Crimeworld Extra: Ireland's war on drugs and the communities that bear the cost
Criminologist Trina O'Connor speaks to Nicola Tallant about the drug dealing at Oliver Bond flats in Dublin's south inner-city.She details how the community is fighting back and why tearing down the complex is not the solution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Mai 202119min
Crimeworld Extra: The Kinahan Cartel's Inner-City Drugs Supermarket
CRACK cocaine dealers are running an open drugs supermarket in the flat complex where mob boss Daniel Kinahan grew up.This week, a Sunday World investigation shows how cartel drug dealers are openly selling their product in the inner-city complex where the mafia boss was raised in scenes akin to The Wire.Our undercover team watched as Kinahan product was sold like sweets in a shop with residents living in terror of the designer-clad pushers who have taken over the courtyards and stairwells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11 Mai 202116min
Episode 26: The Man Who Has Come Face To Face With The World's Most-depraved Serial Killers
He’s the UK’s number-one true crime author who made his name from his conversations with serial killers.But what made former Royal Marine Christopher Berry-Dee want to get up close and personal with the world’s most depraved.?From Aileen Wournos to the 'Monster of the Rivers' Arthur Shawcross, he has delved deep into the crimes and minds of psychopaths.In an interview with Crime World, Berry-Dee explains what drew him to the dark world of more than 30 serial killers and why their shocking stories continue to fascinate the public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Mai 202152min
Episode 25: The Encrochat phone hack and why no one has been busted in Ireland
It was the phone hack that rocked the underworld and led to thousands of arrests and record breaking seizures of drugs, guns and dirty money. Yet, Ireland has little to show from the massive Encrochat investigation despite being one of the country’s to receive the shared intelligence from Europol.In this week’s Crime World investigates podcast we look at how the hack happened despite promises that the phone network was the gold standard for criminals and what the fallout has been in Europe and closer to home in Northern Ireland and the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 Mai 202129min
Extra- The former SF councillor charged with the murder of David Byrne
One week after three men were charged in connection with the Regency Hotel attack and a European Arrest Warrant was issued for Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch, a former Sinn Fein councillor has been brought before the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of David Byrne.So who is Jonathan Dowdall and what do we know about his links to the Regency investigation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 Apr 202111min
Crimeworld Extra - The Europe-wide hunt For Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch
Following the news that a European Arrest Warrant has been issued for Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch in relation to the Regency Hotel attack in 2016, Nicola Tallant chats with journalist Eamon Dillon about the life and crimes of one of Ireland's most infamous gangsters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Apr 202118min
Episode 23: The child street soldiers of Ireland's crime gangs
They are the kids who become the soldiers of the criminal gangs.Plucked from the streets and troubled homes, they are groomed to become drug dealers, enforcers and even killers.But according to one of Ireland’s top community workers, criminologist Trina O’Connor, their path in life is not a determined one and road blocks can be created to stop the inevitable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 Apr 202137min
Crimeworld Extra - The Ridouan Taghi Trial
THE trial of violent Dutch-Moroccan gangster Ridouan Taghi, whose merger with Daniel Kinahan’s mob, the Italian mafia and Eastern European gangs formed a feared super cartel, is finally underway in the NetherlandsAmid some of the tightest security controls ever seen, Taghi's high-profile ‘Marengo’ trial is expected to expose the underbelly of Europe’s top mobs.In a special Crime World Extra, journalist Jan Meeus describes the military-style operation that has been put in place to secure the Dutch courthouse known as 'The Bunker' and the case against one of the world's most-wanted criminals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Apr 202118min
