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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Series Episodes
Caught In The Crossfire - The Chief Suspects (Episode 5)
Former detective inspector Brian Sherry talks to Nicola about the hunt for the men behind the killings of Marlo Hyland and Anthony Campbell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 mins
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Caught In The Crossfire - An Honest Day’s Work (Episode 4)
The news that Marlo Hyland had been shot dead rocked the criminal underworld. But then word started to emerge that another young man had also been killed at the scene, and the full horror of that morning’s events became clear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 mins
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Caught In The Crossfire - Operation Oak (Episode 3)
At the peak of his criminal powers, Marlo Hyland seemed untouchable. But the senseless murder of an innocent mum in Dublin brought increased pressure from both the Gardaí and others in the criminal underworld, and soon the cracks were beginning to show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 mins
28 July Finished
Caught In The Crossfire - How A Crime Lord Is Made (Episode 2)
In episode two, the Crime World team talk to Joey ‘The Lips’ O’Callaghan about his meeting with Marlo Hyland, and discuss his bloody rise to power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35 mins
27 July Finished
Caught In The Crossfire - Every Dog Has Its Day (Episode 1)
In the first episode of Caught In The Crossfire, the Crime World team travel to Leeds to meet Anthony Campbell’s mother, Christine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 mins
27 July Finished
Ghost - This Can’t Be It (Episode 9)
The Collins family must come to terms with the decision of the court. They decide to finally erect a plaque in Killala as a reminder to people that Sandra’s body is still missing. Their father Joe dies, but during his short illness he makes them promise to never give up in trying to find Sandra. They swear they won’t. During a clear out of their uncle and aunt’s home in Liverpool in 2022, they find a cache of letters from Sandra that she sent to them when she was just a young girl. They also find a cassette tape marked Kids Fotish September 1984. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
37 mins
24 July Finished
