Episode 576: The tragic death of Eddie Hutch Jnr

Truck driver Richard Satchwell has gone on trial for the murder of his wife Tina, whose remains were discovered under the floorboards of their Cork home almost six years after she disappeared. The trial at the Central Criminal Court is expected to hear 100 witnesses and last up to six weeks. Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the opening of the case and the details heard about a shallow grave in a house in Youghal, where Satchwell lived until he was charged with murder in 2023 - three days after his wife's body was found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

The crime boss known as Mr Flashy was sentenced 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.

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.

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.