Crime World

Gang wars in Scotland between two families kick off again more than 20 years after they began.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Lyons and Daniels families, their links to the Kinahan mafia, and the latest upsurge in violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Gangland killer Christopher Slator has got 10 months on top of his life sentence for murder after an altercation with prison officers at Mountjoy Prison. 

Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Slator and his background in organised crime. 

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Three fitness fanatics jailed for rape and sexual assault of a woman they picked up in a Dublin nightclub almost six years ago are appealing their convictions. 

Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente, and Matin Zolfaghari acted together when they lured the woman into a car and later back to a house, where they videoed her being attacked before she woke up beside one of the sleeping men. 

Nicola talks to Niall Donald about a deeply troubling case as they ask for help delving into the backgrounds of these three sinister men.

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The house owned by Jonathan Dowdall before he entered the State’s witness protection programme has gone sale agreed in Dublin. 

Dowdall, who gave evidence at the Regency trial against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, has been in prison before, during, and after giving his doomed evidence - which was not accepted by the Special Criminal Court. 

But he is getting ready for his release and relocation abroad along with his family. 

Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Dowdall and the sale of his plush home. 

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A breathless crime boss struggles for air in a police interview suite. Officers repeatedly call his name and ask if he is OK.

And the fall of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh has begun.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the moment Kavanagh realised he had reached the end of the road.

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Runaway money stashed under the oven, cash stuffed behind the sofa, and sodden notes dug up from vegetable gardens.

They are just some of the colourful ways that criminals have tried to hide their cash and thwart the Criminal Assets Bureau.

Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about how criminals hide their ill-gotten gains and the lengths they go to to stop the State getting their hands on their assets.

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Two Irish mums dubbed the ‘Dubai Two’ after they flew to the UAE for boob jobs during the pandemic have had their cases dismissed before the Irish courts years after they made worldwide headlines.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the stories of Dubliners Kirstie McGrath and Niamh Mulreany, who will be forever remembered for their trip to Dubai.

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A mysterious death in the Netherlands, links established with the brutal Iranian regime, and a bloody trail leads all the way back to Daniel Kinahan.

Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about an extraordinary story that explains why the Americans are interested in Daniel.

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The family of an alleged drug dealer who was shot with his own gun have hit out after his killer was given a nine-year prison sentence.

Dubliner Dean Caffrey was found guilty of the manslaughter of Sean McCarthy after a court heard how he was acting in self-defence when he pulled the trigger.

Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the shooting occurred after a row about a drugs debt.

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The son of murdered prison officer Brian Stack has written a new book about his father’s death at the hands of an IRA assassin.

Austin Stack was just 14 when his dad was shot and left with horrific life altering injuries. He survived for 18 months before dying from complications.

Now 42 years on, Austin says he would like to look his father’s killers in the eye and tell them how his death has affected him.

His book Justice for My Father is published by Bonnier and available in all bookshops.

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