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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 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…
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Episode 378: James 'Nellie' Walsh's feud with Kinahan lieutenant Peadar Keating
An arson attack on an innocent family home, two sworn enemies locked in a bitter feud and fears that tensions will escalate.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald…
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Episode 376: El Chapo's glamourous wife Emma Coronel and her new life after prison
She is the glamorous wife of caged Sinaloa Cartel boss Joachim El Chapo Guzman and the mother of their two kids and she has just been freed from jail to start…
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Episode 377: Is Russell Brand’s career over following sexual misconduct allegations?
Superstar Russell Brand is the latest celebrity to be hit with claims of sex assault by victims which would have once devastated his career.But what is the…
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Episode 375: Infamous financier Thomas Stray and his connection to Daniel Kinahan
An infamous financial adviser is found to have shared an office with Daniel Kinahan in Dubai where he claimed to have become a money guru for the young and…
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Episode 374: Sunday World is 50 - Roy Curtis
Nicola is joined by columnist and sports writer Roy Curtis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 373: How billions of euros of dirty money is being laundered throughout Europe every year
An estimated €188B in dirty money washes around the European economy every year - that’s according to a new EU report on the finances of organised crime.Nicola…
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Episode 372: Was Drew Harris' trip to Dubai nothing more than a PR stunt?
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has appeared in a promotional video for Dubai police but is this a PR stunt for the embattled boss or is it building bridges as…
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Episode 371: Brad Hunter talks about the suicide kits posted out by Canadian chef Ken Law
A Canadian former chef is before the courts in Toronto after it was discovered he'd been sending suicide kits out all over the world, resulting in what cops…
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Episode 370: Sunday World is 50 - Daragh Keany
As Crime World continues to celebrate 50 years of the Sunday World, Nicola is joined by Features Editor Daragh Keany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Episode 369: How the new TV show 'The Guards' is an eye opener on policing the lawless
A new fly-on-the-wall series following gardai on the beat in one of the country's most troubled neighbourhoods is giving viewers a window into ground zero of…
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Episode 368: How the Kinahan Cartel will be housed in Ireland's maximum-security prison if extradited
IT is the high-security jail where Christy Kinahan snr and his two sons are likely to be held if they are ever extradited to Ireland.Portlaoise Prison is the…
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Episode 367: How the 'Monkey Gang' has become Dublin's Public Enemy No.1
A brutal assault on a young teenager by a violent drugs mob known as the Monkey Gang.A land grab by the group in the feud ridden Dublin area of Finglas where…
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Episode 366: The extradition of the Kinahan Cartel from Dubai and the criminals in exile
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has travelled to the United Arab Emirates, in a move that has raised hopes that the Kinahan top command may be on their way…
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Episode 365: Sunday World is 50 - Sean Boyne
Nicola is joined by Sean Boyne, the very former News Editor who named the paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 364: What can viewers expect from the upcoming John Gilligan documentary?
A TV show featuring a lengthy interview with criminal John Gilligan is set to air this week in what is being dubbed the ‘Confessions of a Crime Lord.’But does…
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Episode 363: What turned nurse Lucy Letby into a cold blooded baby killer?
Nurse Lucy Letby lived an unremarkable, ordinary life before becoming a suspect in one of the most barbaric and heinous crime imaginable – killing seven…
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Episode 362: Where is the political outcry following terrifying violence in Co Clare?
A video showing a gang of masked men smashing up a halting site with slash hooks and sledge-hammers in Co Clare has gone viral this week on social media. The…
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Episode 361: The life and crimes of Stefan Saunders
He once headed-up a gang who allegedly specialised in multi-million euro bank heists – but now Stefan Saunders is set to use his skills to launch a new career…
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Episode 360: Is Dublin really a lawless city?
After a summer of headlines about violence in Dublin, armed Gardai are set to patrol the streets of the city it was announced that armed officers will maintain…
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Episode 359: Sunday World is 50 - John 'Jumbo' Kierans
This week, Nicola is joined by John 'Jumbo' Kierans to reminisce about his years with the Sunday World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Episode 358: What fate will await the Kinahans if they are extradited home to Ireland?
A homecoming of epic proportions will be on the cards for the leaders of the Kinahan organised crime group as the Irish director of public prosecutions…
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Episode 357: Andrew Tate - Villain or Victim?
Former kick boxer turned internet influencer Andrew Tate has been on a publicity blitz from his compound in Romania since he was released on house arrest and…
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Episode 356: Cold case killer Noel Long suspected of attacks on sex workers
As Noel Long begins a life sentence for the cold case murder of mother of three Nora Sheehan, new details of his suspected links to attacks on sex workers have…
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Episode 355: The lavish lifestyle of CAB target Mary Cash
They are the mouth watering sums of money that the Criminal Assets Bureau claim are the proceeds of crime. But their target insists was partly funded by…
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Episode 354: Sunday World is 50 - Eamon Dillon
As Crime World continues to celebrate 50 years of the Sunday World, Nicola is joined by Journalist Eamon Dillon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Episode 353: Cartel kingpin to Wordsmith - Ross Browning's bizzare social media poetry
Kinahan Cartel boss Ross Browning has turned poet in an effort to explain what lured him to life on the wrong side of the tracks.Browning who has just lost his…
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Episode 352: Why the PSNI data leak is a serious threat to staff and officers of all ranks
A data breach of epic proportions, a police force scrambling for calm amidst fears of intimidation and an eye watering bill to fix a home-goal mistake which is…
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Episode 351: How young people in the care of the state have been targeted by sex predators
It is the shocking report that detailed how young children in the care of the state are being targeted for sex by predatory men.A paper published by academics…
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Episode 350: Sunday World is 50 - Eddie Rowley
Nicola Tallant is joined by Showbiz Editor Eddie Rowley to discuss his career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 348: The truth behind the world of money laundering, drugs and international narco-terrorism
An intrepid Irish American cop joins the dots between Hezbollah, Syrian Dictator Bashar Al Assad’s brutal war, and some of Europe’s biggest drug lords.It…
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Episode 349: The biggest under-cover gun-running investigation in the UK
He's the former Scotland Yard detective who headed up the hunt for the supplier of dangerous MAC 10 automatic machine guns that found their way into the hands…
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Episode 347: Killer Noel Long's enduring history of sexual violence
Cold case killer Noel Long was jailed last week for the murder of tragic mum Nora Sheehan in Cork 42 years ago.But this week his sister has said she was afraid…
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Episode 346: How new weapons charges for Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh will shake the Kinahan cartel
Thomas Bomber Kavanagh co-operated with police during an investigation into weapons and their location in Ireland.The crime boss, serving 21 years in prison…
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Episode 345: Sunday World is 50 - Neil Leslie
As Crime World continues to celebrate turning 50, Nicola is joined by former Managing Editor of the newspaper, Neil Leslie. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Episode 344: Maurice Sines and his connection to the Kinahan cartel
A caravan park millionaire Maurice Sines has made news in the high profile financial bible Bloomberg after setting in place a train of events that has…
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Episode 343: Noel Long - What the jury didn't hear as he is convicted of the 1981 murder of Nora Sheehan
Cold case killer Noel Long was found guilty today of the murder Nora Sheehan in Cork 42 years ago.Crime World's Clodagh Meaney attended the trial and heard the…
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Episode 342: The Witness Protection Programme in Northern Ireland
It operates under different legislation in a country divided by a border which may be invisible to criminals, but which is very clear in different policing…
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Episode 341: Noel Long trial - jury deliberate in the oldest murder case to be prosecuted in the state
The jury in the trial of 74 year old man Noel Long who is accused of the murder of Nora Sheehan in 1981 retired on Thursday evening to resume deliberations on…
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Episode 340: Noel Long trial - the closing statements and what's next
As the prosecution and defence gave their closing speeches in the murder trial of Noel Long accused in the 1981 death of Nora Sheehan, we look at the final…
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Episode 339: How a top cop helped crack the case of the Scissor Sisters
A dismembered body of an unidentified victim, a missing head and a mystery that took years to solve. The case of Farah Swaleh Noor and the so called Scissor…
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Episode 338: Noel Long trial - court hears evidence from Dr Marie Cassidy
The trial of Noel Long for the murder of Nora Sheehan in 1981 is entering it’s final phase this week when the Prosecution and the Defence give their closing…
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Episode 337: Sunday World is 50 - Fr Brian D'arcy
For the second episode of our Crime World special marking the 50th birthday of the Sunday World, Nicola is joined by Fr Brian D'arcy. The Catholic priest has…
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Episode 336: Violence on the streets of Dublin
It was the attack that lead the US to warn tourists to 'keep a low profile' in Dublin city centre. Last week, New York native Stephen Termini was left with…
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Episode 335: Hunting Scotland's mastermind drug baron Julian Chisholm
He was Scotland's first ambitious drug baron who went from being a diver in the oil industry to a major league importer. Ambitious and ruthless, Julian…
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Episode 334: Security scandal - The Revenue officer caught up in a major drugs operation
A security crises for the state with a breach that could be one of the most serious ever discovered in Ireland.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the stand…
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Episode 333: The life and Crimes of Curtis 'Cocky' Warren
Curtis ‘Cocky’ Warren in one of Liverpool's most infamous drug lords but after serving a lengthy sentence behind bars he could be heading straight back to jail…
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Episode 332: Sunday World is 50 - Hugh Jordan
This year marks the 50th birthday of your favourite Sunday World newspaper and what a half century it has been.To celebrate we are looking back over some of…
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Episode 331: Daniel Kinahan and the cocaine billionaires
US sanctions against the Kinahan mob have been extended to a number of key associates linked to the European Super Cartel.But with all still finding shelter…
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Episode 330: 'Gangsta Granny' Deirdre Brady and her crimes for the Kinahan cartel
She made headlines for all the wrong reasons when she was dubbed a ‘Gangsta Granny’ in a pun on the David Walliams children’s book.But Deirdre Brady insists…
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Episode 329: Noel Long trial - court hears of DNA evidence taken from Nora Sheehan's body
DNA taken from possessions belonging to cold case murder accused Noel Long was sent to a UK laboratory in 2022 a court has heard.Long has denied murdering 54…
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Episode 328: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster Ross Browning
He is known as the Kinahan Cartel odd bod the strange outrider who tried desperately to cut the cord with organised crime.Ross Browning once claimed he’d…