Crime World

The violent Hutch-Kinahan feud was one of the biggest challenges to police in the history of the Garda Siochana.Relentless, financed by a billion euro cartel, and with hit teams using new means of plotting their kill it left its mark on the fabric of Ireland.Now, journalists Stephen Breen and John Hand have penned a new book 'Kinahan Assassins'.They join Nicola to discuss their detailed look at each incident, the killers, their many innocent victims and the Garda response to an unprecedented threat to the security of the state.

Coming face to face with criminals, having coffee with killers and the weird feeling of being around a sex offender.Nicola and Niall answer your questions.

From real Peaky Blinders and the modern days criminal gangs. What’s changed and what has stayed the same?In this episode, Nicola speaks to author Carl Chinn, live from Crime Con London, about the evolvement of organised crime and it’s effects on communities.

The Criminal Assets Bureau have set their sights on an under-the-radar posh-boy protégé of Christy Kinahan Snr. Ciaran ‘Sam’ O’Sullivan has been one of Kinahan's most trusted sidekicks for more than two decades - despite coming from a middle class background in South Dublin.  However, O'Sullivan is now facing a day of reckoning after the Bureau launched a case in the High Court to seize his assets. Niall speaks to Sunday World reporter Eamon Dillon about the case and how O'Sullivan got mixed up with members of the Kinahan Cartel.

Gerry Hutch is in custody in Spain after raids targeting the Hutch Organised Crime Gang earlier this week are linked to drug dealing and human trafficking by a spokesman for the Canary Islands’ High Court of Justice.So what awaits the criminal known as The Monk who was only recently running for the General Election?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald on the latest developments in the Spanish investigation into money laundering and the Hutch gang.

A bitcoin wallet containing 345 million in crypto currency lies locked away, its secret code still missing while the Criminal Assets Bureau hope that Ireland will one day have another Apple style windfall.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the incredible story of Clifton Collins, the cannabis grow-houses and the paranoia that caused him to lock away a fortune and lose the key.

A Garda and Spanish police crackdown on the Hutch Organised Crime gang, The Monk’s’ Dublin home searched with the help of armed police, and a political career on the rocks.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the extraordinary developments days after it was reported that the veteran criminal was thinking of running for the Dail.

Burglary gang member Michael Stokes was left furious after a high-end BMW was seized by CAB in a court case last week Stokes could be heard mutter 'wan*ker' under his breath after a judge ruled against him after hearing how he had more than €200,000 'churning' around his bank accounts despite the fact he had no job. Niall speaks to Sunday World reporter Eamon Dillon about Stokes' nightmare day in court and how he landed himself in hot water for recording the proceedings.