Crime World
Crime World is a hit podcast that delves into the world of criminals, drugs, and the sins of the underworld. It offers in-depth investigations and exclusive insights, with a new website crimeworld.com. The podcast also features a series called Blood Brothers, which explores terror, torture, and treachery inside the Hennessy Mob.
Episodes
Double Cross - North of the Border (Episode 5)
After the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, Robbie Lawlor heads to Belfast, and a whole new world of trouble.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in January 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double Cross - Just A Kid (Episode 4)
Robbie Lawlor's response to the taunting of the teenagers who stole his gym bag could not have been predicted—the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods shocked the world. This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double Cross - Chopper (Episode 3)
Robbie Lawlor’s involvement in the burgeoning Drogheda feud sparks fear amongst the gardaí, while his erratic and violent behaviour terrifies those close to him. This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in December 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double Cross - Loose Cannon (Episode 2)
How did Robbie Lawlor earn his fearsome reputation as a cold-blooded killer? Nicola Tallant looks at his early crimes, and the ruthless murders that made his name. This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in November 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Double Cross - Etna Drive (Episode 1)
When Robbie Lawlor was murdered outside a house in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in April 2020, reporters were left with more questions than answers. What was one of Ireland’s most feared criminals doing in the north? Why had he crossed the border? Who had the audacity to arrange for him to be shot while up there? This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally released in N
Update - Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor
The murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast in April 2020 is sure to be one of the biggest gangland stories of the decade.In an eight part podcast series called Double Cross, Crime World investigated just what happened in the run up to and aftermath of the broad daylight assassination of Ireland’s most wanted.As we run the series over the coming week, Nicola talks to Niall Donald as we update our liste
The Science of Fear - The Final Play (Episode 9)
Staring down decades in prison, Bomber attempts a final gamble by orchestrating a fake weapons surrender from behind bars to trick the authorities into granting him a lighter sentence. The deception backfires spectacularly when compromised encrypted messages unmask his lies, resulting in additional years of jail time and dragging his own son and family into the ruins of his collapsed empire.T
The Science of Fear - Stun Gun (Episode 8)
A seemingly trivial pink stun gun found atop a kitchen cupboard provides the legal hook to pull Bomber from his life of luxury and lock him behind bars while investigators build their massive narcotics case. The untouchable persona of the cartel boss finally shatters during a high-stakes interrogation, where the sheer weight of the evidence causes him to physically collapse as the reality of
The Science of Fear - Borrowed Time (Episode 7)
As Bomber waits in the shadows of his English mansion, a single forgotten logistics document from an Irish raid allows the National Crime Agency to bridge the gap between his legitimate front and his billion-euro drug empire. Meticulous digital forensics begin to peel back the layers of his encrypted secrecy, exposing “The Gaffer” as the cold CEO of a transnational narcotics machine that law
The Science of Fear - The Net Tightens (Episode 6)
Bomber’s empire begins to unravel, as an innocuous scrap of paper found in a raid of a weapons-filled industrial unit in Dublin gives international law enforcement a thread to follow in their investigations. Meanwhile, a lavish marriage ceremony in Dubai attracts a lot of attention.The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was originally released as a subscriber-only series
The Science of Fear - Blood and War (Episode 5)
The criminal underworld is shattered when gunmen armed with AK-47s storm a Dublin hotel weigh-in, leaving Bomber’s brother-in-law dead and igniting a “psychotic” revenge feud that turns the city into a war zone.Forced out of the shadows, Bomber stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Daniel Kinahan at a military-style funeral, a public show of defiance that finally earns him and the gang the undivided at
The Science of Fear - Bomber’s Boom Years (Episode 4)
In the “champagne years” of the international drug trade, Bomber emerges as a global power-broker, helping Daniel Kinahan forge a lethal “Super Cartel” alliance with Dutch and Italian kingpins to dominate the European cocaine market. Amidst a backdrop of first-class flights and fortified mansions, he earns the nickname “Santa” for his flash displays of wealth, even as murder and violence unde
The Science of Fear - Hidden Empire (Episode 3)
In the quiet Staffordshire town of Tamworth, Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh established a deceptive front as a car dealer and built a sophisticated, international logistics hub for the Kinahan organisation.Utilising “Trojan horse” concealments in industrial machinery to smuggle millions in narcotics, he maintained absolute control through a cold “science of fear” that terrorised subordinates and ensured
The Science of Fear - Modern Irish Gangster (Episode 2)
Rising through the ranks of a drug-fuelled Dublin in the 1990s, Kavanagh weaponised fear and forged a deadly alliance with the notorious Byrne crime dynasty to dominate the city’s exploding cocaine market.As he became the historic first target of the Criminal Assets Bureau, a campaign of savage witness intimidation and extreme violence eventually forced Bomber to flee Ireland and expand his operat
The Science of Fear - The Making of Ireland’s Mafia Godfather (Episode 1)
Behind the mask of a suburban dad in the English Midlands, Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh reigned as the brutal “European CEO” of the billion-euro Kinahan cartel, orchestrating international drug shipments from his fortified mansion. Our new series chronicles his bloody rise and dramatic downfall, beginning in the Ipswich courtroom where authorities dismantled his empire, stripping away the luxury
Introducing The Science of Fear: The Bloody Reign of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh
The rise and fall of the Kinahan Cartel boss Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh is an extraordinary tale of violence, power, and ambition.This week, Crime World is posting a special nine-part podcast series The Science of Fear: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his Brutal Reign as Daniel Kinahan’s Right-Hand Man.Today, as we launch our week-long special, Nicola talks to Niall Donald about what is next for Bomber
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - To Dubai and Beyond (Episode 6)
As war rages on the streets of Dublin, Kinahan re-invents himself as an international aviation broker in Dubai.He uses the legitimate business world to try and take over Africa’s lucrative cocaine corridors - flying shipments of drugs through the continent on private planes.But his attempts to disguise his past hit a major snag when the US government puts a $5 million bounty on his head.Christy Ki
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Hutch vs Kinahan (Episode 5)
With his father Christy Snr locked up in Belgium for money laundering, Daniel takes control of the cartel’s drug dealing operation.After he is released, Christy is determined to stay out of jail and moves to the new gangster’s paradise in Dubai.The outbreak of the Hutch-Kinahan feud would see him play a key role in the cartel’s propaganda operation for the comfort of the Gulf State.Christy Kinahan
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Operation Shovel (Episode 4)
When elite Spanish cops bust through the doors of Christy Kinahan’s villa in 2010, his days as one of the Europe’s richest drug lords look numbered.Operation Shovel was set up to dismantle the Kinahan Cartel, who had spread their tentacles across Europe.But despite the publicity, the continent-wide policing operation failed to stop the Dapper Don’s slick cocaine trafficking mob.Christy Kinahan: Th
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Power Trip (Episode 3)
As the Kinahan Cartel expands in power and reach, Christy Snr comes to garda attention when he splashes the cash in Ireland for his son’s wedding.With increased police attention focused on the Kinahan gang in the Netherlands, the Irish mob relocate to the Costa Del Sol where they openly live the high life in Marbella.Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don was originally released as a subscriber-only seri
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - Black Tar and Bloodshed (Episode 2)
With the explosion of ecstasy and rave culture in the 90s, Kinahan and Cunningham relocated their trafficking operation to Amsterdam.However, their multi-million euro smuggling operation attracted the attention of Dutch police, who launched a major surveillance operation.Christy Snr now starts to rely on a crew of young and volatile criminals recruited by his son Daniel.Christy Kinahan: The Dapper
Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don - The Birth Of A Mob Boss (Episode 1)
Raised in a middle-class family home in Cabra, as a young man Christy Kinahan showed little signs that he would become one of the world's most infamous crime bosses.But when the heroin epidemic struck Dublin, Kinahan was one of a new breed of criminal who saw an opportunity to get rich. While serving Portlaoise Prison, he struck up a friendship with veteran armed robber John Cunningham and pl
Introducing Christy Kinahan: The Dapper Don
He's called the Dapper Don and has lived up to his name as an international panama hat wearing sophisticat of the underworld.This week in a special six-part series, Crime World traces the life and crimes of Chris Kinahan - the founder and head of the Kinahan Cartel.Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the series and about what could be next for the Dapper Don. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac
Fugitive CAB target Gary Ward jailed for burglary spree in London
A target for the Criminal Assets Bureau who has been on the run in the UK has been jailed for a burglarly spree in London. Gary Ward is alleged by CAB to be a leading member of a Galway city-based drug dealing gang that exploits addicts to transport drugs.Niall Donald talks to Eamon Dillon about how the law has finally caught up with Ward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio
Drogheda gangster vows to release new rap tracks days after being jailed for drugs supermarket
A gangster-turned-rapper has vowed to release a new track - just days after being convicted of running a 'drugs supermarket.' Dean Thornton was sentenced last week after he was caught running a drug dealing cell for one of Drogheda feuding crime gangs.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt how Thornton's legal problems are providing lyrical content for his music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for
The truth behind the savage face-slashing of Madison Allen
A new video has emerged of the moment OnlyFans model Madison Allen was slashed in the face in Spain leaving her with shocking facial injuries.Madison Allen - who is married to the John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth - can be seen being cuddling with a man just moments before she is slashed with a blade.Niall speaks to Crime World's Steven Moore about Madison's initial claim that she was a
Should Ireland decriminalise drugs for personal use?
A government committee has controversially called for the full decriminalisation of drugs possession for personal use in Ireland. But within hours of the committee making the recommendation, it was met with fierce opposition from the Tánaiste and the gardai.Niall speaks to Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in Maynooth University Dr Cian Ó Concubhair about the report and his own experience of
Daniel Kinahan's childhood friend has cash haul seized by state
Cash seized from a childhood pal of cartel boss Daniel Kinahan is finally to be handed over to the State - ten years after after gardai impounded it during a raid. The money was found in Jeremy Skerritt's home at the height of Kinahan-Hutch feud and led to the discovery of infamous Dutch criminal in a safehouse in Dublin.Niall talks to Eamon Dillon about how he first spotted Kinahan and Skerritt t
Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, the Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a sauna & Steven Lyons' extradition
The Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a Malaguf sauna, Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, Ireland's most dangerous prisoner and how Steven Lyons' extradition could affect the Kinahans.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our readers' eyes this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'Beast of all sex beasts' who threatened to rape and kill schoolgirls walks free from prison
The self-confessed ‘beast of all sex beasts’ who threatened to kidnap, rape, torture, and murder young women and girls has walked free from prison.Liam Finlay sent long letters to garda stations, a secondary school, and a third level college detailing his grotesque plan.However, he was caught by gardai using handwriting investigation tools and by tracing the stamps he used on the letters.Nicola sp
Unmasking Samantha Cookes - the many lives of a serial fraudster
Serial fraudster Samantha Cookes constructed an extraordinary web of deception that stretched across Ireland and the UK. A master manipulator, she adopted multiple identities and personas, to gain the trust of families, universities and even state agencies.Over the years, Cookes falsely claimed to be living with Huntington's disease, posed as a speech and language therapist, an occupational therap
Gangster ‘Dublin Jimmy’ named in UK paper as IRA Manchester Bombing suspect
Convicted criminal Cyril McGuinness, who died in his UK home as police arrived to quiz him in relation to his role in the kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunny, has been named as one of three men involved in the IRA's 1996 bombing of Manchester. According to the Manchester Evening News, police suspected McGuinness, known as 'Dublin Jimmy', of having a hands-on role in the bomb plot. Nicola talks to N
Hitman-for-hire Lee McDonnell laid to rest in gold-coloured coffin
Crowds gathered to pay their respects this week at the funeral of gangland hitman Lee McDonnell.Doves and blue balloons were released over the grave as his gold plated coffin was lowered into the ground.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the final send off for one of the underworlds most feared enforcers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 7)
The Collins family are completely blindsided by Martin Earley’s arrest. None of them have ever heard of him. Ann O’Grady has since died but never mentioned his name to them or any involvement a local married man might have had with Sandra. Earley is charged with Sandra’s murder, and her family must now prepare themselves for his trial. When it finally starts in May 2024 they ar
Jeffrey Donaldson: Allison Morris on what we couldn’t report while trial was ongoing
Jeffrey Donaldson has begun his new life in Maghaberry Prison. Donaldson and his wife, Eleanor, are set to be stripped of their honours. The former MP and DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of 18 child sex offences on Monday - including one count of rape. The 63-year-old had pleaded not guilty, but the jury of seven men and five considered its verdicts for ten hours ov
Barry Young appears in court over 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor
Sligo criminal Barry Young has been brought before the courts on a warrant from the PSNI who want him for the murder of Robbie Lawlor.Young appeared at Dublin’s High Court today while Jonathan Gill, who has been remanded in custody on a similar warrant, is fighting his extradition to the north.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reactions as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences
Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. The offences were against two women when they were children. His wife Eleanor Donaldson has been found to have committed the acts relating to offences of aiding and abetting following a trial of the facts. The leaders of the UUP and TUV i
GUILTY: Jeffrey Donaldson is now a convicted child rapist
Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of all charges – the judge said prison is “inevitable”. A jury of seven men and five women had considered its verdicts for more than nine hours over two days, and reached a verdict just after lunch on Monday. The 63-year-old former MP had pleaded not guilty to 18 offences including one count of rape. His wife Eleanor Donaldson found guil
Sister of victim of paedophile Philip Sullivan on her fight for reform after brother's death
On the 13th of April, convicted child rapist Philip Sullivan was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.The sixty-three-year-old had already served time in prison.He was handed down two life sentences in 2008 for the rape and sexual assault of two young boys, aged nine and 11, between 2004 and 2006.The Kildare man appealed the sentence, and it was squashed.Instead, he got concurrent sentences
Conor McGregor's drug dealing pal convicted of vicious assault at Black Forge inn
Conor McGregor's drug-dealing childhood pal has been convicted of viciously assaulting a man outside the UFC fighter's pub, The Black Forge Inn.Andy Murray was by McGregor's side as he travelled the world by private jet and was with him when he fought Floyd Mayweather.But today, Crime World's Patrick O'Connell tells Niall how Murray is now facing a different type of public glare after being found
Bill Kenneally survivor Jason Clancy tells of horrific sexual abuse by basketball coach
This week, Bill Kenneally, one of Ireland's worst ever child sexual predators, died at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise. The 75-year-old was also a member of Waterford's most powerful political dynasties, a collection of Fianna Fáil TDs, senators, city councillors, and mayors who served for almost 60 years, right up until 2011. His influential connections didn't stop there. A late uncle, Monsign
'Stupid' Limerick criminal filmed horror pistol-whip attack on murder witness 'Bigworm'
A 'foolish and stupid' criminal is facing jail after posing for the camera during a horror attack on gangland murder witness Erol ‘Bigworm’ Ibrahim. Darragh Manning filmed the savage attack during which Ibrahim was pistol whipped with an airgun and threatened with a sword by two men in a Limerick apartment.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the horror attack and how Ibrahim was previously the chi
The life and crimes of ‘psychopath’ gunman Jason O’Driscoll
When Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond drove up the M1 in a stolen car in March 2012, they assumed they were in for an easy pay day by selling the Volkswagen to Jason O’Driscoll.But what they didn’t realise was that the prolific hitman had decided to kill them believing they had cheated him out of a drug deal worth just €1,500.By the time the friends were unwittingly driving to their dea
Donaldson Trial: Evidence “not sufficiently reliable” to convict, court hears
Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial is nearing its end. The court has now heard the closing arguments – all that remains is for the judge to give directions to the jury. On Wednesday, Donaldson’s barrister told the jury the complainants were “not sufficiently reliable enough to drive you to a sure conclusion that he is guilty”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf
The life and death of 'incompetent' Kinahan hitman Glen Clarke
Kinahan hitman Glen Clarke who took his own life accidentally on the way to kill Cartel target Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan was the killer nicknamed 'Teeth' during the Sean McGovern hearing.The court heard that McGovern wanted an associate to give ‘Teeth’ the chance to ‘murder Duck’ after a series of botched hits had left three innocent people dead.Nicola and Niall Donald recount the shocking details of
Jonathan Gill refused bail in the High Court now awaits decision around extradition to the North
Murder accused Jonathan Gill has been refused bail in the High Court and now awaits a decision around his extradition to Northern Ireland where he is wanted for the murder of Robbie Lawlor.Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Gill and his extradition challenge the Encrochat evidence that the PSNI say they have against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Donaldson Trial: ‘It is their word against his word’, defence tells jury
A prosecution barrister has told a jury that the two complainants in the case against Jeffrey Donaldson had ‘No reason to lie’. But Jeffrey Donaldson’s barrister has told the jury to look at evidence ‘dispassionately’, and that “When all is said and done, it is their word against his word”. Rosemary Walsh KC, for the prosecution, told the jury in Newry Crown Court that Jeffrey Donaldson’
Rival gang members in Daniels and Lyons feud separated in Spanish prison
Two rival expat criminals who were due to end up in the same Spanish jail are being separated to prisons more than 10 hours apart for their own security. Gang boss Steven Lyons from Scotland and the man accused of his brother Eddie's murder will not be housed together after authorities moved Liverpudlian Michael Riley to the north of the country.Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the prison move
Notorious Gucci Gang leader Mark Salmon jailed for 10 years
A Gucci Gang leader who threatened a woman that he would have her son raped if they didn’t pay up an alleged debt has been jailed for 10 years. Mark Salmon rose to prominence in the notorious north Dublin mob after a number of high profile members were shot dead or imprisoned.Nicola talks with Eamon Dillon about the ordinary working dad who secretly operated as a monstrous criminal thug. Hos
Gardaí begin new search for missing women Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob have begun a new search in Co Wicklow.It comes several months after gardaí carried out a search of a disused quarry in Co Wicklow in relation to the two women who disappeared in the Leinster area in the 1990s. Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 6)
Retired garda detective Eddie Naughton spent the last 16 years of his career working on the Sandra Collins case. He remembers all the details and who was investigated. He recalls how few days after Sandra went missing, a local plasterer called Martin Earley dropped into the garda station to inquire how the search was going. Suspicions are raised about this married man and why he’s so interested in
Donaldson Trial: Prosecution accuses Jeffrey Donaldson of ‘sinful and deceitful lies’
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. He has plead not guilty to charges including rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. Both complainants alleged they were abused as children. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, denies several charges of aiding
Katie Price's husband 'speaks Gaelic' with Daniel Kinahan & Belfast riots latest
A rugby ace behaving badly, the Belfast riots draw sick comments from a US rapper, and glamour model Katie Price says Daniel Kinahan and her hubby are sharing porridge in a Dubai prison.This is a wrap up of the top stories on crimeworld.com this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Irish footballer’s Kinahan-linked brother missing and feared dead in Spain
The brother of an Irish soccer star has been reported missing and feared dead in Spain. The victim in his 30s had been living in Spain for a number of years and associating with members of the Kinahan organization. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald on this breaking news story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 4)
Crime World’s Ken Foy goes in search of a statement from Daniel Kinahan about the Panorama programme. Much to his surprise, he ends up in a 35-minute-long phone conversation with the man himself. Ken gets his statement, and the reaction to the BBC documentary is fierce, prompting yet another release from Daniel denying any involvement in the drugs trade. It’s just a ‘witch-hunt’ he claims. But his
Donaldson trial: Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair
Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday on the witness stand in Newry Crown Court. During the questioning, he admitted having an affair. Mr Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The sixty-three-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 al
Donaldson Trial: Wife says husband Jeffrey was unfaithful throughout marriage
Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard. Eleanor Donaldson also accused her husband of infidelity during police interviews. And Jeffrey Donaldson told police a letter sent to one of his alleged victims had nothing “to do with any allegation or any action involving sexual abuse”.
Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 3)
MTK Global gets a major boost when US boxing promoter legend Bob Yalen is announced as their new president. Nothing is going to stop Daniel Kinahan’s attempt to break America. A bizarre book, rap song and film about the Regency Hotel attack are released that paint the event in a very different light. For a while it seems to work, MTK sign tournament contracts with Sky Sports and ESPN. However, Dan
Man charged over knife attack as bus and homes destroyed in NI race riot chaos
Northern Ireland has seen serious race riots for the third year in a row. Masked men staged violent protests in number of areas, but the trouble was concentrated in the greater Belfast area, with homes set alight off the Crumlin Road and in east Belfast. A Glider bus was set alight on the Newtownards Road and a police car was burned in Portadown. The disorder followed an attempted murder invo
Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 2)
Daniel Kinahan is determined to dominate the boxing world – not even an attempt by a rival gang to assassinate him at The Regency Hotel in Dublin can slow him down. He continues to woo top level boxers onto his books. However, things get too hot on the Costa for the Kinahan brothers, they move to Dubai and eventually intense attention from policing authorities sees Daniel step down as the public f
Life and crimes of notorious hitman Lee McDonnell
Notorious hitman and enforcer Lee McDonnell died in a Garda cell just a week after his last notorious crime. McDonnell is suspected of being the man who stabbed Thomas Griffen who tried to flee for his life by jumping in the Liffey but was later pronounced dead.Nicola talks to Niall Donald about McDonnell and his notorious criminal past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 5)
On 5th December 2000 Ann O’Grady rings the Collins family to tell them Sandra has failed to return home after being out the night before. A major search is launched, covering miles of the surrounding countryside. Lifeboats comb the nearby waters, but there’s no sign of Sandra, apart from her dark pink coloured fleece jacket, which mysteriously turns up on the pier five days after she goes mis
Daniel Kinahan: King of Spin (Part 1)
It’s late January 2021 and Crime World reporter Ken Foy is waiting by his phone for a call from one of Ireland’s most notorious mob bosses. It takes several hours for the call to come through and when it does Foy can’t quite believe that he is talking directly to Daniel Kinahan - head of an international drugs cartel. But Kinahan is not calling to discuss his main business, instead he wants to tal
Donaldson Trial: Jury hears denials during police interviews
“I can’t get my head around” the abuse allegations made by Witness B, Jeffrey Donaldson told police.The tape of the former MP’s interview with the PSNI was played at his trial in Newry Crown Count on Monday morning.The jury also heard Donaldson deny that he apologised to Witness in the case because he thought it would “make this go away”.“I wasn’t doing anything untoward,” Jeffrey Donaldson told p
Kinahan cartel chief Sean McGovern jailed for 24 years
Sean McGovern, right-hand man of Daniel Kinahan, was handed down a massive 24-year sentence yesterday for his role in a murder and a surveillance plot against a Hutch associate during the Kinahan and Hutch feud.Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan was an innocent man who stood beside the Monk as he attended his brother Eddie’s funeral after his murder in February 2016. That, gardaí have said, was enough to have
Inquiry into Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane's 1989 murder set to begin
The murder of Pat Finucane is one of the most notorious of the Troubles. The 39-year-old Belfast solicitor was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in 1989 by UDA gunmen. A series of investigations revealed collusion with the state. The first hearing of a public inquiry into the killing is set to take place soon – with Sir Gary Hickinbottom as chairman of the inquiry. Pat Finucane’s famil
Jonathan Gill's latest court challenge & wife killer Joe O'Reilly's graduation
Jonathan Gill's latest court appearance, a family divided in two by a son's brutal killing of his allegedly abusive mother, wife killer Joe O'Reilly graduates from a university course in jail, and a prison watchdog boss has custom-made pillows designed of a killer's face. Eimear Rabbitt is joined by Neil Fetherston as we discuss the biggest stories on Crime World this week. Hosted on Acast. See
Donaldson Trial: Court hears Jeffrey Donaldson ‘sent WhatsApp to minister saying he wanted to repent’
Newry Crown Court has heard Jeffrey Donaldson sent a message to a minister supporting one of his alleged victims, saying he wanted to “repent before them as he had before God.” The husband of an alleged victim in the abuse trial has broken down as he gave evidence on Thursday. 63-year-old former MP Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all the 18 charges he is facing, they in
Sandra Collins' siblings and their 26-year search for missing sister
Siblings Bridie and Patrick Collins have spent 26 years trying to find their missing sister Sandra who vanished on a December night in 2000 from the small fishing village of Killala in County Mayo.Over the past year, the Crime World team has been delving into the story of Sandra in the hopes of unearthing information that might lead gardai to her remains.Nicola talks with Bridie and Patrick about
Dublin stabbings, criminal sports stars & amputee compo claims
Troubles with wedding dress shopping in an electronic tag, sports stars finding themselves on the wrong side of the law, and the week’s most bizarre story.This is a Crime World weekly round up from crimeworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Heartbroken family of Dublin stab murder victim believe he was murdered for trying to protect a girl
The heartbroken family of murdered computer science student Qayyum Balogun believe he was chased down and murdered for trying to protect a girl from an assault during a music event.The 21-year-old was stabbed to death in the early hours of Monday morning just off Grafton Street in Dublin. Nicola talks to Eimear Rabbitt about what happened to Qayyum and who the Gardai suspect in his murder. Ho
Natalie McNally murderer Stephen McCullagh gets 31 years
Stephen McCullagh will do at least 31 years of jail time before he is even considered for release. 32-year-old Natalie McNally had been 15 weeks pregnant when she was subjected to a violent attack and murdered at her home in Lurgan in December 2022. The judge, Mr Justice Kinney, told McCullagh that he committed a “brutal senseless murder and planned it in remorseless detail.”
The Day Innocence Died - Bloody Sunday and the Fight for Justice
A new movie about the events of Bloody Sunday and the fight for justice in its aftermath is touring across the UK with huge interest from the United States and even Dubai.Made with images and footage taken on the day, interviews with those who were there in January 1972 when British army paratroopers fired on unarmed civilians, and contributions from those who have fought for justice, The Day
Donaldson Trial: Complainant describes alleged rape
A jury has heard a police interview recording of a woman who claims she was raped as a child by Jeffrey Donaldson. Jurors at Newry Crown Court heard allegations against the former DUP leader by a woman who claims it happened when she was at primary school. She also alleged that Donaldson arranged for her to be sent to a Christian Rehabilitation Centre and apologised to her there. Sixty-three-year
Donaldson Trial: Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse, court hears
Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse by her husband, Jeffrey Donaldson, a court has heard. The claim from one of the alleged victims came during week two of the former DUP leader’s trial. 63-year-old Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences. The charges include one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross i
Why double killer Frank McCann should stay behind bars
Frank McCann murdered his wife, Esther, and her daughter, Jessica, on the 4th of September 1992. The moment Marian Leonard heard the news that her sister and niece had perished in a house fire, she suspected that McCann had somehow been involved. McCann received two life sentences in 1996. In recent weeks, Marian has once again had to meet with the parole board to ask them not to release McCann.
Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins (Episode 4)
Sandra visits home every Sunday evening to see her family, however, they know little about her day-to-day existence in Killala. They are shocked when she reveals her pregnancy in the late 90s but are also completely supportive.Sandra makes the difficult decision to give her baby daughter up for adoption. The Collins family are deeply saddened by the move but understand it. A short time l
Limerick feud 20 years on - where are the gangs now?
It’s coming on two decades since a garda crackdown on Limerick promised to break the gangs that had turned the city into a warzone.So, where are the players now and why are so many still involved in drug dealing and organised criminality?Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Wife planted bug in car over affair suspicions, court hears
This episode was originally published by our sister podcast, The BelTel on May 29, 2026.Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife planted a listening device in his car after becoming suspicious he was having affair with a constituent, a court in Newry has been told. The 63-year-old former MP in on trial in relation to 18 alleged historical sex offence charges, dating from 1985 to 2008 – including a char
Gucci Gang links to Kinahan Cartel revealed as CAB claim Liam Byrne is ‘Biggie’ Little’s dad
Blood bonds between organised crime groups have a long history in the underworld and in the efforts by law enforcement to get to the root of what holds outfits together.Now a familial bond between the Gucci Gang and the Kinahan Organisation have featured in Criminal Assets Bureau affidavits which give an insight into a troubled period of restructure in both groups in the aftermath of a garda crack
