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Episode 1334: How the net is closing in on ‘The Family’ gang boss Brian Grendon

He was an unknown when he was picked up by gardaí with a large heroin consignment back in 2001, but in the past two decades Brian Grendon has really been placed on the gangland map. The head of the group known as 'The Family' is now facing sentence on tax offences and a file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of serious gangland charges. Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about Grendon and his rise to fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17 min
17/12/2025

Episode 1316: Ireland's most dangerous prisoner Leon Wright jailed again over terrifying crime spree

Ireland's most dangerous prisoner has been handed another prison sentence for a for terrifying crime spree that ended in a standoff with armed gardaí. Leon Wright is being housed in a special violence reduction wing in Wheatfield Prison after attacking and threatening staff and other inmates during his long stay behind bars. Niall speaks to Crime World's Alan Sherry about why Wright was back before the courts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17/12/2025

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23 min
08/12/2025

Episode 1303: Four men in Hennessy torture trial dramatically change pleas to guilty

The four men charged in the Hennessy torture trial have dramatically changed their pleas and admitted assault causing harm. Jason Hennessy, his brother Devon, as well as Kenneth and Dean Fitzsimons were accused of being involved in a savage attack where a man had the word ‘rat’ branded on his face and body. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about why the DPP may have accepted guilty pleas to lesser charges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/12/2025

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24 min
08/10/2024

Episode 711: Q&A - What if Regency hit on Daniel Kinahan was successful? Plus rivals, tracking mobsters, and crime memorabilia

The whereabouts of the illusive criminal John ‘The Colonel’ Cunningham, the rivalries between crime journalists and the peculiar collection of curiosities in the newsroom. These are just some of the topics Nicola and Niall discuss in their latest Q and A session. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08/10/2024

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47 min
25/04/2024

Episode 551: Dreams in Incarceration and the incredible life of David Spivey

Irish writer Cillian Dunne delved into the murky world of LA’s underworld and its notorious Cripps and Blood mobs when he met a former gang member who wanted to tell his story. Nicola speaks to Cillian about his book Dreams in Incarceration and the incredible life of David Spivey, jailed at 17 after turning to the Cripps for protection in his south central LA neighbourhood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25/04/2024

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40 min
16/12/2024

Episode 816: Peadar Keating severs ties with fellow Kinahan associate Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh

Career criminal Peadar Keating his publicly declared his split from his one time boss Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh and criticised him for dragging his son into the world of organised crime. In extraordinary statements during last weeks sentencing for his role in Kavanagh’s plot to hand over guns to police for a shorter sentence on drugs offences, Keating made clear that he has cut ties with Bomber for good. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Kavanagh, a mob boss who can do the crime but not the time and the bitter rift with Keating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16/12/2024

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39 min
22/04/2025

Evil Eye: There's Been A Fire

Pam O'Loughlin recalls her trip back home after hearing about her sister's death, and goes to visit the place where John Griffin supposedly disappeared – the spectacular cliff-side fortress of Dún Aonghasa, on the island of Inis Mór – for the very first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22/04/2025

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32 min
15/04/2025

Evil Eye: Waking The Dead

Former Chief Superintendent explains the decision to exhume Emer O'Loughlin's body, five years after her death, and the revelations that followed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15/04/2025

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34 min
11/04/2025

Episode 961: The murder of mother-of-three Irene White

The murder of a young mum during a bloody stabbing at her home. A mystery deepens as the months become years and nobody is caught for Irene White’s murder. Finally, two confessions lead gardaí to the door of another person of interest, but still her husband Alan denies anything to do with the death of his former wife. Nicola speaks with author Robin Schiller, whose new book Murder at the Ice House reads like a real-life crime drama with extraordinary twists and turns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11/04/2025

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50 min
04/03/2025

Episode 909: Lawsuit reveals Daniel Kinahan's secret dealings in Tyson Fury fight

Daniel Kinahan has been named in a major US court case as a shady figure in backroom dealings for the rights to a Tyson Fury fight. The lawsuit makes a number of explosive claims about Top Rank’s relationship with the Kinahan Cartel chief and has made front page news in the US. So what does this all mean for Kinahan and are boxings dirty little secrets finally coming to light? Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Kinahan and the intricacies of the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04/03/2025

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35 min

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