Episode 745: Kinahan Assassins by Stephen Breen and John Hand (Audio Extract)

A verdict of unlawful killing was this week returned in a coroner's court, which heard that student Emer O'Loughlin was killed violently before her remains were burned in a fire. Pam O'Loughlin, Emer's sister said the verdict is monumental to her loved ones, as it is the first time that the state have acknowledged that she was murdered. The whereabouts of chief suspect John Griffin remain unknown. But today Pam explains to Nicola why the inquest findings are so important and why she hopes it may ultimately lead gardaí to her killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dublin Firefighter Terence Crosbie has been sent to a Supermax prison in the US - despite 88 pages of character references being handed into a judge at his sentencing hearing. Crosbie was jailed for at least 7 years after a jury found him guilty of rape a woman in a hotel in Boston on St Patrick’s Day weekend last year. Niall speaks to Sunday Independent crime correspondent Ali Bracken about the emotional letters handed in on his behalf as the fireman plans to appeal the verdict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The jailing of hurling legend DJ Carey on fraud offences has marked a stunning fall from grace for Ireland’s one time greatest sportsman. But what was going on behind the scenes in Carey’s life an how did he manage to convince so many that he was sick with cancer? Nicola speaks with journalist Eimear Ni Bhraonáin author of a new book The Dodger: DJ Carey and the Great Betrayal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The jailing of hurling legend DJ Carey on fraud offences has marked a stunning fall from grace for Ireland’s one time greatest sportsman. What was going on behind the scenes in Carey’s life an how did he manage to convince so many that he was sick with cancer? Nicola speaks with journalist Eimear Ni Bhraonáin author of a new book The Dodger: DJ Carey and the Great Betrayal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The jury in the double murder trial of Ruth Lawrence have been hearing the closing statements from the prosecution and the defence which will be directed by the Judge Tony Hunt before they retire to consider their verdict. Lawrence is accused of murdering Eoin O’Connor and Anthony Keegan, described in court as drug debt collectors, after the State say drugs were stolen. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon who has been in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.