Crime World

Veteran Irish comic Sil Fox was brought before the courts after a woman made an allegation that he sexually assaulted her while he posed for a photograph with her.Later in court a judge dismissed the case as the CCTV taken on the night said the opposite. Now the innocence 93 year is suing the Director of Public Prosecutions for directing the case be taken against him - an experience he says ruined the end of his career and destroyed his personal life and mental health.Nicola talks to showbiz journalist Eddie Rowley who tells me about the effects of the allegation on his old pal.

A man has been charged in connection with the murder of Kerry farmer Mike Gaine.Michael Kelley was brought before Tralee Court yesterday evening following his arrest on Tuesday morning this week.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the breaking news.

A seemingly 'clean cut' businessman has now pleaded guilty to organised crime offences - including money laundering and cocaine dealing. Mark Salmon kept in the background of one of the capital’s most prolific organised crime organisations - nicknamed the Gucci Gang.Niall speaks to Crime World's Ken Foy about how Salmon is suspected of taking over the gang's drugs business after pals Sean Little and Zach Parker were murdered.

When honeymoon bride Michaela McAreavey was murdered in Mauritius 15 years ago, journalist Allison Morris was sent out to cover the story. She returned to the island many times over the years as a chaotic investigation team blundered a trial, fitted up suspects and let her real killers go free.Nicola speaks to Allison about the tragedy and the reality that nobody may ever be brought to justice for Michaela’s stolen life.

An American man has been rearrested in connection with the murder of Kerry farmer Mike Gaine. Former US soldier Michael Kelley is currently being questioned by gardai after ‘further information’ came to light as part of the murder probe.Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Kelley and his previous comments about Mike Gaine’s death.

An Irishman accused of murdering a US nurse in Budapest has told a court that his parents have bought an apartment in the Hungarian capital in an effort to help him get bail.The Sunday Independent's Ali Bracken was in court to hear the pre-trial evidence in the case against the man accused of killing Mackenzie Michalski in what he claims was a sex game gone wrong.

She’s the wife of a murder suspect, an Only Fans creator and now Madison Smyth has been involved in a fatal collision in Spain’s Costa Blanca and banned from social media pending further investigation.Nicola talks to the Belfast Telegraph's Allison Morris about John George murder suspect Johnny Smyth and his new wife who play out their chaotic lifestyles in a series of selfie movies.

Convicted drug dealer Stephen Carberry who blamed gangland killer Robbie Lawlor for his brother’s murder has been jailed for six years for helping him transport the remains of Keane Mulready-Woods after he was brutally killed and dismembered.Carberry once made millions along with his brother and Lawlor dealing drugs in County Louth, Dublin and Meath.But he told a court that he was roped into disposing of Mulready-Woods’ remains by Lawlor at a time he was vulnerable, grieving and taking cocaine.Eamon Dillon was in court to hear Carberry’s pleas to a judge for leniency and to hear the sentence he will serve for his role in the grotesque killing.

The North-Armagh crime outfit ‘The Firm’ will take matters into its own hands after convicted double killer Stephen Smith died in January. Smith passed away after a seizure at home but that followed him being injured in an attack in Armagh before Christmas. That incident is being linked to a rival crime gang based in Armagh City – and the Firm are not happy. Why not? The Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris joins Ciarán Dunbar on our sister podcast the Bel Tel.