Christy Kinahan’s posh boy protégé jetted around the world to boxing fights and sent his daughters to a finishing school in Switzerland, a court has heard. Ciaran ‘Sam’ O’Sullivan’s decades-long career in the international drugs trade was laid bare by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the High Court. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how a middle-class Dubliner rose to the top of the criminal ladder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 09, 2025•24 min
A 34-year-old football club captain and father was stabbed to death as a feud in Dublin spilled into the home of the innocent man. Gangs in west Dublin feuding over personal grievances and control of drug turf claimed their first fatality after months of arson attacks and shooting incidents. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the latest gangland killing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 08, 2025•14 min
The extravagant lifestyle of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his sidekick Gary Vickery are expected to be unveiled when their proceeds of crime cases finally are heard in court. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about yachts, luxury villas, and a penchant for designer shoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 08, 2025•30 min
Former Olympic swimming coach George Gibney has appeared in a US court after being dramatically arrested over historic sex abuse charges. His arrest comes nearly 30 years after he fled the country after a successful Supreme Court case. Niall speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about how Gibney has led a low profile life in Florida for decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2025•15 min
The case against Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs lies in dust for New York State after the famous rapper beat the most serious charges of racketeering and will now be sentenced on just two lesser charges relating to transportation for prostitution. Nicola speaks with journalist and author Douglas Century after the shock acquittal of the man whose violent and gritty private life was laid bare in a trial watched across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 07, 2025•34 min
The funerals of murdered gangland heavies Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr took place in Scotland yesterday as police doubled down on their insistence that their killing had nothing to do with local feuds. While Spanish police say they have identified and wish to extradite a hitman linked to the rival Daniel’s clan, cops in Glasgow say they have no intelligence to suggest the motive for the murders is the decades old feud. Nicola speaks with journalist Richard Elias about the deepening mystery ...
Jul 04, 2025•18 min
Eight men who attempted to land Kinahan cocaine into Ireland were jailed today for 129 years after the Special Criminal Court heard the fascinating details of the capture of the MV Matthew and her 2.2 tonne cargo of cocaine. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a drama on the high seas that has ended in a hefty prison sentence for career seamen and a sinister Cartel representative who stood to earn monthly wages varying between $1,000 and $4,500. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jul 04, 2025•58 min
He was the self-professed chief suspect in the murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier and the subject of a fascinating film, Murder at the Cottage, which was directed by Jim Sheridan and produced by Donald MacIntyre before his death. A larger than life, dramatic, and overwhelming character who courted the media and wore his role as a suspect like a badge of honour. But what was Ian Bailey really like and did his mask fall once the cameras stopped rolling? Nicola speaks to journalist and...
Jul 04, 2025•41 min
The bodies of murdered Scottish gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr are to be repatriated by Spanish police almost a month after the duo were shot dead in a Costa Del Sol bar. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the ongoing investigation into the double murder and the theories around it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 03, 2025•16 min
The Director of Public Prosecutions is set to consider if any criminal offences have been committed amidst the production and then withdrawal of new witnesses by Conor McGregor's side in the appeal against a rape verdict by the civil courts. In a rare move, the three-judge Court of Criminal Appeal said they would send the details of an application made by victim Nikita Hand's lawyers to the DPP after McGregor’s barrister Mark Mulholland KC said he was withdrawing the new evidence in a shock move...
Jul 03, 2025•19 min
A former garda impersonated a female colleague on an online fetish site, inviting men to come to her home and rape her. Shane Flanagan, with an address in County Clare, pleaded guilty to a series of charges including reckless endangerment and possession of child abuse images. The 39-year-old was a friend of the woman who he impersonated online - sharing details of her home address, personal life, and even her jogging route with strangers on the fetish site. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about ...
Jul 03, 2025•19 min
Hurling legend DJ Carey has admitted in court for the first time today to pretending to have cancer to defraud people out of money. The five time All-Ireland winner pleaded guilty to ten deception charges in front of a judge in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Carey’s dramatic fall from grace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 02, 2025•17 min
Sensational developments in Conor McGregor’s appeal case against a guilty verdict made by a Civil Court that he raped Nikita Hand. Alleged new witnesses with new evidence pulled in an eleventh hour decision by the fighter’s legal team on what they say is a technicality. So what is going on in Camp McGregor? Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor at Mediahuis, joins Nicola to explain just what happened this week as the Court of Appeal retires to consider his case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Jul 02, 2025•29 min
Lawyers for Conor McGregor have dramatically withdrawn a bid to introduce new evidence in the civil rape appeal. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the bombshell moment that evidence claiming victim Nikita Hand was beaten up by an ex partner was removed from court proceedings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 01, 2025•13 min
Killer David Lawler has been enjoying day release almost 30 years since he raped and murder victim Marilyn Rynn as she walked home from her Christmas office party. Lawler a first cousin of rapist Larry Murphy is one of the longest serving prisoners in the system and is likely to be freed in coming months. Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitte about Lawler and the brutal killing of civil servant Marilyn on a lonely path on a freezing night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Jul 01, 2025•21 min
Solicitor Herbert Kilcline has told a court that he worked with Gardai as a human intelligence source as he was jailed for property fraud. The colourful lawyer who once represented a man who led Detectives to the body of missing teenager Marioara Rostas was jailed for 2 and a half years for his role in a property fraud in recent days revealing that he recently worked as an informant. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald on the ups and downs of Kilcline and his journey from hero to a cell door. Hosted...
Jun 30, 2025•24 min
Conor McGregor has been partying in the sun with friends from the world of celebrity and those better known for their links to organised crime. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the McGregor and his world of football, celebrity and crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2025•18 min
A teenager has been identified by gardai as the chief suspect for the fatal stabbing of James ‘Jake’ Barney. Painter Jake died after being knifed multiple times in his West Dublin home on Wednesday. Niall speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about this tragic killing and about how a man has been charged over Mircea Rostas' death and a posh boy Kinahan mobster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2025•16 min
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie could face being locked up in a Boston Prison until next October when a second trial could get underway. The father of two has insisted he is innocent of the rape charges that have been levelled against him and that he has done nothing wrong. His trial ended when a jury could not agree and a mistrial was declared A woman who had consensual sex with his room mate and fellow firefighter Liam O’Brien has alleged that she woke up to Crosbie raping her. However a co...
Jun 27, 2025•19 min
The partner of Limerick gangster Kieran Keane Jnr is to fight the Criminal Assets Bureau in a bid to stay in her family home. Three properties, three cars and €100,000 in cash owned by Keane Jnr were declared the proceeds of crime in a recent CAB court case. Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how Keane’s girlfriend, a beauty salon owner, wants to stay living in one of the houses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 26, 2025•19 min
A double murder at an Irish bar on the Costa Del Sol as Scotland’s warring crime families up the ante in a long running feud. But how did the dispute between the Daniels and Lyons clans begin and how have each side aligned themselves to Irish mobs. Today in part two of our special report on the 20 year feud we are talking to Richard Elias, Deputy Editor of the Scottish Daily Express about deepening tensions in Scotland and how they spilled out onto the Costa Del Crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Jun 26, 2025•22 min
Five men who are accused of waterboarding and branding a man with a cattle rod have been sent forward for trial at the Special Criminal Court. Three sons of murdered Jason Hennessy, shot dead at Browne’s Steakhouse during a Christmas celebration, and a father and son will stand trial for the brutal attack the victim alleged he underwent after calling to the Hennessy family home. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 25, 2025•17 min
The shooting of gang boss Owen Maguire by Robbie Lawlor has been linked to the Boylan brothers in a case brought by CAB. Keith and Josh Boylan were named as the leaders of one of Drogheda’s two feuding gangs in a court case last week. Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how the Criminal Assets Bureau previously linked them to a wave of feud violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 25, 2025•27 min
A young man was killed after being deliberately mowed down by a car last night in Dublin as a simmering feud erupted into violence. The man died after being struck by a car as he walked along Railway Street in Balbriggan at around 9pm. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about how gardai have been drafted in to keep order after violent scenes broke out following the fatal crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 24, 2025•10 min
Details of the drama and chaos on the MV Matthew after a series of mishaps saw it boarded in 2023 by the Irish Army Ranger wing who discovered 2.2 tonnes of cocaine have played out in an Irish Court. Eight men have pleaded guilty to crewing the boat which crossed the Atlantic with Cartel cocaine on board and bound for the European market. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the MV Matthew and the men who steered it on an its ill fated journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jun 24, 2025•43 min
An unlikely-looking drugs dealer has launched an appeal against his eight -year sentence for importing €730k worth of cannabis into Ireland. Martin Murray, who runs a dairy farm in Moneygall in Co Offaly, did not look like the typical underworld figure when he was caught with the drugs haul in his truck. Today, Niall speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about how Murray had previously been jailed over an heroin seizure and had links to a notorious gangland criminal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Jun 23, 2025•9 min
A double murder at an Irish bar on the Costa Del Sol as Scotland’s warring crime families up the ante in a long running feud. But how did the dispute between the Daniels and Lyons clans begin and how have each side aligned themselves to Irish mobs. Today in part one of our special report on the 20 year feud we are talking to Richard Elias, Deputy Editor of the Scottish Daily Express about the beginnings of a long running battle for turf and power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Jun 23, 2025•26 min
The alleged leaders of one of two feuding gangs in Drogheda have been named for the first time by gardai in a court case. Brothers Josh and Keith Boylan were described as heading up an organised crime gang by gardai in a money laundering case brought against three female associates. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the Boylans and the long-running feud in Drogheda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 20, 2025•18 min
Five members of Jozef Puska’s family have been convicted of obstructing the investigation into Ashling Murphy’s murder. Puska’s wife, along with two of his brothers and their wives, all misled gardai by failing to disclose vital information about the savage crime. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Puska’s family knew all along that he was a suspect in a violent attack on a woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 20, 2025•21 min
A carnival of political protestors, fans and rock stars turned Westminster Magistrates Court into a colourful festival this week as Kneecap star MoChara appeared to face charges under the terrorism offences. Nicola speaks with journalist Allison Morris about the case, his A list defence team and her own experience on trains, planes and automobiles to get there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2025•32 min
