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Nov 3, 2022 · 42 min
Episode 179: The Dingle Whiskey Movie Club - The Godfather I & II
WELCOME to the Dingle Whiskey Movie Club - a Crime World special where we will be discussing our favourite mobster movies with special guests.Each week for the next five, we will choose two movies from our own Top 10 to review, to rate and to remember.But we want your thoughts too - so go to our social media sites on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to vote for your favourites and be in with a chance to win tickets to a special live show and party.This week Nicola Tallant chats with Sunday World's Daragh Keany and Enda Bolger, as they cast their eyes over the Francis Ford Coppola Mafia masterpiece, The Godfather I & II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2022 · 33 min
Episode 178: The story of Darkey Kelly - Witch, devil worshipper or Ireland's first female serial killer?
Witch, devil worshipper and Ireland’s first serial killer are just some of the titles that have been bestowed on Darkey Kelly over the years. Born in the 1700s as Dorcus, she ran a brothel on Fishamble Street in Dublin’s city centre.And while not much is known about her life, the story went that she was burned at the stake for witchcraft after she sacrificed her baby to the devil in 1746.But in 2011, researchers debunked the theory when they discovered that the sex worker was actually publicly executed in 1761 for the murder of shoemaker Patrick Dowling on March 17th the year previously.However, a new theory began to emerge that she was a serial killer after a newspaper report suggested that five bodies were found beneath the floorboards of her former broth In 2022, PHD researcher Shannon Hughes Spence, who has an interest in women, witches and murder, took it upon herself to investigate whether or not Darkey was in fact a serial killer.Crime World's Clodagh Meaney chats with Shannon to discuss the King of Hell, public executions and the truth about the infamous murderer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 29, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 177: The Dingle Whiskey Movie Club - Pulp Fiction and The Departed
WELCOME to the Dingle Whiskey Movie Club - a Crime World special where we will be discussing our favourite mobster movies with special guests.Each week for the next five, we will choose two movies from our own Top 10 to review, to rate and to remember.But we want your thoughts too - so go to our social media sites on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to vote for your favourites and be in with a chance to win tickets to a special live show and party.This week Nicola Tallant chats with Crime World's Clodagh Meaney and comedian Emma Doran, as they cast their eyes over the Tarantino triumph, Pulp Fiction, and Martin Scorcese's The Departed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2022 · 23 min
Episode 176: The murder trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch - the undercover sting to recover the Regency weapons
Twenty-seven members of the Garda’s National Surveillance Unit had an operation in place on the day the State say Shane Rowan drove to Dublin to collect the AK47s used in the Regency Hotel attack.Now, the Special Criminal Court will rule on whether or not those officers who are called to give evidence in the trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch and his co-accused, Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy, can remain anonymous.Defence lawyers are objecting to the gardai being anonymised and the three judges of the non-jury court will rule on the application today.Hutch himself has not been identified in the CCTV, which shows four cars moving around an industrial estate near the northside shopping centre, but his brother Patsy Hutch snr is alleged to have been the driver of a Toyota Yaris car who shared coffee and a bun with Rowan in the early evening before he was caught.Rowan's car was stopped on March 9, 2016 outside Slane, Co Meath, with the guns in the boot and he would later plead guilty to weapons charges and to membership of the IRA.Today I’m reporting from the Regency Trial where a calm and collected Monk, charged with murder, has yet to take centre stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2022 · 25 min
Episode 175: The murder trial of Detective Garda Colm Horkan
A trial at the Central Criminal Court has been hearing evidence of events surrounding the death of a Detective Garda who was shot dead with his own weapon after responding to a call.Motorbike mechanic Stephen Silver has denied murdering Detective Colm Horkan, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.Nicola Tallant chats with courts reporter Eoin Reynolds about the trial and the evidence that has been heard before a jury that detail the events of that tragic night in Castlerea, Co Mayo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2022 · 40 min
Episode 174: How the Troubles hid a history of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and security forces
Suggestions of collusion between security forces and loyalist paramilitaries has long been denied when it comes to Northern Ireland’s Troubles, but it seems that the passage of time has a way of unearthing deeply-hidden secrets.Nicola Tallant talks with Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan about some of the historical murder cases which show concerning links to security forces.He recalls the Ulster major and his female sidekick who passed information to Protestant paramilitary killers who went on to target an innocent catholic man, about the elite commando who fed information to Johnny 'Mad Dog' Johnny Adair and about the violent 'C' Company and their belief they could ethnically cleanse Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2022 · 40 min
Episode 173: The murder trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch - The 'kill team' caught on camera
A few seconds of CCTV footage showing six men running towards what the State says was a getaway car sparked gasps from the gallery at the Special Criminal Court, where Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch stands trial for murder.The footage, captured at St Vincent's GAA club, was taken within 20 minutes of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel and shows what the prosecution will claim are the hit team as they make their escape from a burning van.Nicola Tallant talks with Niall Donald about the latest developments in the sensational trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022 · 38 min
Episode 172: The murder trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch - the movements of the gangland hit team
THE trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch for the murder of David Byrne has seen footage of Regency Hotel gunman Kevin 'Flat Cap' Murray enjoying a relaxed pint of Guinness the night before his image would cement his reputation in gangland history.Murray, who was critically ill at the time, has since died and was never brought to justice for his role in Byrne's murder.The Special Criminal Court saw Murray peruse a dinner menu and sitting at a hotel bar for a relaxed pint hours before the very foundations of the Irish underworld were shaken to its core.Here, Nicola Tallant chats with Niall Donald about a day in the trial of Hutch that revealed a lot about the plot to kill and what the State says are the movements of the hit team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022 · 31 min
Episode 171: George 'The Penguin' Mitchell, the underworld bagman and the mystery godfather of crime
Underworld banker Patrick Lawlor is beginning a jail term after a court heard he was caught with drug money belonging to a 'trans-global organisation'.The 56-year-old former builder claims he had fallen on hard times before he agreed to mind and move money linked to George 'The Penguin' Mitchell and his reclusive side kick Robbie Murphy.But his capture is a window into the secretive dealings of the Mitchell organisation, who have for decades remained one step ahead of the law.Today, Nicola Tallant talks with Niall Donald about The Penguin, the money man and Ireland's real Godfather of Crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2022 · 37 min
Episode 170: The dramatic opening to the murder trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch
GERRY 'The Monk' Hutch defiantly pleaded not guilty today as he stood accused of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in February 2016 - the killing that sparked Ireland's bloodiest gangland feud.The trial kicked-off shortly after 11am as the State put its case to the Special Criminal Court.According to the prosecution, Hutch told State Witness Jonathan Dowdall that he had been 'one of the team that shot David Byrne' when the pair met in a Dublin park in the days after the attack.The court also heard how 'The Monk' was 'particularly worked up and edgy' about a picture that had been published in the Sunday World.Hutch stands accused along with Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney, who both deny facilitating the murder by providing vehicles to the gang.Today, Nicola Tallant talks with Niall Donald about the opening day of the much-anticipated trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2022 · 25 min
Episode 169: The sentencing of Jonathan Dowdall for his role in the Regency Hotel murder
Jonathan Dowdall and his father Patrick were given two weeks to prepare for custodial sentences yesterday after a court heard they were to be handed over to Portlaoise Prison authorities by An Garda Siochana.Patrick will serve less than one year in prison after he was handed down a two-year term for his role in the Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne, while son Jonathan was given a four-year sentence.So how did Justice Tony Hunt decide on the length of sentences and what were the factors that influenced the decision of the Special Criminal Court? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2022 · 45 min
Episode 168: The undercover customs officer who infiltrated the world's most-feared drug cartels
The life of an undercover operative embedded deep in the world of drugs gangs and money launderers is far from ordinary. And it's rare we get an insight into the skills and personality traits required in such a high-risk situation.But, in his new book 'The Betrayer', elite undercover customs officer Guy Stanton tells author Peter Walsh just what it took to live under a mask while mixing with cartel bosses, drug lords and enforcers - and trapping them through their trust.Nicola Tallant chats with Walsh about the psychological tools needed to live as a 'deep fake', about the lengths the operatives go to to create a 'legend' and about some of the greatest achievements of ordinary people who take extraordinary risks to fight crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2022 · 58 min
Episode 167: The secrets behind Ireland’s witness protection programme
THE secretive Witness Protection Programme has been thrust into the spotlight with the decision of Jonathan Dowdall to turn State witness against his former neighbour and friend Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.But what is the Programme and when did it start? Is it a golden ticket out of trouble or a poison chalice for those who sign up?Nicola Tallant chats with Maynooth University lecturer Aaron Harte Hughes, who is undertaking a PhD in the Irish Witness Security Programme. He tells of the lack of legislation around the programme, about the European recommendations being ignored by Ireland and about the difficulties its set-up poses to judges, witnesses and the accused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2022 · 30 min
Episode 166: Just what evidence will Jonathan Dowdall reveal in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch?
The trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch looks set to go ahead next week despite new witness statements and the dramatic turn around of his former co- accused Jonathan Dowdall.The Special Criminal Court has been told that the trial is ‘all systems go’ to start and that Hutch is anxious to proceed in his not guilty plea to the murder of David Byrne.But do documents leaked on social media purporting to relate to Dowdall’s statements give an indication of where this trial might go.Today I’m talking to Sunday World Deputy Editor Niall Donald about the on-going developments in the biggest trial of recent times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2022 · 41 min
Episode 165: The daylight murder of Belfast drug lord Sean Fox
It took two gunmen just 21 seconds to murder drug dealer Sean Fox in a packed Belfast bar in an assassination which was meticulously planned, calm and ruthless.Captured on CCTV before and after the Sunday afternoon killing, the assassins wore distinctive clothes and escaped on foot, disappearing into a Belfast housing estate without trace.So what does the murder tell us about the killers and why was Sean Fox, a member of the so-called 'Marbella Crew', targeted?Nicola Tallant chats with Belfast Telegraph journalist Allison Morris about the shocking daylight shooting, Fox’s links to murdered drug dealer Jim 'JD' Donegan and about an assassin on a mission to rid Belfast of crime kingpins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2022 · 22 min
Episode 164: The Spanish trial of veteran mobster John Gilligan
IRISH gangster John Gilligan managed a smile for the cameras this week after appearing in a Spanish Court on drug charges.The trial of the 70-year-old mobster was put back until next April after his son Darren failed to show up in court, while Gilligan himself had failed to reach agreement on the sentence he will accept from State Prosecutors.Journalist Gerard Couzens was in court to witness the antics of the ageing criminal and his co-accused, which include his girlfriend Sharon Oliver and his long-term associate ‘Fat’ Tony Armstrong.He tells Nicola Tallant how Gilligan choreographed his court outing to look confident and carefree despite facing a possible lengthy jail term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2022 · 34 min
Episode 163: The Liverpool gang wars and the killing of tragic 9-year-old school girl Olivia Pratt-Korbel
The killing of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool on August 22 has left Merseyside's underworld reeling from a major crackdown on organised crime.The little girl, who was shot when her mother opened the door of their home after hearing commotion outside, will forever be remembered as the ultimate innocent victim of gangland crime.This week, Thomas Cashman was charged with her murder and a second man, Paul Russell, was brought before the courts for assisting an offender.But police have said their investigation is on-going and they are committed to finding anyone involved in the murder, while a record £200,000 reward has been put up for information.Nicola Tallant chats with Liverpool Echo Crime Reporter Jonathan Humphries, who discusses 'Operation Miller', the policing tsunami that has followed Olivia’s murder and the hundreds of criminals caught up in the searches, raids and seizures. He describes the history of Liverpool’s links to organised crime, its position as the UK’s most important city for drugs and weapons importation and the widespread grief and disbelief of its citizens for a lost child. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2022 · 29 min
Episode 162: The jailing of ex-garda John 'Spud' Murphy and his suspected links to the Hutch gang
A former Garda Superintendent has been jailed for six-and-a-half years after he was caught with more than €250,000 worth of cannabis.But the investigation into John ‘Spud’ Murphy began because of his suspected links to the Hutch Organised crime group and the passing of information to them.Before his arrest in Spain, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch became aware of a European Arrest Warrant issued for him thanks to an anonymous Twitter site.And now the same social media channels are under investigation because of threats to State Witness Jonathan Dowdall and members of the Garda team working on the Regency probe.So what’s been going on behind the scenes? Nicola Tallant chats with Niall Donald about the jailing of one of Ireland’s most decorated former officers and the social media campaign against Dowdall and his family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2022 · 54 min
Episode 161: The dramatic new evidence that halted the murder trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch
The trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel has been put back for a few weeks after dramatic developments in the Special Criminal Court.Hutch stepped into the dock hours after the court heard his neighbour and lifelong family friend Jonathan Dowdall had turned State witness against him.During his sentence hearing for the lesser charge of facilitating the Regency attack, evidence was heard how Dowdall is entering the Witness Protection Programme and has given a lengthy statement to gardai.Nicola Tallant chats with Sunday World deputy, Niall Donald, and Crime World producer, Ian Maleney, about an extraordinary day in Dublin's Special Criminal Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2022 · 45 min
Episode 160: The day I came face to face with a killer
Trainee journalists often have to find their feet in a dog-eat-dog world, where you are only as good as your last byline.And many of those who have been landed onto the crime beat have literally had to learn on their feet in the most bizarre circumstances.Sunday World features and motoring editor Daragh Keany is nowadays more at home in a top-of-the-range Mercedes or flying first class to an exotic destination - but it wasn’t always like that.Nicola Tallant chats with Daragh, who recalls his experiences as a young wet-behind-the-years crime reporter and about the day he came face to face with a killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.