Episode 775: Two pilots jailed for role in flying €8m of heroin into Ireland

A man who set a Garda car on fire during the Dublin riots has landed a six and a half year jail term despite pleading guilty to arson and criminal damage.Declan Donaghey apologised to the Government but a Judge said she didn’t accept that he acted in a moment of madness.As he was led away the 28 year old shouted scumbags at Gardai and supporters were removed by the public order unit.Nicola speaks to Eimear Rabbitte about the sentence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardai have released 99 images of people they want to identify from last years Dublin riots.In an unprecedented move they have collated the CCTV stills of those caught up in the city centre mayhem in the hope of finding out who they are.Nicola speaks with Eimear Rabbitte about the appeal and about her memories of the night the capital was brought to a standstill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of our reporting on Day 9 of the case against Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence who are accused of rape we hear the closing statements given on behalf of the plaintiff Nikita Hand who says she was raped by both men in a Dublin hotel in 2018.Both have denied the allegations and said they had consensual sex with her. The jury will be directed today by Justice Alexander Owens who has indicated that they will have two questions to answer by a civil balance of probability and that they will have a number of different compensation options available should they find in her favour.Nicola speaks with Clodagh Meaney who has been covering the trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The closing statements have been made to the jury in the case of Nikita Hand who is suing UFC star Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence claiming both raped her in the Beacon Hotel in Dublin in 2018.Both deny the allegations and claim they had consensual sex with her. After an almost two-week trial counsel for the pair summed up their cases to the jury.Clodagh Meaney was there to hear their closing statements. This is part one of today’s proceedings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final part of our interview with election candidate and veteran criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, we discuss his political ambitions, how he hopes to follow in the footsteps of legendary TD Tony Gregory, and how he wants to shake up business as usual in Leinster House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part Two of our three-part interview with election candidate and veteran criminal Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, we discuss his childhood in the constituency he now hopes to represent, his first experiences with the criminal justice system, and his transformation from street criminal to the Gardaí's number one target in organised crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part One of our three part interview with election candidate and veteran criminal Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, we discuss the roots of the feud, coming face to face with Daniel Kinahan and the moment the gunmen came for him on the island of Lanzarote.As Hutch formally becomes an election candidate, we talk through the turbulent years leading up to his trial for murder at the Special Criminal Court which ended last year when he was found not guilty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big interview with election candidate and veteran criminal Gerry The Monk Hutch has been causing waves both on line and on the campaign trail.With the first of three parts to be released on Crime World podcast platforms and Crime World's YouTube channel on Sunday November 17th, Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about their impressions of Hutch, the impact his interview is likely to make with the public and concerns from his political rivals about his run for the Dail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of the seventh day of the trial of Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence, accused of the rape of hairdresser Nikita Hand following a Christmas party in December 2018, details were heard of Lawrence's claims of what occurred. McGregor and Lawrence have denied rape and said they had consensual sex with Nikita Hand in the High Court trial, which came to a close today.Clodagh Meaney, who has covered the trial, continues her reportage of a day in court and describes how both legal teams will sum up for the jury on Tuesday before they retire to consider their verdict Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two Hungarian pilots have been jailed for their role in flying €8 million worth of heroin into Ireland.Aradi Ignac a 50 year old father of five and a former Soviet fighter pilot Zoltan Nemeth nicknamed Top Gun in his home country got 10 and 8 years respectively for their parts in a plot orchestrated by the gang known as The Family.The duo pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to smuggling heroin into Weston Airport last year.Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the pilots and the massive 60 kilo heroin deal that went awry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.