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Mar 27, 2024 · 13 min
Episode 526: Tensions continue between associates of slain gangsters Jason Hennessy Snr and Tristian Sherry
Tensions have continued to simmer in the feud between associates of murdered Jason Hennessy and Tristan Sherry with houses burned out and fears attacks could escalate. The Christmas Eve massacre at a Dublin restaurant which saw Hennessy shot by Sherry who was then overcome and murdered in front of festive crowds is using up huge policing resources as rivals vow to avenge both men’s deaths. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the latest in the ongoing Blanchardstown feud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 525: The kidnap and rescue of a Belfast-based sport star
A suspected drug dealer is bundled into a car in Belfast and driven across the border to Dublin amid allegations he owes a senior criminal figure a debt. A Garda operation saves the man before he can be tortured or killed by his kidnappers but in true gangland style, the victim refuses to make a complaint. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the dramatic scenes that prove that for gangland there is no border. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2024 · 38 min
Episode 524: Senior Kinahan cartel lieutenant Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK
Encrochat phone hack evidence has been heard for the first time in an Irish court as Senior Cartel member Peadar Keating fights extradition to the UK on firearms charges. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the messages the Crown say were passed between Keating and criminal kingpin Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh along with Cartel lieutenant Liam Byrne as they plotted a firearms double cross to get the boss a shorter jail term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2024 · 36 min
Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family
A serial fraudster was employed by a family in Kildare as a live in au pair after being outed on a hit podcast and in a series of newspaper articles as a conwoman. Samantha Cooke managed to reinvent herself as child care worker Sadie Harris and lived for six months with the family while her real identity faced the eye of a publicity storm about a series of cons across Ireland. Nicola speaks to journalist Mark Tighe of the Sunday Independent about the extraordinary story of a woman who keeps changing her name, look and background and who is currently gone dark somewhere in Ireland. He tells her about her latest scam which terrified a young mother returning to work and about her colourful background as an artist, a writer and even a psychotherapist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2024 · 45 min
Episode 522: Republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons acquitted of terrorism charges
Two republicans Colin Duffy and Henry Fitzsimons have been acquitted of terrorism charges following a long-running trial at Belfast Crown Court. Earlier their co accused Alex McCrory was also acquitted in the M15 bugging case. So how did their trial take ten years in the court and what is the fallout from their acquittals? Did the M15 succeed in infiltrating the New IRA while the old order was caught up in the case and on strict bail conditions or was the decade-long case a fiasco for Public Prosecution Service. Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about M15 bugs and the long-running case Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 521: 10 men charged in connection with West Cork drug investigation
Ten men were brought before courts in Cork yesterday charged with conspiracy to import drugs into Ireland. Six Spanish nationals, one Serbian, two Dutch and one Irish man from Fermanagh were all granted free legal aid at Middleton, Cork and Bandon District Courts. Nicola speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitte about the conspiracy charges directed for the first time in Irish courts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 22, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 520: Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley faces CAB repossession of his home
Veteran gangster Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley is facing having his house repossessed to pay off a massive Criminal Assets Bureau bill which has grown to over €700,000. The 73 year old was hit with a tax bill from the CAB more than 20 years ago but he only paid off a small portion and then challenged it through the courts. By 2020 it had quadrupled to what he currently owes developing an impasse between him and the Bureau. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a bad year for The Viper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2024 · 25 min
Episode 519: The death of Garda killer and IRA volunteer Pearse McAuley
IRA killer Pearse McAuley lived a life of violence as an IRA volunteer and later as a prison bully and a brutal domestic abuser. Found dead aged 59 at his home in Strabane in County Tyrone he leaves behind a legacy of fear and intimidation spanning decades of controversy. One of a four man team who shot dead Detective Garda Jerry McCabe during a botched post officer robbery in 1996 he was given the full support of Sinn Fein as a political prisoner. But when he attacked and stabbed his former wife, Sinn Fein Councillor Pauline Tully, he became ostracised from his old supporters. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and legacy of McAuley the terrorist who went from hero to villain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2024 · 32 min
Episode 518: The drug-less drug investigation in West Cork
A suspected drugs gang with possible links to Hezbollah militants remain in custody as Gardaí continue to investigate an alleged drugs plot off the West Cork coast. Detectives had been secretly monitoring professional divers, logistics operators and two Dutch passport holders with Iranian links before they moved in to make arrests. But with no cocaine found during the operation and time running out on the arrests what will happen next in the latest international drug investigation centred on the Irish coastline? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about cocaine and the significance of Ireland as a key landing point for drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2024 · 58 min
Episode 517: Rose Dugdale - A stolen masterpiece and an unlikely thief
***EPISODE ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN JANUARY 2022*** Detective Anthony Amore hunts stolen art and follows clues all over the world hunting priceless masterpieces which have been snatched by thieves. In this week's episode of Crime World, detective Anthony Amore talks about one time heiress, Rose Dugdale, who gave up a charmed life to become an IRA activist and a thief who picked out the jewels of Russborough House in Wicklow and later inspired the legendary criminal Martin The General Cahill. He also reveals what he thinks about another famous criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley and his tall tales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 516 : How a respected Garda's career was nearly destroyed for lending a bike to a pensioner
It was an act of kindness during lockdown that ended up nearly costing an honest garda of his career. In May 2020, an officer took a bike from his station's lost and found and loaned it to a pensioner who had been given doctor's advice to get more exercise. But this act of compassion would lead to a three year nightmare and see specialist officers raid the garda's home. Niall Donald speaks to Sunday Independent Crime Correspondent Ali Bracken about how an officer's life was thrown into chaos over a 50 euro bike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2024 · 32 min
Episode 515: The crimes of serial child abuser Bill Kenneally
Serial child abuser Bill Kenneally sparked outrage when he joked and laughed through testimony at a public inquiry this week. Kenneally appeared to relish the attention as he described how Gardaí had known about his crime since 1987. But behind the headlines caused by Kenneally's testimony, the inquiry is seeking to discover how the state failed his victims. Niall Donald speaks to Saoirse McGarrigle about the work of the Commission of Inquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2024 · 46 min
Episode 514: Amanda Brown and her abuse at the hands of stepfather David Tweed
Amanda Brown's stepfather David Tweed began sexually abusing her at an early age. For years, she knew the real monster behind the man who presented himself to the public as a star rugby player and pillar of the community. In 2012 tweed was jailed for 8 years on charges of child sex abuse, but he got out of prison 4 years early when his conviction was overturned. It wasn't until after his death that his victims were truly able to breathe a sigh of relief. Niall Donald speaks to Amanda about her new book 'No Peace Until He's Dead', and her years of harrowing abuse at the hands of a paedophile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 513: Life on Talbot Street - Dublin City's crime street
There is one advantage to working for a newspaper on Dublin's Talbot Street - you don't have to look hard to find crime. This week, the Sunday World reported on how a pool of blood was left on the ground outside our office after a machete was used during a melee between two groups. Niall Donald speaks to Sunday World News Editor Eimear Rabbitt about just another day on Dublin's most notorious street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2024 · 21 min
Episode 512: Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder of Eddie Hutch Snr
A file on the murder of Eddie Hutch has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions with a recommendation that Daniel Kinahan be charged in relation to the killing. The taxi driver, a brother of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, was shot dead in 2016 amid the height of the hutch-Kinahan fued. Niall Donald speaks to Irish Independent Crime Correspondent Ken Foy about Daniel Kinahan's alleged involvement in the murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2024 · 33 min
Episode 511: Freddie Scappaticci - Kenova Report finds more lives lost than saved
An interim report into the activities of British Agent Freddie Scappaticci within the Provisional IRA has said that more lives were lost than saved during his tenure as a spy. Niall Donald speaks to Allison Morris about the man known as 'stakeknife' and what's next for the families of his victims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2024 · 16 min
Episode 510: Christopher 'Git' Waldron hands assets over to CAB
Christopher 'Git' Waldron has had to hand over his home, a second property, cash and designer watches to the Criminal Assests Bureau. He also claims he's being forced to sell his collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia. Clodagh Meaney speaks to Niall Donald about the Finglas mobster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2024 · 29 min
Episode 509: The last will and testament of Richie Carberry
Murder victim Richie Carberry wrote his last will and registered it in September 2018 during the height of the Drogheda feud. Leaving his estate to his wife Eileen, a sister of Robbie Lawlor, he was killed just over a year later. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about Carberry and his role in the Drogheda feud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 508: Barry Young's ex-girlfriend Katie Banks receives suspended sentence
The former partner of jailed drug lord Barry Young has escaped a prison term after she pleaded guilty to money laundering and facilitating her boyfriend's criminal organisation. Katie Banks received a suspended sentence after a court was told she had been manipulated during a toxic relationship with Young and knew nothing about his drug dealing until their home was raided. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Barry Young and his girlfriend who laundered his cash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 8, 2024 · 20 min
Episode 507: The horrifying machete attack at teenage boxing championship in Roscommon
A brutal machete attack at a teenage boxing championship in Roscommon. The father of an U14 champion is targeted and videoed trying to defend himself with a chair. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about how an evening of boxing turned into a horror show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.