Crime World

Crime World

byCrime World

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Hit podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld - now with further in-depth investigations and exclusive insights at our new website crimeworld.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes(40 episodes)

Ireland's only female assassin lands job as prison 'listener'
Ireland's only female assassin Rose Lynch has landed a new job as a 'listener' in Limerick Prison.Lynch was jailed for life in 2011 after admitting to pulling the trigger and killing innocent dad-of-two David Darcy.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about how Lynch showed no remorse for the savage slaying of an innocent man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 23, 2026Duration: 21m 41s
Rapist Dublin fireman Terence Crosbie moved from super-max US prison
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie has been moved out of a notorious super-max prison in the US to a lower-security jail.Crosbie was sentenced to at least seven years in prison after last year he was convicted of raping a woman in a Boston hotel.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about Crosbie's move and his plans to appeal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 20, 2026Duration: 20m 10s
John Gilligan’s nephews moved to Cork Prison to keep them safe from feud rivals
Two nephews of ageing crime boss John Gilligan were moved to Cork prison due to fears they could be attacked as part of a long-running feud. Luke and Dillon Gilligan are both serving prison sentences for their role in violence linked to the Roananstown feud.Niall speaks to Crime World's Patrick O'Connell about the origins of the West Dublin gang war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 20, 2026Duration: 23m 19s
Conor McGregor’s vile rants, men in the Manosphere and an intriguing Dutch criminal (Part 2)
Conor McGregor’s vile rants, men in the Manosphere and an intriguing Dutch criminal.In a two part crime roundup Nicola, Niall and Eimear delve into all things criminal from dating to the underworlds worst kept secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 47m 45s
Conor McGregor’s vile rants, men in the Manosphere and an intriguing Dutch criminal (Part 1)
Conor McGregor’s vile rants, men in the Mannosphere and an intriguing Dutch criminal.In a two part crime roundup Nicola, Niall and Eimear delve into all things criminal from dating to the underworlds worst kept secrets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 35m 52s
The life and crimes of Sean McGovern the Kinahans second-in-command (Part 2)
He’s the highest Kinahan Cartel target that Ireland has successfully convicted. Sean McGovern who is Daniel Kinahan’s right hand man extradited from Dubai now faces a likely 20 year sentence before the Special Criminal Court.Who is McGovern and where did he emerge from? How did this unlikely looking criminal rise from street dealer to the highest ranks of the Kinahan Cartel.Nicola talks with Robin Schiller and Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Sean McGovern.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 18, 2026Duration: 32m 0s
The life and crimes of Sean McGovern the Kinahans second-in-command (Part 1)
He’s the highest Kinahan Cartel target that Ireland has successfully convicted. Sean McGovern who is Daniel Kinahan’s right hand man extradited from Dubai now faces a likely 20 year sentence before the Special Criminal Court.Who is McGovern and where did he emerge from? How did this unlikely looking criminal rise from street dealer to the highest ranks of the Kinahan Cartel.Nicola talks with Robin Schiller and Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Sean McGovern. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 18, 2026Duration: 49m 25s
John George murder suspect's dad says son feared being killed because he ‘knew too much’
The father of murdered John George suspect Michael Maly has insisted that his son feared for his life from an ‘Irish mafia’ before he was shot dead on the Costa Blanca in recent weeks.Maly, he says, was giving evidence to police and magistrates against George’s alleged killers who stabbed him in the legs and then shot him before Christmas 2024.Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the latest developments in the case.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 17, 2026
Killing Keane: a new Crime World Presents series
The killing of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods, whose body was dismembered and dumped as a message to rivals of gangland psycho Robbie Lawlor, was a seismic event in modern organised crime.It followed the fracturing of a major drug gang where a younger mob took on the older order for control of the drug trade in the town of Drogheda. The feud, which bubbled for months, eventually turned into all out war where the rule of law almost broke own completely.Killing Keane is a new five-part subscriber only podcast special for crimeworld.com. N...
Published: Mar 16, 2026Duration: 1h 4m 24s
Daniel Kinahan’s right-hand man Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing crime gang
Kinahan underboss Sean McGovern has pleaded guilty today to two charges of directing a criminal organisation - one relating to the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan and a second surrounding a plot to kill James 'Mago' Gately.McGovern who is Daniel Kinahan’s right hand man faces up to life in prison but his guilty plea will no doubt be taken as mitigation around his sentencing.Nicola talks to Eimear Rabbitt about McGovern's plea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Christy Kinahan's pal caught with magic mushrooms says he's done with gangland
A former gangland hardman caught with more than €4,000 worth of pills and magic mushrooms says he's no longer involved in organised crime and was using the drugs for personal use.Noel Boylan was shot in a Lidl supermarket during a chaotic feud seven years ago.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about his latest offence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Gangsters get Ozempic in jail, Kinahan growhouse boss jailed and Coolock rioter undone by his tattoo
Two major gangland figures prescribed Ozempic in jail, Kinahan-linked growhouse chief caught again and how a Coolock rioter was identified by his tattoos. Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our reader's eye on crimeworld.com this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 13, 2026Duration: 38m 46s
How gardaí busted major cocaine dealing mob linked to gun runner Lee Cullen
A trafficking gang with links to jailed criminal Lee Cullen was the target of a major garda operation where 27 properties were searched last week. More than €1.7 million worth of drugs were seized in a major blow to one of the country's most prolific organised crime gangs.Niall talks to Crime World's Ken Foy about how the mob is made up of an 'unholy alliance' of Fat’ Andy Connors and Cullen's associates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 13, 2026Duration: 25m 3s
Influencer Chloe Koyce gets 'justice' as Dublin man convicted of stalking
A stalker has been given a suspended sentence for following influencer Chloe Koyce into a hotel lift.The well-known influencer said “justice” was served after Denis Morris was convicted in Dublin District Court.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the anti-stalking laws and Morris' excuses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 12, 2026Duration: 25m 51s
Mum of 11 year old stabbed in Finglas school asks: 'Where is my justice?'
The mother of an 11-year-old boy stabbed by a fellow pupil in a Finglas school has released shocking images of her son's injuries. Mason Geraghty was left fighting for his life after he was knifed in the back by a fellow 11-year-old pupil who had brought a knife with him into the school.Niall talks to Crime World's Patrick O'Connell about how Mason's mum Natalie continues to fight for justice for her son. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 12, 2026Duration: 27m 18s
Convicted killer Dermot McArdle posts bizarre Facebook comment after missing person alert
Convicted killer Dermot McArdle who was the subject of a garda missing persons alert answered a facebook post saying ‘Don’t worry. I’m back’ shortly after the appeal went public.McArdle served a short sentence in Spain for the the manslaughter of his wife Kelly Ann Corcoran who a court heard he threw from the balcony of their Costa Del Sol holiday hotel back in 2000.Nicola with Niall Donald about McArdle and his strange re-appearance on social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 11, 2026Duration: 24m 43s
Stephen McCullagh Trial: Natalie McNally’s ex-boyfriend arrested last week ‘over threats to kill woman’ (Part 3)
A former partner of Natalie McNally was arrested last week on suspicion of making threats to kill a woman he had been seeing at the time of Ms McNally’s death, court has heard. The anonymous ex-boyfriend of Ms McNally told the court he reset his phone to factory settings after learning detectives were at his home in connection with the murder investigation, claiming he did so because he had cannabis in his home. Yesterday while giving evidence after he looked at murder accused Stephen McCullagh and shouted “you killed her”. In this episode from our sister podcast...
Published: Mar 11, 2026Duration: 13m 5s
Conor McGregor backs sister Aoife’s struggling tanning salon that has run up debts of more than €113k
Accounts filed relating to a tanning salon company in Dublin show that Conor McGregor’s sister Aoife and her partners father are in business together.Years ago headlines across the world suggested that McGregor had fallen foul of Kinahan associate Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan after an incident with his father William in a Dublin pub.Nicola talks to journalist Pat O’Connell who says that the company records show there is no hard feelings and that the tale of the Kinahan mob threatening McGregor was all just a ball of smoke. Hosted on Acast. S...
Published: Mar 10, 2026Duration: 20m 20s
How ex-footballer dubbed Majorca’s biggest narco ‘was doing business’ with Kinahan cartel
A former Scottish football league player dubbed “Majorca’s biggest narco” after one of the island’s largest anti-drugs operations was doing business with the Kinahan cartel before his arrest, it has been sensationally claimed.Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 10, 2026Duration: 20m 55s
Kinahans spotted in new footage post sanctions
Images of Christy Kinahan and his son Daniel show the father and son enjoying a night out in Dubai last year.The pictures show them relaxed and enjoying an MMA event in the VIP section proving their are comfortably living in the UAE despite sanctions.Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the Kinahans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Mar 9, 2026Duration: 30m 40s