REPOST: The life and crimes of Kinahan mobster Sean McGovern
10 October 2024 - 40 mins***This episode was originally published in January 2024***
The clock is ticking on murder accused Sean McGovern’s freedom in the United Arab Emirates as the Irish Government and Gardai move in for the next step in the takedown of the Kinahan Cartel.
McGovern was named during sanctions in April 2022 but has remained at large in Dubai despite a warrant for his arrest.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGovern and his significance as the chief advisor to Daniel Kinahan and a man who took on a role to decide who lived and who died during the brutal Hutch Kinahan feud.
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How Comedian Sil Fox lost his career after false sex assault claim
Veteran Irish comic Sil Fox was brought before the courts after a woman made an allegation that he sexually assaulted her while he posed for a photograph with her. Later in court a judge dismissed the case as the CCTV taken on the night said the opposite. Now the innocence 93 year is suing the Director of Public Prosecutions for directing the case be taken against him - an experience he says ruined the end of his career and destroyed his personal life and mental health. Nicola talks to showbiz journalist Eddie Rowley who tells me about the effects of the allegation on his old pal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 mins
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American man charged in connection with Mike Gaine murder in Kerry
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Meet the unlikely crime boss who took over the Gucci Gang
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27 mins
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Michaela McAreavey honeymoon murder - 15 years on
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Mike Gaine murder suspect rearrested
An American man has been rearrested in connection with the murder of Kerry farmer Mike Gaine. Former US soldier Michael Kelley is currently being questioned by gardai after ‘further information’ came to light as part of the murder probe. Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Kelley and his previous comments about Mike Gaine’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 mins
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Inside the pre-trial hearing of Irishman accused of murdering nurse in Budapest
An Irishman accused of murdering a US nurse in Budapest has told a court that his parents have bought an apartment in the Hungarian capital in an effort to help him get bail. The Sunday Independent's Ali Bracken was in court to hear the pre-trial evidence in the case against the man accused of killing Mackenzie Michalski in what he claims was a sex game gone wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
37 mins
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