Episode 298: Kinahan cartel lieutenant Liam Byrne and his circle of celebrity friends including Steven Gerrard
7 June 2023 - 49 minsKinahan Cartel target Liam Byrne has networked with a host of celebrities from the world of sport in recent years managing to moonlight between days out at Ascot races and what officers say is a seedy underbelly of organised crime.
With his son Lee currently dating football star Steven Gerrard’s daughter following a string of influencer girlfriends it seems the worlds of crime and celebrity merge with ease in the modern world.
Nicola is joined by Niall Donald to talk about the first court appearance of Byrne since his dramatic arrest on the island of Majorca this week on Gun charges and about the millionaire friends he has kept close over years at the very top of the organised crime ladder...
Series Episodes
Episode 981: CAB target Anthony O'Sullivan and his history with Kinahan enforcers and drug dealers
A CAB target who the High Court heard has a string of high-end gangland associates is fighting his case to keep his two properties. Anthony O’Sullivan says he is an innocent professional gambler, horse and greyhound breeder, and car dealer. However, the Bureau says he does not have enough legitimate income to have been able to gamble more than €1 million and pump hundreds of thousands into his homes. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about a fascinating case about alleged money laundering on the racetracks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 mins
29 April Finished
Episode 980: Glen Ward aka 'Mr Flashy' jailed for five years
The crime boss known as Mr Flashy was sentenced to to five years in prison today for firearms offences. Glen Ward and his brother Eric O’Driscoll are now jailed and in the aftermath of his sentencing, gardaí made a statement about the effects of organised crime on their community in Finglas and made a direct link to middle class cocaine users and crime. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the sentencing of Flashy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 mins
28 April Finished
Episode 979: The Bureau - a thrilling tale of murder-suicide and dodgy dealings on the border
The extraordinary murder of border drug dealer Paddy Farrell by his young lover Lorraine Farrell in Drogheda in 1997 lies at the heart of a new book written by award-winning Irish author Eoin McNamee. Farrell - who was believed to have been shot during a sex game by Lorraine, who then turned the gun on herself - was a close friend of McNamee’s colourful father Brendan who ran a bureau de change on the border in the 1980s and 1990s. Nicola speaks with Eoin McNamee about his new book The Bureau and the intriguing stories of people from his world who form part of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
54 mins
28 April Finished
Episode 978: Crime World Roundup - John George, Peaky Blinders auction, and the child killer back on Irish streets
Murder on the Costa, fashion icons of the Peaky Blinders, prison releases and a party to plan. Join us for our weekly Crime World round up with me, Nicola Tallant, Niall Donald, and Eimear Rabbitt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
54 mins
25 April Finished
Episode 977: The Athlone mum with links to the Irwin mob and a Venezuelan prison break
A doomed attempt to smuggle drugs from Venezuela to Dublin, a prison escape from across the globe, and now a drug case brings the story of Westmeath’s O’Neill brothers back to the fore... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 mins
25 April Finished
Episode 976: Jo Jo Dullard and her family's never-ending fight for justice
The family of missing Jo Jo Dullard are continuing their campaign for help in recovering her remains despite their disappointment late last year after a search for her body was stood down and a suspect was released without charge. Just like Pam O’Loughlin, the sister of murdered Emer O’Loughlin, who is a core contributor to the new Crime World Present podcast Evil Eye, Jo Jo’s family have had to find the strength to continue their appeals despite the passage of time. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the long-term effects on families of loved ones of those disappeared or murdered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 mins
24 April Finished
