Episode 644: Conor McGregor handed down suspended jail sentence

Spanish police have given their first detailed narrative about the disappearance and suspected murder of Darren Hoolahan - the Cartel-linked brother of ex Irish footballer Wes. Cops on the Costa Del Sol have arrested five men they say are part of the Irish mafia and identified properties and cars they believe were used in a kidnap. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the PSNI has been sharply criticised yet again for their handling of the investigation and subsequent reviews into the murder of 21-year-old showjumper Katie Simpson. Katie was strangled by her sister’s partner Jonathan Creswell in August 2020, who then claimed she’d taken her own life. Police said they had not been made aware of Creswell’s previous conviction for domestic abuse, or other reports of troubling behaviour. However, it has since been revealed that a top-level officer accessed his records five days after Katie’s death. Jenny Friel talks to journalist Tanya Fowles, who has repeatedly requested, under the Freedom of Information Act, more details about why this vital information was not supplied to the independent review of the PSNI investigation into Katie’s murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A campaign has been launched to catch a killer who brutally murdered a young woman and two children in an arson attack in County Kildare. Barbara Doyle was just 20-years-old, when she was babysitting her nieces, Kerry Ann and Mary Ellen, when they were killed in the blaze in 1987. Niall talks to Crime World's Alan Sherry about how the family have never given up hope of catching their killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colin Whelan was only married to his wife Mary Gough a few months when he carefully and coldly put into action his plan to kill her for their life insurance policy. As Whelan comes towards the end of his life sentence, Niall talks to Crime World's Jenny Friel about the case and how Whelan's intricate plans to get away with murder fell apart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the episode of Crime World that almost didn't happen after our offices were relatively briefly evacuated due to a bomb threat. Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the bomb scare, as well as the stories that caught our readers' attentions this week, including the Scarlett Faulkner murder trial, Russell Brand's conviction and Devon Hennessy's prison move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.