Episode 907: Third teen sentenced for assaulting US tourist Stephen Termini
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A third teenager has been jailed for a vicious assault on tourist Stephen Termini which pl...
Episode 906: Man found guilty of murdering Lisa Thompson
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian McHugh has been found guilty of killing Lisa Thompson at her home in Ballymun in 2022, a gangl...
Episode 905: Nathan McDonnell sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in Sinaloa cartel crystal meth plot
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking bad businessman Nathan McDonnell has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a...
Episode 904: Q&A - John Gilligan's family life and the real story of Love/Hate
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Real life Love/Hate, criminal John Gilligan’s family, reporting undercover in Dubai, and career pa...
Episode 903: Search of property in Kyran Durnin investigation enters second day
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gardaí investigating the suspected murder of six-year-old Kyran Durnin searched a home in County Lo...
Episode 902: How an unlikely Blackrock crook got caught up with a Sinaloa cartel drugs plot
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A businessman caught up in a Mexican cartel is exposed during Nathan McDonnell's case in the Special...
Episode 901: Discount store Mr Price takes cheap swipe at Kinahan cartel
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A discount store advertising cheap fizzy drink with a joke about a murderous drug mafia... Nico...
Episode 900: Former Drogheda feud chief talks drug intimidation and how to handle it
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He's the former Chief Superintendent who ended his career policing the notorious Drogheda feud, wher...
Episode 899: Crystal meth businessman Nathan McDonnell needs surgery after prison attack
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking Bad businessman Nathan McDonnell is in hospital for surgery on a suspected broken jaw after...
Episode 898: The real Manhunter Colin Sutton and his career catching killers
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
True crime fans are in for a treat in the coming months as TV detective Colin Sutton brings his high...
Episode 897: Christy Kinahan Snr's posh protégé Ciaran 'Sam' O'Sullivan again fails to appear for CAB hearing
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious middle-class drugs smuggler again failed to appear in court as CAB look to seize cash c...
Episode 896: When will Sean McGovern be extradited from Dubai?
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kinahan Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern is running out of time in Dubai where he is i...
Episode 895: CAB take proceeds of crime case against 'trusted lieutenants' of Midlands gang
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Criminal Assets Bureau is looking to seize €100k from a father and son who they claim are 'tru...
Episode 894: Kinahan cartel gunman Trevor Byrne loses appeal of 17 year prison sentence
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gunman Trevor Byrne has lost an appeal against a hefty 17-and-a-half-year sentence he...
Episode 893: John Gilligan's handwritten notes detail pink cocaine deals and more
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal John Gilligan kept handwritten notes in a ledger about his drug debts and credits in what p...
Episode 892: Jono Carroll and Conor McGregor's war of words
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A social media spat between Conor McGregor and boxer Jono Carroll show two Dublin sports stars in ve...
Episode 891: Peadar Keating becomes top dog in Portlaoise Prison's C block
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kinahan Cartel top dog Peadar Keating is back in Ireland where he has been reinstated as director ge...
Episode 890: Celtic Tiger playboy Marcus Sweeney makes 'nuisance of himself' in court
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celtic Tiger socialite Marcus Sweeney was told to leave a High Court hearing today after he tried to...
Episode 889: Three Hennessy brothers among five charged after man allegedly branded with cattle iron
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Details of the abduction and torture of a man by an alleged gang in Dublin were heard in court this ...
Episode 888: Sister of Joe Drennan welcomes DPP's decision to appeal killer's sentence
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sister of a journalism student who was knocked down and killed by a gangland criminal has welcom...
Episode 887: Ex-special ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin was stripper
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A former special-ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin worked as a male stripper while under ...
Episode 886: The controversy over the court reference given to Hurler Kyle Hayes’ thug brothers
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The character references given to the thug brothers of All-Star hurler Kyle Hayes has once again spa...
Episode 885: Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An eight-year long fight for justice for the family of Danielle McLaughlin has finally come to an en...
Episode 884: Protecting content - The fight against 'Dodgy boxes' and illegal streaming
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A crackdown on TV dodgy boxes has been launched across Ireland as broadcasters try and shut down the...
Episode 883: M50 chase woman Gemma Greene pleads guilty in court
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Dublin woman who went viral after she livestreamed gardaí chasing her down the M50 has finally pl...
Episode 882: How the MV Matthew's €157m cocaine seizure was controlled from Dubai
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A shipment of cocaine worth €157m seized from the MV Matthew was controlled from Dubai, the Specia...
Episode 881: Fitness guru Jamie Smith says he's learned ‘brutal lesson’ after being jailed for €3.9m cannabis haul
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A well-known fitness guru has taken to social media to tell how he has been taught a ‘brutal lesso...
Episode 880: The murder Shaun Duffy
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
January 28th marked 20 years since the murder of Shaun Duffy at his home in Dungloe, Co Donegal.The ...
Episode 879: Man charged in connection with Stoneybatter knife attack
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Brazilian man charged over alleged knife attacks in Stoneybatter on Sunday told gardaí he was "af...
Episode 878: Q&A - Is Liam Byrne an informer? Mr Big's downfall, and burning drugs
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are letting you set the agenda as we answer your questions about everything from cocaine to...
Episode 877: How businessman Nathan McDonnell got involved in Sinaloa Cartel's €32 million Crystal Meth plot
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan McDonnell was in a 'desperate' financial position when he became involved in a plot to import...
Episode 876: Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch documentary set to air on RTÉ
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A documentary about Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is to be aired on RTE tonight as the national broadca...
Episode 875: Elizabeth Clarke disappearance upgraded to murder investigation
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The investigation into the disappearance of Elizabeth Clarke in 2013 has been upgraded to a murder p...
Episode 874: Three men found guilty of raping women they met in nightclub
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three men have been found guilty of raping a woman who they picked up in a nightclub and assaulted&n...
Episode 873: Q&A - The Monk’s special requests, luxury watches, and sympathy for criminals
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are letting you set the agenda as we answer your questions about everything from cocaine to...
Episode 872: Gang linked to Waldron brothers targeted by Gardai after €14 million drug seizure
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A €14 million drug bust sees gardaí target a west Dublin crime outfit linked to the notorious Wal...
Episode 871: Thomas Wall named as young leader of prolific burglary gang
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 26 year old is described as a leader of an organised crime gang as a second generation of a prolif...
Episode 870: Home of witness who gave evidence against Dundon brothers firebombed in Limerick
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A terrifying firebomb attack near the home of a witness who gave evidence against the Dundon brother...
Episode 869: Portlaoise Prison bosses ask Nathan McDonnell to help with gardening project
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal meth convict Nathan McDonnell is being asked for help with a business plan in Portlaoise Pri...
Episode 868: Liam Byrne's phone and internet history to be tracked for next five years
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal Liam Byrne is to have his phones monitored for five years as part of a Serious Crime Preven...
Episode 867: Supergrass Raffaele Imperiale details extent of Daniel Kinahan's influence in Dubai
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Super cartel super grass Raffaele Imperiale has given detailed information to investigators about Da...
Episode 866: How drug lord Michael McDonagh caught unwanted attention from CAB with his flashy jeep
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A dad of-seven caught the attention of Gardaí by driving around in a ‘stand-out’ truck - despit...
Episode 865: The truth behind Allison Morris' interview with IRA bomber Dolours Price
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hit Disney drama Say Nothing tells the story of radical republican sisters, Marian and Dolours Price...
Episode 864: Sons of Fat Freddie Thompson and Jason Hennessy Snr sentenced for separate offences
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week saw the sons of high-profile criminals, Fat Freddie Thompson and Jason Hennessy Snr, sente...
Episode 863: The bizarre unravelling of a Grandmother’s 28-year-long pension fraud
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 73-year-old grandmother who was jailed for theft and larceny has walked free after just six weeks ...
Episode 862: Inside John Gilligan's Breaking Bad-style pink cocaine lab
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal John Gilligan’s troubles in Spain intensified today after police there released details o...
Episode 861: Nathan Kinsella released from prison
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dissident extortionist Nathan Kinsella is out of jail and driving around in a €30,000 Audi after ...
Episode 860: John George's funeral set for this weekend as murder probe continues
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Murder victim John George is to be laid to rest in Belfast this weekend, more than a month after he ...
Episode 859: Could the IRA wing in Portlaoise Prison finally close?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 looks likely to be the year that the IRA wing in Portlaoise high-security prison is closed for ...
Episode 858: MV Matthew - Man pleads guilty to cocaine charge in Ireland's largest drug seizure
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Ukrainian crewman has pleaded guilty to his role in the massive seizure of cocaine aboard th...
Episode 857: Man jailed for life for murder of Gareth Hutch
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The mother of murder victim Gareth Hutch has described the pain of losing her son and the life-chang...
Episode 856: Disgraced fitness influencer Shane Flynn jailed for sexual assault
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Influencer and fitness Shane Flynn’s pleas for mercy from a judge fell on deaf ears as he was jail...
Episode 855: Conor McGregor attends Trump inauguration as next court date looms
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MMA star Conor McGregor attended the inauguration of Donald Trump this week and shown his support fo...
Episode 854: Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas jailed in Lithuania for murder and attempted murder
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hitman Imre Arakas has landed another 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a murder and&...
Episode 853: Jonathan Gill and Paschal Kelly partners in crime gang, CAB claim
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tiger kidnapper Paschal Kelly and mediator Jonathan Gill controlled a crime gang involved in bank ro...
Episode 852: 'Fat' Freddie Thompson fears he will be 'shot dead' by Hutch family if upcoming trial isn't moved
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson has asked a judge to move his upcoming trial because he fears he will be ...
Episode 851: Man who attempted to smuggle €100M worth of cocaine into Ireland pleads guilty
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A two year adventure on the high seas from the pirate ridden waters of the Gulf of Aden to the flitt...
Episode 850: Gardaí arrest two men after William Moorehouse is stabbed to death in Bray
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A dad-of-six who agreed to a ‘straightener’ to resolve a row has become the latest violent crime...
Episode 849: Review into the handling of Katie Simpson's killer Jonathan Creswell set to be conducted
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Minister in Northern Ireland is setting up an independent review into the case of Jonath...
Episode 848: Mr Flashy gang Senior Lieutenant Eric O'Driscoll pleads guilty to weapons offence
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gucci mob gangster Eric O’Driscoll is in the running for Ireland’s dumbest criminal after conten...
Episode 847: Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas to be sentenced for murder of MMA fighter
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hitman Imre Arakas is to be sentenced in a Lithuanian Court on Monday for the murder of an MMA fight...
Episode 846: Liam Byrne released from prison after serving 19 months of 5 year sentence
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal Liam Byrne has been released from jail just months after he was sentenced for five years fo...
Episode 845: Conor McGregor ordered not to disseminate CCTV footage from civil trial
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Conor McGregor has been told he will go to jail if he the CCTV from the Beacon Hotel in Dublin of vi...
Episode 844: Home of tiger kidnapper Stefan Saunders seized by CAB
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The family home of major organised crime figure Stefan Saunders was in the possession of the Crimina...
Episode 843: John Gilligan's life of love triangles and drug busts on the Costa Blanca
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jailed criminal John Gilligan’s tangled love life and unfortunate brush with the law have collided...
Episode 842: Four men arrested in Kerry suspected of helping drug gang import cocaine
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another cocaine drugs plot is foiled on the high seas as Gardai arrest four men believed to be on th...
Episode 841: Nikita Hand's legal team seek injunction to prevent release of CCTV footage
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyers for Nikita Hand are seeking an injunction to stop MMA fighter Conor McGregor publishing or d...
Episode 840: John George murder - family await news on repatriating his body as investigations continue
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The family of murder victim John George have returned to Belfast where they are awaiting news on whe...
Episode 839: Former cop John 'Spud' Murphy has privileges revoked after visiting pub while on day release from open prison
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Garda Superintendent John ‘Spud’ Murphy who is serving a prison sentence for drug offence...
Episode 838: Living in fear - The dark world of drug intimidation
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Families across Ireland are living in fear of drug gangs using intimidation and fear to collect debt...
Episode 837: Irish rugby star Denis Coulson expected to launch an appeal after being jailed for rape in France
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-Irish rugby international Denis Coulson is set to appeal his conviction for the brutal rape of a ...
Episode 836: The remote crime scene of murdered John George and a suspect in custody
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The body of murder victim John George was found on a remote spot on a rural road near overgrown lemo...
Episode 835: Grandads in the making - Liam Byrne and Steven Gerrard’s new family chapter
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crime boss Liam Byrne and football legend Stephen Gerrard are set to become grandads after their chi...
Episode 834: Remains found in the search for Belfast man John George
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The family of John George are awaiting DNA results to confirm that a body found on waste ground in S...
Episode 833: Gardai fear loss of life as associates of murder victim Anthony 'Josh' Fowler go on warpath
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armed gardaí carried out a number of raids last week targeting associates of Anthony ‘Josh’ Fow...
Episode 832: Limerick crime gang member Kieran Fogarty to be sentenced for fatal hit-and-run
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young member of a feuding Limerick crime gang is due to be sentenced later this month for a horror...
Episode 831: John Gilligan's Latest Arrest and the Pink Cocaine Scandal
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal John Gilligan has been banged up in Spain again after police raided a property and seized a...
Episode 830: The Life and Crimes of Thomas 'Nicky' McConnell
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gangland killer Thomas 'Nicky' McConnell will be sentenced to life imprisonment later this month aft...
Episode 829: Secrets of the Costa Blanca: The Murder of John George
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The murder of Belfast man John George in Alicante in the run up to Christmas has left behind a broke...
The murder of Nora Sheehan (Part 2)
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was Noel Long like as a child? Nicola talks to Long's sister, Julieanna, about the Cork killer'...
Episode 828: A season of tragedy - Investigating the crimes of the festive season
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a long and relaxing holiday season for many but a series of shocking road deaths, murder...
Episode 827: Jamie Griffin - the Kinahan Cartel soldier trying to go straight
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He was once a leading soldier for the Kinahan Organisation but now Jamie Griffin is working hard to ...
The murder of Nora Sheehan (Part 1)
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Noel Long was charged with killing Nora Sheehan in 1981, but he walked free. He was charged again in...
The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 4)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his a...
The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 3)
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his a...
The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 2)
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his a...
The story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch (Part 1)
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, from his early days as a young hoodlum through to his a...
The double murders of Anthony Campbell and Martin 'Marlo' Hyland (Part 2)
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode two, the Crime World team talk to Joey 'The Lips' O'Callaghan about his meeting with Marl...
The double murders of Anthony Campbell and Martin 'Marlo' Hyland (Part 1)
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Caught In The Crossfire, the Crime World team travel to Leeds to meet Anthon...
Episode 826: Mother of murdered Anthony Campbell on her grief and fight for justice
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Campbell awaits a decision by the Gardai relating to a cold case review into the unsolved ...
Episode 825: The crime stories that dominated headlines in 2024 (Part Two)
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our review of 2024, we continue to look back on a year in crime. Hosted on Acast. See...
Episode 824: The crime stories that dominated headlines in 2024 (Part One)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 was a big and busy year here at Crime World where we found ourselves podcasting about everythin...
Episode 823: Doctor who sexually abused teenage girl at his CAMHS office jailed
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A doctor employed to care for some of the most vulnerable children in Ireland has been jailed for th...
Episode 822: CAB to auction off speedboat and jet ski seized from Gucci Gang members
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jet skis and a speedboat seized from two Gucci Gang members gunned down in the Coolock feud will now...
Episode 821: Prison cell of Charles McClean searched following foiled gangland hit
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The cell of a notorious gangland criminal has been searched after Gardaí foiled a deadly hit attemp...
Episode 820: Killer who boasted about punching victim found guilty of murder
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A violent criminal who bragged about punching his victim like ‘Conor McGregor’ has been found gu...
Episode 819: Daniel Kinahan's former home sells at CAB auction
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A house seized by CAB has become the first asset owned by Daniel Kinahan to be sold off by the State...
Episode 818: Suspect in murder of Kyran Durnin found dead at house in Co Louth
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man arrested over the murder of Kyran Durnin has been found dead in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth....
Episode 817: Martin ‘The Viper' Foley faces losing his home
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley cut his cloth in the legendary gang ruled by The General, has survived ...
Episode 816: Peadar Keating severs ties with fellow Kinahan associate Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Career criminal Peadar Keating his publicly declared his split from his one time boss Thomas ‘Bomb...