Episode 765: Kinahan Cartel members Dean Howe and Liam Brannigan open Dublin coffee shop

Women behaving badly, Gardai under investigation and a cold case arrest. Today in part one of our crime roundup Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitte. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A suspect in the murder of Belfast man John George has been shot dead in Alicante in Spain in what police believe was an assassination. Czech national Michael Maly led police to the remains of father of two John George in December 2024 after he’d gone missing during a drug fuelled holiday on the Costa Blanca. Maly was a suspect along with fellow Belfast man Johnny Smyth in the killing of George who was stabbed in the legs and then shot before his body was dumped under a lemon tree in a remote area outside the tourist hotspot. Maly was expected to give evidence in any upcoming trials in Spain. Nicola speaks to journalist Steven Moore who broke the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The mother of little Daniel Aruebose - the missing three year old whose remains were found secretly buried on waste ground last year - has told a reporter ‘I didn’t hurt Daniel.’ Maria Aruebose has also confirmed to journalist Pat O’Connell that she is the woman arrested and questioned about the murder of her son. Another man has also been quizzed in relation to the investigation. Nicola speaks to Pat about his conversation with the mothers who says her son died from ‘natural causes.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the loyalist rally that sparked chaos on the streets of Dublin after gardai failed to predict a riot. Twenty years ago last week, Dublin City Centre was smashed up as rioters attacked gardai with petrol bombs and bricks ahead of a Love Ulster parade. Niall talks to Crime World’s Neil Fetherstonhaugh about our memories of the day the city was set alight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 200 people across the island of Ireland were targeted by romance scams in the past year. As AI tools can now create realistic deepfake images and cloned voices, fraudsters have new ways to deceive victims. With digital relationships on the rise, telling real love from a scam may be becoming harder than ever. Chloe McPolin speaks with Crime World journalist Roisin Gorman about the rise of these scams and how criminal gangs are now duping people in Ireland and the UK out of money and romance.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.