Episode 785: How ‘The Gambler’ Patrick Sheedy turned to a life of crime to feed an unrelenting gambling addiction
22 November 2024 - 31 minsA phone call from a prison cell, a story of redemption and a journey into the unknown.
Nicola speaks to Crime World Producer Ian Maleney about our new podcast The Gambler which tells the story of Pat Sheedy a successful businessman drawn into crime by an unstoppable gambling addiction.
We discuss our own experience with a man who ended up in a top security prison through an endless series of frauds and deceptions and who now claims to have turned his life around. But has he?
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Series Episodes
Episode 1008: Ex-soldier who killed girlfriend Kirsty Ward in Spain facing decades in jail
An ex-soldier is facing decades behinds bars for the murder of Kirsty Ward after a Spanish jury rejected his cruel lies that she took her own life. Keith Byrne was led away to a Spanish jail in handcuffs after being found guilty of strangling the Dublin mum to death on a holiday in Salou. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Byrne’s lies were exposed in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 mins
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Episode 1007: (Day 11) The body under the staircase - Richard Satchwell murder trial
Murder accused Richard Satchwell told gardaí he didn’t want to see pictures of his dead wife and preferred to keep his memories as she was. During interview in 2023, he also faced challenging questions about his version of events around his wife’s death. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon, who is covering the Satchwell trial and this is day 11. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 mins
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Episode 1006: Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine - peacekeeper by day, UVF gun runner by night
A former paramilitary who has made a career in community service and is hailed as a modern-day poster boy for the loyalist community is caught with firearms and will be sentenced before Belfast courts this week. Now, questions prevail over Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine and the support and funding he has received from Government bodies over the years. Nicola speaks with Allison Morris about the gunman turned gatekeeper who has worked a gravy train of funding to create a smokescreen around his true activities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 mins
15 May Finished
Episode 1005: (Day 10) The body under the staircase - Richard Satchwell murder trial
Richard Satchwell told gardaí he wasn’t 'looking for sympathy' after describing how his wife died, the court heard today. The jury saw more garda videotaped interviews with Mr Satchwell during day ten of his trial for the murder of his wife Tina in the Central Criminal Court. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the questions put to the accused by detectives in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 mins
14 May Finished
Episode 1004: Crime World Roundup - Ross Browning's Instagram ramblings and the problem with the Jason Corbett Netflix documentary
A Kinahan boss spreading news of understanding and forgiveness, an influencer who videoed an alleged attack, and a Netflix show which points the finger of blame at a victim. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald and Eimear Rabbitt about a week in crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
41 mins
14 May Finished
Episode 1003: (Day 9) The body under the staircase - Richard Satchwell murder trial
Murder accused Richard Satchwell admitted killing his wife, burying her under the stairs of their home with a bunch of tulips, and talking to her remains in the aftermath. During a Garda interview in October 2023, as officers and forensic experts discovered her body during a search of the couple's Cork home, he said he believed he buried her on Mother’s Day - almost a week after killing her during a row. Eamon Dillon is covering the trial and today he talks about the evidence from Day 9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39 mins
13 May Finished
