Crime World

41-year-old Paul Drew has been charged with the murder of Robbie Lawlor after he was arrested in Liverpool and returned to Belfast this week.Drew, with an address in Dublin, was previously jailed for heroin offences and is believed to be a close associate of the criminal known as Mr Big.During a brief hearing, a court heard that there is a Garda file with the Director of Public Prosecution in the Republic of Ireland in relation to the investigation and that 12 people questioned have yet to be charged.Jonathan GIll continues to fight his extradition to the North on the same murder charge. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald.

Daniel Kinahan’s interview with podcaster James English is set to be released on the day of his next court appearance for directing a criminal organisation.Kinahan will appear in the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on October 5th, the same day English has promised to release part one of his 20-hour tome of chats with the mob boss.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the move by Kinahan and what his next court appearance will hold in store.

Kinahan cartel logistics man Stephen Fowler is out of jail and counting the costs of his life of crime as his mob boss Daniel Kinahan prepares to go on trial.The 68-year-old is now separated from his wife, no longer lives at the family home and this year will mark the eighth anniversary of his son Eric’s murder.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Fowler and his demise.

A well-known criminal has survived the second shooting in Dublin in the space of 24 hours. Niall talks to Crime World's Eimear Rabbitt about the gun attack and its suspected links to feuding in South Dublin.

Cartel Godfather Chris Kinahan Snr’s time in Dubai is running out as his residency expires at the end of this month.But is it likely that Kinahan will be deported or that he hasn’t already a plan in place of where he will go next?Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the Dapper Don and his uncanny ability to remain one step ahead of the law.

The father of an innocent man who was shot in the head has called on South Dublin County Council to pursue a football club over money it is owed.Bluebell United, previously managed by convicted heroin trafficker Andrew Noonan, is back in the news after two judgments were lodged against the club by the council.Niall talks to Crime World’s Alan Sherry about the shooting of Robert Delany and why his father, Terry, once led protests at Bluebell United.

More than three years after her husband Joe Grogan died of cancer, Lisa Flaherty looks set to finally inherit his €5.5million estate.Last summer’s inquest into Mr Grogan’s death grabbed headlines across the country when the validity of his marriage was called into question by lawyers acting on several of his cousins’ behalf.Lisa Flaherty was quizzed about the history of her relationship with the man she married on the day before he died and questions were raised about the quality of his care during his final weeks.However, friends and neighbours rallied to Ms Flaherty’s support, insisting that the Offaly landowner always intended to look after the woman he’d been involved with, on and off, for more than three decades.This week, a prominent lawyer has said they object to the administration of Mr Grogan’s estate and is willing to go to the High Court.Jenny Friel talks to Catherine Fegan, Special Correspondent with the Irish Independent, who covered the inquest.

A notorious killer who strangled his young bride for her €500,000 life insurance policy has landed a job as a chef at a training centre for vulnerable people.Colin Whelan is granted day release from an open prison to travel to the centre, where women accessing support services were not told about his horrific past.Niall talks to Crime World’s Patrick O’Connell about Whelan’s brutal murder of his wife, Mary Gough, and coming face-to-face with the killer.