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Episodes
Crime WorldEpisode 653: 'Coolock Says No' don tricolours as they riot in Belfast alongside loyalists
Riots in Belfast, Dublin and across the UK and a sinister far-right element shrouded in tricolours and loyalist flags but who are the faces behind the violence…
Crime WorldEpisode 652: Peadar Keating extradition proceedings put on hold
Kinahan top brass Peadar Keating has had a stay put on his extradition proceedings to the UK to face trial on conspiracy charges as the courts consider whether…
Crime WorldEpisode 651: The murder of Valerie French
The husband of Valerie French has been convicted of her murder after he failed to prove he was not guilty by reason of insanity. James Kilroy had claimed he…
Crime WorldEpisode 650: Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh and Liam Byrne set to go on trial next month
The notorious squad of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh are set to go on trial with their boss next month as the Old Bailey prepares to hear a cunning gun plot that…
Crime WorldEpisode 649: Dr. Ann Burgess - A quest to decipher the criminal mind
She was the inspiration behind the character of Dr.Wendy in the hit Netflix show Mindhunter. Dr.Ann Burgess began her career in trauma nursing before she went…
Crime WorldEpisode 648: Nick Reynolds - Fugitive (Audiobook Extract)
In his new audio book Fugitive Nick Reynolds son of the mastermind of the Great Train robbery Bruce Reynolds delves into the psychology of staying on the run…
Crime WorldEpisode 647: Nick Reynolds - life as the son of a notorious fugitive
His has been a life less ordinary. Nick Reynolds; a musician with the band Alabama 3 who penned the famous Soprano’s theme, an artist known for his eerie death…
Crime WorldEpisode 646: How text messages linked Jay O'Connor to Kinahan revenge murder plot
Jay O'Connor's own text messages linking him to a revenge shooting and Kinahan Cartel murder plots were laid bare in court this week. The Veteran gangster was…
Crime WorldEpisode 645: The tragic murder of Mark Burke
The tragedy of homeless man Mark Burke whose dismembered remains were discovered in a recycling plant 10 year ago has been the subject of a fresh appeal for…
Crime WorldEpisode 644: Conor McGregor handed down suspended jail sentence
Conor McGregor has been handed down a 5-month suspended sentence and banned from driving for 2 years after being convicted of dangerous driving. The court…
Crime WorldEpisode 643: Five men jailed for murder of Thomas Dooley
5 men have been jailed for the murder of 43-year-old Thomas Dooley who died after being attacked with machetes and sword like weapons while he was attending a…
Crime WorldEpisode 642: Criminal associate of McCarthy-Dundon gang suspect in arson attack on home of prison officer
The home of a prison officer has been targeted by a crime gang in frightening arson attack in the early hours of the morning. The Prison Officers Association…
Crime WorldEpisode 641: The long-running CAB case against Jamie Dinnegan
A case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau against four couples has lifted the lid on the drugs business in rural Ireland. Jamie Dinnegan settled his…
Crime WorldEpisode 640: The ongoing investigation into the murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast
Raids conducted last week on homes linked to the Mr Big organisation and Barry Young’s Sligo grouping were carried out as part of the ongoing investigation…
Crime WorldEpisode 639: Waldron brothers targeted in massive seizure of drugs and cash
The drug dealing operation headed up by the Waldron brothers Christopher and David has been hit with a massive seizure of almost €10 million worth of drugs and…
Crime WorldEpisode 638: Nathan McDonnell may plead guilty on crystal meth charges
Meth case accused Nathan McDonnell may plead guilty to charges around the massive drug seizure in Kerry earlier this year. A court heard this week that the…
Crime WorldEpisode 637: The killer drug that's put the Irish prison system on high alert
Following the death of a 21-year-old Mountjoy inmate, a nationwide alert for Nitrazene has been sent across the prison service. A quantity of pills tested…
Crime WorldEpisode 636: Former UVF Terrorist Gormy McMullan set to wed Thai bride
A serial jailbird and notorious loyalist is set to marry a Thai bride 50 years his junior. Terrorist Gormy McMullan, 71, is accused of being the getaway driver…
Crime WorldEpisode 635: Associates of Barry Young's Organised Crime Group jailed
Associates of Barry Young have been jailed at Galway Circuit Court for their roles in his organised crime group. But how big was that grouping and just how…
Crime WorldEpisode 634: Raymond Shorten sentenced for rape of 7-year-old girl
Dublin Taxi driver Raymond Shorten is set to spend the next 11 years behind bars after he was handed down a sentence for raping and sexually assaulting a…
Crime WorldEpisode 633: The life and deaths of pathologist and social media star Nicole Angemi
She's a social media star who found fame by sharing grizzly medical pictures on Instagram. Nicole Angemi, known by her Instagram handle Mrs Angemi, is a…
Crime WorldEpisode 632: Tim Gilchrist Jnr and the Cessna that flew to Longford loaded with cocaine
A 56 year old whose Defence Counsel described as a ‘Walter Mitty’ character has been sent off to jail on an 11 year sentence after a court heard he flew 8…
Crime WorldEpisode 631: Gangsters moll Ciara Lynch jailed for money laundering linked to Robbie Lawlor murder
A gangsters moll is jailed for money laundering. A trail of suspicion leads all the way back to a murder in Belfast, and a complex web betrayal is spun around…
Crime WorldEpisode 630: Real IRA man Nathan Kinsella moved from Portlaoise prison over feud with Kinahan hitman
Former Real IRA member Nathan Kinsella was sent packing from Portlaoise prison after events from his past came back to haunt him and one Kinahan hitman…
Crime WorldEpisode 629: Nathan McDonnell and James Leen to face further charges in €33 million crystal meth haul
The two men charged in connection with the largest ever haul of crystal meth in the State have appeared before court where a total of seven new charges have…
Crime WorldEpisode 628: Coolock riot suspects brought before the courts
Riots in Coolock, multiple suspects before the courts and a swift political and policing promise that the full force of the State will be used against those…
Crime WorldEpisode 627: 8 men before Special Criminal Court in relation to killings of Tristan Sherry and Jason Hennessy Snr
Eight young men including three teenagers are now before the Special Criminal Court on charges surrounding the Christmas Eve murder of Jason Hennessy Snr…
Crime WorldEpisode 626: Aaron Brady’s capital murder appeal denied
Garda killer Aaron Brady has lost his appeal against his capital murder conviction after a court rejected all 50 grounds of complaint. Nicola speaks with Niall…
Crime WorldEpisode 625: Mob boss Whitney Hughes handed down prison sentence
She the daughter of murdered gang boss Mark ‘The Chicken’ Lovell who was gunned down in December 2022. Now 31 year old Whitney Hughes has been sent to jail…
Crime WorldEpisode 624: Super cartel snitch Raffaele Imperiale sentenced to 15 years in prison
European super witness Raffaele Imperiale has been jailed for 15 years in Italy handing over €2 million in Bitcoin and an island in Dubai he says is worth €60…
Crime WorldEpisode 623: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris launches high court case against Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has launched a High court legal action against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, his two co-defendants at last years trial and the…
Crime WorldEpisode 622: Jay O'Connor pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper
Gangland heavy Jay O’Connor is facing a jail sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper - man who was shot eight years ago. O’Connor…
Crime WorldEpisode 621: Rapist Raymond Shorten convicted of assaulting 7-year-old girl
Dublin Taxi driver Raymond Shorten, who was convicted of raping two women during the summer of 2022, has now also been convicted of raping a 7-year-old girl…
Crime WorldEpisode 620: Father of 15 claims property declared proceeds of crime was purchased with social welfare money
A father of 15 is before the High Court where the Criminal Assets Bureau say his home, costly renovations and other assets are the proceeds of crime. Dermot…
Crime WorldEpisode 619: The plot to attack and abduct Holly Willoughby
An Irishman who once stalked celebrities and posed on a dating site as an ordinary guy was exchanging sick messages with security guard Gavin Plumb as he…
Crime WorldEpisode 618: Bláthnaid Raleigh on her horrific experience and her passionate advocacy for victims and survivors
Bláthnaid Raleigh was just 21 when her life changed forever after a night out ended in a terrifying aggravated rape carried out by a young rugby player who she…
Crime WorldEpisode 617: Celebrity Criminals - the former gangsters finding fame online
A new genre of celebrity gangsters has emerged in recent years as criminals and killers take to the airwaves to tell their own stories often becoming Instagram…
Crime WorldEpisode 616: Dessie 'Border Fox' O'Hare released from prison following kidnap sentence
Border Fox Dessie O’Hare has walked free from Portlaoise Prison where he has served a six-year sentence for kidnap. But what next for the 67-year-old notorious…
Crime WorldEpisode 615: Gangster turned ‘Psychic Surgeon’ Gareth Quinn
A spiritual healer or a psychic spoofer? Has convicted criminal Gareth Quinn found his true calling or is he just on the make. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald…
Crime WorldEpisode 614: Raymond Shorten victims give impact statement at sentence hearing
50-year-old taxi driver Raymond Shorten who targeted vulnerable women on their way home at night will be sentenced later this month for rape. Today Shorten…
Crime WorldEpisode 613: Former FBI Counterintelligence agent Frank Figliuzzi on the making of a 'long-haul' serial killer
The former deputy head of counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi has spent his life tracking down spies and keeping some of America’s biggest secrets…
Crime WorldEpisode 612: Home of James 'Mago' Gately declared proceeds of crime
James ‘Mago’ Gately’s luxury Dublin home has been declared as ‘overwhelmingly’ the proceeds of crime in the High Court. Gately, described as a key figure of…
Crime WorldEpisode 611: The burglary gang behind viral high-speed Garda chase
A relation of infamous gang boss “Fat” Andy Connors has admitted leading Gardai on an hour-long pursuit that ended in a spectacular crash that went viral on…
Crime WorldEpisode 610: Suspected killer at centre of plot to smuggle drugs into prison
A Tayto bag tossed in a trash bin, a deft move by a murder suspect who believed he’d covered a camera and an insight into how contraband makes its way into our…
Crime WorldREPOST: The life and crimes of Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas
***This episode was originally broadcast in June 2022*** A survivor of the Cold War and of the notorious Russian Gulags, Imre Arakas was an international…
Crime WorldEpisode 609: Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas to face two murder trials
International hitman Imre Arakas is facing two murder trials in Lithuania and a court has heard that he is accused of killing of an MMA fighter as well as a…
Crime WorldEpisode 608: The CAB case against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes
A chop shop and a luxury boom boom bar formed the focus of a proceeds of crime case taken against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes. And now the father of seven…
Crime WorldEpisode 607: Inside the world's largest crime convention- Crime Con
Crime World Producer Clodagh Meaney has just returned from the world’s biggest criminal get-together in Nashville in the US where she found someone with a…
Crime WorldEpisode 606: The killing of Michael ‘Chino’ Ryan
A man who once went on a botched one million euro cash in transit robbery with slain mobster Eamon 'The Don' Dunne and the Bradley brothers Alan and Wayne has…
Crime WorldEpisode 605: The life and crimes of Nathan Kinsella
Real IRA man Nathan Kinsella told cops that he had a millionaire pal who gifted him hundreds of thousands of euro while he was on the dole and that he didn’t…
Crime WorldEpisode 604: Killer Yousef Palani hospitalises prison officer in brutal assault
Serial killer Yousef Palani has attacked a prison officer in Portlaoise jail and will now be controlled by controversial barrier handling while moving about…
Crime WorldEpisode 603: The crimes of Dublin taxi driver Raymond Shorten
Taxi driver Raymond Shorten is to be sentenced after his conviction for rape and anal rape of two women who he picked up while they were drunk and attacked…
Crime WorldEpisode 602: Raffaele Imperiale spills secrets of former associate El Rico to Dutch police
Supergrass Raffaele Imperiale has been speaking with Dutch police in relation to his former associate El Rico and what he claims are his links to a murderous…
Crime WorldEpisode 601: Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche
Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche has been jailed again notching up his 82nd conviction this time for an assault. He will rejoin his brothers Geoffrey…
Crime WorldEpisode 600: New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon arrested after failing explosives swab at Portlaoise prison
New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon found himself arrested by police over the border this week hours after he failed an explosives test when he went to visit…
Crime WorldEpisode 599: 3 women sentenced for their role in covering up murder of Katie Simpson
Three women who admitted helping evil Jonathan Cresswell cover up details around the death of showjumper Katie Simpson were handed down suspended prison…
Crime WorldEpisode 598: The deportation of sex offender Chico Makamda
A Congolese asylum seeker has been deported by the Garda National Immigration Bureau days after he walked free from another jail term. Chico Makamda was jailed…
Crime WorldEpisode 597: Families of Bloody Sunday victims angry at decision to keep Soldier F anonymous
The families of Bloody Sunday victims are angry that Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service has failed to challenge former paratrooper Soldier F’s…
Crime WorldEpisode 596: The tragic death of Jasmin Duddy
A heartbroken mum is taking her fight for tougher prison sentences for drug dealers to the government. Pauline Duddy’s 21-year-old daughter Jasmine died from a…
Crime WorldEpisode 595: 6 men sentenced for murder of crime journalist Peter R De Vries
A Dutch court has convicted and sentenced six men in connection with the murder of the well-known crime reporter and TV presenter Peter R De Vries. But…