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Crime World
Hit podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld - now with further in-depth investigations and exclusive insights at our new website crimeworld.com.
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Episodes
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Episode 1124: Double Cross - Old Friends
Robbie Lawlor's time in Belfast is short. In the aftermath of his death, who is in the frame for his murder? This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie…
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Episode 1123: Manhunt - The Night Stalker (extract)
Delroy Grant was one of Britain’s most wanted men – a shocking sex predator known as the Night Stalker. He had been at large for a seventeen-year reign of…
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Episode 1122: Double Cross - North of the Border
After the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, Robbie Lawlor heads to Belfast and a whole new world of trouble. This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie…
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Episode 1121: The Yank - My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRA (extract)
In April 1975, a young Irish-American from Long Island headed on a mission to enlist in an elite unit of the US Marine Corps. His goal: to receive the most…
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Episode 1120: Double Cross - Just A Kid
Robbie Lawlor's response to the taunting of the teenagers who stole his gym bag could not have been predicted — the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods shocked the…
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Episode 1119: Stakeknife's Dirty War (extract)
The Troubles’ most notorious and sinister figure Freddie Scappaticci was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of a British infiltration system designed to cause mayhem and…
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Episode 1118: Double Cross - Chopper
Robbie Lawlor's involvement in the burgeoning Drogheda feud sparks fear amongst the gardaí, while his erratic and violent behaviour terrifies those close to…
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Episode 1117: Kincora - Britain's Shame (extract)
Journalist Chris Moore spent his career digging into the details of a story he first came across as a young BBC journalist in the 1980s. This is an extract…
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Episode 1116: Double Cross - Loose Cannon
How did Robbie Lawlor earn his fearsome reputation as a cold-blooded killer? Nicola looks at his early crimes and the ruthless murders that made his name. This…
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Episode 1115: Justice For My Father (extract)
Austin Stack was just 14 when his dad was shot and left with horrific life altering injuries at the hands of an IRA assassin. He survived for 18 months before…
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Episode 1114: Double Cross - Etna Drive
When Robbie Lawlor was murdered outside a house in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in April 2020, reporters were left with more questions than answers. What was…
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Episode 1113: The Ice House Murder - The Killing of Irene White (extract)
The murder of a young mum during a bloody stabbing at her home in Co Louth. A mystery deepens as the months become years and nobody is caught for Irene White’s…
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Episode 1112: The secret life of Larry Murphy
A forensic scientist and an investigative journalist today call for a search of an underground cave near suspected serial killer Larry Murphy’s old hunting…
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Episode 1111: Jonathan Dowdall's life after prison and DJ Carey's Croke Park dodge
DJ Carey’s absence at Croke Park, Jonathan Dowdall’s imminent release, and the gangster who has opened a mafia-themed restaurant. Join Nicola, Niall, and…
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Episode 1110: Ex-soldier gets 15 years in Spanish prison for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward
Former soldier Keith Byrne has been jailed in Spain for 15 years for the murder of his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a resort in Salou two years ago. Byrne tried…
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Episode 1109: Father of alleged gang boss earns thousands housing Ukrainian refugees
The father of the alleged gang boss Jonathan Gill has been earning thousands housing Ukrainian refugees. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about John Gill Snr…
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Episode 1108: Money laundering and mega mansions: How Limerick gangs are spending their cash
A Limerick gang member has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges at the Special Criminal Court, which heard he had spent €100k doing up his Limerick home…
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Episode 1107: Q&A - The Monk and the General's rivalry and an exciting live show update
The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and…
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Episode 1106: Q&A - Exposing the Kinahans' Dubai hideout and the history of the notorious Westies gang
The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and…
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Episode 1105: Mark McCourt's failed plan to smuggle firearms over the border
A weapons stash leads gardaí to unravel a gangland supplier of dangerous firearms. A 34-year-old man pleads guilty to his role in the enterprise. Nicola speaks…
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Episode 1104: The effect of gangland war on Brian Rattigan's ex Natasha McEnroe
She was a gangsters moll who faced a crises when she tried to break up with her boyfriend, the notorious Brian Rattigan. But years on Natasha McEnroe has…
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Episode 1103: Slane Castle killer Michael Hodgins and his 36-year long criminal career
Michael Hodgins became one of Ireland’s most notorious teenage criminals when he gunned down an innocent groundskeeper at Slane Castle in 1989. But 36 years…
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Episode 1102: The life and crimes of Scottish coke boss Mark Richardson
He is one of Scotland’s most notorious criminals who remains a powerful force in the underworld despite serving time behind bars. So who is Mark Richardson and…
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Episode 1101: Conor McGregor's antics, Liam Byrne becomes a grandad, and Tom Niland manslaughter trial
Conor McGregor is facing another civil sex assault trial in the US after papers were served to his legal team. Nicola, Eimear and Niall talk McGregor, a…
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Episode 1100: Garda jailed for savage attack on ex-partner was 'disciplined' during Raonaid Murray murder probe
A garda jailed for a savage attack on his ex-partner was once disciplined during the Raonaid Murray murder probe. Ian Gillen was sentenced to 20 months for…
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Episode 1099: Uncle admits causing niece's death by driving into gates weeks after she gave birth
A man has admitted causing the death of his 21-year-old niece just three weeks after she gave birth to a baby boy. Danny O’Donoghue drove into a set of metal…
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Episode 1098: Kinahan Cartel smuggling network exposed in undercover sting operation
A DEA undercover agent infiltrates a global drug cartel plotting to flood Australia with fentanyl. A Canadian fixer for some of the world’s most influential…
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Episode 1097: Woman arrested 16 years after Steven O'Meara shot and buried alive over drugs debt
A woman is arrested by officers probing the assassination of Wicklow man Steven O’Meara, who was shot and buried in a shallow grave more than ten years ago…
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Episode 1096: IPAS centre businessman named in CAB case against feuding gang leaders
A businessman whose company was paid €10m to house asylum seekers was named in a CAB case brought against members of a feuding crime gang. Ben O’Brien was…
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Episode 1095: Q&A - Reigniting the Hutch/Kinahan feud and Mr Flashy prison update
Is Daniel Kinahan an informer, what does Sean McGovern look like since his return from Dubai, and do criminals play poker? In part two of our listeners'…
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Episode 1094: Q&A - Killer Brian Meehan's big prison day out and the mushroom murder trial
Brian Meehan enjoys days out as he gears up for release from prison. So, has the Veronica Guerin killer served his time and should he be entitled to his…
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Episode 1093: Who are Stephen, Danny, and Sandra Vaughan?
The controversial brother-in-law of ex-MTK Global chief Sandra Vaughan has died of a heart attack. Stephen Vaughan Sr, who was the first person to fail the…
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Episode 1092: Hezbollah and Kinahans funded €157 million cocaine ship
Terror group Hezbollah had invested funds and personnel along with the Kinahan Cartel in the scuppered shipment of cocaine by the MV Matthew. Nicola speaks…
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Episode 1091: John George murder fallout, Steven Gerrard's grandchild & Crime World's film debut
A cold case murder anniversary sparks calls for help in solving the case of mum-of-two Antoinette Smith, a manslaughter trial hears evidence around the death…
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Episode 1090: What happens when CAB seize your assets under its new rules?
A radical overhaul of legislation to make the Criminal Assets Bureau more efficient in its work is on the agenda for Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan, he says…
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Episode 1089: 'The Family' drug mob head to Ibiza
Members of Ireland’s top drug gang jetted off to Ibiza for a stag holiday amid an ongoing investigation into their business. Months after gardaí arrested the…
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Episode 1088: Deadly alliance in Sinaloa Cartel threatens flood of fentanyl to Europe
A rift in the powerful Sinaloa Cartel brings bloody war to the streets of Mexico - sucking the financial resources of the rival sides. Now, a crackdown by the…
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Episode 1087: Costa del Crime: Irish nationals arrested in major cocaine crackdown
Four Irish arrested on the Costa Blanca with cocaine and cannabis as gardaí cooperate in the takedown of a separate Lithuanian drug mob with ties to Ireland…
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Episode 1086: How Christy Kinahan's posh protégé Sam O'Sullivan used dirty money to send kids to Swiss school
Christy Kinahan’s posh boy protégé jetted around the world to boxing fights and sent his daughters to a finishing school in Switzerland, a court has heard…
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Episode 1085: Father-of-two stabbed to death in Dublin gang feud
A 34-year-old football club captain and father was stabbed to death as a feud in Dublin spilled into the home of the innocent man. Gangs in west Dublin feuding…
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Episode 1084: The lavish lifestyle of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh
The extravagant lifestyle of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his sidekick Gary Vickery are expected to be unveiled when their proceeds of crime cases finally are…
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Episode 1083: George Gibney arrested in US on charges related to historic sex abuse in Ireland
Former Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has appeared in a US court after being dramatically arrested over historic sex abuse charges. His arrest comes…
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Episode 1082: What was Sean 'Diddy' Combs found guilty of and what happens next?
The case against Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs lies in dust for New York State after the famous rapper beat the most serious charges of racketeering and will now be…
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Episode 1081: Hundreds attend funeral of Scottish mobsters shot dead in Fuengirola
The funerals of murdered gangland heavies Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr took place in Scotland yesterday as police doubled down on their insistence that…
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Episode 1080: Eight men jailed for roles in €157M cocaine bust on MV Matthew
Eight men who attempted to land Kinahan cocaine into Ireland were jailed today for 129 years after the Special Criminal Court heard the fascinating details of…
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Episode 1079: What was Ian Bailey really like?
He was the self-professed chief suspect in the murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier and the subject of a fascinating film, Murder at the Cottage…
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Episode 1078: Costa Del Sol double murder - Why were Scottish gangsters shot dead in Irish bar?
The bodies of murdered Scottish gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr are to be repatriated by Spanish police almost a month after the duo were shot dead…
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Episode 1077: Could Conor McGregor face prison time over perjury allegations?
The Director of Public Prosecutions is set to consider if any criminal offences have been committed amidst the production and then withdrawal of new witnesses…
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Episode 1076: Garda impersonated colleague on fetish site to invite strangers to rape and kill her
A former garda impersonated a female colleague on an online fetish site, inviting men to come to her home and rape her. Shane Flanagan, with an address in…
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Episode 1075: Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey's fake cancer scams
Hurling legend DJ Carey has admitted in court for the first time today to pretending to have cancer to defraud people out of money. The five time All-Ireland…
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Episode 1074: Why did Conor McGregor drop 'fresh evidence' from Nikita Hand rape appeal?
Sensational developments in Conor McGregor’s appeal case against a guilty verdict made by a Civil Court that he raped Nikita Hand. Alleged new witnesses with…
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Episode 1073: Conor McGregor withdraws claim that Nikita Hand was beaten by ex in rape trial appeal
Lawyers for Conor McGregor have dramatically withdrawn a bid to introduce new evidence in the civil rape appeal. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the…
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Episode 1072: David Lawler out on day release almost 30 years after brutal murder of Marilyn Rynn
Killer David Lawler has been enjoying day release almost 30 years since he raped and murder victim Marilyn Rynn as she walked home from her Christmas office…
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Episode 1071: Solicitor Herbie Kilcline behind bars over property fraud
Solicitor Herbert Kilcline has told a court that he worked with Gardai as a human intelligence source as he was jailed for property fraud. The colourful lawyer…
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Episode 1070: Conor McGregor’s Ibiza crew of stars and gangsters
Conor McGregor has been partying in the sun with friends from the world of celebrity and those better known for their links to organised crime. Nicola speaks…
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Episode 1069: A fatal stabbing in Dublin, charges brought over Mircea Rostas' death & a posh-boy Kinahan gangster
A teenager has been identified by gardai as the chief suspect for the fatal stabbing of James ‘Jake’ Barney. Painter Jake died after being knifed multiple…
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Episode 1068: Mistrial in Boston for Dublin Firefighter Terence Crosbie
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie could face being locked up in a Boston Prison until next October when a second trial could get underway. The father of two…
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Episode 1067: Partner of Limerick gangster Kieran Keane jnr makes legal bid to stay in family home
The partner of Limerick gangster Kieran Keane Jnr is to fight the Criminal Assets Bureau in a bid to stay in her family home. Three properties, three cars and…
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Episode 1066: A 20 year feud of Scotland’s warring crime families (Part 2)
A double murder at an Irish bar on the Costa Del Sol as Scotland’s warring crime families up the ante in a long running feud. But how did the dispute between…
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Episode 1065: Five to stand trial at special criminal court over alleged torture linked to Hennessy home
Five men who are accused of waterboarding and branding a man with a cattle rod have been sent forward for trial at the Special Criminal Court. Three sons of…