Episode 41: The criminal gangs behind the ill...

Brothers Jim and Patrick Mansfield have been charged in relation to money laundering offences after being arrested in Dublin today.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the charges and their appearance at Blanchardstown District Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m ...  Show more

The first time Gwen Phelan told the gardaí about the savage campaign of violence she was enduring, she had just been beaten while holding her newborn in her arms.Domestic violence has made headlines this week after a garda officer was given a suspended sentence for a savage attac ...  Show more

This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the illegal wildlife trade with David Vivas, an UNCTAD legal officer working on trade and environmental issues. Every year, huge numbers of animals and plants are bought and sold illicitly as food, medicine, clothing, furniture and ev ...  Show more

Todays story is from Liverpool where a shooting outside a nightclub left a number of questions unanswered. Serious players in the underworld were loosely connected and did all they could to make the charges related to the shooting go away. Add to this mix an attempt to bribe a Po ...  Show more

At the police conference, officers appealed for information about the death of 21 year old Richard Holmes. They told how Richard was shot and killed in Greenham Crescent in the Chingford Hall estate as he defended a 16-year-old boy against a group of men. He was found dead in the ...  Show more

It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various off ...  Show more