Crime World

Jeffrey Donaldson received a 15 year sentence in prison for his crimes. He was given 11 years for rape against Victim B and four years for all offences against Victim A, to be served consecutively.The former MP and ex-DUP leader was sentenced in Newry Courthouse on Thursday morning.However, later on Thursday after the Lady Chief Justice confirmed Donaldson will actually walk free in seven-and-a-half years.That is because the crimes were committed before the law changed in 2008, so he will automatically be entitled to 50pc remission of his sentence.He was found guilty of 18 child sex abuse charges, including rape, in June.Donaldson is trying to win an appeal, and his denials were an aggravating factor in the sentencing.However, as it stands, the 63-year-old will emerge from prison as a 78-year-old pensioner.Ciarán Dunbar spoke to Allison Morris outside Newry Crown Court.

It’s three decades since the Criminal Assets Bureau started to follow the dirty money trail into the homes and the pockets of some of Ireland’s most prolific criminals.From old school bank robbers to modern day cocaine cowboys, the Bureau has pursued homes, cash, luxury cars and even shoes which they identify as the profits of crime.In part one of our three-part special Dirty Money: Three Decades of the CAB, Nicola talks with Eamon Dillon.

In July 2025, Maureen Slough travelled to Switzerland to end her own life, leaving her devastated family searching for answers.But what safeguards are in place at assisted dying clinics? And could grieving families find themselves facing criminal investigations?Denise Smith speaks to Megan Royal about her mother's death, the trauma left behind, and her fight for meaningful safeguards.

Gardai have carried out a series of raids targeting a drugs gang suspected of being involved in the horror arson attack that cost four lives in Waterford.Niall talks to Crime World’s Eimear Rabbitt about the progress in the investigation and the scourge of drug related intimidation gripping Ireland.

A violent feud has broken out between two West Dublin gangs after a massive haul of cocaine was stolen from a stash house. The dispute has seen arson attacks, shootings, savage assaults, and viable bombs being placed outside homes. Niall talks to Crime World's Ken Foy about how associates of convicted drugs trafficker Alan Boggans have been linked to the feud.

Four innocent people including two children have been killed after their Waterford home was firebombed in the early hours of the morning. Niall talks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about how the couple killed in the fire, Philip and Kim English, had previously been targeted by local criminals.

He has been described as the most important man in Northern Ireland, an unelected influencer whose tentacles have gone all the way to the top of Unionist politics.Accused of lying under oath, Bryson an aspiring lawyer and advisor to the Orange Order’s campaign to march on the Garvaghy Road, Jamie Bryson has proved himself to be a divisive character who grabs headlines, enjoys the limelight but who also should not be underestimated or misunderstood. So who is Bryson, what is his background and what are his ambitions?Nicola speaks to Niall Donald as we profile a man who may be beaten but who will not be going away.This episode is produced by Jenny Friel.

Three more members of the so-called Encrochat Eight have been jailed for their roles in organised crime.Darran McConville, Jeffrey McClean, and Desmond Enfield were caught as part of the National Crime Agency’s Operation Venetic targeting the Europe wide illicit use of encrypted mobile phones.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about their guilty pleas and the why the judge showed them some mercy when sentencing each for serious crimes.