Episode 1276: Ireland's killer women (Part 2)
They are Ireland’s female lifers - women who have been committed to jail for murder.As Ruth Lawrence settles into her life sentence for the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor, Eamon Dillon is looking at the women with whom she will be doing porridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Marras 21min
Episode 1275: Ireland's killer women (Part 1)
They are Ireland’s female lifers - women who have been committed to jail for murder.As Ruth Lawrence settles into her life sentence for the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor. Eamon Dillon is looking at the women with whom she will be doing porridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 Marras 30min
Episode 1274: How a handwriting expert hunted a deadly predator targeting schoolgirls in poison pen letters
Terrifying letters depict a man on the edge consumed with sick sexual fantasies involving the abduction, rape, and murder of innocent young women.Despite a DNA profile, fingerprints, and even the discovery of a forest torture chamber, gardaí get no closer to identifying the author of the tomes.And today, former garda handwriting expert John Sweetman tells Nicola a terrifying story from his investigation files which form an episode of his new podcast Lines of Enquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Marras 47min
Episode 1273: Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch hit with €800k CAB bill
Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has been hit with a €800,000 Criminal Assets Bureau bill following his arrest in Lanzarote last year.The demand is the second time the CAB have targeted Hutch and relates to monies identified between 2006 and 2010.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Hutch and his ongoing issues with Irish police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Marras 12min
Episode 1272: Mr Big's arrest, Sean McGovern's trial, and the cold case murder of Emer O'Loughlin
The arrest of the notorious Mr Big, ongoing investigations into organised crime gangs across Ireland, and the cold case murder of Emer O’Loughlin.Nicola and Niall discuss the headline stories they’ve been covering and now they want to answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Marras 15min
Episode 1271: Kinahan mobster Sean McGovern applies for free legal aid to dodge murder and gang charges
Kinahan Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern has applied for free legal aid to fight a charge of murder and a number of charges related to organised crime offences which have been levelled against him in Ireland. McGovern - Daniel Kinahan’s right hand man in the mob - was extradited to face trial in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin where a judge has questioned how he funded his lifestyle in Dubai over the past eight years.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGovern and the cases against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Marras 15min
Episode 1270: Two men linked to ‘Irish Mafia’ arrested in armed raid in Colombia
Two men who Colombian police describe as agents for the Irish mafia have been arrested in Medellin.The British citizens were arrested by specialist anti-narco police in a property in the former home city of Pablo Escobar.Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the Kinahan's and their connections with Colombian drug cartels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Marras 13min
Episode 1269: Barbie Kardashian brutally attacked on Dublin street weeks after release
Newly released prisoner Barbie Kardashian has made the headlines since being freed from Limerick jail and was last week attacked on a Dublin street and videoed as she cowered from her assailant.While Barbie courts publicity and appears vulnerable and frail, she also has a darker side and has been diagnosed with multiple personality disorders, narcissism, and psychiatrists say she is at risk of carrying out violent sexual threats she regularly makes about his parents and staff in the care facilities where she has been housed since aged 9.So, what can the State do to protect a person like Kardashian from herself and what can they do to protect the public for her? Also, what is the media's role in her case?Nicola is joined by Pat O’Connell, who has interviewed Kardashian, who brings us inside the complexities of the care and rehabilitation of one of Ireland’s most difficult criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Marras 31min
