Crime World

A mother was jailed for money laundering offences and told by a court she could not use her children as a shield from the consequences of her criminality.Gangsters moll Heather McNamara pleaded guilty to offences around cash and a Rolex watch but had said that if she went to prison it would have a negative effect on her children.She is one of an increasing number of women finding that their wealthy lifestyles are forming evidence in cases against them.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the women behind the men of crime, about the trappings of dirty money and about a very special auction which will give us all a chance at buying up some seized bling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jozef Puska heard directly today from Ashling Murphy's loved-ones about the devastating impact his crimes have had on their lives. Ashling's boyfriend, her sister and her mother all gave victim impact statements as Puska was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Niall Donald speaks to Crime World's Clodagh Meaney about the harrowing and emotional scenes today in the Central Criminal Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A judgement is expected in the coming months in a case between the Criminal Assets Bureau and David Waldron - once a top associate of Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne.Already his brother Christopher has settled his case with CAB agreeing to hand over a house and expensive watchesBut brother David has fought to the bitter end with a full hearing around a property portfolio valued at 2.8 million. At the heart of the CAB demands is a stunning country mansion bought, they say, with the proceeds of crime.Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about David Waldron and his brother Christopher Git and their long links to organised crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jozef Puska is due to be sentenced on Friday for the murder of Ashling Murphy.In the week since he was found guilty for the brutal killing, many tales about Puska’s past have hit the headlines.Niall Donald talks to Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney about what we’ve learned in the last seven days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The kidnap of top supermarket executive Don Tidey and the nationwide manhunt that followed ended 23 days later during a chaotic rescue in a Leitrim wood when a recruit Garda and a soldier lost their lives.Now the incredible story from 1983 and its implications on political relations with Ireland and England, details on ransom demands to big business and the legacy it left on the Leitrim town of Ballinamore are brought together in a major new page-turner.Nicola is joined by journalists and Leitrim natives Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy about their fascinating new book 'The Kidnapping'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new documentary about Ireland’s vanishing triangle which is streaming on Sky focuses on the missing women linked to the sinister Larry Murphy and how he remains a free man.The series which suggests an underground chamber could hold clues to the mysteries and which details how Murphy became the chief suspect in the murder of Deirdre Jacob makes for chilling viewing.Nicola speaks to the journalist Geraldine Niland who lies at the heart of the story in her relentless pursuit for answers in the cases. They discuss how Murphy has changed his name and lives as an ordinary carpenter in London today and how he has played cat and mouse with Gardaí for decades. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can listen to Beast: The Murder of Nora Sheehan now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boucher is an old school detective who cut his teeth with the feared flying squad at the Met Police, who was refused the top job in Northern Ireland at a previous interview and whose Kenova Report is a highly anticipated document expected to give a no holds barred account of the handling of the notorious Stakeknife.Fresh into the position after the resignation of the hapless Simon Byrne, Boucher is largely liked by the public, the media and members of the force.But what will he have to do to drag the PSNI into the modern world of equality, multi-ethnicity and accountability? Does he have what it takes to atone for the sins of the past and to face a brighter future?Nicola speaks to Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris about Boucher, the hopes for his new role and the task he has ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Convicted Real IRA member Nathan Kinsella has pleaded guilty to tax charges while his partner Jennifer Dunne had money laundering and tax charges dropped against her at the Special Criminal Court.Kinsella will be sentenced next January after the unravelling of the State’s money laundering case against the couple.Nicola is talking to to Niall Donald about Kinsella, his past role as an extortionist with pal Alan Ryan and his links to Jim Mansfield Jnr who remains under financial and VAT fraud investigations around activities at the families Tasaggart house mansion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sentencing of Tom and Molly Martens in a North Carolina Court for the manslaughter of Limerick dad Jason Corbett brings some closure to the terrible events of August 2015 when he was bludgeoned to death at his home by the father and daughter.But it has left a terrible scar on his loving family who have had to sit through weeks of shocking evidence which painted a false picture of him as a violent and threatening man.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the sentencing which will see the pair serve between 7 and 30 months in jail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.