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Gardaí claim Brian Grendon has ‘absolute control’ over Ireland’s biggest drugs gang, the couple who have been jailed for cat-napping, the woman who taunted her relative over a miscarriage, and the Pope accused of being 'soft on crime' by Donald Trump.

Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our readers' eyes on crimeworld.com this week.

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A woman who made headlines when she claimed her lavish lifestyle was funded by working as an escort in Australia was back in court over a bogus passport charge.

Mary Cash was previously targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau, who claimed her lifestyle was funded by crime proceeds gained for burglaries across Ireland.

Niall speaks to Crime World's Eamon Dillon about how the mum-of-three has now admitted to helping her husband's bid to get a passport under an assumed name.

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Dublin City Council have admitted that Kinahan lieutenant Sean McGovern's former home has been lying derelict for five years due to threats from criminals. The council acquired the Crumlin home in 2021 after it was seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau from McGovern. 

Crime World's Patrick O'Connell tells Niall about how the council say they can't move anyone into the house due to intimidation from criminals.

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Murder suspect Jonathan Gill showed no signs of pressure when he visited Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin to deliver Christmas presents to kids in December.

Gill smiled for the camera as he dropped off the gifts while the PSNI were in the final stages of investigating the murder of mobster Robbie Lawlor.

Niall talks to Crime World's Alan Sherry about Gill's gifts and the PSNI probe.

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A woman who who was deported from the US back to Ireland was then arrested for stealing two hams from a shop in Cork seven years earlier. Ciocolata Munteanu was arrested by ICE agents as she walked from her car to a grocery shop in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Niall talks to Crime World's Patrick O'Connell's about how Ciocolata believes she is the victim of a 'racist' US state.

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They were the brothers who started out as petty criminals before using fear and violence to take control of a large part of west Dublin's drugs trade. Devon and Jason Hennessy were part of a new breed of gangland criminal who rose to prominence as the Kinahan Cartel's iron grip was weakened by their feud with the Hutches.

Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about Crime World's new five-part subscriber series Blood Brothers tracing the rise and fall of the Hennessy gang.

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A TikToker has revealed how he has been assaulted and threatened with a gun after posting about a Drogheda gun murder.

Alan Murray’s life has spiralled out of control since he put up the post last year - with his home being attacked by masked hammer-wielding thugs.

Niall talks to Crime World’s Alan Sherry about how Murray is being constantly targeted both online and in person.

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The Spanish investigation into Kinahan money lauderer Johnny Morrissey has been linked to the arrest and deportation of Scottish mob boss Steven Lyons.

Lyons, who was deported from Bali last week, is suspected of using veteran criminal Morrissey to launder millions of euros of drugs money in Spain.

Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about what the arrest of Lyons could mean for Christy Kinahan Snr and his son Christy Jnr.

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The family of Limerick woman Scarlett Faulkner have said doctors have taken the mum-of-one off her life support machine.

Scarlett has been in Cork University Hospital since she was attacked on the side of the road in Co Tipperary on March 21st.

Niall talks to Crime World's Eamon Dillon about how her heartbroken family have now issued an update on social media saying the doctors made the decision to take her off life support on Sunday afternoon.

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Brenda Spencer is often remembered as one of the first school shooters in American history. Just 16 years old and standing at 5’2”, she was far from a stereotypical suspect. Yet her chilling words - “I don’t like Mondays” would be heard around the world, later inspiring a song by The Boomtown Rats.

Today, Chloe McPolin is joined by the author of I Don’t Like Mondays, N. Leigh Hunt, to discuss his personal connection to the story and how an unlikely teenage shooter became infamous for all the wrong reasons.

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