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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 430: The plot to kill James ‘Nellie’ Walsh
A convicted drug dealer has been arrested by gardai in Portlaoise Prison in connection with a plot to murder gangland target James ‘Nellie’ Walsh. Other…
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Episode 429: Cocaine and Combat - How Hamas backers Hezbollah are funded by drug money
The eyes of the world have been on the terrorist organisation Hezbollah and what they might do as Israel pound Gaza on a mission to destroy Hamas. But who are…
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Episode 428: The gangland murder of Brandon Ledwidge
Murdered Brandon Ledwidge who was shot dead in Finglas, Dublin last Saturday night, was due in court today on drug possession and intent to sell charges…
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Episode 427: Criminals turned debt-collectors Martin 'The Viper' Foley and Jonathan Gill
CAB target Jonathan Gill and veteran criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley have been photographed together on a debt collection mission which throws into the…
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Episode 426: Whitney Hughes - the drug dealers daughter heading up an OCG in Newry
The PSNI has told a court that the daughter of a drug dealer shot dead last year is the “head of an organised crime group”. Mark ‘The Chicken’ Lovell was…
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Episode 425: How the lavish lifestyles of gangsters molls are being used as evidence to put them behind bars
A mother was jailed for money laundering offences and told by a court she could not use her children as a shield from the consequences of her criminality…
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Episode 424: Ashling Murphy's family give harrowing victim impact statements
Jozef Puska heard directly today from Ashling Murphy's loved-ones about the devastating impact his crimes have had on their lives. Ashling's boyfriend, her…
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Episode 423: The life and crimes of CAB targets David and Christopher Waldron
A judgement is expected in the coming months in a case between the Criminal Assets Bureau and David Waldron - once a top associate of Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne…
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Episode 422: Jozef Puska - What was his motive to kill?
Jozef Puska is due to be sentenced on Friday for the murder of Ashling Murphy. In the week since he was found guilty for the brutal killing, many tales about…
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Episode 421: The kidnapping of Don Tidey
The kidnap of top supermarket executive Don Tidey and the nationwide manhunt that followed ended 23 days later during a chaotic rescue in a Leitrim wood when a…
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Episode 420: Six Silent Killings - Larry Murphy and Ireland's Vanishing Triangle
A new documentary about Ireland’s vanishing triangle which is streaming on Sky focuses on the missing women linked to the sinister Larry Murphy and how he…
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Episode 419: The policing problems faced by new PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher
New PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boucher is an old school detective who cut his teeth with the feared flying squad at the Met Police, who was refused the top job…
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Episode 418: IRA member Nathan Kinsella, the mansion in Tasaggart and his ties to Jim Mansfield Jnr
Convicted Real IRA member Nathan Kinsella has pleaded guilty to tax charges while his partner Jennifer Dunne had money laundering and tax charges dropped…
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Episode 417: Tom and Molly Martens sentenced for the voluntary manslaughter of Limerick dad Jason Corbett
The sentencing of Tom and Molly Martens in a North Carolina Court for the manslaughter of Limerick dad Jason Corbett brings some closure to the terrible events…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The last living boss of the old-school Russian mob in America
***First published September 2022*** He is New York’s most notorious Russian mobster, who made and lost a fortune from heroin trafficking, tax fraud and…
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Episode 416: 'Evil' Jozef Puska found guilty of murdering Ashling Murphy
Jozef Puska has been found guilty of murdering Ashling Murphy in January 2022. A jury of 3 women and nine men spent just over 2hours and 20 minutes…
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Episode 415: George ‘The Penguin’ Mitchell and the underground 'Cyberbunker'
An underground bunker, a community of internet warriors attempting to create their own other world nirvana and an Irish criminal Godfather afraid of the dark…
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Episode 414: Key Kinahan cartel man Liam Brannigan is released from prison
A key member of the Kinahan organisation has been released from prison with another senior operative due out in the coming days. Both Liam Brannigan and Dean…
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Crime World presents - Beast: The Murder of Nora Sheehan
Coming November 13th. Nora Sheehan, a Cork mother of three, was found murdered on the banks of the River Bandon in 1981. She had suffered a tragic, violent…
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Episode 413: Ashling Murphy trial - the closing arguments
The prosecution and defence have concluded their closing statements in the trial of Jozef Puska, accused of murdering Ashling Murphy in January 2022. While one…
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Episode 412: Cocaine Cowboys - Chapter 1, Part 2
Listen to part two of the first chapter of Nicola Tallant's new book 'Cocaine Cowboys' exclusively on Crime World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Episode 411: Cocaine Cowboys - Chapter 1, Part 1
Listen to part one of the first chapter of Nicola Tallant's new book 'Cocaine Cowboys' exclusively on Crime World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Episode 410: Cocaine Cowboys - the brand new book from Nicola Tallant
Niall and Nicola swap sides as Niall does the interviewing with Nicola in the hot seat answering questions about her new book Cocaine Cowboys. The book follows…
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Episode 409: Supergrass Gary Haggarty gives evidence at murder trial in Belfast
Supergrass Gary Haggarty admitted to five murders, another five attempted murders and more than 200 terror offences during his time as an Ulster Volunteer…
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Episode 408: Ashling Murphy trial - Jozef Puska tells jury his version of events
Jozef Puska’s cross examination on the witness stand ended today. During his testimony, Puska says he was stabbed by an unknown man who then proceeded to…
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Episode 407: The bizarre murder of wealthy Canadian couple Barry and Honey Sherman
A massive dollars 35 million has been put up as a reward for information into the unsolved death of a wealthy Toronto couple killed in their home in 2017…
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Episode 406: Ashling Murphy trial - Jozef Puska takes to the stand in his own defence
Jozef Puska who is on trial accused of murdering Ashling Murphy in 2022 took to the stand today in his own defence. As the prosecution rested their case, the…
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Episode 405: Tom and Molly Martens plead guilty to ‘voluntary manslaughter’ of Jason Corbett
American father and daughter Tom and Molly Martens have made a plea bargain deal with North Carolina prosecutors which could see them win their freedom despite…
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Episode 404: Bloody Sunday - John Kelly (Part 3)
Last year, the people of Derry marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre. The brutal attack by the British Army on unarmed protestors left…
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Episode 403: Ashling Murphy trial - no evidence Jozef Puska’s admissions to Gardaí was due to opioids
The prosecution case against Jozef Puska, accused of murdering Ashling Murphy in January 2022 is set to end this week. In court today, Professor Michael Ryan…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: 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…
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Episode 402: Bloody Sunday - Mickey McKinney (Part 2)
Last year, the people of Derry marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre. The brutal attack by the British Army on unarmed protestors left…
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Episode 401: Bloody Sunday - Ciarán Shiels (Part 1)
Last year, the people of Derry marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre. The brutal attack by the British Army on unarmed protestors left…
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Episode 400: The life and crimes of Fran Fennell
Socialite Fran Fennell lived it up on a rollercoaster of holidays and nights out with models and executives while selling vast amount of cocaine to the party…
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Episode 399: The misogynistic misrepresentation of female journalists in TV and film
A new crime drama co-funded by RTE follows the mystery of a missing Irish couple in New Zealand and features a immoral female crime journalist whose character…
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Episode 398: Ashling Murphy trial hears of Jozef Puska’s admissions to Gardaí
The trial of Jozef Puska, accused of killing 23-year-old Ashling Murphy is in its second week. This week, the jury heard about the admissions made in the…
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Episode 397: Gunman opens fire at home of former McCarthy-Dundon criminal Jimmy Collins
Shots fired at the home of former McCarthy-Dundon criminal Jimmy Collins have sparked fears of a new feud erupting in Limerick. Last week, a gunman opened fire…
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Episode 396: How Europe's drug cartels are turning kids into 'child soldiers'
Children are being radicalised by drug gangs and being turned into killers in the same way that terrorists have, and now the EU wants to develop an…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The man who has come face to face with the world's most-depraved Serial Killers
He’s the UK’s number-one true crime author who made his name from his conversations with serial killers.But what made former Royal Marine Christopher Berry-Dee…
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Episode 395: Ashling Murphy trial - Court hears from State Pathologist Dr Sally-Anne Collis
The trial of Jozef Puska accused of murdering 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last year continued today in front of a jury of 3 women and…
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Episode 394: Ashling Murphy trial - Key eyewitnesses from crime scene take to the stand
The trial of Jozef Puska, accused of the murder of Ashling Murphy in Tullamore in January 2022 opened at the Central Criminal Court this week.Niall Donald…
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Episode 393: The links between the IRA, Criminality and Paramilitary Policing
The Regency hotel trial lifted the lid on the once secretive links between Dublin's gangland criminals and armed republican groups.Secret recordings of…
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Episode 392: The life and crimes of IRA mole Freddie Scappaticci
The intriguing story of IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci is one of mystery and fascination and for years has been the subject of the Operation Kenova…
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Episode 391: The investigation into the murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan
The murder of 19 year old Una Lynskey is set to be the subject of a Garda cold case review 52 years after she was snatched from a roadside in County Meath.But…
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Episode 390: Tina Satchwell latest: Remains found in Cork home confirmed to belong to missing woman
Remains found behind a wall under the stairs in missing Tina Satchwell home have been confirmed to be the 45 year old woman.And a man remains in custody but…
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Episode 389: Kinahan mobster Liam Byrne set to be extradited to the UK on weapons charges
Spanish judges have approved the extradition of Kinahan mobster Liam Byrne to the UK where he is set to go on trial with his brother-in-law Thomas ‘Bomber’…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Film maker Toby Muse on how cocaine makes its way from Colombia to Ireland
***Episode first published in February 2022***It’s the white gold that has turned street dealers into billionaires and corrupted politicians, police and even…
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Episode 388: What we know so far about the Tina Satchwell murder investigation
A man has been arrested after suspected human remains were found during a search of a property in Cork by gardaí investigating the disappearance of Tina…
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Episode 387: The murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur and his association with the Bloods and the Crips
The death of rap icon Tupac Shakur has been the stuff of books, films and even song but now a Nevada grand jury has charged a 60 year old former gang leader…
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Episode 386: Clan Del Golfo - the notorious Colombian cartel linked to Ireland’s largest cocaine seizure
The conglomerate of mobs who ordered two tonnes of cocaine nabbed off the Irish coast last week is yet to be firmly established but what is know is that it was…
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Episode 385: The former Irish Rugby star helping bring aid to war-torn Ukraine
It’s 20 months since Ukraine was first attacked by Russian forces in a ruthless war that has shocked Europe and left millions displaced.A massive death toll…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: Face to face with wife killer Joe O'Reilly
***This episode was originally published in November 2021***When killer Joe O’Reilly bludgeoned his wife Rachel to death at their home in the Naul, Co Dublin…
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Episode 384: Carl Frampton's involvement with Daniel Kinahan's MTK boxing, and his bitter battle with former manager Barry McGuigan
Carl Frampton has defended his involvement with MTK boxing promotions, the company founded by Daniel Kinahan.The boxer says he has no regrets and enjoyed a…
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Episode 383: The jailing of 'wannabe' Kinahan hitman Michael Carroll
A hitman desperate to become part of the Kinahan organisation tried to kill The Monk’s brother John and another relative to pay off a drug debt and ingratiate…
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Episode 382: How do Irish burglary gangs really operate?
A notorious burglary gang headed up by the son of ‘Fat’ Andy Connors have been nabbed again after they were caught with a car load of burglary tools.John…
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Episode 381: The largest cocaine seizure in the history of the Irish state and those behind it
A €500 million cocaine haul on the Waterford Cork coast involving army rangers, customs, Gardai, the Naval Service and Air Corps.The Kinahan cartel and Iranian…
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Episode 380: The life and crimes of CAB target Dean Russell
Veteran criminal Dean Russell says he is no longer involved in anything more than community work and that he’s now an innocent man.But this week the Criminal…
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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The dramatic capture of mafia 'boss of bosses' Matteo Messina Denaro
**This episode was first published in January 2023**He was the notorious Cosa Nostra boss who lived in hiding for 30 years and who was responsible for…
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Episode 379: The secret Garda investigation into Limerick's seedy underbelly of money laundering
Rival gangs in Limerick’s lethal underworld feud dealt with a ‘Board of Governors’ of criminal businessman to launder their cash and make deals.Nicola speaks…