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A former officer from the Garda Ombudsman who attended a welcome home party for Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch after his acquittal on murder charges will not face prosecution after a lengthy investigation.The man who has now left the country maintained he only went to the Clontarf knees-up to collect his landlady, who was a neighbour of Hutch.

'Evil' stepmother Tegan McGhee was jailed for life this week for the brutal murder of four-year-old boy Mason O'Connell-Conway.The case heard harrowing details of Mason's final days and how his father failed to protect him from McGhee's brutal campaign of abuse.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbit about how Mason was failed and the questions Tusla have to answer.

Abusive AI images on the X platform have dominated the headlines. Belfast Telegraph journalist Allison Morris has uncovered another sinister development in technology that saw two teenagers shocked by a police investigation.

Should cyclists be demonised as law breakers? How did a teacher fake two pregnancies? And are ferrets good pets or do they sleep too much?In a round up of some of the more obscure stories from recent weeks we take a look at some hapless criminals and unfortunate enterprises.

The leader of an ATM robbery gang has complained that his ex-wife has to walk his eight kids to school in the rain after gardai seized their vehicles. Michael ‘Bee’ Berry made the comments in the High Court in a case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the ‘Bee’ Berry’s long history of clashes with the law.

Veteran journalist Chris Moore kept a secret intelligence document about the details of the murder of a prominent loyalist under lock and key for 30 years.Today, he joins Nicola to discuss the details of why loyalists say they murdered their own man Jim Craig in 1988 after allegations that he colluded with his IRA enemies to extort money.

An assassination on a busy Dubai street marks a rare moment when the underworld does its dirty business in the United Arab Emirates.So, what happens after a Turkish criminal was gunned down near the playground where wealthy tourists and gangsters mix?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about murder in the Emirates. 

Images of killer Molly Martens getting on with life after her release from prison, showing off a new look and a new boyfriend sparked reaction from tragic Jason Corbett’s daughter Sarah who says her dad was cheated of an opportunity to do similar.Sarah Corbett Lynch took to social media to describe the effects of her father’s death on her and the effects of coercive control on a young child.

He didn’t look like a gangster. Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh looked more like a suburban dad with his glasses and taste for designer cardigans. But behind that mild exterior lay Ireland’s answer to Tony Soprano - a brutal, feared criminal at the top of the Kinahan cartel.In our new nine part series exclusively for crimeworld.com subscribers, we investigate Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh's bloody rise to power and learn about the international effort to bring him to justice.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about our new series The Science of Fear: Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and his brutal reign as Daniel Kinahan's right-hand man.Episodes from Monday, January 12. Subscribe now to listen on crimeworld.com.