Businessman Nathan McDonnell is to appeal a decision to refuse him bail after the High Court heard his father was offering 100,000 of his life savings as an assurance.
The Kerry garden centre boss and his co-accused James Leen are both in custody charged in connection with the country’s biggest ever crystal meth haul.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the details which have emerged from the bail hearings about the States case against them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 530: Nathan McDonnell refused bail over crystal meth charges

Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

True crime

Are serial killers a thing of the past? Or have they simply reinvented themselves in the modern world? And why are we so fascinated with them. 
Nicola speaks with John Deane O’Keefe, head of the Faculty of criminology and policing studies at City Colleges in Dublin about the psychology behind some of the worlds’ most dangerous criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 556: Serial killers and modern policing

In January 2013 Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was murdered as he carried out a routine cash escort duty at the Lordship Credit Union in Dundalk in Louth.
Now tens years on journalist Robin Schiller and an officer who was one of the vast investigation team on the case, former Detective Inspector Pat Marry, have joined forces to tell the story of the hunt for Adrians killers.
Nicola speaks with Robin and Pat about their new book Murder at Lordship. Inside the Hunt for A Detective’s Killer which is available now.

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Episode 555: Murder at Lordship - Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer

Killer John Dundon is appealing his conviction for the murder of innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick more than 10 years ago.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the attempts by the violent Dundon brother to convince judges he’s been wrongly convicted and to win back his freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 554: Notorious killer John Dundon appeals conviction for murder of innocent rugby player

The hard-pressed Irish taxpayer got a boost this week after the homes of three notorious gangland criminals were sold off at auction. 
The Criminal Assets Bureau raised a total of €1.2 million after putting the ill-gotten gains under the hammer at a special online firesale.
They included homes once owned by burglary gang boss 'Pale' Miley Connors, Kinahan cartel chief Ross Browning and gangster David Waldron.
Niall speaks with Eamon Dillon about how CAB are returning crime proceeds to the public purse.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 553: How CAB are returning crime proceeds to the public purse

The verdict of unlawful killing at an inquest into the deaths of 48 people in the Stardust disco brought to an end four decades of injustice.
It was a result that once seemed almost impossible to Neil Fetherstonhaugh when he sat down to write his book. 'They Never came Home' more than two decades ago.
NIall speaks to Sunday World reporter Neil about his book and his long association with the brave Stardust families who never stopped fighting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 530: Nathan McDonnell refused bail over crystal meth charges

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