Crime World
Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Episode 1134: The dark world of Graham Dwyer reaches an international audience
The murder of Elaine O’Hara by architect Graham Dwyer is a dark story embedded in the secretive world of fetish sites and BDSM relationships.Now, a documentary about the case has been launched on streamer Prime, and the story is being broad…
Episode 1133: Talking with Serial Killers - Murderous Medics (extract)
Released in the aftermath of nurse Lucy Letby's conviction in August 2023 for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others, Talking with Serial Killers: Murderous Medics sheds light on the phenomenon of murders committe…
Episode 1132: How a cold case team solved a 35-year-old murder using a cigarette butt
A mum of 11 is brutally murdered in her home after a night out and Police Scotland draw a blank as to who could have killed her.Now, 40 years on, a new book reveals how the murder of Mary McLaughlin was finally solved after her killer was i…
Episode 1131: Inside Belmarsh - Banged Up in Britain's Toughest Prison (extract)
Following on from the bestselling Inside Broadmoor and Inside Wakefield Prison, Jonathan Levi and Emma French navigate Britain's toughest and most renowned prison: Belmarsh.Through gangs, drugs, attacks, and redemption, Inside Belmarsh: Ban…
Episode 1130: Web of Betrayal - Murder in Ireland's brutal gangland (extract)
A murder in Belfast of gangland’s most wanted man, Robbie Lawlor, uncovers a web of betrayal that spans out across the Irish underworld and beyond.Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ir…
Episode 1129: Inside Wakefield - Life Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion (extract)
Britain’s toughest prison HMP Wakefield is known to many as the ‘Monster Mansion’, housing some of the most dangerous criminals in the country.Serial killers Harold Shipman and Levi Bellfield once spent time inside its cells and some 750 pr…
Episode 1128: Double Cross - Justice?
Three men have been arrested and charged for their involvement in the murder of Robbie Lawlor. Who are the suspects, and why are they the only people before the courts?This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally…
Episode 1127: Inside Broadmoor - Up Close and Personal with Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals (extract)
For over 150 years, Broadmoor has contained the UK's most violent, dangerous and psychopathic.Since opening as an asylum for the criminally insane in 1863, it’s housed sinister individuals like Jack the Ripper suspect James Kelly, serial ki…
Episode 1126: Double Cross - Conspiracy
Police in Northern Ireland assemble a list of twenty people under investigation for the murder of Robbie Lawlor. While some of the names are very familiar, others are not.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was origina…
Episode 1125: Cocaine Cowboys - The Deadly Rise of Ireland's Drug Lords (extract)
How did the cocaine trade infiltrate Ireland and evolve into a billion-euro empire after the drug first washed ashore on Cork's rugged coast?From the country's first cocaine lord and his attempts to establish a direct route from Miami to Du…
Episode 1124: Double Cross - Old Friends
Robbie Lawlor's time in Belfast is short. In the aftermath of his death, who is in the frame for his murder?This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally broadcast by Crime World Presents in January 2025. Hosted o…
Episode 1123: Manhunt - The Night Stalker (extract)
Delroy Grant was one of Britain’s most wanted men – a shocking sex predator known as the Night Stalker.He had been at large for a seventeen-year reign of terror, visiting his victims after dark before committing despicable sexual assaults i…
Episode 1122: Double Cross - North of the Border
After the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods, Robbie Lawlor heads to Belfast and a whole new world of trouble.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally broadcast by Crime World Presents in January 2025. Hosted on …
Episode 1121: The Yank - My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRA (extract)
In April 1975, a young Irish-American from Long Island headed on a mission to enlist in an elite unit of the US Marine Corps. His goal: to receive the most intensive and rigorous military training possible, and then move to Ireland to join …
Episode 1120: Double Cross - Just A Kid
Robbie Lawlor's response to the taunting of the teenagers who stole his gym bag could not have been predicted — the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods shocked the world.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally br…
Episode 1119: Stakeknife's Dirty War (extract)
The Troubles’ most notorious and sinister figure Freddie Scappaticci was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of a British infiltration system designed to cause mayhem and chaos in the IRA’s military operations from the late 1970s through to his eventu…
Episode 1118: Double Cross - Chopper
Robbie Lawlor's involvement in the burgeoning Drogheda feud sparks fear amongst the gardaí, while his erratic and violent behaviour terrifies those close to him.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally broadc…
Episode 1117: Kincora - Britain's Shame (extract)
Journalist Chris Moore spent his career digging into the details of a story he first came across as a young BBC journalist in the 1980s.This is an extract from his new book Kincora: Britain’s Shame – a culmination of a decades-long investig…
Episode 1116: Double Cross - Loose Cannon
How did Robbie Lawlor earn his fearsome reputation as a cold-blooded killer? Nicola looks at his early crimes and the ruthless murders that made his name.This episode of Double Cross: The Murder of Robbie Lawlor was originally broadcast by …
Episode 1115: Justice For My Father (extract)
Austin Stack was just 14 when his dad was shot and left with horrific life altering injuries at the hands of an IRA assassin. He survived for 18 months before dying from complications.Now 42 years on, Austin says he would like to look his f…
Episode 1114: Double Cross - Etna Drive
When Robbie Lawlor was murdered outside a house in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in April 2020, reporters were left with more questions than answers. What was one of Ireland's most feared criminals doing in the north? Why had he crossed the b…
Episode 1113: The Ice House Murder - The Killing of Irene White (extract)
The murder of a young mum during a bloody stabbing at her home in Co Louth. A mystery deepens as the months become years and nobody is caught for Irene White’s murder.Finally, two confessions lead gardaí to the door of another person of int…
Episode 1112: The secret life of Larry Murphy
A forensic scientist and an investigative journalist today call for a search of an underground cave near suspected serial killer Larry Murphy’s old hunting ground in rural Wicklow.David Kenny and Geraldine Niland have spent years seeking an…
Episode 1111: Jonathan Dowdall's life after prison and DJ Carey's Croke Park dodge
DJ Carey’s absence at Croke Park, Jonathan Dowdall’s imminent release, and the gangster who has opened a mafia-themed restaurant.Join Nicola, Niall, and Eimear for another Crime Week roundup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more …
Episode 1110: Ex-soldier gets 15 years in Spanish prison for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward
Former soldier Keith Byrne has been jailed in Spain for 15 years for the murder of his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a resort in Salou two years ago.Byrne tried to claim Kirsty had taken her own life and even accused her of irrational behaviour…
Episode 1109: Father of alleged gang boss earns thousands housing Ukrainian refugees
The father of the alleged gang boss Jonathan Gill has been earning thousands housing Ukrainian refugees.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about John Gill Snr, Government funds, and the companies he runs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
Episode 1108: Money laundering and mega mansions: How Limerick gangs are spending their cash
A Limerick gang member has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges at the Special Criminal Court, which heard he had spent €100k doing up his Limerick home with no income.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the gangs of Limerick and ho…
Episode 1107: Q&A - The Monk and the General's rivalry and an exciting live show update
The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry.This is part two…
Episode 1106: Q&A - Exposing the Kinahans' Dubai hideout and the history of the notorious Westies gang
The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry.This is part one…
Episode 1105: Mark McCourt's failed plan to smuggle firearms over the border
A weapons stash leads gardaí to unravel a gangland supplier of dangerous firearms. A 34-year-old man pleads guilty to his role in the enterprise.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the assortment of dangerous weapons that found their way in…
Episode 1104: The effect of gangland war on Brian Rattigan's ex Natasha McEnroe
She was a gangsters moll who faced a crises when she tried to break up with her boyfriend, the notorious Brian Rattigan.But years on Natasha McEnroe has proven how the effects of gangland war and drug fuelled shootings can leave scars on th…
Episode 1103: Slane Castle killer Michael Hodgins and his 36-year long criminal career
Michael Hodgins became one of Ireland’s most notorious teenage criminals when he gunned down an innocent groundskeeper at Slane Castle in 1989.But 36 years on, Hodgins is again back before the courts after pleading guilty to money launderin…
Episode 1102: The life and crimes of Scottish coke boss Mark Richardson
He is one of Scotland’s most notorious criminals who remains a powerful force in the underworld despite serving time behind bars.So who is Mark Richardson and what alliances has he forged in his ambitious drive to control the drug market in…
Episode 1101: Conor McGregor's antics, Liam Byrne becomes a grandad, and Tom Niland manslaughter trial
Conor McGregor is facing another civil sex assault trial in the US after papers were served to his legal team.Today we are talking McGregor, a grandchild for Liam Byrne and a guilty plea from a man on trial for the manslaughter of tragic ba…
Episode 1100: Garda jailed for savage attack on ex-partner was 'disciplined' during Raonaid Murray murder probe
A garda jailed for a savage attack on his ex-partner was once disciplined during the Raonaid Murray murder probe.Ian Gillen was sentenced to 20 months for assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend in 2021.Niall speaks to Eamo…
Episode 1099: Uncle admits causing niece's death by driving into gates weeks after she gave birth
A man has admitted causing the death of his 21-year-old niece just three weeks after she gave birth to a baby boy.Danny O’Donoghue drove into a set of metal gates, killing Marguerita O’Rourke just days before Christmas last year.Niall speak…
Episode 1098: Kinahan Cartel smuggling network exposed in undercover sting operation
A DEA undercover agent infiltrates a global drug cartel plotting to flood Australia with fentanyl. A Canadian fixer for some of the world’s most influential mobs boasts that he works for the Kinahan organisation. And the scale of the Irish …
Episode 1097: Woman arrested 16 years after Steven O'Meara shot and buried alive over drugs debt
A woman is arrested by officers probing the assassination of Wicklow man Steven O’Meara, who was shot and buried in a shallow grave more than ten years ago.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about a gangland murder and those suspected of being…
Episode 1096: IPAS centre businessman named in CAB case against feuding gang leaders
A businessman whose company was paid €10m to house asylum seekers was named in a CAB case brought against members of a feuding crime gang.Ben O’Brien was named by the Bureau in evidence against Owen and Brendan Maguire in a case in 2022.Nia…
Episode 1095: Q&A - Reigniting the Hutch/Kinahan feud and Mr Flashy prison update
Is Daniel Kinahan an informer, what does Sean McGovern look like since his return from Dubai, and do criminals play poker?In part two of our listeners' choice, Nicola and Niall answer your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…