Crime World

Kinahan cartel logistics man Stephen Fowler is out of jail and counting the costs of his life of crime as his mob boss Daniel Kinahan prepares to go on trial.The 68-year-old is now separated from his wife, no longer lives at the family home and this year will mark the eighth anniversary of his son Eric’s murder.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Fowler and his demise.

A well-known criminal has survived the second shooting in Dublin in the space of 24 hours. Niall talks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about the gun attack and its suspected links to feuding in South Dublin.

Cartel Godfather Chris Kinahan Snr’s time in Dubai is running out as his residency expires at the end of this month.But is it likely that Kinahan will be deported or that he hasn’t already a plan in place of where he will go next?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Dapper Don and his uncanny ability to remain one step ahead of the law.

The father of an innocent man who was shot in the head has called on South Dublin County Council to pursue a football club over money it is owed.Bluebell United, previously managed by convicted heroin trafficker Andrew Noonan, is back in the news after two judgments were lodged against the club by the council.Niall talks to Crime World’s Alan Sherry about the shooting of Robert Delany and why his father, Terry, once led protests at Bluebell United.

More than three years after her husband Joe Grogan died of cancer, Lisa Flaherty looks set to finally inherit his €5.5million estate.Last summer’s inquest into Mr Grogan’s death grabbed headlines across the country when the validity of his marriage was called into question by lawyers acting on several of his cousins’ behalf.Lisa Flaherty was quizzed about the history of her relationship with the man she married on the day before he died and questions were raised about the quality of his care during his final weeks.However, friends and neighbours rallied to Ms Flaherty’s support, insisting that the Offaly landowner always intended to look after the woman he’d been involved with, on and off, for more than three decades.This week, a prominent lawyer has said they object to the administration of Mr Grogan’s estate and is willing to go to the High Court.Jenny Friel talks to Catherine Fegan, Special Correspondent with the Irish Independent, who covered the inquest.

A notorious killer who strangled his young bride for her €500,000 life insurance policy has landed a job as a chef at a training centre for vulnerable people.Colin Whelan is granted day release from an open prison to travel to the centre, where women accessing support services were not told about his horrific past.Niall talks to Crime World’s Patrick O’Connell about Whelan’s brutal murder of his wife, Mary Gough, and coming face-to-face with the killer.

Cover-ups, Garda corruption, secrets and scandals that rocked the Irish State have been brought together in a new book by one of the country’s top investigative journalists.Frank Connolly broke story after story that led to tribunals and inquiries, exposing a culture of bribery, fraud and abuse of power. Nicola is joined by Frank Connolly to talk about his new book, Exposed: Scandals That Rocked the Irish State.

Limerick veteran Christy Keane has been refused bail as the Director of Public Prosecutions seeks for his case to be heard before the Special Criminal Court.The 65-year-old who is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply faces 10 years in prison if found guilty.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald.