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 Okt 46min
Episode 1241: Paratrooper Soldier F found not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders
As the man known as 'Soldier F' is found not guilty of murder on Bloody Sunday in Derry, the judgement of a Belfast court far from exonerates him and his regiment from the atrocities that have marked a generation.British Paratroopers who shot at fleeing and unarmed civilians and who then lied about the circumstances should hang their heads in shame, a Judge remarked.So what's next for the families of the Bloody Sunday dead and injured? Is it time now to accept they have done their very best to get justice for their loved ones?Nicola speaks with Allison Morris about a day of no winners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Okt 30min
Episode 1240: 'Fat' Andy Connors' €3 million mansion ready to hit the market
A trophy home owned by prolific burglary gang boss 'Fat' Andy Connors will go up for sale in coming months - 20 years after the Criminal Assets Bureau first identified it.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Connors, his vast property portfolio, and his murder which has never been solved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Okt 26min
Episode 1239: 24 arrested after second night of violence outside Dublin asylum seeker centre
Twenty four people, including five juvenile,s have been arrested after a second night of violence outside a Dublin asylum seekers' centre.The riots outside the Citywest Hotel began on Tuesday hours after a man was charged with sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the clashes and the political reaction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Okt 23min
Episode 1238: The life and crimes of Ireland's first cocaine cowboy Eamon Kelly (Part 3)
He was gangland’s Capo dei Capi - a mentor and teacher to violent younger criminals and a powerful godfather who held a key position in Ireland’s criminal underworld.In life, he paved the way for others as one of the first bosses on a sophisticated organised crime group. He mixed with paramilitaries and criminals and became the country’s first cocaine cowboy when he was caught trying to set up a mule smuggling route between Miami and Dublin.And even in death, he holds a unique position in gangland as his murder marked a changing of the guard and a moment when the old order made way for the new.In Part Three of the Life and Crimes of Eamon Kelly we look at his work as a mentor and the ambitious dissidents who ruined it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Okt 31min
Episode 1237: Ruth Lawrence trial hears how she described shooting Dublin man in 2014
A witness has told the court how Ruth Lawrence demonstrated how she shot an alleged drug dealer in 2014. Stacey Symes, described as a significant witness by the prosecution, was in the dock today for the double murder trial.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the witness' account of the events surrounding the gun murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Okt 29min
Episode 1236: The life and crimes of Ireland's first cocaine cowboy Eamon Kelly (Part 2)
He was gangland’s Capo dei Capi - a mentor and teacher to violent younger criminals and a powerful godfather who held a key position in Ireland’s criminal underworld.In life, he paved the way for others as one of the first bosses on a sophisticated organised crime group. He mixed with paramilitaries and criminals and became the country’s first cocaine cowboy when he was caught trying to set up a mule smuggling route between Miami and Dublin.And even in death, he holds a unique position in gangland as his murder marked a changing of the guard and a moment when the old order made way for the new.In part two of The Life and Crimes of Eamon Kelly, Nicola and Niall detail the cocaine plot that landed him in jail and the relationships he forged behind bars which would go on to make him a vital underworld elder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Okt 32min
Episode 1235: Daniel Kinahan - why isn't he in prison?
Daniel Kinahan's ongoing involvement in shipping drugs across the world and his lifestyle in the United Arab Emirates has been put under the microscope by the world's most prestigious and respected publication. And in a deep dive into the Kinahans, their background and their rise to power, journalist Ed Caesar discovers that the Irish mob was exposed in the Encrohat hack after analysts discovered murder accused Sean McGovern's handle.Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about the Kinahans and their outing in the New Yorker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Okt 29min
