Episode 289: Gardaí set to interview Kinahan ally turned state witness Raffaele Imperiale
26 May 2023 - 27 minsGardaí have officially joined the queue in a bid to talk with Italian super cartel member Raffaele Imperiale who spent years in business with mob boss Daniel Kinahan.
Officers from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau have formally linked up with Italy's Anti Mafia Investigation Directorate and hope to be able to use information from supergrass Imperiale in future trials.
Nicola speaks with journalist Eamon Dillon about the developments in the case against Kinahan and his cohorts, and about just what it means for Ireland to have a place in the line of law enforcement executives interested in what Imperiale has to say.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Series Episodes
Episode 1934: The life and crimes of Ireland's first cocaine cowboy Eamon Kelly (Part 1)
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.
34 mins
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Episode 1933: Ruth Lawrence murder trial hears man died from gunshot wounds to head and neck
The trial of Ruth Lawrence, accused of the double gun murder of drug debt collectors Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor has heard forensic details of how they died. Nicola speaks Eamon Dillon who was at the trial today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 mins
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Episode 1932: Inside Groomed - a new Crime World Presents podcast series
A new podcast series tracing the story of the murder of showjumper Katie Simpson and her killer Jonathan Creswell will focus on the coercive control he used to build a cult-like structure around himself in the shadow of the equestrian industry. Niall and Nicola chat about the new Crime World Presents podcast Groomed, which is available wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 mins
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Episode 1931: Mike Gaine suspect drops complaint and TikTok star caught with counterfeit notes
A fisherman has told the trial of Ruth Lawrence how he noticed a 'dreadful smell' coming off an island on Lough Sheelin. The murder case is just one of a number of high profile trials on this week as the courts are back busier then ever. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt and Eamon Dillon about the influencer caught with counterfeit notes, the Mike Gaine investigation, and an arrest in the Donaghmede stabbing probe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28 mins
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Episode 1930: John Gilligan breaks into Spanish villa where he allegedly ran pink cocaine lab
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15 mins
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Episode 1929: Ruth Lawrence trial back on track - court hears from victims' families
The trial of Ruth Lawrence, accused of the double murders of drug debt collectors Anthony Keegan and Eoin O’Connor, has heard how their families became worried for their safety immediately after they stopped answering their phones. The pair were discovered on an island on Lough Sheelin in 2014 after travelling from Dublin to Cavan to collect a €15,000 drug debt, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Eamon Dillon has been in court to hear the evidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 mins
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