Crime World

Mar 08 2025 1057 ep. 32 mins 1.7k
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Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines.
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Episode 918: Charles Dooher makes miracle recovery while Garda and PSNI hunt those who almost killed him (Part 2)

Mar 08 2025 43 mins  
In part two of our interview about the brutal attack on 26 year old Donegal man Charles Dooher his mum and sister describe the nightmare that was forced on them on another wise ordinary January day.Annemarie tells how she walked into a scene of horror at the families Donegal home to find her son had been beaten almost to death.And the mum and daughter appeal for help in tracking th

Episode 917: Charles Dooher makes miracle recovery while Garda and PSNI hunt those who almost killed him (Part 1)

Mar 08 2025 26 mins  
The mother and sister of a young Donegal man who was beaten almost to death speak today about his miracle recovery after the horrendous head injuries he suffered at the hands of mob paid they believe to kill him.Annemarie and Deborah Dooher have kept a bedside vigil at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast since January 20th when 26 year old Charles was airlifted from his Lifford

Episode 916: Four men accused of branding man with cattle iron refused bail in High Court

Mar 07 2025 15 mins  
Four men who are accused of branding an alleged victim with a cattle iron have been refused bail in the High Court. Brothers Jason and Devon Hennessy as well as Dean and his father Kenneth Fitzsimons are accused of the “planned and organised” torture of a man in west Dublin.Niall speaks to the Sunday World's Eamon Dillon about why a judge decided the men must remain in custody.

Episode 915: Nathan McDonnell won't testify against crystal meth plot co-accused James Leen

Mar 06 2025 17 mins  
Breaking bad dad Nathan McDonnell is back at Portlaoise Prison, where sources say he has put his head down to do his time.But he will not be giving evidence at the trial of co-accused James Leen and his wife Jackie has said she now hopes to make a plan for the future.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McDonnell and the ongoing case of Sinaloa Cartel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

Episode 914: Dublin father and son among five arrested over alleged cocaine plot off Cork coast

Mar 06 2025 14 mins  
A father and son suspected of being key members of one of Ireland's biggest drugs gangs have been arrested over an alleged cocaine trafficking plot.The Dubliners were among five people detained by gardaí this week in connection with a massive drugs conspiracy off the coast of Co Cork last year.  Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the d

Episode 913: The life and crimes of Hughie Irwin

Mar 05 2025 27 mins  
He was once the Kingpin of a major organised crime gang, but now Hughie Irwin is living without running water or electricity in an impoverished and paranoid world.So who is Irwin and how has he fallen so spectacularly from grace in his native Sligo where he was once a feared force in gangland?Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and crimes of I

Episode 912: Student who left apartment with child 'under his arm' pleads guilty

Mar 05 2025 13 mins  
A student has pleaded guilty to walking out of a Dublin apartment with a 5-year-old child who he didn’t know 'under his arm'.Indian national Visak Leela told the court he had no sinister motives for his actions - describing it as 'drunken horseplay'.Niall talks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the case and the social media storm around it. Hosted on Acast. See aca

Episode 911: Q&A- Gangland serial killers and catching the Kinahans in Dubai

Mar 04 2025 30 mins  
Real life Love/Hate, criminal John Gilligan’s family, reporting undercover in Dubai, and career paths into crime journalism...Today in part two of our two-part Q&A special, we answer your questions about crime and the underworld. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 910: Martin 'The Viper' Foley claims he struck secret deal with CAB in last-gasp bid to keep his home

Mar 04 2025 17 mins  
Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley claimed he struck a secret deal with CAB to be allowed keep his home in exchange for dropping a case against a supergrass witness, a court has heard.The veteran criminal and his wife were in court today in a last-gasp effort to keep their family home from being seized by the State.Niall speaks to Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney about how Foley’s d

Episode 909: Lawsuit reveals Daniel Kinahan's secret dealings in Tyson Fury fight

Mar 03 2025 34 mins  
Daniel Kinahan has been named in a major US court case as a shady figure in backroom dealings for the rights to a Tyson Fury fight.The lawsuit makes a number of explosive claims about Top Rank’s relationship with the Kinahan Cartel chief and has made front page news in the US.So what does this all mean for Kinahan and are boxings dirty little secrets finally coming to light?Nicol