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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 713: The killing of Martin Salinger in Cloverhill prison
Gardai are investigating the murder of an inmate at Cloverhill Prison last weekend after horse and carriage driver Martin Salinger was stabbed to death with a…
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Episode 712: Teen pleads guilty to gun offence in killing of Tristian Sherry
An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry who was killed after he shot a man on Christmas Eve last in a crowded…
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Episode 711: Q&A - What if Regency hit on Daniel Kinahan was successful? Plus rivals, tracking mobsters, and crime memorabilia
The whereabouts of the illusive criminal John ‘The Colonel’ Cunningham, the rivalries between crime journalists and the peculiar collection of curiosities in…
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Episode 710: Gangster and TikTok star Sam Walker's brush with the Gardai
Liverpool gangster Sam Walker became a Tik Tok star after clocking up more than 140 convictions for crime but now he’s visiting Dublin where he claims he has…
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Episode 709: Michael McMonagle and Sinn Fein's political scandal
A Sinn Fein press officer under investigation for child sex offences, job references written for a new job in a charity despite the police probe, and a…
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Episode 708: Two women charged with money laundering over gold bullion worth €1.4 million
Two women have been charged with money laundering offences involving gold bullion and cash. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the incredible pictures of the…
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Episode 707: The rise and fall of Sean Quinn
Criminal investigations around corporate sabotage on companies once owned by Sean Quinn are five years underway with no sign that anyone will be charged in…
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Episode 706: The inquest into the death of Jason Hennessy Snr
An inquest held this week in to the death of Jason Hennessy Snr at Browns Steakhouse on Christmas Eve this year heard he was identified by his daughter and…
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Episode 705: Ghost hack latest - €5.8m in cryptocurrency seized from creator of encrypted network
The man who police believe created the encrypted 'Ghost' network taken down in a recent global action by law enforcement, and one which has ensnared members of…
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Episode 704: David Waldron - Mansion seized by CAB sells at auction
Drug dealer David Waldron’s country mansion has sold at auction for more than 500,000 euro with one lucky buyer landing a bargain. Nicola speaks to Niall…
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Episode 703: Dunlough Bay drug smuggler Martin Wanden released from prison
He’s served almost two decades behind bars but this week criminal Martin Wanden who was plucked from the seas of Dunlough Bay 17 years ago clinging to bales of…
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Episode 702: Eighth man arrested in connection with alleged imprisonment and torture of woman
Eight men are now in custody facing charges relating to the alleged abduction and torture of a woman in Dublin who remains in hospital after what she told…
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Episode 701: Crime World Book Club - Criminologist Trina O'Connor on You Might Go To Prison Even Though You're Innocent
In episode four of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh Meaney is joined by Criminologist Trina O'Connor. They discuss her favourite true crime book 'You Might…
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Episode 700: How drones are being used to drop drugs into Ireland's prisons
High-end drones have become the vehicle of choice for smugglers bringing drugs into Ireland's prisons. Tech-savvy dealers are using drones to burn holes in the…
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Episode 699: Outrage as Kyle Hayes nominated for 'Hurler of the Year'
The nomination of Kyle Hayes for hurler of the year after two high-profile court cases has sparked a million social media comments. Limerick hurler Hayes was…
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Episode 698: Gang linked to heroin dealer Greg Lynch targeted by investigators following Ghost hack
A gang linked to convicted heroin dealer Greg Lynch have emerged as a target for Gardai investigating the hacked encrypted phone network, Ghost. Lynch was once…
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Episode 697: Parental Abduction - Mandy Kelly’s fight to get her sons back from Egypt
Irish mum Mandy Kelly hasn’t seen her young children in nearly three years since they were abducted by their Egyptian father during a family holiday. Today the…
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Episode 696: Crime World Book Club - Janet Grogan on I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara
In episode three of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh is joined by singer Janet Grogan who you will know from the X Factor, Last Singer Standing and Euro…
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Episode 695: Mother of Morris O’Shea Salazar loses drug trafficking conviction appeal
The mother and uncle of Kerry Sinaloa Cartel man Morris O’Shea Salazar have lost appeals against their drug trafficking convictions in Chile where they are…
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Episode 694: The Kinahan lieutenants who sold EncroChat phones to French gangs
A secretive Kinahan lieutenant is linked to the French underworld in an investigation probing who sold the doomed Encrochat phones to criminals. Nicola speaks…
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Episode 693: The death of accused killer Keith Lee
The inquest into the death of murder accused Keith Lee has heard that he died by suicide in a cell in Mountjoy Jail as he faced charges for killing his wife…
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Episode 692: Crooked cop John 'Spud' Murphy's move to open prison
Former Superintendent John ‘Spud’ Murphy has been moved to the open prison Shelton Abbey where he will now have to mix with killers and rapists for the first…
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Episode 691: Liam Byrne and Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh's last minute guilty pleas
Kinahan Cartel leader Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne made a shock U-turn earlier today when they changed their plea to guilty in…
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Episode 690: Four Irish organised crime groups compromised in Ghost hack
Seizures of €16 million of drugs, 11 high-value targets arrested and four organised crime groups targeted after an encrypted phone network called Ghost is…
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Episode 689: Europol and Gardai set to announce latest encrypted phone network hack
Drug raids across Ireland target the organised crime group known as The Family. Almost €7 million worth of cocaine is seized and 100 Gardaí are part of the…
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Episode 688: Crime World Book Club - The Troubles podcast host Oisin Feeney on 'Killing Thatcher' by Rory Carroll
In episode two of the Crime World Book Club, Clodagh is joined by Oisin Feeney, host of The Troubles Podcast. They discuss 'Killing Thatcher' by Rory Carroll…
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Episode 687: Jonathan Creswell’s past of abusing women as another victim comes forward
A woman reported killer Johnny Creswell to the PSNI in 2016, four years before he murdered Katie Simpson, after he had exposed himself to her at a horseyard in…
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Episode 686: Crime World Q&A - Daniel Kinahan's social media, the Gilligans and a journalist's sources
How do crime journalists talk to sources? And why are they given information and by who? Those are amongst the questions we tackle today in a Crime World…
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Episode 685: Arlene Arkinson - Search underway in Donegal for remains of missing teenager
Searches are being conducted in Donegal for the body of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson who went missing in the company of notorious rapist and child killer…
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Episode 684: Hitman Imre Arakas apologises as he admits to gangland murder
Hitman Imre Arakas who was caught in Ireland on a Kinahan contract to kill has admitted a gangland murder in Lithuania and said he was sorry - that it was the…
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Episode 683: Hells Angel and Kinahan ally Angelo Pandeli deported from Dubai
An ally of Daniel Kinahan, who has been described as Australia's biggest cocaine trafficker, has been unceremoniously booted out of Dubai. Hells Angels boss…
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Episode 682: The life and crimes of James 'Jaws' Byrne
The funeral of James ‘Jaws’ Byrne is due to take place tomorrow as the veteran criminal is laid to rest but what legacy has he left and where is the once…
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Episode 681: Scissor Sisters killer Charlotte Mulhall gets day release ahead of possible parole
Killer Charlotte Mulhall who murdered and dismembered her mother’s lover has served 18 years behind bars but is now enjoying days out in the run-up to her…
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Episode 680: Crime World Book Club - Author Courtney Smyth on Angela Gallop's 'When The Dogs Don't Bark'
In the first episode of our Book Club, host Clodagh Meaney is joined by author of 'The Undetectables' series Courtney Smyth to discuss their favourite true…
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Episode 679: Alleged fraudsters Oliver and Kathleen Boswell deported back to Ireland
A couple convicted in the UK but on the run for years appeared in the Extradition Court in Dublin recently after they were nabbed in New York. So who are the…
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Episode 678: Scottish crime boss Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson to spend life behind bars following Encrochat bust
A Scottish crime boss looks set to spend the rest of his days behind bars after pleading guilty to a £76 million cocaine shipment - which he’d boasted would be…
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Episode 677: FBI investigates so-called Irish 'Travelling Conmen Fraud Group'
The Irish Traveller Conmen Fraud Group is the name the FBI has given to a gang of Irish men running scams across the United States. Niall speaks to Eamon…
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Episode 676: Chris Hansen on his career as the world's most famous predator hunter
He’s the investigative journalist who has exposed over 400 online predators. Chris Hansen has spent his career on the front lines of crime, hosting a myriad of…
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Episode 675: Rapist Francis Condra leaves prison and changes name to Hasan Selim
A rapist just recently released from an Irish jail has changed his name, religion and image and moved to live in London where nobody knows anything about his…
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Episode 674: Two teenagers charged in relation to murder of Tristan Sherry ask to be tried as minors
A legal challenge by two teenagers charged in relation to the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry centered around their age and status as minors highlights the…
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Episode 673: Edin Gacanin and his business partnership with the Kinahan OCG
Almost a year since the dramatic US sanctions of the Kinahan Organisation and it’s leadership Bosnian mob boss Edin Gacinin has been named alongside the Irish…
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Episode 672: Crime World Q&A - Who is Mr Big? Regency conspiracy theories and gangsters behind the mics
Criminals behind the mics, gangland nicknames and even a conspiracy theory around a secret pact between Jonathan Dowdall and Gerry The Monk Hutch. Today we are…
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Episode 671: The murder of Una Lynskey and the Garda heavy gang
A girl snatched from a quiet country laneway only to turn up dead, a community shattered by false allegations and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down six…
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Episode 670: Graham 'The Wig' Whelan is VIP guest at McGregor wedding
Kinahan Cartel drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was at the top table at Conor McGregor’s sister's wedding when she said ‘I do’ at her million euro nuptials…
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Episode 669: Liam 'Bop' Roe's role in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group
Kinahan Cartel member Liam ‘Bop’ Roe passed away in hospital this week after a short illness. And as friends and family prepare for his funeral, Nicola speaks…
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Episode 668: Daniel Kinahan’s wife Caoimhe Robinson targeted in hunt to recoup €10 million in damages
A US lawyer has vowed to pursue Daniel Kinahan and his wife Caoimhe Robinson to Dubai to replenish money awarded to his client in a court of law. Former Marine…
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Episode 667: Criminal Gavin Sheehan declares 'war' following attack on his home
A violent gunman warns ‘now it’s war’ after a feud in Cork sees armed thugs attack his home and rivals take to social media to threaten and taunt one another…
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Episode 666: Man enslaved and held captive by infamous traveller gang given compensation
Modern day slavery and the case of Victim A - a vulnerable man held captive for 26 years and forced to work for free and live in squalor. Now a compensation…
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Episode 665: Lennox Rodgers - Breaking Better (Audio Extract)
Lennox Rodgers had been to court five times by his 11th birthday and groomed into becoming a pimp by his 14th. He spent half his life in London's murky…
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Episode 664: Details of Jeffrey Mitchell's death revealed at inquest
Notorious drug dealer Jeffrey Mitchell who once amassed a fortune importing heroin into Ireland died from a cocktail of drugs in a homeless hostel in Dublin…
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Episode 663: Former home of Jonathan Dowdall sold as he plans for life after prison
The home of State Witness Jonathan Dowdall has sold for almost €800,000 as he prepares to finish his prison sentence and start a new life abroad. But what does…
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Episode 662: Inside the fake online life of killer Edward Johnston
Killer Edward Johnston shot dead in Malta after a standoff with police had been projecting himself as a self-help guru living the dream life. Videos he has…
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Episode 661: Why do women strike up relationships with killers behind bars?
Killer Graham Dwyer has a new female friend who is writing to him in prison and who told journalist Ali Bracken that she simply wants his side of the story…
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Episode 660: The murder of Fat Andy Connors
Mob boss Fat Andy Connors will be 10 years dead this month but has his murder investigation gone cold. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the life and death…
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Episode 659: The murder of Nicolette Ghirxi, Irish man arrested in Peru, and Portlaoise Prison overdoses
An Irishman gunned down in Malta after he is suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death emerges as a stalker and a fantasist claiming to be a millionaire…
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Episode 658: Edward 'Eds' McCarthy being eyed up by National Crime Agency
Limerick criminal Eds McCarthy joined forces with Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh some years ago joining him in Birmingham and cementing his position as a new…
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Episode 657: How did deadly drugs make their way into the hands of Portlaoise Prisoners before mass overdose?
A mass overdose in Portlaoise Prison as three remain in intensive care. An investigation focuses on how the deadly consignment made its way through the most…
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Episode 656: The questions that remain about the PSNI four years on from Katie Simpson's murder
It’s four years since tragic 21 year old showjumper Katie Simpson was laid to rest in her native Tynan in County Armagh - a day when her killer Jonathan…
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Episode 655: The boy who became a serial killer’s apprentice
Forensic psychology professor Katherine Ramsland has penned more than 70 books on crime, forensic science and criminal justice. Her latest work, The Serial…
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Episode 654: The Godfather of British Crime by Freddie Foreman (Audio Extract)
To Britain's criminal underworld, Freddie Foreman is the Godfather. Held responsible for the gangland killings of Ginger Marks and Frank 'The Mad Axeman'…