Episode 124: Two years after the Encrochat hack - how many of gangland's big players have been brought to justice?

A social media spat between Conor McGregor and boxer Jono Carroll show two Dublin sports stars in very different places in life.Ten years ago both were ambitious and at the start of their careers. But today McGregor is better known for the recent controversial civil rape case and his performance at the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. While Carroll, a convert to Islam who now lives in Dubai, hits the headlines as he regularly repeats his praise and support for mob boss Daniel Kinahan.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGregor and Carroll and the roads that led them to become sworn enemies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Feb 29min

Kinahan Cartel top dog Peadar Keating is back in Ireland where he has been reinstated as director general of his wing at Portlaoise Prison.Keating told prison bosses that a young volatile crew were not welcome on his C block after they entered the prison population.Meanwhile, notorious mob boss Wayne Dundon is understood to have befriended the thugs who have placed a bounty on another inmate's heat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Feb 21min

Celtic Tiger socialite Marcus Sweeney was told to leave a High Court hearing today after he tried to raise a case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau against his wealth management firm.CAB won the case in January 2023 to have a parcel of land declared the proceeds of crime in which Judge Alexander Owens remarked that Sweeney was 'up to his oxters' in organised crime.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Marcus Sweeney and his latest venture into the courts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Feb 18min

Details of the abduction and torture of a man by an alleged gang in Dublin were heard in court this week as three brothers and a father and son were charged in relation to the incident in Blanchardstown.The court heard that the victim was branded with irons, hit with a steel rod and had a motorbike roll over him as his phone was taken.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald in relation to the intimidation and about the murder of gunman Tristan Sherry who was killed by a teenage gang after he shot rival Jason Hennessy Snr during a Christmas Eve bloodbath in a Blanchardstown restaurant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Feb 23min

The sister of a journalism student who was knocked down and killed by a gangland criminal has welcomed the DPP’s decision to appeal his sentence.Joe Drennan was waiting for a bus in Limerick when feuding criminal Kieran Fogarty drove into him at high speed while on a drunk and drugs bender.Niall speaks to Joe’s sister Sarah about her family’s shock​ when Fogarty was given a concurrent sentence in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Feb 21min

A former special-ops soldier convicted of gang rape in Dublin worked as a male stripper while under investigation by gardaí.Fabio Vicente, Anthony Hickey, and Matin Zolfaghari have been found guilty of raping a young woman after a night out in Dublin.Niall speaks with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the background of the seemingly normal three men who now face lengthy prison terms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Feb 22min

The character references given to the thug brothers of All-Star hurler Kyle Hayes has once again sparked controversy over the practice.Daragh and Cian Hayes are serving jail sentences for a horror assault on a former friend who was beaten with a wrench and a hurl.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the brothers were given references by a principal and a GAA club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Feb 22min

An eight-year long fight for justice for the family of Danielle McLaughlin has finally come to an end today after her killer was found guilty in a court in India.Donegal woman Danielle was brutally raped and murdered by Vikat Bhagat after a Hindu Festival in Goa in 2017.Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Danielle’s family have fought tirelessly to see justice served in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Feb 15min