Author tells how violent partner beat her as she held their newborn in her arms

Author tells how violent partner beat her as she held their newborn in her arms

The first time Gwen Phelan told the gardaí about the savage campaign of violence she was enduring, she had just been beaten while holding her newborn in her arms.

Domestic violence has made headlines this week after a garda officer was given a suspended sentence for a savage attack on his partner.

Niall speaks to Gwen about how difficult it can be leaving an abuser and writing her book The Quiet Place.

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John George murder suspect's dad says son feared being killed because he ‘knew too much’

John George murder suspect's dad says son feared being killed because he ‘knew too much’

The father of murdered John George suspect Michael Maly has insisted that his son feared for his life from an ‘Irish mafia’ before he was shot dead on the Costa Blanca in recent weeks.Maly, he says, w...

17 Mar 23min

Killing Keane: a new Crime World Presents series

Killing Keane: a new Crime World Presents series

The killing of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods, whose body was dismembered and dumped as a message to rivals of gangland psycho Robbie Lawlor, was a seismic event in modern organised crime.It followed t...

16 Mar 1h 4min

Daniel Kinahan’s right-hand man Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing crime gang

Daniel Kinahan’s right-hand man Sean McGovern pleads guilty to directing crime gang

Kinahan underboss Sean McGovern has pleaded guilty today to two charges of directing a criminal organisation - one relating to the murder of Noel 'Duck Egg' Kirwan and a second surrounding a plot to k...

16 Mar 27min

Christy Kinahan's pal caught with magic mushrooms says he's done with gangland

Christy Kinahan's pal caught with magic mushrooms says he's done with gangland

A former gangland hardman caught with more than €4,000 worth of pills and magic mushrooms says he's no longer involved in organised crime and was using the drugs for personal use.Noel Boylan was shot ...

16 Mar 26min

Gangsters get Ozempic in jail, Kinahan growhouse boss jailed and Coolock rioter undone by his tattoo

Gangsters get Ozempic in jail, Kinahan growhouse boss jailed and Coolock rioter undone by his tattoo

Two major gangland figures prescribed Ozempic in jail, Kinahan-linked growhouse chief caught again and how a Coolock rioter was identified by his tattoos. Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stori...

13 Mar 38min

How gardaí busted major cocaine dealing mob linked to gun runner Lee Cullen

How gardaí busted major cocaine dealing mob linked to gun runner Lee Cullen

A trafficking gang with links to jailed criminal Lee Cullen was the target of a major garda operation where 27 properties were searched last week. More than €1.7 million worth of drugs were seized in ...

13 Mar 25min

Influencer Chloe Koyce gets 'justice' as Dublin man convicted of stalking

Influencer Chloe Koyce gets 'justice' as Dublin man convicted of stalking

A stalker has been given a suspended sentence for following influencer Chloe Koyce into a hotel lift.The well-known influencer said “justice” was served after Denis Morris was convicted in Dublin Dist...

12 Mar 25min

Mum of 11 year old stabbed in Finglas school asks: 'Where is my justice?'

Mum of 11 year old stabbed in Finglas school asks: 'Where is my justice?'

The mother of an 11-year-old boy stabbed by a fellow pupil in a Finglas school has released shocking images of her son's injuries. Mason Geraghty was left fighting for his life after he was knifed in ...

12 Mar 27min

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