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Mar 8, 2024 · 39 min
Episode 506: Who is Tracey Gilligan - the daughter of mobster John Gilligan?
The daughter of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan has issued High Court proceedings over her dole payments which have been stopped since last year. In a move straight out of her fathers rule book she claims her social welfare applications were refused after the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) unlawfully intervened. She says she is not involved in criminal activity and is “at a loss” as to why she is being treated as though she is. So what is behind Gilligan's daughter and the States refusal to pay her allowances. Is she a chip off the old block or does she have a case to fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 7, 2024 · 41 min
Episode 505: How law enforcement eavesdropped on criminals
The Encrochat phone hack which has resulted in thousands of arrests and convictions across Europe has been described as a pinnacle moment in the fight against modern organised crime. But how did police use the intel that they received every day over a three month period when they got a window into the business of crime. Nicola speaks with Mobeen Azhar whose new BBC Gangster presents series Catching the Kingpins is the first behind the scenes look at how law enforcement eavesdropped on the criminals and how they juggled life and death decisions while attempting to keep them in the dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 6, 2024 · 34 min
Episode 504: The life and crimes of Real IRA brothers Vinny and Alan Ryan
Eight years after the murder of Real IRA man Vinny Ryan on a Dublin street his comrades have taken to social media to honour him as a ‘republican hero.’ But who was Vinny Ryan and why did he follow his brother Alan’s footsteps to a life in a terror outfit and ultimately to an early grave? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of the Ryan brothers and those who still remember them as martyrs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2024 · 43 min
Episode 503: The grooming of children by drug gangs
Children are now being radicalised by drug gangs according to new reports from Europol which state that kids as young as 12 are being brainwashed to carry out serious crimes on behalf of older mob bosses. So how does that play out in Ireland and do we have enough systems in place to protect vulnerable children. Nicola and Niall speak with Criminologist Trina O’Connor about protecting kids from gangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2024 · 30 min
Episode 502: Jimmy ‘Shades’ Smyth found not guilty following ‘Supergrass’ trial
A supergrass trial ends in a not guilty verdict. The families of innocent victims Eamon Fox and Gary Convie, two innocent catholic workmen murdered almost 30 years ago are left devastated. A self professed loyalist killer turned witness, Gary Haggarty, is told he is unreliable and a ‘deeply flawed individual.’ And Jimmy ‘Shades’ Smyth, the accused who has already been convicted of murder and proved he was ‘happy to murder catholics for being catholics’ walks free. Nicola speaks to crime correspondent Allison Morris about the justice fiasco in a Belfast courtroom which will mark the end of the catastrophic supergrass trials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2024 · 45 min
Episode 501: Ridouan Taghi found guilty following Marengo trial
Notorious cocaine boss Ridouan Taghi has been jailed for life after a mammoth four year trial in Amsterdam but he leaves behind a legacy of terror that will not be forgotten into the future. Nicola speaks with Jan Meeus, an author, podcaster and a crime correspondent with NRC in the Netherlands about the one time street dealer who, just like Pablo Escobar, took on the pillars of a state. They discuss the criminal who formed a European Super Cartel with his friend, Irish Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan, and who believed he was totally untouchable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2024 · 28 min
Episode 500: The murder of Anna Finnegan
A convicted killer has vowed to continue to agitate for his freedom twelve years after he brutally killed 25-year-old mum Anna Finnegan. Vessel Jahiri has lost his appeal against his conviction on what Judges detailed in a damning judgement and inadmissible hearsay, unsupported assertion and irrelevant material. Yet still, the 43-year-old Kosovan has vowed to fight on layering ever more trauma on her grieving family. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about an evil killer who has shown no remorse and whose cruelty knows no bounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2024 · 11 min
Episode 499: Kerry men charged for €30 million meth haul appear in court
Two Kerry men charged in relation to the biggest ever haul of crystal meth in the country have appeared in court via video link. Nathan McDonnell, 43, the owner of Ballyseedy Garden Centre is charged with the possession of drugs worth more than 13k at the garden centre between October 27 and February 12. James Leen, age 41, from Listowel is facing two charges one of importation and sale of crystal meth. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the latest court appearances of the two men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2024 · 21 min
Episode 498: Mr Nobody's sentencing hearing for murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan
The daughter of an innocent man shot dead by the Kinahan Organised Crime Group directed her victim impact statement at the man known as Mr Nobody and told him he had taken her past, present and future. Donna Kirwan was making her comments at Declan Brady’s sentence hearing. He has pleaded to facilitating a criminal organisation in the murder of Noel Duck Egg Kirwan in December 2016. He is already servicing sentences relating to Kinahan weapons and money laundering. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the senseless murder of Kirwan and the man who claims he has hit the reset button on his life in prison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 497: 'Red' Larry McCarthy and Limerick's criminal clans
The fate of Limericks mobsters are being left more and more in the hands of the court as police crackdowns on money launderers, hit teams and even debt collectors continue. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the jailing of two Larrys, the dramatic plea changes, and one senior drug dealer who had a lucky day in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 496: The life and crimes of former football star Anthony Stokes
Former Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes is doing porridge in a Scottish jail after handing himself up to police after failing to appear in court to be sentenced for abusing his ex-partner by text. Stokes father John owned the Players Lounge Pub when an attempt was made on the life of Real IRA boss Alan Ryan there. The 35-year-old, once tipped as Ireland’s greatest footballing hope, has had a chequered career and only recently got off a cocaine charge in Dublin after the substance he was caught with wasn’t certified as the Class A drug by Forensic Science Ireland. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the highs and lows in the life of Stokes who was tipped for stardom but who has ended up on football's scrap heap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2024 · 21 min
Episode 495: The murder of Hutch associate Jason 'Buda' Molyneaux
Murdered Hutch associate Jason ‘Buda’ Molyneaux died from gunshot wounds as his mother Liz begged him to be strong. Harrowing evidence was heard at a Coroners Court hearing of the last moments of his life while an investigation into his murder is ongoing. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of ‘Buda’ and the complex double crosses and gangland games of lies and treachery that led to his death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2024 · 21 min
Episode 494: The life and crimes of Christy Keane's sister Sandra Hehir
The sister of gang boss Christy Keane has admitted to money laundering after a court heard that €124,000 in cash was found in her home. Sandra Hehir will face sentencing but says she is now predominately estranged from her siblings and works as a hairdresser. Nicola speaks with with Niall Donald about a sophisticated crime outfit which emerged from the warring gangs of Limerick and the risks of storing cash in the attic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 493: €30 million worth of meth seized in Cork linked to Irish wing of Sinaloa cartel
An extraordinary drug seizure of more than €30 million in meth at Cork port has resulted in a number of searches around premises in Kerry, Cork and Waterford and a focus on the Irish links with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mexico’s biggest drug mob and its Irish connections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 492: Fentanyl - What is it and will the drug reach Irish shores?
A Taliban ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan along with ambitious Mexican Cartels now based in Europe mean experts are forecasting a perfect storm. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the next deadly threat from a potent factory-produced drug which has become the biggest killer of young users in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2024 · 38 min
Episode 491: Hunting the money launderers - The business of crime
A network of seemingly legitimate businessmen are under investigation by the Gardai in a massive crackdown on the laundering of dirty money. This week a businessman, Wesley Williams, was jailed for his part in a laundering scam involving euro 1.4 million in cash. The married father of four was also recently named in CAB proceedings against Marcus Sweeney’s Evergreen Wealth Management Property Holdings. So who are the likes of Williams and what is their role in the wider criminal underworld. Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about dirty money and those who wash it clean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2024 · 20 min
Episode 490: John Mangan and his involvement in the unsolved murder of Martin 'Marlo' Hyland
A gangster named in court as being involved in the murder of gang boss Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and innocent plumber Anthony Campbell is set for release from prison more than a decade after being jailed. So who is John Mangan? And how was he linked to the 2006 murder of 20-year-old Campbell, a totally innocent young man caught up in a deadly underworld takeover? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mangan and the murder that shocked Ireland but which remains unsolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2024 · 24 min
Episode 489: CAB targets Natalie and Edward Chiper's Co Louth mansion
A stunning mansion in the County Louth countryside called The White House has been identified by the Criminal Assets Bureau in a Proceeds of Crime case against a Moldovan couple. Natalie and Edward Chiper were arrested in 2019 after almost €1 million worth of drugs were found on the premises. But despite spending time in custody the charges against them were dropped. Now the glamorous couple will find themselves explaining where they got the money to buy the 3,400-square-foot mansion they live in. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon who visited the vast property listed in a proceeds of crime case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2024 · 25 min
Episode 488: Mexico to Kerry - Inside the Irish wing of the Sinaloa Cartel
Secret files relating to the operations of a County Kerry wing of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel show how they shipped 6 tonnes of cocaine into Europe over the course of one year. Headed by former Kilorglan schoolboy Morris O’Shea Salazar, whose Mexican mother has family ties to Joachim El Chapo Guzman’s sons, the Sinaloa cell was uncovered by both the DEA and later during the Encrochat hack. Nicola talks with reporter Neill Feiririter whose special investigation into the Kerry Sinaloans was published this week. He talks about coke shipments, corrupted port workers and a slick drug machine run by a man who called Kerry his home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2024 · 32 min
Episode 487: Freddie Scappaticci and the Kenova report
Northern Ireland’s much anticipated Kenova Report is set to be released next month after confirmation that no prosecutions are to be pursued. The report centres around the activities of the notorious Freddie Scapattici, the British Army’s top agent in the north during the troubles. Nicola talks with Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about the incredible story of Stakeknife and the allegations that his handlers turned a blind eye to murder and torture by the infamous ‘nutting squad’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.