Episode 965: Son of Limerick feud figure Owen Treacy Snr jailed for drug dealing
15 April 2025 - 20 minsHis father survived a notorious double cross that led to the murder of his former associate Kieran Keane and marked the beginning of a bloody decade of Limerick gang wars.
But Owen Treacy Jnr has followed in his father's footsteps into the drug business despite his miracle escape from death on a roadside almost two decades ago.
Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about the Limerick offspring, his recent jailing on drug offences, and his fame as a star of the underworld's favourite sport - sulky racing.
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Fugitive CAB target Gary Ward jailed for burglary spree in London
A target for the Criminal Assets Bureau who has been on the run in the UK has been jailed for a burglarly spree in London. Gary Ward is alleged by CAB to be a leading member of a Galway city-based drug dealing gang that exploits addicts to transport drugs. Niall Donald talks to Eamon Dillon about how the law has finally caught up with Ward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 mins
30 June Finished
Drogheda gangster vows to release new rap tracks days after being jailed for drugs supermarket
A gangster-turned-rapper has vowed to release a new track - just days after being convicted of running a 'drugs supermarket.' Dean Thornton was sentenced last week after he was caught running a drug dealing cell for one of Drogheda feuding crime gangs. Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt how Thornton's legal problems are providing lyrical content for his music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 mins
30 June Finished
The truth behind the savage face-slashing of Madison Allen
A new video has emerged of the moment OnlyFans model Madison Allen was slashed in the face in Spain leaving her with shocking facial injuries. Madison Allen - who is married to the John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth - can be seen being cuddling with a man just moments before she is slashed with a blade. Niall speaks to Crime World's Steven Moore about Madison's initial claim that she was attacked by a stranger and her brushes with the law in Spain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 mins
30 June Finished
Should Ireland decriminalise drugs for personal use?
A government committee has controversially called for the full decriminalisation of drugs possession for personal use in Ireland. But within hours of the committee making the recommendation, it was met with fierce opposition from the Tánaiste and the gardai. Niall speaks to Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in Maynooth University Dr Cian Ó Concubhair about the report and his own experience of getting caught with drugs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 hour 6 mins
29 June Finished
Daniel Kinahan's childhood friend has cash haul seized by state
Cash seized from a childhood pal of cartel boss Daniel Kinahan is finally to be handed over to the State - ten years after after gardai impounded it during a raid. The money was found in Jeremy Skerritt's home at the height of Kinahan-Hutch feud and led to the discovery of infamous Dutch criminal in a safehouse in Dublin. Niall talks to Eamon Dillon about how he first spotted Kinahan and Skerritt together outside court in 2001. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 mins
29 June Finished
Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, the Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a sauna & Steven Lyons' extradition
The Corkwoman who groped a teenager in a Malaguf sauna, Conor McGregor's controversial Jimmy Fallon chat, Ireland's most dangerous prisoner and how Steven Lyons' extradition could affect the Kinahans. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that caught our readers' eyes this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
44 mins
26 June Finished