Crime World

Jonathan Gill was brought before the extradition court today wanted in Northern Ireland in connection with the murder of Robbie Lawlor.Lawlor was shot dead this time 6 years ago and now the PSNI have three charges against Gill, a self professed Dublin based conflict mediator.Forty four year old Gill appeared in court in tight white shorts and a black sports top and indicated that he would need a second Senior counsel as his hearing date was given.Nicola and Niall talk about Mr Big and his appearance today.

Former Limerick mob boss Red Larry McCarthy has lost a court bid for free legal aid so he can fight the Criminal Assets Bureau attempts to seize two properties they have identified as proceeds of crime.McCarthy, who is currently in the same prison wing as his cousin Wayne Dundon, has told a court he wants to go straight and has moved away from Limerick to Donegal.However, says Eamon Dillon, his past has a habit of catching up with him.

Scramblers are to be banned from public roads in Ireland from Friday.The new law was brought in by the government after Finglas teenager Grace Lynch was killed after being hit by a scrambler bike in January.Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about what the new law will mean for scrambler owners.

Gardai investigating possible perjury by a couple who were set to give evidence at Conor McGregor’s appeal for his civil rape case taken by Nikita Hand are nearing the end of their inquiries.A file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in the near future. Meanwhile McGregor is hoping to reignite his MMA career while Nikita Hand is preparing to launch her tell all book about her experience.

Alleged crime boss Brian Grendon has been hit with five new charges and will now be tried in a non-jury court.Grendon was back before Dublin District Court on Tuesday, where he was charged with importing cocaine and laundering more than €250,000 in crime proceeds.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about how gardaí arrested Grendon following a police hack into an encrypted phone network.

Killer Jonathan Creswell who took his own life as he went on trial for the murder of showjumper Katie Simpson continues to divide the women in his life as his mother Donna and former partner Christina met for a courtroom showdown over a piece of land.Despite his death many unanswered questions remain about the events of his life and the botched investigations into Katie’s death.Nicola talks to Jenny Friel to discuss the latest updates in the story of Groomed: The death of a showjumper.

One of Scotland’s most high-profile gangland figures Steven Lyons has been arrested by police in Bali and is set to be sent back to Spain to face money laundering charges.Lyons, who is a longtime associate of Daniel Kinahan, has been on the move after a series of arrests in Dubai and Bahrain - but now an Interpol Red Notice means that he is wanted before the courts in Spain.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Lyons and his connections to Irish criminals. 

This episode is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel.Murderer Stephen McCullagh has been aptly described as “a monster hiding in plain sight”.A week on from his conviction there has been a lot of reaction to the the nerd-culture YouTuber’s conviction of murdering Natalie McNally.He denied the killing, but the jury unanimously found him guilty in a matter of hours. He has yet to be given his tariff, but Natalie’s family says he should never be let out. They say he is simply “too dangerous to let out on the street”.Meanwhile, the Sunday Life has revealed that a film made by McCullagh as a student chillingly foretold the murder and how he pretended to be one of our journalists to find out what evidence the cops had on him.The Sunday Life’s Angela Davison joins Ciarán Dunbar with some of the stories which could not be told whilst the trial was ongoing and what has emerged since McCullagh’s conviction.

The jury at the inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe has now heard nine weeks of evidence – the process could last until May.  This week they heard more on how police dealt with CCTV footage of the missing teenager and how his school books were found in a Belfast flat.  A police officer also revealed that he was briefed before he spoke to the inquest. Liam Tunney is covering the Noah Donohoe inquest for our sister podcast the Bel Tel.