Best Holly Hutchings Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 628: Coolock riot suspects brought before the courts 32:25

13m ago32:25

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Riots in Coolock, multiple suspects before the courts and a swift political and policing promise that the full force of the State will be used against those who break the law. But what lies behind the latest outbreak of violence against asylum seeker accommodation and do we have to consider decades of social disadvantage before we can find a peacef…

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Episode 627: 8 men before Special Criminal Court in relation to killings of Tristan Sherry and Jason Hennessy Snr 15:55

34m ago15:55

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Eight young men including three teenagers are now before the Special Criminal Court on charges surrounding the Christmas Eve murder of Jason Hennessy Snr followed by the killing of his gunman Tristan Sherry. The Brownes steakhouse massacre which played out in front of young families was one of the most shocking outbreaks of gangland violence in rec…

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Episode 626: Aaron Brady’s capital murder appeal denied 24:50

28m ago24:50

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Garda killer Aaron Brady has lost his appeal against his capital murder conviction after a court rejected all 50 grounds of complaint. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Brady, the campaign to free him and the devastating blow to his supporters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 625: Mob boss Whitney Hughes handed down prison sentence 19:39

38m ago19:39

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She the daughter of murdered gang boss Mark ‘The Chicken’ Lovell who was gunned down in December 2022. Now 31 year old Whitney Hughes has been sent to jail after she was described as the head of an organised crime gang. Nicola speaks with journalist Allison Morris about the woman who boasts that she took over her father’s gang but who a judge descr…

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Episode 624: Super cartel snitch Raffaele Imperiale sentenced to 15 years in prison 17:10

1d ago17:10

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European super witness Raffaele Imperiale has been jailed for 15 years in Italy handing over €2 million in Bitcoin and an island in Dubai he says is worth €60 million. But still the cocaine boss who has turned informant on his former partners in Daniel Kinahan’s European Super Cartel will continue to give information behind bars? So what about Kina…

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Holly Willoughby kidnap Irish connection, Cathal Crotty dismissed from the army 46:54

2d ago46:54

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Paul and Mick discuss the link between Irish perv Mark Mulligan and Holly Willoughby kidnap plotter Gavin Plumb. They also discuss the dismissal of shamed woman beater Cathal Crotty from the Defence Forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Reach Ireland Podcasts

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Episode 623: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris launches high court case against Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch 18:11

2d ago18:11

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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has launched a High court legal action against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, his two co-defendants at last years trial and the Director of Public Prosecutions. So what is Harris in his role as a Garda Chief doing and what does the case mean? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 622: Jay O'Connor pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper 27:24

3d ago27:24

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Gangland heavy Jay O’Connor is facing a jail sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper - man who was shot eight years ago. O’Connor who is a grandad has been at the centre of feuding gangs in the Blanchardstown area of Dublin since the turn of the century where he was once part of the notorious Westies gang. So how has O…

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Episode 621: Rapist Raymond Shorten convicted of assaulting 7-year-old girl 18:24

4d ago18:24

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Dublin Taxi driver Raymond Shorten, who was convicted of raping two women during the summer of 2022, has now also been convicted of raping a 7-year-old girl. He was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault by a jury, despite denying any wrongdoing. Crime World producer Clodagh Meaney, who was in court on Monday, tells Niall Dona…

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Episode 620: Father of 15 claims property declared proceeds of crime was purchased with social welfare money 20:22

4d ago20:22

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A father of 15 is before the High Court where the Criminal Assets Bureau say his home, costly renovations and other assets are the proceeds of crime. Dermot Calvert has denied claims that a Limerick Property worth almost euro 300k and a sum of cash were paid for through criminal means and instead he used savings from his social welfare to fund his …

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Episode 619: The plot to attack and abduct Holly Willoughby 18:40

5d ago18:40

18:40

An Irishman who once stalked celebrities and posed on a dating site as an ordinary guy was exchanging sick messages with security guard Gavin Plumb as he plotted to kidnap rape and murder TV star Holly Willoughby. Mark Mulligan from Dublin is a convicted stalker who chatted with Plumb as he hatched his plan and together they discussed Willoughby’s …

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Episode 618: Bláthnaid Raleigh on her horrific experience and her passionate advocacy for victims and survivors 1:14:38

8d ago1:14:38

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Bláthnaid Raleigh was just 21 when her life changed forever after a night out ended in a terrifying aggravated rape carried out by a young rugby player who she knew from her local town. When Johnathan ‘Johnny’ Moran was found guilty of the attack she waived her anonymity so that he could be named and that she could speak out for other women. Blathn…

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Episode 617: Celebrity Criminals - the former gangsters finding fame online 32:28

9d ago32:28

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A new genre of celebrity gangsters has emerged in recent years as criminals and killers take to the airwaves to tell their own stories often becoming Instagram and TikTok sensations. From mafia podcasters to organised crime YouTube channels it seems that gangland is finally telling its own story in its very own way. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon ab…

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Episode 616: Dessie 'Border Fox' O'Hare released from prison following kidnap sentence 34:19

10d ago34:19

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Border Fox Dessie O’Hare has walked free from Portlaoise Prison where he has served a six-year sentence for kidnap. But what next for the 67-year-old notorious terrorist who has been linked to more than 30 murders and who has a long history of violence? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the future prospects of the yoga-loving criminal whose reput…

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Episode 615: Gangster turned ‘Psychic Surgeon’ Gareth Quinn 23:40

11d ago23:40

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A spiritual healer or a psychic spoofer? Has convicted criminal Gareth Quinn found his true calling or is he just on the make. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the armed robber turned healer who promises to help the sick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 614: Raymond Shorten victims give impact statement at sentence hearing 16:39

12d ago16:39

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50-year-old taxi driver Raymond Shorten who targeted vulnerable women on their way home at night will be sentenced later this month for rape. Today Shorten listened as two victim impact statements were read to a court and a Judge heard that he has already been convicted of other serious sexual offences. Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney was at the Centr…

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Episode 613: Former FBI Counterintelligence agent Frank Figliuzzi on the making of a 'long-haul' serial killer 45:06

12d ago45:06

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The former deputy head of counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi has spent his life tracking down spies and keeping some of America’s biggest secrets. Following his retirement from the bureau he began investigating a very specific type of serial killer - long-haul truckers. His new book, Long Haul, Frank takes to the road as he delves into…

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Episode 612: Home of James 'Mago' Gately declared proceeds of crime 41:30

16d ago41:30

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James ‘Mago’ Gately’s luxury Dublin home has been declared as ‘overwhelmingly’ the proceeds of crime in the High Court. Gately, described as a key figure of the Hutch organised Crime Group, and his partner Charlene Lam lived an exotic lifestyle funded by criminal cash Judge Alex Owen’s said. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the proceeds of cri…

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Episode 611: The burglary gang behind viral high-speed Garda chase 27:43

17d ago27:43

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A relation of infamous gang boss “Fat” Andy Connors has admitted leading Gardai on an hour-long pursuit that ended in a spectacular crash that went viral on social media. William Connors and four other younger men were lucky to escape serious injury when their stolen Audi Q5 smashed into a roundabout and flipped into a supermarket car park back in …

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Episode 610: Suspected killer at centre of plot to smuggle drugs into prison 17:54

18d ago17:54

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A Tayto bag tossed in a trash bin, a deft move by a murder suspect who believed he’d covered a camera and an insight into how contraband makes its way into our prison systems. Nicola chats with Niall Donald about how prison staff nabbed inmate Nicky McConnell and his cunning plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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REPOST: The life and crimes of Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas 40:55

18d ago40:55

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***This episode was originally broadcast in June 2022*** A survivor of the Cold War and of the notorious Russian Gulags, Imre Arakas was an international hitman who washed up on our shores like a character dreamed up in a work of fiction. His paymaster for this trip was Daniel Kinahan, the son of Christy Kinahan Snr and director general of the Iris…

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Episode 609: Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas to face two murder trials 31:32

21d ago31:32

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International hitman Imre Arakas is facing two murder trials in Lithuania and a court has heard that he is accused of killing of an MMA fighter as well as a celebrity gangster. Arakas who served time in Ireland for conspiracy to murder Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately has continued to give interviews behind bars denying any involvement in seriou…

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Episode 608: The CAB case against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes 23:25

20d ago23:25

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A chop shop and a luxury boom boom bar formed the focus of a proceeds of crime case taken against Longford gangster Blondie Stokes. And now the father of seven is set to lose his home after a Judge said there was no explanation for the source of money spent on extensive renovations at the property. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the chop shop …

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Episode 607: Inside the world's largest crime convention- Crime Con 26:30

22d ago26:30

26:30

Crime World Producer Clodagh Meaney has just returned from the world’s biggest criminal get-together in Nashville in the US where she found someone with a story to tell everywhere she turned. Clodagh tells Nicola and Niall about her experience at Crime Con which attracted 6,000 visitors and where she found TV detectives, high profile crime victims …

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Episode 606: The killing of Michael ‘Chino’ Ryan 19:38

22d ago19:38

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A man who once went on a botched one million euro cash in transit robbery with slain mobster Eamon 'The Don' Dunne and the Bradley brothers Alan and Wayne has been stabbed to death. Michael 'Chino' Ryan was 51 when he died last week in Dublin in what's believed to have been a drunken brawl. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder and about…

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Episode 605: The life and crimes of Nathan Kinsella 42:50

23d ago42:50

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Real IRA man Nathan Kinsella told cops that he had a millionaire pal who gifted him hundreds of thousands of euro while he was on the dole and that he didn’t believe there was anything ‘dodgy in it. The former pal of murdered Alan Ryan pleaded guilty to failure to pay Capital Acquisitions Tax from the years 2018 through to 2020 relating to almost h…

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The week in crime: Mob boss John Gilligan denies he’s got cancer, Mago Gately loses home. 40:42

23d ago40:42

40:42

Mick and Paul discuss mob boss John Gilligan denying he’s got cancer, Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately losing his home to CAB, the end of the Regency Hotel shooting probe and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Reach Ireland Podcasts

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Episode 604: Killer Yousef Palani hospitalises prison officer in brutal assault 23:17

24d ago23:17

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Serial killer Yousef Palani has attacked a prison officer in Portlaoise jail and will now be controlled by controversial barrier handling while moving about the prison. Palani, who came to Ireland from Iraq, murdered two men and attacked another during a killing spree spurred by his hatred of homosexuality. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Pal…

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Episode 603: The crimes of Dublin taxi driver Raymond Shorten 27:10

25d ago27:10

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Taxi driver Raymond Shorten is to be sentenced after his conviction for rape and anal rape of two women who he picked up while they were drunk and attacked them in his car. The predatory behaviour of Shorten saw him trawl nightclubs looking for drunk women and even go out of his way to pull up as they stumbled along pavements trying to ring for lif…

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Episode 602: Raffaele Imperiale spills secrets of former associate El Rico to Dutch police 21:40

26d ago21:40

21:40

Supergrass Raffaele Imperiale has been speaking with Dutch police in relation to his former associate El Rico and what he claims are his links to a murderous underworld feud, leaked documents show. The Camorra Mafiosa who was arrested in Dubai and returned to Italy two years ago turned state witness as he faced a lengthy time in jail. The one time …

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Episode 601: Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche 21:55

27d ago21:55

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Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche has been jailed again notching up his 82nd conviction this time for an assault. He will rejoin his brothers Geoffrey and Warren both serving life sentences for murder as he settles down once more to a prison term. So who is Leroy Dumbrell and why have his brothers made his one of the most notorious criminal f…

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Episode 600: New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon arrested after failing explosives swab at Portlaoise prison 36:09

1M ago36:09

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New IRA leader Thomas Ashe Mellon found himself arrested by police over the border this week hours after he failed an explosives test when he went to visit inmates in the Republic’s high security Portlaoise Jail. So what was Mellon doing meeting with the New IRA’s southern command with the permission of Northern Ireland’s courts and in the company …

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Episode 599: 3 women sentenced for their role in covering up murder of Katie Simpson 39:35

29d ago39:35

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Three women who admitted helping evil Jonathan Cresswell cover up details around the death of showjumper Katie Simpson were handed down suspended prison sentences today. Hayley Robb, Jill Robinson and Rose De Montmorency Wright each believed that Katie had taken her own life and had not been murdered when they helped Cresswell wash his clothing and…

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Episode 598: The deportation of sex offender Chico Makamda 24:09

30d ago24:09

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A Congolese asylum seeker has been deported by the Garda National Immigration Bureau days after he walked free from another jail term. Chico Makamda was jailed in 2019 for a horrific sexual attack on a woman but had clocked up 15 other previous convictions in the 10 years he’d been in Ireland. Although he agreed to leave the country he never did. N…

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Episode 597: Families of Bloody Sunday victims angry at decision to keep Soldier F anonymous 33:57

1M ago33:57

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The families of Bloody Sunday victims are angry that Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service has failed to challenge former paratrooper Soldier F’s anonymity and that the public will continue to know neither his name nor face. Outspoken Michael McKinney, a brother of victim William who was murdered on January 30th 1972, has led a chorus of cr…

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Episode 596: The tragic death of Jasmin Duddy 1:14:08

1M ago1:14:08

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A heartbroken mum is taking her fight for tougher prison sentences for drug dealers to the government. Pauline Duddy’s 21-year-old daughter Jasmine died from a suspected drug overdose despite getting clean time and again. Since her death, her mum has dedicated her life to campaigning for more jail time for the dealers who she says “are murdering ou…

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The week in crime: Government set to ban XL Bully dogs; a knife murder in Dublin; Jonathan Dowdall sells his house and an Australian gangster’s links to the Kinahan cartel are exposed. 46:40

1M ago46:40

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In this week’s episode Mick and Paul discuss the government’s plan to ban the XL Bully cross breed following the tragic death of Nicola Morey in Limerick. They also talk about failed state witness Jonathan Dowdall’s decision to put his €800,000 Dublin home on the market. And they examine the life of Australian mobster Angelo Pandeli, unmasked this …

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Episode 595: 6 men sentenced for murder of crime journalist Peter R De Vries 43:21

1M ago43:21

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A Dutch court has convicted and sentenced six men in connection with the murder of the well-known crime reporter and TV presenter Peter R De Vries. But sentences of life requested by the prosecution in the trial were not handed down to those charged as the court said that after a grinding three-year trial a motive for De Vries death had not been pr…

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Episode 594: Inside the home of Jonathan Dowdall 36:18

1M ago36:18

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The house of murder accused turned state witness Jonathan Dowdall has gone on the market with a hefty price tag as he prepares for his release from jail and a new life once he signs off the programme. In a sign that his days as a witness which saw him give against Gerry The Monk Hutch found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne are firmly over th…

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Episode 593: Sean ‘The Fixer’ Fitzgerald's dirty protest on Sunday World photographer 40:22

1M ago40:22

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Sean ‘The Fixer’ Fitzgerald staged a dirty protest at the funeral of veteran criminal Fran ‘The Lamb’ Cunningham when he smeared excrement over a photographer's car. Nicola speaks with snapper Ernie Leslie who was bemused and disgusted by The Fixer's successful efforts to get himself back into the news. And we discuss the media's chequered history …

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Episode 592: Inside the Las Vegas mob museum 37:17

1M ago37:17

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The history of organised crime in the US and the rise of the mafia is a story that is intrinsically linked to the party capital of Las Vegas where mobsters mixed with celebrities to launder their dirty money. Myths and legends surround the mob's arrival in Vegas and their takeover of the legal gambling industry that turned it into a playground for …

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Episode 591: New tenants move into Kinahan's childhood home in Oliver Bond flats 20:33

1M ago20:33

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The childhood home of the Kinahan brothers Daniel and Christopher Jnr has been re-occupied in recent months nearly 10 years after they regularly stayed there. The Oliver Bond flat which is a local authority premises has remained in the tenancy of relatives of Boylan, who was the first wife of Christopher Kinahan Snr, since her death in 2014. Nicola…

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The week in crime: Woman killed by XL bully dog, Hutches attack Kinahan thug, Molly Martens released 51:15

1M ago51:15

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In this week's pod Paul and Mick discuss the killing of a woman by her dog, an attack against a Kinahan criminal, Daniel Belling convicted of cruise ship murder and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Reach Ireland Podcasts

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Episode 590: Jonathan Creswell and the suspicious death of Katie Simpson 1:02:54

1M ago1:02:54

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Journalist Tanya Fowles was so concerned when she heard that showjumper Katie Simpson had been taken to hospital after an apparent suicide attempt by the known domestic abuser Jonathan Creswell that she repeatedly phoned police to inform them of her concerns that there was more to the story than met the eye. Tanya, an award winning court reporter b…

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Episode 589: Kinahan Cartel banker Johnny Morrissey free again on Costa Del Crime 1:00:45

1M ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Kinahan cartel enforcer and money launderer Johnny Morrissey has been released on bail in Spain after almost two years behind bars facing trial for washing euro 200 million of the mobs dirty money. Morrissey who was sanctioned by the US treasury along with Kinahan Snr and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jnr, posed for a photograph to celebrate his …

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Episode 588: To Catch a Scorpion - A hunt to track down a people smuggler 50:15

1M ago50:15

50:15

A hunt to track down a people smuggler convicted in Belgium and believed to be responsible for making millions on the backs of the misery of many. A trail that leads two investigators right into the heart of Iraq and the compound which is home to some of the countries wealthiest officials. Nicola speaks to the BBC’s Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie abou…

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Episode 587: Caught In The Crossfire - The unsolved murders of Anthony Campbell and Martin 'Marlo' Hyland 34:30

1M ago34:30

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It was the savage murder which brought home the reality of the horrors of gangland crime to the Irish public. Anthony Campbell was a hard working 20 year old plumber when he was murdered by gunmen who feared leaving a witness to their execution of drugs trafficker Martin 'Marlo' Hyland. The unsolved murders are the focus of a new six part serial po…

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Episode 586: Ann and Bernard McDonagh - Irish social media sensations for all the wrong reasons 15:25

1M ago15:25

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A married Irish couple who became viral social media sensations for all the wrong reasons have been jailed for a string of so-called 'dine and dash' crimes. Ann and Bernard McDonagh lived the high-life eating slap-up meals in a series of top quality restaurants across Wales - before fleeing out the door without paying. But the Co Mayo duo got their…

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Episode 585: Jonathan Creswell and the evidence around the case which rocked the equestrian industry 29:40

1M ago29:40

29:40

Evil Jonathan Creswell controlled, bullied and terrified three women who helped cover up for him after he claimed he had assaulted Katie Simpson before he said she committed suicide. Creswell staged the supposed suicide to hide a vicious attack and rape on the 21 year old showjumper which caused her death. Rose De Montmorency Wright, Jill Robinson …

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Episode 584: Crack cocaine and its effects on the health and mental wellbeing of users 21:26

1M ago21:26

21:26

Crack cocaine seizures are on the increase and health watch dogs are warning an epidemic amongst users of the drug which devastated the US during the 1980s. So is the highly addictive substance the new heroin and how are community groups coping with its spread. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the drug and its effects on the health and mental …

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