Episode 286: Fat Freddie Thompson's bust up behind bars and who's who in Portlaoise Prison

He was gangland’s Capo dei Capi - a mentor and teacher to violent younger criminals and a powerful godfather who held a key position in Ireland’s criminal underworld. In life, he paved the way for others as one of the first bosses on a sophisticated organised crime group. He mixed with paramilitaries and criminals and became the country’s first cocaine cowboy when he was caught trying to set up a mule smuggling route between Miami and Dublin. And even in death, he holds a unique position in gangland as his murder marked a changing of the guard and a moment when the old order made way for the new. In Part Three of the Life and Crimes of Eamon Kelly we look at his work as a mentor and the ambitious dissidents who ruined it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A witness has told the court how Ruth Lawrence demonstrated how she shot an alleged drug dealer in 2014.  Stacey Symes, described as a significant witness by the prosecution, was in the dock today for the double murder trial. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the witness' account of the events surrounding the gun murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was gangland’s Capo dei Capi - a mentor and teacher to violent younger criminals and a powerful godfather who held a key position in Ireland’s criminal underworld. In life, he paved the way for others as one of the first bosses on a sophisticated organised crime group. He mixed with paramilitaries and criminals and became the country’s first cocaine cowboy when he was caught trying to set up a mule smuggling route between Miami and Dublin. And even in death, he holds a unique position in gangland as his murder marked a changing of the guard and a moment when the old order made way for the new. In part two of The Life and Crimes of Eamon Kelly, Nicola and Niall detail the cocaine plot that landed him in jail and the relationships he forged behind bars which would go on to make him a vital underworld elder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Kinahan's ongoing involvement in shipping drugs across the world and his lifestyle in the United Arab Emirates has been put under the microscope by the world's most prestigious and respected publication. And in a deep dive into the Kinahans, their background and their rise to power, journalist Ed Caesar discovers that the Irish mob was exposed in the Encrohat hack after analysts discovered murder accused Sean McGovern's handle. Today, Nicola and Niall are talking about the Kinahans and their outing in the New Yorker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was gangland’s Capo dei Capi - a mentor and teacher to violent younger criminals and a powerful godfather who held a key position in Ireland’s criminal underworld. In life, he paved the way for others as one of the first bosses on a sophisticated organised crime group. He mixed with paramilitaries and criminals and became the country’s first cocaine cowboy when he was caught trying to set up a mule smuggling route between Miami and Dublin. And even in death, he holds a unique position in gangland as his murder marked a changing of the guard and a moment when the old order made way for the new. In part one of The Life and Crimes of Eamon Kelly, Nicola and Niall discuss his early emergence as a well connected and ruthless criminal whose links to the paramilitaries gave him an extra edge on others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.