Crime World Long Read: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh - from low-level dealer to Ireland's most-feared mob boss (Part 2)
Crime World26 Touko 2022

Crime World Long Read: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh - from low-level dealer to Ireland's most-feared mob boss (Part 2)

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.

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

Jaksot(1430)

Episode 891: Peadar Keating becomes top dog in Portlaoise Prison's C block

Episode 891: Peadar Keating becomes top dog in Portlaoise Prison's C block

Kinahan Cartel top dog Peadar Keating is back in Ireland where he has been reinstated as director general of his wing at Portlaoise Prison.Keating told prison bosses that a young volatile crew were not welcome on his C block after they entered the prison population.Meanwhile, notorious mob boss Wayne Dundon is understood to have befriended the thugs who have placed a bounty on another inmate's heat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Helmi 21min

Episode 890: Celtic Tiger playboy Marcus Sweeney makes 'nuisance of himself' in court

Episode 890: Celtic Tiger playboy Marcus Sweeney makes 'nuisance of himself' in court

Celtic Tiger socialite Marcus Sweeney was told to leave a High Court hearing today after he tried to raise a case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau against his wealth management firm.CAB won the case in January 2023 to have a parcel of land declared the proceeds of crime in which Judge Alexander Owens remarked that Sweeney was 'up to his oxters' in organised crime.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Marcus Sweeney and his latest venture into the courts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Helmi 18min

Episode 889: Three Hennessy brothers among five charged after man allegedly branded with cattle iron

Episode 889: Three Hennessy brothers among five charged after man allegedly branded with cattle iron

Details of the abduction and torture of a man by an alleged gang in Dublin were heard in court this week as three brothers and a father and son were charged in relation to the incident in Blanchardstown.The court heard that the victim was branded with irons, hit with a steel rod and had a motorbike roll over him as his phone was taken.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald in relation to the intimidation and about the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry who was killed by a teenage gang after he shot rival Jason Hennessy Snr during a Christmas Eve bloodbath in a Blanchardstown restaurant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Helmi 23min

Episode 888: Sister of Joe Drennan welcomes DPP's decision to appeal killer's sentence

Episode 888: Sister of Joe Drennan welcomes DPP's decision to appeal killer's sentence

The sister of a journalism student who was knocked down and killed by a gangland criminal has welcomed the DPP’s decision to appeal his sentence.Joe Drennan was waiting for a bus in Limerick when feuding criminal Kieran Fogarty drove into him at high speed while on a drunk and drugs bender.Niall speaks to Joe’s sister Sarah about her family’s shock​ when Fogarty was given a concurrent sentence in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Helmi 21min

Episode 887: Ex-special ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin was stripper

Episode 887: Ex-special ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin was stripper

A former special-ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin worked as a male stripper while under investigation by gardaí.Fabio Vicente, Anthony Hickey, and Matin Zolfaghari have been found guilty of raping a young woman after a night out in Dublin.Niall speaks with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the background of the seemingly normal three men who now face lengthy prison terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Helmi 22min

Episode 886: The controversy over the court reference given to Hurler Kyle Hayes’ thug brothers

Episode 886: The controversy over the court reference given to Hurler Kyle Hayes’ thug brothers

The character references given to the thug brothers of All-Star hurler Kyle Hayes has once again sparked controversy over the practice.Daragh and Cian Hayes are serving jail sentences for a horror assault on a former friend who was beaten with a wrench and a hurl.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the brothers were given references by a principal and a GAA club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Helmi 22min

Episode 885: Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin

Episode 885: Man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin

An eight-year long fight for justice for the family of Danielle McLaughlin has finally come to an end today after her killer was found guilty in a court in India.Donegal woman Danielle was brutally raped and murdered by Vikat Bhagat after a Hindu Festival in Goa in 2017.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Danielle’s family have fought tirelessly to see justice served in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Helmi 15min

Episode 884: Protecting content - The fight against 'Dodgy boxes' and illegal streaming

Episode 884: Protecting content - The fight against 'Dodgy boxes' and illegal streaming

A crackdown on TV dodgy boxes has been launched across Ireland as broadcasters try and shut down the illegal streamers.Dodgy boxes have become big business across the country with criminals making millions of euros every year.Niall and Nicola are joined by Sunday World features editor Daragh Keany and a spokesman for the Federation against copyright theft to discuss the lucrative illegal trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Helmi 24min

Suosittua kategoriassa True crime

jaljilla
maanantaimysteeri
palmujen-varjoissa
murhan-anatomia
piinan-kirous-2
i-dont-like-mondays
hiljaisia-huutoja
rss-paha-syntyi-pohjolassa
kurja-juttu
viimeinen-havainto
rss-jaljilla
motiivina-mustasukkaisuus
se-voisin-olla-mina
rss-murhan-anatomia
paha-syntyi-pohjolassa-bonuskausi
motiivina-raha
lahko
poissa
rss-maanantaimysteeri-2
sattuman-vaara