Episode 197: Court sketch artist reveals the secrets behind the mask of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch

They are Ireland’s female lifers - women who have been committed to jail for murder. As Ruth Lawrence settles into her life sentence for the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor. Eamon Dillon is looking at the women with whom she will be doing porridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terrifying letters depict a man on the edge consumed with sick sexual fantasies involving the abduction, rape, and murder of innocent young women. Despite a DNA profile, fingerprints, and even the discovery of a forest torture chamber, gardaí get no closer to identifying the author of the tomes. And today, former garda handwriting expert John Sweetman tells Nicola a terrifying story from his investigation files which form an episode of his new podcast Lines of Enquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has been hit with a €800,000 Criminal Assets Bureau bill following his arrest in Lanzarote last year. The demand is the second time the CAB have targeted Hutch and relates to monies identified between 2006 and 2010. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Hutch and his ongoing issues with Irish police. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The arrest of the notorious Mr Big, ongoing investigations into organised crime gangs across Ireland, and the cold case murder of Emer O’Loughlin. Nicola and Niall discuss the headline stories they’ve been covering and now they want to answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kinahan Cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern has applied for free legal aid to fight a charge of murder and a number of charges related to organised crime offences which have been levelled against him in Ireland. McGovern - Daniel Kinahan’s right hand man in the mob - was extradited to face trial in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin where a judge has questioned how he funded his lifestyle in Dubai over the past eight years. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGovern and the cases against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.