Episode 644: Conor McGregor handed down suspended jail sentence

An American man has been rearrested in connection with the murder of Kerry farmer Mike Gaine. Former US soldier Michael Kelley is currently being questioned by gardai after ‘further information’ came to light as part of the murder probe. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Kelley and his previous comments about Mike Gaine’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Irishman accused of murdering a US nurse in Budapest has told a court that his parents have bought an apartment in the Hungarian capital in an effort to help him get bail. The Sunday Independent's Ali Bracken was in court to hear the pre-trial evidence in the case against the man accused of killing Mackenzie Michalski in what he claims was a sex game gone wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She’s the wife of a murder suspect, an Only Fans creator and now Madison Smyth has been involved in a fatal collision in Spain’s Costa Blanca and banned from social media pending further investigation. Nicola talks to the Belfast Telegraph's Allison Morris about John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth and his new wife who play out their chaotic lifestyles in a series of selfie movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Convicted drug dealer Stephen Carberry who blamed gangland killer Robbie Lawlor for his brother’s murder has been jailed for six years for helping him transport the remains of Keane Mulready-Woods after he was brutally killed and dismembered. Carberry once made millions along with his brother and Lawlor dealing drugs in County Louth, Dublin and Meath. But he told a court that he was roped into disposing of Mulready-Woods’ remains by Lawlor at a time he was vulnerable, grieving and taking cocaine. Eamon Dillon was in court to hear Carberry’s pleas to a judge for leniency and to hear the sentence he will serve for his role in the grotesque killing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The North-Armagh crime outfit ‘The Firm’ will take matters into its own hands after convicted double killer Stephen Smith died in January. Smith passed away after a seizure at home but that followed him being injured in an attack in Armagh before Christmas. That incident is being linked to a rival crime gang based in Armagh City – and the Firm are not happy. Why not?  The Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris joins Ciarán Dunbar on our sister podcast the Bel Tel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.