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Day five of the 'body under the staircase' murder trial of Richard Satchwell has heard that he only became a suspect in his wife Tina’s death when a new garda team took over the case four and a half years after she went missing.
Superintendent Ann Marie Twomey and Detective Sergeant David Kelleher gave evidence at the trial and told how they reviewed the investigation files and ultimately concluded that Tina had never left her home at Youghal in Cork alive and that her husband should be considered a suspect.
Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon, who is covering the murder trial.
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Two violent feuds over crack cocaine turf are soaking up huge garda resources as officers try to avert murder on the streets.
Large suburbs like Ronanstown and Finglas are being blighted by groups of young men fighting it out over money, pride, and honour as they flood the streets with the killer drug.
Nicola speaks with Ken Foy about the city communities under siege.
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It’s 25 years since the first shots in the Limerick gang wars rang out, marking out a a bloody era of violence and intimidation in the city.
Today in part three of our reflection on the drugs wars of Limerick, Eamon Dillon describes the murder that turned the tide in a city gripped with fear.
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Day four of the trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell heard details about the couple’s relationship which he revealed in an enhanced cognitive interview conducted by gardaí four years after his wife Tina went missing.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon, who is covering the trial.
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It’s 25 years since the first shots in the Limerick gang wars rang out, marking out a a bloody era of violence and intimidation in the city.
Today in part two of our reflection on the drugs wars of Limerick, Eamon Dillon details how violence intensified as the city became a battleground.
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It’s 25 years since the first shots in the Limerick gang wars rang out, marking out a a bloody era of violence and intimidation in the city.
Today in part one of our reflection on the drugs wars of Limerick, Eamon Dillon tells Nicola how it all began.
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A neighbour of Nikita Hand has alleged she saw her being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend just hours after she claims she was raped by Conor McGregor.
The Court of Appeal today heard details of the witness' claims as part of the ex-UFC star's bid to seek a retrial of last year's civil rape case.
However, Ms Hand's legal team branded the claim as lies and said they should not be accepted as part of the appeal.
Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about Conor McGregor's high-stakes appeal.
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Convicted drug dealer Alan Boggans was once the prime target for the Garda’s drug unit but now he has served a lengthy prison sentence and is home with family in west Dublin.
However, Boggans has now been hit with a judgement of €50,000 by the Attorney General and the State.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Boggans and his involvement in organised crime.
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On day three of the trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell, the jury heard interviews he did with media outlets in the year following his wife Tina's disappearance, where he claimed he was an innocent man and how he was hopeful his wife would be found alive.
Eimear Rabbitt is joined by Sunday World journalist Eamon Dillon, who has been in court this week to hear all the evidence.
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The investigation into the disappearance of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine has been upgraded to a homicide probe as his wife Janice makes her first appeal.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the developments in the baffling case.
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Day 2 of the trial of murder accused Richard Satchwell heard interviews he gave to the media begging his wife to come home months after the State says he had murdered her and buried her body under the stairs of their Cork home.
Eamon Dillon has been in court.
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He's a named associate of top tier members of the Kinahan Cartel and now, controversial businessman Maurice Sines - aka Fred Doe - is accused of rubbishing his neighbours in posh Eton.
So, who is Maurice Sines and what are his links to the Irish mafia?
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Truck driver Richard Satchwell has gone on trial for the murder of his wife Tina, whose remains were discovered under the floorboards of their Cork home almost six years after she disappeared.
The trial at the Central Criminal Court is expected to hear 100 witnesses and last up to six weeks.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the opening of the case and the details heard about a shallow grave in a house in Youghal, where Satchwell lived until he was charged with murder in 2023 - three days after his wife's body was found.
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A CAB target who the High Court heard has a string of high-end gangland associates is fighting his case to keep his two properties.
Anthony O’Sullivan says he is an innocent professional gambler, horse and greyhound breeder, and car dealer.
However, the Bureau says he does not have enough legitimate income to have been able to gamble more than €1 million and pump hundreds of thousands into his homes.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about a fascinating case about alleged money laundering on the racetracks.
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The crime boss known as Mr Flashy was sentenced to five years in prison today for firearms offences.
Glen Ward and his brother Eric O’Driscoll are now jailed and in the aftermath of his sentencing, gardaí made a statement about the effects of organised crime on their community in Finglas and made a direct link to middle class cocaine users and crime.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the sentencing of Flashy.
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The extraordinary murder of border drug dealer Paddy Farrell by his young lover Lorraine Farrell in Drogheda in 1997 lies at the heart of a new book written by award-winning Irish author Eoin McNamee.
Farrell - who was believed to have been shot during a sex game by Lorraine, who then turned the gun on herself - was a close friend of McNamee’s colourful father Brendan who ran a bureau de change on the border in the 1980s and 1990s.
Nicola speaks with Eoin McNamee about his new book The Bureau and the intriguing stories of people from his world who form part of it.
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The family of missing Jo Jo Dullard are continuing their campaign for help in recovering her remains despite their disappointment late last year after a search for her body was stood down and a suspect was released without charge.
Just like Pam O’Loughlin, the sister of murdered Emer O’Loughlin, who is a core contributor to the new Crime World Present podcast Evil Eye, Jo Jo’s family have had to find the strength to continue their appeals despite the passage of time.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the long-term effects on families of loved ones of those disappeared or murdered.
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Gang wars in Scotland between two families kick off again more than 20 years after they began.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Lyons and Daniels families, their links to the Kinahan mafia, and the latest upsurge in violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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