Episode 731: The life and crimes of Robbie Lawlor - A Web of Betrayal

Burglary gang member Michael Stokes was left furious after a high-end BMW was seized by CAB in a court case last week   Stokes could be heard mutter 'wan*ker' under his breath after a judge ruled against him after hearing how he had more than €200,000 'churning' around his bank accounts despite the fact he had no job.   Niall speaks to Sunday World reporter Eamon Dillon about Stokes' nightmare day in court and how he landed himself in hot water for recording the proceedings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Belfast Influencer Daryl Mahood has been the subject of repeated threats in recent years with the latest seeing her Mercedes car petrol bombed and her home attacked. So why is the young mum, whose father is a former LVF terrorist, being intimidated out of her home? Nicola speaks to journalist Stephen Moore about Mahood and intimidation in Northern Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and Liam Byrne have been jailed in the UK for stockpiling a 'fearsome' collection of firearms - including seven machine guns, three automatic handguns and an assault rifle   Kavanagh was handed a six-year sentence - which will be added to his existing 21-year term for drug trafficking offences.   While Liam Byrne also received his first serious criminal conviction for nearly two decades after he was jailed for five years.   Niall speaks to Nicola who was in the Old Bailey courthouse about today's hearing and what comes next for the two Kinahan Cartel leaders.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A murder in Belfast of gangland’s most wanted man, Robbie Lawlor, uncovers a web of betrayal that spans out across the Irish underworld and beyond. Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ireland has ever seen which culminates in the Narco-style dismemberment of a teenage boy, Keane Mulready Woods. And as the curtain is pulled back on the inner workings of the world of organised crime, a cast of ruthless characters take centre stage for their place in a double cross plot that reads like a fast-paced thriller. Nicola Tallant's brand new book 'Web of Betrayal' is available now from all good book stores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Armed police blocked off roads as part of a major security operation as Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh and Liam Byrne were escorted to the Old Bailey courthouse in London today.   The Dublin gangland figures were in the dock for their role in a bizarre plot to use a cache of weapons as a bargaining tool to get a reduced jail term for Kavanagh.   Niall speaks to Nicola who was in the Old Bailey about how the Kinahan Cartel duo pleaded for mercy from the judge.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.