Episodes
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January 28th marked 20 years since the murder of Shaun Duffy at his home in Dungloe, Co Donegal.
The 36-year-old was bludgeoned to death and stabbed in his home after a night out celebrating his brothers birthday.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the violent murder that rocked a small community
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A Brazilian man charged over alleged knife attacks in Stoneybatter on Sunday told gardaí he was "afraid to be killed", a court has heard.
Gabriel Valladares was brought before Dublin District Court this morning, where he was charged with four offences.
Niall speaks with the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about the court hearing and about how, in a separate case, a man was also charged after a stand-off with gardaí in Ballymun.
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Today we are letting you set the agenda as we answer your questions about everything from cocaine to the Kinahan Organised Crime Group.
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Nathan McDonnell was in a 'desperate' financial position when he became involved in a plot to import more than €32m worth of crystal meth from the Sinaloa Cartel.
Details of the Co Kerry businessman's money problems were laid bare during a sentencing hearing the Special Criminal Court.
Niall speaks to Crime World's Clodagh Meaney about McDonnell's role in the drugs plot and how he must wait a little longer to learn his final fate.
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A documentary about Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is to be aired on RTE tonight as the national broadcaster recognises the public interest in his story.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald the fascination of the public into Hutch head of a family or boss of an organised crime group.
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The investigation into the disappearance of Elizabeth Clarke in 2013 has been upgraded to a murder probe.
As Gardai search a home in Navan, Eimear Rabbitt tells Clodagh Meaney the details of the case as well as what happened elsewhere in crime news this week.
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Three men have been found guilty of raping a woman who they picked up in a nightclub and assaulted in a car.
The men then videoed the attacks and shared the clips between their phones - one of many elements of the case which would help convict them.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the case against Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vincente and Matin Zolfaghari all from Dublin who will be sentenced in March.
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A €14 million drug bust sees gardaí target a west Dublin crime outfit linked to the notorious Waldron brothers, who were both subject to proceeds of crime cases by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the relentless pursuit of the big crime gangs and how gardaí plan to dismantle them.
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A 26 year old is described as a leader of an organised crime gang as a second generation of a prolific burglary mob come before the courts.
Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the Wall Berry mob and their predecessors the Cock-Wall gang.
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A terrifying firebomb attack near the home of a witness who gave evidence against the Dundon brothers highlights the ongoing issues for Limerick in a gang war that rumbles on.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the complex relations and fallouts that have left a legacy in a city that hoped that violence was a thing of the past.
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Crystal meth convict Nathan McDonnell is being asked for help with a business plan in Portlaoise Prison, where bosses believe his skills can help them create a viable gardening wing at the high security prison.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the former Kerry garden centre owner turned inmate.
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Criminal Liam Byrne is to have his phones monitored for five years as part of a Serious Crime Prevention Order served on him in the UK.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Byrne and his ban from encrypted phones, messaging apps, and even deleting his browsing history.
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Super cartel super grass Raffaele Imperiale has given detailed information to investigators about Daniel Kinahan's influence in the United Arab Emirates and his role as a director general of some of the world’s biggest crime bosses.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the latest information which places Kinahan as an underworld boss just beneath Dubai royalty.
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A dad of-seven caught the attention of Gardaí by driving around in a ‘stand-out’ truck - despite being on the dole for all of his adult life.
Michael McDonagh attracted the attention of investigators after spending €44k on the Toyota Hi-Lux truck in his hometown of Ennis, Co Clare.
Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how Gardaí believe McDonagh made a small fortune from the drugs trade.
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Hit Disney drama Say Nothing tells the story of radical republican sisters, Marian and Dolours Price, who bombed the Old Bailey and spent years in prison where they were force-fed yet doggedly determined to stand up for their cause.
Towards the end of her life, when Dolours had turned her back on the IRA and its leader Gerry Adams, she picked up the phone and left a message for journalist Allison Morris saying she wanted to talk to her about the Disappeared and her life within the Provos.
Nicola speaks to Allison about her depiction in the drama and about the real-life events that led to her coming face to face with Price in the most memorable interview of her career.
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This week saw the sons of high-profile criminals, Fat Freddie Thompson and Jason Hennessy Snr, sentenced for their roles in two separate crimes.
Brad Dempsey was handed down 8 years behind bars for a shooting in 2022, while Brandon Hennessy received a suspended sentence for a 2021 drug offence.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about growing up around criminality, how the justice system treats youth offending and the two young men who followed their fathers into crime.
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A 73-year-old grandmother who was jailed for theft and larceny has walked free after just six weeks behind bars.
Margaret Bergin claimed over €270,000 from social welfare in the name of her deceased father in law who died in 1993.
She was discovered in 2022 when welfare officers came to her home and found her husband in bed, pretending to be the frail 110-year-old.
Clodagh Meaney speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about fraudsters and the lengths people go to for cash.
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Criminal John Gilligan’s troubles in Spain intensified today after police there released details on his recent arrest - saying he was caught with an enormous €8 million worth of pink cocaine and components for crystal meth in a home he had turned into a Breaking Bad lab.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about 72-year-old Gilligan and the lengthy prison term he is likely to now face.
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Dissident extortionist Nathan Kinsella is out of jail and driving around in a €30,000 Audi after telling a court that his flash lifestyle is thanks to gifts from a mystery millionaire friend.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Kinsella’s release from a short prison term for failing to pay taxes on hundreds of thousand of euros that were lodged into three accounts.
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