Episode 938: Three leaders of ‘The Family’ gang arrested in major Ghost hack update
24 March 2025 - 31 minsThe three top tier members of The Family - Ireland’s biggest organised crime gang - are in custody after a major operation by gardaí this morning as a direct result of the 'Ghost' hack.
Armed with a treasure trove of evidence of drug trafficking and money laundering officers from the Garda Drug and Organised Crime Bureau are now hoping that the Director of Public Prosecutions will order prosecutions in the country’s first case centred on encrypted phones.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Ghost, The Family, and the future of Irish policing.
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Alexis Campion’s doorstep attack, a gangster’s funeral & Irish couple found dead in Spain
A court heard this week how Mum of two, Alexis Campion felt like she was in hell after she was set alight on her doorstep in Clondalkin. An Irish businessman told us how he was flown to the UK to organise the funeral of alleged travelling conmen gang member Salah Tannerhan and police ruled out fell play in the tragic case of an Irish woman and her partner found dead in a hot tub in the Spanish holiday villa. Eimear Rabbitt is joined by Neil Fetherstonhaugh as they take a look at some of the biggest stories this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
36 mins
28 August Finished
Solicitor John Finucane refuses to confirm he visited Daniel Kinahan in prison
Solicitor John Finucane is refusing to confirm that he visited Daniel Kinahan in Portlaoise Prison citing client confidentiality. He is being challenged by opposing politicians who say that he should be forced to confirm or deny his position. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Kinahan and his legal conundrums. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 mins
28 August Finished
Pervert GP allowed to keep working with disabled Dublin patients while under investigation
An Irish GP who was charged with sex offences in the UK was allowed continue to work with patients in Dublin as long as he had a chaperone. Dr Muhammad Iqbal from Co Meath was jailed for 18 months earlier this month for sexually assaulting two female patients in England. Niall speaks to Crime World's Alan Sherry about how the doctor continued to work with vulnerable patients in Dublin's St Michael House while facing these charges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 mins
27 August Finished
Podcaster James English who interviewed Daniel Kinahan convicted of domestic abuse
Podcaster James English has been convicted of a string of domestic violence offences against an ex-partner. A court has heard he pulled hair, pushed and kicked his pregnant girlfriend who he met on social media. English has promised to release a lengthy interview with Daniel Kinahan recorded while he was in Al Awir prison awaiting extradition to Ireland. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 mins
27 August Finished
Museum worker charged with possession of Semtex bomb near Irish border granted bail
A National Museum worker accused of storing a semtex bomb that was later intercepted while being transported near the border has been granted bail. Simon O’Donovan took the explosive device from his workplace at Collins Barracks museum in Dublin and handed it over to a woman, law student Isobella Perrie Sullivan who was stopped with it in her car in Co. Monaghan later that day, it is alleged. Both have now being granted bail by the High Court despite objections of Gardai. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about the accused bombers and their alleged crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 mins
26 August Finished
Former home of gangster ‘Blondie’ Stokes' vandalised
A home seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau from criminal Edward ‘Blondie’ Stokes has been vandalised and sprayed with messages that it is a ‘family’ home. Nicola with Eamon Dillon about the sale of the Longford property and the current condition of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 mins
26 August Finished