Crime World

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A photographer has captured the news image of the year after he snapped Prince Andrew slinking in the back of his car after his arrest. The shamed royal, Seamus Culleton’s woes, James ‘Mago’ Gatley’s CAB battle, and the 35-year-old shoplifing grandmother all hit the headlines this week. Niall talks to Eimear Rabbitt about the stories that got our readers talking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s arguably the most controversial stage show in Irish theatre but should we be morally outraged by Rex Ryan’s production The Monk or should we simply view it as a piece of art? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about The Monk, the play that everyone is talking about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man has been jailed for 15 years for helping the McCarthy-Dundon gang murder a rival in Limerick at the height of their feud nearly two decades ago. Darragh Quinlivan had lived in the US and later in Manchester in the UK in the years after the murder of Noel Campion but a cold case investigation led to his guilty pleas for weapons charges and organised crime offences. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Quinlivan and his long journey to the dock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seamus Culleton made headlines across the globe when he described the ICE detention centre he was being held in as a modern day concentration camp. But sympathy for the Kilkenny-native started to evaporate after he emerged he had been facing drugs charges when he left Ireland for the US in 2009. Niall talks to Nicola about how Seamus' publicity campaign has backfired. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sex and drug shame councillor Sean McKiernan has been disqualified from acting as a director of any company for a five-year period. The 44-year-old former Fine Gael councillor, who is in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than €170k from a housing charity, has now been hit with the disqualification order until December 2030 in his latest fall from grace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A former UVF man who Mark ‘Hannibal’ Haddock tried to stab to death has claimed in an interview that he is a former member of the IRA. Terry Fairfield, who now runs a bar in the UK, claims he was in both organisations and is adamant that nobody suggested a conflict of interest. Nicola speaks to Steven Moore about Fairfield, his claims and the spectre of Haddock’s return to Belfast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suspected serial killer Larry Murphy is being looked at again in relation to the disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob after searches begin at a quarry near his former Baltinglass home in County Wicklow. Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about a dig which has followed reports of suspicious activity at the isolated site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A cruel killer who beat a Dublin mum to death with a lump hammer before trying to claim provocation has taken his first steps to freedom. John O'Neill has spent the last 22 years in prison for the savage murder of shop owner Rosemary Dowling, but is now getting temporary release to attend an adult education course. Niall speaks to Crime World's Patrick O'Connell about how O'Neill was keeping tight-lipped when we asked him about his crimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Criminal Assets Bureau have taken a case against former Real IRA thug Nathan Kinsella. The unemployed terrorist who lives in a plush south county Dublin mansion and who spent time in prison for tax offences is being targeted in relation to three cars identified by the Bureau. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

State witness Joey O’Callaghan is coming under increasing pressure as gangland killer Brian Kenny enjoys temporary release from prison. As a movie about Joey’s life and incredible story gets under way, his success is being overshadowed by the imminent freedom of the man who groomed him as a child and physically and sexually abused him as he schooled him in crime. So where does Kenny go on his days of freedom and how does Joey cope with the mental torture of the ticking clock? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigators link major drug seizures to the Waldron Organised Crime group in the wake of a Criminal Assets Bureau win against brother David and Christopher 'Git' Waldron. So how do Gardai take out a crime group operating for decades and what is the likely outcome for the Waldrons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Irishman detained by ICE in the US was allegedly caught with 25 MDMA tablets before leaving the country. Seamus Culleton gained huge sympathy after it emerged he was being held in a detention centre in Texas. But today, Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about how it has also emerged there was a bench warrant out for his arrest in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland’s dumbest criminals, Encrochat’s latest hacking victims landing sentences behind bars, and Crime World’s plans for live shows in 2026. In part two of a Q&A Crime World special, Nicola and Niall answer your queries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland’s dumbest criminals, Encrochat’s latest hacking victims landing sentences behind bars and Crime World’s plans for live shows in 2026. In part one of a Q&A Crime World special Nicola and Niall answer your queries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Louth man who was part of a criminal organisation that imported military-grade firearms from America was selling them to 'Ireland’s top criminals', with pipe bombs and assault rifles amongst the weapons being smuggled into the State. Nicola talks to Niall Donald about Conor O’Brien, his co-accused Mark McCourt and their enterprise in deadly weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ongoing investigations surround the murder of showjumper Katie Simpson and the circumstances of her death. As officers identified in reports criticising how her death was investigated retire and step down from their positions, journalist Tanya Fowles insists a full inquiry is needed to address the failings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder Robbie Sheridan more than six years after his brutal murder outside his Ballymun home. Sheridan was gunned down at his front door by two masked men - just days after predicting his was a dead man walking in an interview. Niall speaks to Crime World’s Alan Sherry about how Sheridan told him he was being targeted by ‘idiots with guns’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The avalanche of Epstein files released by the US Government have ended high profile careers, cast suspicion on the rich and famous caught up in the communications leak, and had a ripple effect right across the Atlantic. From a celebrity lawyer to well known famous stars, which Irish people have so far found themselves named in the document dump? Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the biggest crime story in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.