Episode 370: Sunday World is 50 - Daragh Keany
12 September 2023 - 40 minsAs Crime World continues to celebrate 50 years of the Sunday World, Nicola is joined by Features Editor Daragh Keany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Series Episodes
Should family killer Gregory Fox be allowed move to an open prison?
Gregory Fox, who brutally murdered his wife and two sons has been moved to an open prison as he gets one step closer to freedom. Fox, who is originally from Clondalkin in Dublin, killed his wife Debbie, 30, and sons Trevor, nine, and seven-year-old Killian, in July 2001. It is understood the killer was moved to Shelton Abbey in Co Wicklow this summer as part of his sentence management set out by the Parole Board. Crime World's Caoimhe Young talks to Criminal Justice academic Clare Laxton about Fox and his move to Shelton Abbey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 mins
22 October Finished
Man pleads guilty over 2010 murder of Lee Slattery who was ‘wrongly singled out’ by gang
A man once branded Ireland’s most dangerous teenager is finally ready to face justice for the murder of a harmless addict committed 16 years ago. Kurt Ryan pleaded guilty in relation to the murder of Lee Slattery, who was shot twice at close range and buried in a shallow grave in Limerick in 2010. Ryan smirked as a court heard he’d pleaded guilty to lesser charges after originally going on trial for murder. Nicola talks to Niall Donald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 mins
22 October Finished
Kinahan hitman goes ‘absolutely ballistic’ after innocent female relative’s car is firebombed
Gangland killer Nicky McConnell has vowed revenge after an innocent female relative was wrongly targeted in a case of drug debt intimidation. McConnell wants to identify who threw a petrol bomb destroying the car of his associate mistakingly believed to owe money. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about McConnell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 mins
21 October Finished
Judge blocks bid to sell motorbikes seized from Hennessey family home for ‘Christmas presents’
The partner of jailed Hennessey brother Jason Hennessey Jnr has been refused an application to have two motorbikes seized by gardaí returned to her. Kayleigh McEntee claimed the bikes had been gifted to her partner by his murdered father and said she now needed to sell them to buy Christmas presents. Hennessey Jnr is serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for his role in the kidnap and torture of Barry Moore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 mins
21 October Finished
Two people appear in court over Waterford arson attack
Two people appear in court after Waterford City buries its dead - a family killed as debate rages over the increase in drug debt intimidation. So what is the state of the criminal underworld where life is cheap and money is king? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a cultural shift which is shocking the nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 mins
20 October Finished
Carlow woman who stabbed her ex-partner to death had violent history
A woman who stabbed her ex-partner to death while serving a suspended sentence for a pickaxe attack on his partner has been jailed for life. Sabrina Kehoe was free to murder Darren Quigley after being allowed to walk out of court despite admitting to breaking into his house and attacking his sleeping girlfriend. Niall talks to to Crime World’s Patrick O’Connell about Kehoe’s violent past and the devastation she has left behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 mins
20 October Finished
