 4, 2024 · 32 min
Episode 617: Celebrity Criminals - the former gangsters finding fame online
A new genre of celebrity gangsters has emerged in recent years as criminals and killers take to the airwaves to tell their own stories often becoming Instagram and TikTok sensations. From mafia podcasters to organised crime YouTube channels it seems that gangland is finally telling its own story in its very own way. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the changing media landscape, meaning the underworld is moving overground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2024 · 34 min
Episode 616: Dessie 'Border Fox' O'Hare released from prison following kidnap sentence
Border Fox Dessie O’Hare has walked free from Portlaoise Prison where he has served a six-year sentence for kidnap. But what next for the 67-year-old notorious terrorist who has been linked to more than 30 murders and who has a long history of violence? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the future prospects of the yoga-loving criminal whose reputation has long gone before him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2024 · 23 min
Episode 615: Gangster turned ‘Psychic Surgeon’ Gareth Quinn
A spiritual healer or a psychic spoofer? Has convicted criminal Gareth Quinn found his true calling or is he just on the make. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the armed robber turned healer who promises to help the sick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2024 · 16 min
Episode 614: Raymond Shorten victims give impact statement at sentence hearing
50-year-old taxi driver Raymond Shorten who targeted vulnerable women on their way home at night will be sentenced later this month for rape. Today Shorten listened as two victim impact statements were read to a court and a Judge heard that he has already been convicted of other serious sexual offences. Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney was at the Central Criminal Court to hear the proceedings and today she talks to Nicola about the impact his crimes have had on his victims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2024 · 45 min
Episode 613: Former FBI Counterintelligence agent Frank Figliuzzi on the making of a 'long-haul' serial killer
The former deputy head of counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi has spent his life tracking down spies and keeping some of America’s biggest secrets. Following his retirement from the bureau he began investigating a very specific type of serial killer - long-haul truckers. His new book, Long Haul, Frank takes to the road as he delves into profiling the suspects in a series of serial killings in which the victims were found adjacent to highways across the United states. Speaking to Clodagh Meaney at Crime Con in Nashville, Frank tells her about his career, his new book, and exactly what he thinks of the Kinahan cartel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 28, 2024 · 41 min
Episode 612: Home of James 'Mago' Gately declared proceeds of crime
James ‘Mago’ Gately’s luxury Dublin home has been declared as ‘overwhelmingly’ the proceeds of crime in the High Court. Gately, described as a key figure of the Hutch organised Crime Group, and his partner Charlene Lam lived an exotic lifestyle funded by criminal cash Judge Alex Owen’s said. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the proceeds of crime case and the house at the centre of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2024 · 27 min
Episode 611: The burglary gang behind viral high-speed Garda chase
A relation of infamous gang boss “Fat” Andy Connors has admitted leading Gardai on an hour-long pursuit that ended in a spectacular crash that went viral on social media. William Connors and four other younger men were lucky to escape serious injury when their stolen Audi Q5 smashed into a roundabout and flipped into a supermarket car park back in April 2022. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the frightening high-speed chase and the burglary gang behind it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2024 · 17 min
Episode 610: Suspected killer at centre of plot to smuggle drugs into prison
A Tayto bag tossed in a trash bin, a deft move by a murder suspect who believed he’d covered a camera and an insight into how contraband makes its way into our prison systems. Nicola chats with Niall Donald about how prison staff nabbed inmate Nicky McConnell and his cunning plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2024 · 40 min
REPOST: The life and crimes of Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas
***This episode was originally broadcast in June 2022*** A survivor of the Cold War and of the notorious Russian Gulags, Imre Arakas was an international hitman who washed up on our shores like a character dreamed up in a work of fiction. His paymaster for this trip was Daniel Kinahan, the son of Christy Kinahan Snr and director general of the Irish mafia on the Costa Del Sol where Arakas lived. He’d worked for them before and he’d always been paid swiftly and efficiently on completion of a job He’d flown into Dublin with a tent, a little camping stove, fishing rods and binoculars, looking every bit the nature lover who enjoyed holidays in the great outdoors. Despite his celebrity as an international hitman for hire, Arakas was confident that nobody would know him in Ireland and that he could pass off as a tourist. It didn’t quite work out like that though. This is his story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2024 · 31 min
Episode 609: Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas to face two murder trials
International hitman Imre Arakas is facing two murder trials in Lithuania and a court has heard that he is accused of killing of an MMA fighter as well as a celebrity gangster. Arakas who served time in Ireland for conspiracy to murder Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately has continued to give interviews behind bars denying any involvement in serious crime. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the suspected cold-blooded killer who moonlights as a fisherman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2024 · 23 min
Episode 608: The CAB case against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes
A chop shop and a luxury boom boom bar formed the focus of a proceeds of crime case taken against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes. And now the father of seven is set to lose his home after a Judge said there was no explanation for the source of money spent on extensive renovations at the property. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the chop shop boss that has come a cropper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2024 · 26 min
Episode 607: Inside the world's largest crime convention- Crime Con
Crime World Producer Clodagh Meaney has just returned from the world’s biggest criminal get-together in Nashville in the US where she found someone with a story to tell everywhere she turned. Clodagh tells Nicola and Niall about her experience at Crime Con which attracted 6,000 visitors and where she found TV detectives, high profile crime victims and even a US version of our own silver fox Niall Donald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 606: The killing of Michael ‘Chino’ Ryan
A man who once went on a botched one million euro cash in transit robbery with slain mobster Eamon 'The Don' Dunne and the Bradley brothers Alan and Wayne has been stabbed to death. Michael 'Chino' Ryan was 51 when he died last week in Dublin in what's believed to have been a drunken brawl. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder and about the career of the one-time gangland heavy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2024 · 42 min
Episode 605: The life and crimes of Nathan Kinsella
Real IRA man Nathan Kinsella told cops that he had a millionaire pal who gifted him hundreds of thousands of euro while he was on the dole and that he didn’t believe there was anything ‘dodgy in it. The former pal of murdered Alan Ryan pleaded guilty to failure to pay Capital Acquisitions Tax from the years 2018 through to 2020 relating to almost half a million euro which went through three bank accounts. So who is Nathan Kinsella and what are his links to the one-time heir to Ireland’s greatest fortune, Jimmy Mansfield Jnr. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the terrorist, his generous friend and a money laundering investigation centred on the shamed Mansfield empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2024 · 23 min
Episode 604: Killer Yousef Palani hospitalises prison officer in brutal assault
Serial killer Yousef Palani has attacked a prison officer in Portlaoise jail and will now be controlled by controversial barrier handling while moving about the prison. Palani, who came to Ireland from Iraq, murdered two men and attacked another during a killing spree spurred by his hatred of homosexuality. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Palani and the crimes that mean he has been locked up for life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.