Episode 1336: 'Fat' Andy Connors' widow and her glamorous graveside photoshoot
The widow of gangland banker ‘Fat’ Andy Connors has posed at his lavish grave on the anniversary of his murder.Ann Connors has faced trouble with the Criminal Assets Bureau, claimed false PUP payments during Covid and once turned her home into an illegal rental site to make ends meet.But posing in a fur coat beside the grave that remembers the leader of a home robbery gang as 'Big Fat Rich Andy Connors', she smiles for the cameras.Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the widow Connors and her trouble with the law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 Tammi 17min
Episode 1335: The three Ward brothers exposed by CAB as major drug traffickers
Three Galway brothers are named as part of a major drug network supplying the tourism heart of Ireland as details of their cruel use of free slave labor emerges. Today Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about Gary Ward and his band of brothers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Tammi 16min
Episode 1334: How the net is closing in on ‘The Family’ gang boss Brian Grendon
He was an unknown when he was picked up by gardaí with a large heroin consignment back in 2001, but in the past two decades Brian Grendon has really been placed on the gangland map.The head of the group known as 'The Family' is now facing sentence on tax offences and a file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of serious gangland charges.Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about Grendon and his rise to fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6 Tammi 17min
Episode 1333: Why is Enoch Burke still behind bars?
He' s the teacher who has spent more than 550 days in prison in protest against a court order.But is Enoch Burke a saint or a sinner, and who are his contemporaries who have done porridge for their beliefs?Today, on Nicola's first day back after a lengthy hiatus, she speaks with Niall Donald about Enoch and what happens next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Tammi 22min
Episode 1332: Groomed (Part 9) - Legacy of a Showjumper
Jonathan Creswell's suicide denied Katie Simpson's loved ones the opportunity for a murder trial. Despite Creswell’s death, the subsequent sentencing of three co-conspirators—Jill Robinson, Hayley Robb, and Rose De Montmorency-Wright—for charges related to the cover-up allowed the judge to confirm that Creswell was a "skilled and predatory abuser" with an "established pattern" of abuse against women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Tammi 27min
Episode 1331: Groomed (Part 8) - The Net Tightens
Detective Sergeant James Brannigan's new investigation team finally made progress by assembling expert evidence contradicting Jonathan Creswell's story, culminating in Brannigan's team arresting Creswell, and charging him with Katie's murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 Tammi 30min
Episode 1330: Groomed (Part 7) - All The Signs Were There
After delays and months of inaction by the PSNI, Detective Sergeant James Brannigan finally begins the investigation into Katie Simpson's death, and starts to uncover Jonathan Creswell's lies about Katie's supposed suicide attempt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Tammi 32min
Episode 1329: Groomed (Part 6) - Mountains of Mistakes
After the tragic death of Katie Simpson, Detective Sergeant James Brannigan made aware of the case by journalist Tanya Fowles. Brannigan initiates an investigation into Katie Simpson's death after recognising the failure of the PSNI to flag Jonathan Creswell's prior domestic abuse conviction, or to look into his version of events on the night of Katie's murder. Creswell, and the people around him, have questions to answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 Joulu 202528min
