Crime World

A paving contractor who was jailed in Sweden over a massive €4m tax scam is now being targeted in Ireland by the Criminal Assets Bureau.John O’Connor Jr was named by the Bureau in a new case launched in the High Court last month.Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about how O’Connor and three of his brothers were relentlessly pursued by Swedish police in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three members of a Romanian gang have pleaded guilty to a spate of ATM cash-trapping offences during a 10-day crime spree.The trio admitted to being part of an organised crime gang who gardaí believe are heavily involved in thefts and internet scams.Niall speaks to Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy about how international fraud gangs are moving cash out of Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new Europol report has warned of the threat of hostile states like Russia co-operating with criminal organisations in mutually beneficial business like cybercrime, drug shipping and money laundering.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about murder, intrigue and the Kinahans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The home of alleged Hutch gang member James ‘Mago’ Gately was finally seized by CAB yesterday after a lengthy legal battle.However, officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau didn’t have it all their own way - and had to use ladders to check the upstairs after the staircase had been removed.Niall speaks to the Sunday World's Eamon Dillon about the Bureau’s case against the long-term Kinahan cartel target. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A teacher who claims she was wrongly identified as the ‘GAA Catfish’ has been granted an injunction stopping a disciplinary process by her school.Niamh Farrell has told the High Court she is not the woman described in the hit podcast by The 2 Johnnies.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the case and how the GAA Catfish targeted more than 40 men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The unsolved murder of Raonaid Murray, the secretive world of George 'The Penguin' Mitchell, and Niall’s big roundly birthday.Nicola and Niall answer your questions in a special episode of Crime World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A major new series which traces the Kinahan mob from street gang to billionaire players on the global drug stage is to start tonight on BBC.Nicola is joined by producer and journalist Stephen Dempster and director Tim Robinson to discuss how their story of the Kinahans has brought them across the world and back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The stepfather of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick, who served a sentence for the manslaughter of her brother Dean, has been acquitted on charges around an alleged violent assault shortly after his release from prison after witnesses failed to show up and the alleged victim couldn’t attend a courtroom.But the latest saga in the life of Dave Mahon, who still has the support of the siblings' mum Audrey has placed the focus back on tragic Amy and her disappearance in Spain on New Year’s Day 2008.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about Mahon and his latest brush with the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the Netflix show that has terrorised a generation of parents whose teenage children are existing in a digital world.Adolescence is being spoken about at the school gates, in restaurants and coffee shops, and even in the Dáil.But what makes a teenage killer and how real are the themes of the show? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the gritty drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardaí in Kerry who are searching for missing farmer Mike Gaine have asked the public for help with dashcam footage of roads around Kenmare and Moll’s Gap on the day he disappeared.Searches of slurry tanks and a lake near his sprawling farm have been completed and are now widening in to the mountainous terrain that surround the picturesque area.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about the searches and the deepening mystery around the 56-year-old popular farmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.