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A 56 year old whose Defence Counsel described as a ‘Walter Mitty’ character has been sent off to jail on an 11 year sentence after a court heard he flew 8 million euro of cocaine into Ireland.
Waterford man Tim Gilchrist Jnr was a passenger on a Cessna aircraft that flew from France to Longford nearly two years ago loaded with the cocaine.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the origins of the drugs, the dangerous gang behind them and the unknown businessman who couriered them to Ireland.
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A gangsters moll is jailed for money laundering. A trail of suspicion leads all the way back to a murder in Belfast, and a complex web betrayal is spun around the underworld plot to shoot Robbie Lawlor.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Dundon mob girlfriend Ciara Lynch and the 50k blood money she’s gone to prison for.
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Former Real IRA member Nathan Kinsella was sent packing from Portlaoise prison after events from his past came back to haunt him and one Kinahan hitman threatened to even an old score.
So what is the future like for the criminal who once bullied and threatened the underworld and what strength does he have in or out of prison?
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The two men charged in connection with the largest ever haul of crystal meth in the State have appeared before court where a total of seven new charges have been brought against them.
James Leen from Listowel has now been charged with directing a criminal organisation while his co-accused Nathan McDonnell faces offences that he knew of the existence of a criminal organisation and contributed to its activities.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the inflated offences, the book of evidence and ongoing custody for both accused.
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Riots in Coolock, multiple suspects before the courts and a swift political and policing promise that the full force of the State will be used against those who break the law.
But what lies behind the latest outbreak of violence against asylum seeker accommodation and do we have to consider decades of social disadvantage before we can find a peaceful future?
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the shocking events and those behind it.
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Eight young men including three teenagers are now before the Special Criminal Court on charges surrounding the Christmas Eve murder of Jason Hennessy Snr followed by the killing of his gunman Tristan Sherry.
The Brownes steakhouse massacre which played out in front of young families was one of the most shocking outbreaks of gangland violence in recent times.
This week an 18-year-old accused of removing the sumachine gun used in the murder of Hennessy was granted bail while the victims son Brandon Hennessy, was charged with violent disorder and joined seven others facing charges, including four who will stand trial for murder.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the case and the on-going fallout of the violence.
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Garda killer Aaron Brady has lost his appeal against his capital murder conviction after a court rejected all 50 grounds of complaint.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about Brady, the campaign to free him and the devastating blow to his supporters.
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She the daughter of murdered gang boss Mark ‘The Chicken’ Lovell who was gunned down in December 2022.
Now 31 year old Whitney Hughes has been sent to jail after she was described as the head of an organised crime gang.
Nicola speaks with journalist Allison Morris about the woman who boasts that she took over her father’s gang but who a judge described as a young lady.
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European super witness Raffaele Imperiale has been jailed for 15 years in Italy handing over €2 million in Bitcoin and an island in Dubai he says is worth €60 million.
But still the cocaine boss who has turned informant on his former partners in Daniel Kinahan’s European Super Cartel will continue to give information behind bars?
So what about Kinahan? Why is he still a free man in the United Arab Emirates and will Imperiale have any information to offer Irish authorities in their pursuit to topple the Kinahan drugs empire?
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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has launched a High court legal action against Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, his two co-defendants at last years trial and the Director of Public Prosecutions.
So what is Harris in his role as a Garda Chief doing and what does the case mean?
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