Crime World Long Read: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh - from low-level dealer to Ireland's most-feared mob boss (Part 1)
Crime World23 Touko 2022

Crime World Long Read: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh - from low-level dealer to Ireland's most-feared mob boss (Part 1)

When the Criminal Assets Bureau was set up in 1996 after the brutal murder of journalist Veronica Guerin, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was its first target. A known drug dealer and with a string of convictions, Bomber was then running a lucrative business along with his cousin Gerard ‘Hatchet’ Kavanagh. They were dealing whatever they could get their hands on and making a pretty penny as a result. Hatchet would be shot dead in Marbella in 2014, a hit understood to have been sanctioned by Kavanagh and organised by his then business partner, Daniel Kinahan.But when David Byrne took a bullet meant for Daniel at the Regency Hotel in February 2016 — it changed everything and cemented a blood bond between Kinahan and Kavanagh that would set them in the sights of international law enforcement. Now, in a Crime World special, we reveal the rise and spectacular fall of Bomber's empire and why he became one of Ireland's most-feared mob bosses.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 968: Why the American DEA want Daniel Kinahan

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Episode 967: Family of Sean McCarthy slam sentence given to man who shot him in head with his own gun

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Episode 966: Justice For My Father - the IRA murder of prison officer Brian Stack

Episode 966: Justice For My Father - the IRA murder of prison officer Brian Stack

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Episode 965: Son of Limerick feud figure Owen Treacy Snr jailed for drug dealing

Episode 965: Son of Limerick feud figure Owen Treacy Snr jailed for drug dealing

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Episode 964: From Birmingham to the heart of the Kinahan Cartel - the story of cocaine kingpin James Mulvey

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Episode 963: Murder and redemption - the tale of notorious killer Robert ‘Roo’ Redmond and his family

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