Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, b...
Episode 787: The sinister disappearance of Willie Maughan and Ana Varslavane
Couple Willie Maughan and pregnant Ana Varslavane were trying to move away from evil gang boss Cornelius Price when they went missing in 2015.Presumed murdered Maughan’s parents Joe and Helen have regularly appealed for information in the face of intimidation by the late Price and his co-horts.Searches last week on land near Price’s Gormanstown compound were stood down after nothing was found.Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the mystery of the tragic couple who were expecting their first child together and about the mob boss who took the secret of their whereabouts to the grave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Conor McGregor has been ordered to pay damages to a woman who took a civil action against him saying she was raped in a Dublin hotel room in 2018.The jury in the civil trial also said they believe he assaulted NIkita Hand in the penthouse of the Beacon Hotel on the day after her office Christmas party.Today as the verdict was read out MgGregor’s partner Dee Devlin rubbed his arm and later left with him in a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce.So what does the verdict mean for McGregor who denied rape claims and how will it affect his future?Nicola speaks with Clodagh Meaney who covered the trial and who was there when the jury came back after several hours of deliberation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 785: How ‘The Gambler’ Patrick Sheedy turned to a life of crime to feed an unrelenting gambling addiction
A phone call from a prison cell, a story of redemption and a journey into the unknown.Nicola speaks to Crime World Producer Ian Maleney about our new podcast The Gambler which tells the story of Pat Sheedy a successful businessman drawn into crime by an unstoppable gambling addiction.We discuss our own experience with a man who ended up in a top security prison through an endless series of frauds and deceptions and who now claims to have turned his life around. But has he? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 784: Man who burnt out Garda car and attacked hostel in Dublin riots jailed for more than six years
A man who set a Garda car on fire during the Dublin riots has landed a six and a half year jail term despite pleading guilty to arson and criminal damage.Declan Donaghey apologised to the Government but a Judge said she didn’t accept that he acted in a moment of madness.As he was led away the 28 year old shouted scumbags at Gardai and supporters were removed by the public order unit.Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitte about the sentence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 783: Gardai release 99 images of people they want to ID from Dublin riots
Gardai have released 99 images of people they want to identify from last years Dublin riots.In an unprecedented move they have collated the CCTV stills of those caught up in the city centre mayhem in the hope of finding out who they are.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitte about the appeal and about her memories of the night the capital was brought to a standstill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Crime World, with Nicola Tallant, is an Irish podcast about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. Discussing the real stories, and the real people, behind the grisly headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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