Episode 443: Former soccer star Paddy McCourt has sexual assault conviction overturned
6 December 2023 - 20 minsFootball star Paddy McCourt was declared ‘an innocent man’ after a nightmare 22 months involving a conviction for sexual assault concluded when Northern Ireland’s Prosecution Service told an appeals court he had no case to answer.
McCourt, a Glasgow Celtic and former League of Ireland star, had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Derry bar two years ago by putting his hand up her skirt.
Now his legal team at Madden and Finucane solicitors want answers from the PSNI about what they claim was shabby treatment by an investigation team they say singled him out due to who he is.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the case and the extraordinary sequence of events that led to the c...
Series Episodes
Episode 1325: Groomed (Part 2) - Close to Murder
In this episode, we look at Jonathan Creswell's history of extreme coercive control and physical abuse through the experience of his ex-partner, world-class show-jumper Abigail Lyle, who bravely spoke out about how he regularly beat and strangled her, and threatened her life, leading to his eventual, though short, prison sentence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
36 mins
24 December Finished
Episode 1324: Groomed (Part 1) - The Pied Piper of Tynan
Groomed is the disturbing story of Katie Simpson, a talented young horsewoman who tragically died after being beaten and strangled by her sister's partner, Jonathan Creswell. In this episode, we see how Creswell, an ambitious and cocky jockey and horse-trainer, had established a pattern of emotionally abusive and controlling relationships with women in the equestrian world, including former girlfriend Jill Robinson and world-class showjumper Abigail Lyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 mins
23 December Finished
Episode 1323: Crime World's top stories in 2025 (Part 2)
It's been another record year for Crime World with more than 36 million listens so far in 2025. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about more of the stories that caught our listeners attention this year and why there is a different audience on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 mins
22 December Finished
Episode 1322: Crime World's top stories in 2025 (Part 1)
It has been another record year for Crime World with more than 36 million listened in 2025 so far. In part one Niall talks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our listeners' attention this year and how there is a different listenership on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 mins
22 December Finished
Episode 1321: Becoming 'The Monk': Rex Ryan on playing Gerry Hutch on stage (Part 2)
Rex Ryan used to have a bit of banter with Gerry Hutch outside the local shop when he was just a kid growing up in Clontarf. Now more than two decades later, the actor/director is playing the alleged crime boss in his one man show, The Monk. Niall speaks to Rex about talking to Gerry Hutch in prison, the controversy over the play and the public's fascination with the Monk. Opening clip credits Rex Ryan - Director John Anderson - Junior av/videography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 mins
19 December Finished
Episode 1320: Becoming 'The Monk': Rex Ryan on playing Gerry Hutch on stage (Part 1)
Rex Ryan used to have a bit of banter with Gerry Hutch outside the local shop when he was just a kid growing up in Clontarf. Now more than two decades later, the actor/director is playing the alleged crime boss in his one man show, The Monk. Niall speaks to Rex about talking to Gerry Hutch in prison, the controversy over the play and the public's fascination with the Monk. Opening clip credits Rex Ryan - Director John Anderson - Junior av/videography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 mins
19 December Finished
