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A Limerick man claimed more than €250k in social welfare while being ‘heavily involved’ in the activities of a drugs gang, CAB has claimed.
Ray Collopy’s shady past was detailed by the Criminal Assets Bureau as they sought to seize €33k found in a sock.
Niall speaks to the Sunday World’s Eamon Dillon about the Collopy brothers and their role in Limerick’s gangland feud.
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A ceasefire deal for the New IRA may be on the cards but another dissident grouping has gone to war with the attempted shooting of Sean O’Reilly.
Nicola speaks to Allison Morris about the fascinating positions of two different terrorist factions trying to drag Northern Ireland back to its bloody past.
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Veteran criminal Martin Foley is a step closer to losing his home after a court ruled that it can be sold to pay off a tax bill.
However, Foley’s wife Sonia is now suing him claiming she owns half the contested Crumlin house.
Nicola is joined by Eamon Dillon to untangle the complex Criminal Assets Bureau case against the 72-year-old crook.
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A lawsuit in the US which names Daniel Kinahan as a shadowy promoter of key boxing events claims that he put 'a lean' on Conor McGregor to walk fellow Irishman Michael Conlon to the ring at Madison Square Garden.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about McGregor and the mob, and the Top Rank lawsuit that is revealing boxings dirty little secrets.
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The criminal known as Mr Big is on the run scared that he could be charged in relation to the murder of Robbie Lawlor.
But he has been refused residency in the United Arab Emirates where he hoped he would get sanctuary with his old associate Daniel Kinahan.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Mr Big and what the future might hold for him.
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In part two of our interview about the brutal attack on 26 year old Donegal man Charles Dooher his mum and sister describe the nightmare that was forced on them on another wise ordinary January day.
Annemarie tells how she walked into a scene of horror at the families Donegal home to find her son had been beaten almost to death.
And the mum and daughter appeal for help in tracking the gang of five men the north who burst into their home, beating Charles with iron bats, and for information on their paymasters in the Republic who hired their brutal services.
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The mother and sister of a young Donegal man who was beaten almost to death speak today about his miracle recovery after the horrendous head injuries he suffered at the hands of a mob paid, they believe, to kill him.
Annemarie and Deborah Dooher have kept a bedside vigil at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast since January 20th when 26 year old Charles was airlifted from his Lifford home where he had been attacked following a campaign of sustained intimidation against his family in a dispute fuelled by jealousy and greed.
Today in the first of a two part interview Nicola talks with Charles mum and sister about his incredible recovery against the odds.
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Four men who are accused of branding an alleged victim with a cattle iron have been refused bail in the High Court.
Brothers Jason and Devon Hennessy as well as Dean and his father Kenneth Fitzsimons are accused of the “planned and organised” torture of a man in west Dublin.
Niall speaks to the Sunday World's Eamon Dillon about why a judge decided the men must remain in custody.
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Breaking bad dad Nathan McDonnell is back at Portlaoise Prison, where sources say he has put his head down to do his time.
But he will not be giving evidence at the trial of co-accused James Leen and his wife Jackie has said she now hopes to make a plan for the future.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about McDonnell and the ongoing case of Sinaloa Cartel.
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A father and son suspected of being key members of one of Ireland's biggest drugs gangs have been arrested over an alleged cocaine trafficking plot.
The Dubliners were among five people detained by gardaí this week in connection with a massive drugs conspiracy off the coast of Co Cork last year.
Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how the drugs gang behind the plot have stayed under the public radar.
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He was once the Kingpin of a major organised crime gang, but now Hughie Irwin is living without running water or electricity in an impoverished and paranoid world.
So who is Irwin and how has he fallen so spectacularly from grace in his native Sligo where he was once a feared force in gangland?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and crimes of Irwin.
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A student has pleaded guilty to walking out of a Dublin apartment with a 5-year-old child who he didn’t know 'under his arm'.
Indian national Visak Leela told the court he had no sinister motives for his actions - describing it as 'drunken horseplay'.
Niall talks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about the case and the social media storm around it.
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Real life Love/Hate, criminal John Gilligan’s family, reporting undercover in Dubai, and career paths into crime journalism...
Today in part two of our two-part Q&A special, we answer your questions about crime and the underworld.
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Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley claimed he struck a secret deal with CAB to be allowed keep his home in exchange for dropping a case against a supergrass witness, a court has heard.
The veteran criminal and his wife were in court today in a last-gasp effort to keep their family home from being seized by the State.
Niall speaks to Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney about how Foley’s decades-long legal battle is coming to an end next week.
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Daniel Kinahan has been named in a major US court case as a shady figure in backroom dealings for the rights to a Tyson Fury fight.
The lawsuit makes a number of explosive claims about Top Rank’s relationship with the Kinahan Cartel chief and has made front page news in the US.
So what does this all mean for Kinahan and are boxings dirty little secrets finally coming to light?
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about Kinahan and the intricacies of the case.
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The daughter of Marie Kilmartin tells a new documentary that she believes she knows who killed her mother.
Marie’s body was found in bog in Co Laois in 1994 - six months after she went missing after receiving a mysterious phone call.
Niall speaks to Crime World’s Clodagh Meaney about Aine’s tireless campaign to find out who killed her mother.
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A third teenager has been jailed for a vicious assault on tourist Stephen Termini which placed the spotlight on Dublin’s north inner city and violence on its streets.
The US tourist was left with life changing injuries after the 2023 assault which saw then Justice minister Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris visit Talbot Street and promise change.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the street, the assault and the jailing of three teenagers.
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Brian McHugh has been found guilty of killing Lisa Thompson at her home in Ballymun in 2022, a gangland killer has his trial for threatening to kill a prison officer moved due to fears he’ll be shot dead by the Hutch Organised Crime Group, and the judge in the trial of Nikita Burns and Alan Vial has begun delivering his charge to the jury.
Eimear Rabbitt joins Clodagh Meaney to discuss the week that was.
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Breaking bad businessman Nathan McDonnell has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a plan to export €32 million worth of crystal meth from Ireland to Australia.
The father of three was in court today despite an operation to fix his jaw after he was attacked last weekend at Portlaoise Prison.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about a garden centre, a chance of quick money and the fallout for a McDonnell, his family and his community.
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Real life Love/Hate, criminal John Gilligan’s family, reporting undercover in Dubai, and career paths into crime journalism.
Today in part one of our two-part Q&A special we answer your questions about crime and the underworld.
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