Crime World

The notorious Westies and their rapid rise and fall at the start of the cocaine boom, the Kinahans and their ongoing status in the United Arab Emirates, and the communities that stand on the front line of the drugs industry.This is part one of a Q&A where Nicola and Niall answer your questions.

A weapons stash leads gardaí to unravel a gangland supplier of dangerous firearms. A 34-year-old man pleads guilty to his role in the enterprise.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the assortment of dangerous weapons that found their way into the hands of the underworld's youngest and most volatile criminals.

She was a gangsters moll who faced a crises when she tried to break up with her boyfriend, the notorious Brian Rattigan.But years on Natasha McEnroe has proven how the effects of gangland war and drug fuelled shootings can leave scars on those on the periphery of the violence as well as those intimately involved in it.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McEnroe and her extraordinary links to one of gangland’s most notorious criminals.

Michael Hodgins became one of Ireland’s most notorious teenage criminals when he gunned down an innocent groundskeeper at Slane Castle in 1989.But 36 years on, Hodgins is again back before the courts after pleading guilty to money laundering after more than €322k in cash was seized from his home.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Hodgins and his long history of criminality.

He is one of Scotland’s most notorious criminals who remains a powerful force in the underworld despite serving time behind bars.So who is Mark Richardson and what alliances has he forged in his ambitious drive to control the drug market in his hometown.Nicola speaks with Richard Elias about Richardson and his life and crimes.

Conor McGregor is facing another civil sex assault trial in the US after papers were served to his legal team.Nicola, Eimear and Niall talk McGregor, a grandchild for Liam Byrne and a guilty plea from a man on trial for the manslaughter of tragic bachelor Tom Niland

A garda jailed for a savage attack on his ex-partner was once disciplined during the Raonaid Murray murder probe.Ian Gillen was sentenced to 20 months for assaulting and threatening to kill his former girlfriend in 2021.Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about how Gillen previously hit the headlines after murder victim Raonaid Murray’s family complained about his behaviour.

A man has admitted causing the death of his 21-year-old niece just three weeks after she gave birth to a baby boy.Danny O’Donoghue drove into a set of metal gates, killing Marguerita O’Rourke just days before Christmas last year.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about the background to the horror crime that left Rathkeale in mourning.

A DEA undercover agent infiltrates a global drug cartel plotting to flood Australia with fentanyl. A Canadian fixer for some of the world’s most influential mobs boasts that he works for the Kinahan organisation. And the scale of the Irish mafia and its influence globally becomes apparent. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Kinahans and the Canadian connection.