Best Nicola Tallant Podcasts (2024)

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

2h 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

1d ago27:43

27:43

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

2d ago17:54

17:54

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

3d 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

3d ago31:32

31:32

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

4d ago23:25

23:25

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

6d 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

6d ago19:38

19:38

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

7d 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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Episode 604: Killer Yousef Palani hospitalises prison officer in brutal assault 23:17

8d ago23:17

23:17

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

9d 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

10d 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

11d 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

13d 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

14d 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

14d 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

15d 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

15d 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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Episode 595: 6 men sentenced for murder of crime journalist Peter R De Vries 43:21

16d 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

16d 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

18d 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

19d 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

22d ago20:33

20:33

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

23d 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

23d 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

24d 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

25d 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

26d 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

29d 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

29d ago21:26

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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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Episode 583: How hit BBC TV show Blue Lights portrays Northern Ireland’s criminal underworld 24:43

1M ago24:43

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It’s the BBC drama which has reflected some of the true underbelly of Northern Ireland’s criminal world. Nicola speaks to Sunday World reporter Roisin Gorman about what it is that Blue Lights has done right. They discuss the series which follows the careers of three PSNI recruits and which delves into collusion, corruption and all types of criminal…

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Episode 582: The life and crimes of Lee McDonnell 17:11

1M ago17:11

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A 32 year old man with 133 previous convictions jumped from a bus to join a mob who’d surrounded two Gardai. Lee McDonnell was arrested and charged after he tried to hit one of the officers policing a funeral in Ballyfermot two years ago. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the chaotic and dangerous career of a criminal with arrested development.…

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BEST OF CRIME WORLD: The truth behind North Korea's cyber-crime gang 'The Lazarus Group' 1:00:41

1M ago1:00:41

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***This episode was originally published in June 2022*** It is a story that reads like the plot from a Hollywood movie and punches right into the heart of one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Hackers from the so-called ‘Lazarus Group’ first shut down Sony Studios when it attempted to screen a movie about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, …

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Episode 581: Money laundering and the infamous Black Axe gang 44:21

1M ago44:21

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Pablo Escobar hid his in the cavity walls of his vast mansions. Daniel Kinahan and his pals in Dubai use crypto trading platforms and secretive underworld banking systems that move millions across the globe in seconds. But one thing that hasn’t changed in the cash-rich world of organised crime is the need to wash the dirty money. Nicola speaks with…

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Episode 580: Derek ‘Dee Dee’ O’Driscoll’s building site money racket 24:23

1M ago24:23

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A racket as children as young as 12 vandalise building sites. Contractors forced to pay protection money to senior career criminals Derek Dee Dee O’Driscoll and his enforcer David Reilly. And a county council holding the public purse string stuck in the middle. Now a report says nobody is to blame but has yet to be published in full. Nicola talks t…

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Episode 579: Two men charged in connection to murder of Keane Mulready-Woods 27:38

1M ago27:38

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Episode 578: Will the cases against Nathan McDonnell and James Leen be heard in the Special Criminal Court? 35:24

1M ago35:24

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The Special Criminal Court will likely hear the cases against Tralee businessman Nathan McDonnell and his co-accused James Leen surrounding their links to a euro 33 million methamphetamine seizure. An application has been made to move the cases to the three-judge court a hearing was told. Meanwhile, McDonnell will remain in prison after failing to …

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Episode 577: CAB raids on properties related to Ireland's 'biggest cocaine logistics' gang 16:35

1M ago16:35

16:35

Significant Criminal Assets Bureau raids carried out on more than 20 properties this week centre on an investigation into a Donegal man and his Dublin business partners who Gardai believe are the biggest cocaine logistic experts in the State. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the transport kingpins and the CAB searches on their homes and premis…

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Episode 576: The tragic death of Eddie Hutch Jnr 23:32

1M ago23:32

23:32

The son of murdered Eddie Hutch Snr has been found dead in the house where his father was gunned down in yet another tragedy for the wider Hutch family. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about murder and death within the family who took on a Cartel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 575: Baby Reindeer - the truth about stalkers and their victims 39:36

1M ago39:36

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The Baby Reindeer phenomenon has cast a light on the dangerous world of stalkers and their victims but how accurate is the Netflix show and what personality disorders does Martha display? Nicola speaks to John Deane O’Keefe, head of Faculty of Criminology and Policing Studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind stalking. Hosted o…

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Introducing: Caught In The Crossfire 0:30

1M ago0:30

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Anthony Campbell didn’t stand a chance. It was December 2006 and Anthony was working as an apprentice plumber in Dublin when he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. An innocent bystander caught up in the brutal assassination of Martin 'Marlo' Hyland, Campbell's senseless murder is still unsolved almost twenty years later. Join the Cr…

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Episode 574: OAP goes to prison for false personal injury claims including slip on cabbage leaf 21:10

1M ago21:10

21:10

74 year old Winnie Lawrence pocketed more than €20,000 after making false personal injury claims but now she has gone to jail for her crimes. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about an investigation into an accident prone gran who slipped on a cabbage leaf and a wider gang who made more than 40 bogus claims defrauding insurance companies with a series …

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Episode 573: Daniel Kinahan's wife Caoimhe Robinson and her links to the Cartel's money laundering operation 28:02

1M ago28:02

28:02

Gangsters moll Caoimhe Robinson has become the face of Kinahan money laundering after a massive investigation uncovered her role buying and selling properties in Dubai. The widow of murdered drug dealer Michael ‘Micka’ Kelly who went on to marry Daniel Kinahan at a plush ceremony in Dubai in 2017 has become the face of a new high profile Internatio…

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Episode 572: Europe’s most dangerous criminal gangs 54:38

1M ago54:38

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Europe is in the grip of 821 serious organised crime groups with 25,000 members who between them carve up the most dangerous drug dealing, people trafficking and fraud operations on the continent. A new Europol report delves into the make up of the groups and the threat they pose to society through corruption, violence and money laundering. Nicola …

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Episode 571: Criminal Dean Thornton releases rap song about Drogheda feud 17:53

2M ago17:53

17:53

A Drogheda feud member, convicted of a brutal abduction and torture, has launched his rap career with a highly produced music video about crime and carnage on the streets of his home town. Criminal Dean Thornton is hoping to find fame with his song about feuding, guns and gangster culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…

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Episode 570: Was gangland gun victim Josh Itseli killed by accident? 18:27

2M ago18:27

18:27

Gangland gun victim Josh Itseli may have been killed by accident when members of his own gang rented a high powered weapon to threaten rivals. Gardai believe that the 20 year old may have been shot after the car in which he was travelling in was rammed and the semi automatic AR15 fired. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the killing and the crack c…

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Episode 569: Dublin's new portal to New York stirs up chaos 15:07

2M ago15:07

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A portal on Dublin’s Talbot Street linked to a Snazzy Manhattan district, secrets of Las Vegas staying in Sin City and a particularly Irish sense of humour that turned the US off. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Dublin and a chance of stardom.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Episode 568: Three Irish men accused of breaking into 60 homes in Melbourne 20:30

2M ago20:30

20:30

Three Irish men have appeared in court charged with allegedly stealing €1million worth of cash and jewellery during a burglary spree in Australia. The men - named as Christie and Michael McDonagh and James Connors - are accused of breaking into 60 homes in Melbourne in a ‘sophisticated’ criminal operation. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Iri…

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Episode 567: The dark and sinister life of Jonathan Creswell 18:31

2M ago18:31

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He was the woman-beater and killer who hid in plain sight behind his role as a horse trainer and showjumping star. Jonathan Creswell was found dead last month just one day into his trial for the murder and rape of Katie Simpson. Niall talks to the Sunday World reporter Steven Moore about the dark and sinister life of Jonathan Creswell. Hosted on Ac…

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Episode 566: The complex web of underworld figures who wanted Robbie Lawlor dead 20:56

2M ago20:56

20:56

An Irishman has been arrested in Liverpool and flown to Belfast where he is being questioned in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor. One of the most dangerous and feared criminals in Irish history, Lawlor was gunned down in Belfast in 2020. Niall talks to Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy about the complex web of underworld figu…

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