Episode 1249: Ian ‘Mad Dog’ handed 10-year sentence for shooting up Dublin home
Gangster-turned-poet Ian 'Mad Dog' Maloney has been jailed for 10 years for a gun attack on a house. He has apologised to the victims and said he is finished with crime.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Maloney and his hopes for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Loka 20min
Episode 1248: Why the death of farmer Liam Farrell will be looked at by the cold case unit
The new Garda Commissioner has agreed to launch a cold case review into the death of 87-year-old farmer Liam Farrell. Liam’s body was discovered bloody and bruised at the rear of his bungalow home in 2020.Niall speaks to Liam's son Peter about his family’s long campaign to discover the truth about his father’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Loka 14min
Episode 1247: Thug who stabbed ex-girlfriend 50 times begs for protection as prison sentence begins
A man who stabbed his girlfriend 50 times, and the brothers of Joseph Puska who have been convicted of withholding information as Gardaí investigated the murder of schoolteacher Aisling Murphy are under protection in prison.Marek and Lubomir Puska Jnr were moved to a different wing after one of them was attacked by five inmates, while Josh O’Brien, who savagely attacked his former girlfriend Niamh Kelly, requested protection upon arrival at Mountjoy Jail.Today, Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about the Puskas and their future in the Irish prison system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 Loka 26min
Episode 1246: Lawyer for firefighter Terence Crosbie says appeal will be lodged
Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie will be sentenced tomorrow in a Boston courtroom after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman during a night out for St Patrick’s Day Celebrations.But already his lawyer Daniel Reilly has said that his conviction is a miscarriage of justice and an appeal will be lodged.Crosbie has insisted he never touched the victim but she told the court that he raped her in a hotel room after she’d had consensual sex with his firefighter pal Liam O’Brien.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitt about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Loka 20min
Episode 1245: Witnesses claim Ruth Lawrence admitted shooting
A father and daughter who claim Ruth Lawrence admitted that she had shot one of two drug debt collectors who were murdered in Cavan in April 2014 have been given evidence at her trial.Stacey and Jason Symes have been telling the double murder trial about events before and after Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor were shot dead and their bodies discovered dumped on an island.Ruth Lawrence denies murder and Eamon Dillon is covering the trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Loka 31min
Episode 1244: Inside the assassination of drug lord Malcolm McKeown
Two men found guilty of the murder of Northern Ireland drug kingpin Malcolm McKeown in 2019 will serve more than 50 years in prison.But were killers Jake O’Brien, from Lurgan, and Andrew Martin, from Banbridge, calculated assassins or disposable lackies working for the notorious a notorious organised crime group with firm links to Mr Big?Nicola and Niall speak with Steven Moore about McKeown, his murder, and the rise of 'The Firm'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Loka 23min
Episode 1243: Former football star revealed as drug dealer for 'The Family' crime gang
He was a promising footballer who represented Ireland at underage level but now Jamie Geoghegan has been named as one of the leading drug dealers in west Dublin, with links to the notorious mob known as 'The Family'.Eamon Dillon tells us about Geoghegan and the band of young dealers, some as young as 15 that he controls. He also describes the details from the Criminal Assets Bureau case against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Loka 21min
Episode 1242: Queen of the Con - How 'Irish heiress' Marianne Smyth swindled €133k from victims
An American woman dubbed 'Queen of the Con' who swindled more than £100,000 from friends in Northern Ireland before fleeing to the US and posing as a fake heiress has been jailed after trial at Downpatrick Court.Fifty-six-year-old Marianne Smyth stole the six-figure sum from clients after befriending them while working as a mortgage adviser between 2008 and 2010.She then fled overseas to continue conning others, claiming to be on the run from the IRA. But one of her victims was LA producer Johnathan Walton, who has made it his life’s work to investigate her crime — writing a book and even travelling here to see her in the dock.Nicola speaks to Johnathan about Smyth and her life and crimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Loka 46min
