Episode 174: How the Troubles hid a history of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and security forces

It’s a missing person’s case that has cast a dark shadow over a small town in County Mayo where the haunting face of Sandra Collins stares out from posters more than 20 years since she was last seen.H...

29 Dec 202133min

The jury in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell has adjourned for the Christmas holidays with the fate of the infamous New York socialite hanging in the balance.Ms. Maxwell, who turns 60 on Christmas Day, ...

25 Dec 202134min

Forty years ago this month, 21-year-old Jake Mac Siacais cried in his H-Block cell as his friend Bobby Sands died on hunger strike.Jake had been in the next cell to the republican icon, and when Sands...

23 Dec 202146min

Drug war in Mexico – how the narcos and their violent sicarios are being armed by legally-sold weapons in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Dec 202150min

It's been a year of takedowns and the end of the line for many. And while 2021 closes on a high note for gardai fighting organised crime, it has left many criminals counting their last days of freedom...

18 Dec 202156min

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 ...

17 Dec 202129min

So we did it – we got through our first year on Crime World and managed to bag the 'Podcast of the Year' award along the way.It’s been a whirlwind 12 months, covering the tales about criminals, drugs ...

15 Dec 202128min

It was the trial that lifted a lid on sex and lust in rural Ireland and revealed the secrets of a small Tipperary village.When farmer Patrick Quirke received a life sentence for the murder of Bobby Ry...

11 Dec 202140min