Episode 1256: Ruth Lawrence worked as a ‘tag team’ with boyfriend to murder drug dealer, court told

The trial of Kerry man James Leen is adjourned until next year after a court heard that his defence are swamped with data and phone evidence vital to the case.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the case against Leen and the other suspects who appeared at the Special Criminal Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Okt 28min

Five Scottish gangsters have been unceremoniously booted out of Dubai after a spell in a hellhole prison. Ross ‘Miami’ McGill and gang boss Steven Lyons were among the group who flew out of the Gulf State last weekend after getting their marching orders. Niall speaks to Scottish Daily Express deputy editor Richard Elias about where they are likely to go next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Okt 13min

It’s the biggest story of the presidential election as former football manager Jim Gavin stands down and the fate of Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin hangs in the balance.While political fallouts are not our normal beat on Crime World, today co-host Niall Donald tells Nicola how he ended up in the eye of the storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Okt 37min

An OnlyFans model and wife of John George's murder suspect has been arrested after allegedly being caught with drugs in Spain.Madison Allen has been granted bail after Spanish police seized a kilo of crystal meth, as well as cocaine and cannabis last month.Niall speaks to Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent Allison Morris about the police investigation into Johnny Smyth's glamorous wife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Okt 17min

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975.But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad.Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Okt 48min

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975.But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad.Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Okt 51min

Gangland murder victim Darren Falsey told a relative he was owed €300,000 shortly before he was shot dead, gardai have revealed. Details of Falsey’s involvement in Cork’s drugs trade were laid bare in documents lodged as part of a Criminal Assets Bureau case.Today, Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about Falsey’s 2011 unsolved murder and money he had amassed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 13min

Former international amateur boxer Simon Byrne is still fighting the hardest battle of his life after confronting his childhood sexual abuse. His attacker Patrick Lowe was his boxing coach when Simon took up the sport at the age of 11 in Manchester.Lowe, who is now in his 80s, escaped justice after being declared unfit to stand trial because of dementia.Eamon is joined today by Simon and his wife Maria who are campaigning to have the law changed in the UK so even elderly and frail sex offenders face consequences.Sign the Simon's Law UK petition here: https://chng.it/BrRqhkzyMT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 49min