Episode 625: Mob boss Whitney Hughes handed down prison sentence

The MV Matthew container ship which was seized when it was nabbed in Irish territorial waters with 2.2 tonnes of cocaine on board has finally been offloaded after costing the taxpayer and incredible €19m for repairs, storage, and crew costs. The cocaine super ship has been sold for a nominal value of $1 and is expected to be used for scrap. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the cost of the war on drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gangster's moll Anita Freeman has returned to Ireland for the first time in a decade with partner Sean McGovern beginning his lengthy sentence behind bars. Nicola speaks with Pat O’Connell about the Kinahan WAG and how she is back living where it all began. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Kinahan’s imminent return to Ireland likely to happen within days, Anita Freeman jets in from Dubai to visit Cartel partner Sean McGovern, and the other stories that have dominated the headlines. Nicola is joined by Eimear Rabbitt and Eamon Dillon for a Crime World wrap up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel Kinahan has told a podcaster that he would be happy to fly economy back to Ireland and is looking forward to a Tayto crisp sandwich when he returns. In a second series of bizarre clips from an interview he has conducted from a Dubai jail, Kinahan even claims that he is not suicidal and that if he should die by poisoning in custody it will not be by his own hand. Today, Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the increasingly odd Daniel Kinahan and his imminent extradition to Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The seizure last week of a bomb containing almost 400g of Semtex plastic explosive has put the New IRA back on to the front pages after a lull in violence. Two people connected to the political group Saoradh have been charged in relation to the incident.  The sophisticated device has fuel fears that the group has gained access to fresh stocks of military-grade explosives. The New IRA has been long been associated with but the group also has a presence in Dublin. Who are the New IRA and what are they capable of?  The Bel Tel's Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Robin Schiller, News and Security Correspondent with the Irish Independent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.