Episode 601: Notorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche
17 June 2024 - 21 minsNotorious criminal Leroy Dumbrell Roche has been jailed again notching up his 82nd conviction this time for an assault.
He will rejoin his brothers Geoffrey and Warren both serving life sentences for murder as he settles down once more to a prison term.
So who is Leroy Dumbrell and why have his brothers made his one of the most notorious criminal families in the State.
Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the life and times of the Dumbrell brothers from the notorious Mountjoy Siege to meditation session in specially designed prison gardens.
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