Lytt til Crime World

Gang wars in Scotland between two families kick off again more than 20 years after they began. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Lyons and Daniels families, their links to the Kinahan mafia, and the latest upsurge in violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gangland killer Christopher Slator has got 10 months on top of his life sentence for murder after an altercation with prison officers at Mountjoy Prison.  Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Slator and his background in organised crime.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Three fitness fanatics jailed for rape and sexual assault of a woman they picked up in a Dublin nightclub almost six years ago are appealing their convictions.  Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente, and Matin Zolfaghari acted together when they lured the woman into a car and later back to a house, where they videoed her being attacked before she woke up beside one of the sleeping men.  Nicola talks to Niall Donald about a deeply troubling case as they ask for help delving into the backgrounds of these three sinister men. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The house owned by Jonathan Dowdall before he entered the State’s witness protection programme has gone sale agreed in Dublin.  Dowdall, who gave evidence at the Regency trial against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, has been in prison before, during, and after giving his doomed evidence - which was not accepted by the Special Criminal Court.  But he is getting ready for his release and relocation abroad along with his family.  Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Dowdall and the sale of his plush home.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A breathless crime boss struggles for air in a police interview suite. Officers repeatedly call his name and ask if he is OK. And the fall of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh has begun. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the moment Kavanagh realised he had reached the end of the road. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.