Episode 151: The dramatic arrest of Kinahan Cartel enforcer Johnny 'Cash' Morrissey
15 September 2022 - 26 minsFLASH Johnny Morrissey became the first of the Kinahan 'SEVEN' to be arrested this week when Spanish police swooped on him for laundering a phenomenal €350,000 a day for the mob.
The feared enforcer, sanctioned by U.S. authorities along with the top command Christy Kinahan Snr and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jnr, is now behind bars and sources say he has reached the end of the road in a criminal career which has spanned decades.
For years, he believed he was untouchable and lived first in Kinsale in Co Cork and later on the Costa del Crime where his luxury villa is a monument to the Roman Emperor Nero.
Nicola Tallant chats with Sunday World journalist Eamon Dillon about the sensationa...
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It’s a loose network of online influencers, forums, and content creators who claim to offer men a roadmap to success - promising wealth, control, and dominance in relationships. But beneath that surface lies something far more complex and far more troubling... Through viral clips, podcasts, and paywalled courses, these figures are shaping how a generation of young men understand masculinity, women, and power. It’s a space where dissatisfaction is reframed as truth and where misogyny isn’t just normalised - it’s monetised. Chloe McPolin speaks to Crime World’s Roisin Gorman to pull back the curtains on Louis Theroux’s documentary Inside the Manosphere - one of the most concerning subcultures yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 mins
30 March Finished
Cocaine, cartels and Ireland's coast: How the MV Royal plot was foiled (Part 2)
Seven men jailed for a total of over 70 years for their role in a plot to land cocaine on the Irish coast. But what went wrong for the workers and how did an unidentified international cartel slip the net with their drugs leaving the hired help to carry the can. In part two, Nicola and Eamondelve into Ireland’s south west coast and the drugs conspiracies undone by Gardai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35 mins
27 March Finished
Cocaine, cartels and Ireland's coast: How the MV Royal plot was foiled (Part 1)
Seven men jailed for a total of over 70 years for their role in a plot to land cocaine on the Irish coast. But what went wrong for the workers and how did an unidentified international cartel slip the net with their drugs leaving the hired help to carry the can. In part one of a two part special about Ireland’s south west coast and the drugs conspiracies undone by Gardai we look at the MV Royal and those who got caught in the net. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
40 mins
27 March Finished
Kinahan hitman moved to new prison wing after ‘clash of personalities’ with volatile killer
Kinahan hitman Trevor Byrne has been moved from his wing in Portlaoise Prison after officers feared killer Warren Dumbrell had a hit on him. Dumbrell and Byrne were both serving time in the prison’s A block when they had what sources say is a ‘clash of personalities’. Nicola talks to Niall Donald in this episode unlocked from crimeworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 mins
26 March Finished
Spanish cops arrest over British man over murder of suspect in John George killing
A man has been arrested by Spanish cops investigating the murder of a suspect in the death of Belfast man John George. Czech national Michael Maly was one of two suspects for the murder of George when he was gunned down on the Costa Blanca earlier this month. Now, a British national is being questioned about the shooting. Meanwhile Johnny Smyth, the second suspect in the George murder, has been arrested after guns were found in a vehicle and an apartment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 mins
26 March Finished
Hennessy torture gang jailed - did they get off lightly?
Five members of the violent Henessy gang were sentenced today at the Special Criminal Court for the terrifying torture ordeal victim Barry Moore faced as he was branded with a cattle iron, beaten and stabbed. But was justice done or did the Hennessy’s beat the system? Nicola and Niall were there to hear how soon they will be back on the streets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hour 10 mins
26 March Finished