Crime World

A girl snatched from a quiet country laneway only to turn up dead, a community shattered by false allegations and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down six decades.Nicola speaks with author Mick Clifford about his extraordinary new book Who Killed Una Lynskey? A True Story of Murder, Vigilante Justice and the Garda Heavy Gang.

Kinahan Cartel drug dealer Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan was at the top table at Conor McGregor’s sister's wedding when she said ‘I do’ at her million euro nuptials.So who is the convicted criminal and notorious cocaine cowboy who has been welcomed into the McGregor family home? And has he left his past behind him as he lives it up with the rich and famous?Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about The Wig Whelan's life and crimes.

Kinahan Cartel member Liam ‘Bop’ Roe passed away in hospital this week after a short illness.And as friends and family prepare for his funeral, Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Roe, his role in the Cartel and the changing fortunes for the Irish mafia.

A US lawyer has vowed to pursue Daniel Kinahan and his wife Caoimhe Robinson to Dubai to replenish money awarded to his client in a court of law.Former Marine Eric Montalvo believes that Dubai will recognise Kinahan as a debtor when he asks them to formally recognise a multi-million euro judgment and that under UAE laws his failure to pay up should land him in prison.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Daniel Kinahan and the case that won’t go away.

A violent gunman warns ‘now it’s war’ after a feud in Cork sees armed thugs attack his home and rivals take to social media to threaten and taunt one another.So will volatile criminal Gavin Sheehan, released only recently from jail, drag his native city into violence or can the impulsive and dangerous criminal be tangoed?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the origins of feuds and the activities of Sheehan.

Modern day slavery and the case of Victim A - a vulnerable man held captive for 26 years and forced to work for free and live in squalor.Now a compensation case has finally been won for the unidentified man what does it mean for others who have been exploited and for police forces who need to act against a growing threat from organised crime.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about ruthless gangs who trade humans as a commodity

Lennox Rodgers had been to court five times by his 11th birthday and groomed into becoming a pimp by his 14th.He spent half his life in London's murky underworld as a drug dealer, a gang enforcer, and an armed robber before he hit rock bottom, collapsed behind a bin on Oxford Street when a strange experience became the catalyst for him to turn his life around.Now the co-founder and CEO of Refocus, an early intervention and crime prevention charity, Rodgers' book Breaking Better gives a searing and honest account of his descent into darkness and of how he found the light.Today in a crime world special, we're bringing you an extract from his book read by Lennox and his wife, Bali.

Notorious drug dealer Jeffrey Mitchell who once amassed a fortune importing heroin into Ireland died from a cocktail of drugs in a homeless hostel in Dublin his inquest has heard.Mitchell was discovered face down on a bottom bunk by a hostel worker and was suffering from lung disease at the time.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mitchell and his catastrophic fall from grace.

The home of State Witness Jonathan Dowdall has sold for almost €800,000 as he prepares to finish his prison sentence and start a new life abroad.But what does the future hold for Dowdall whose evidence in the trial of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch for the Regency Hotel murder was not accepted by the courts.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the next chapter for Dowdall - the witness who couldn’t stop talking.