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Tragedy, Murder, and Justice  We speak to victims of crime, some solved, some unsolved and some unresolved, and how their lives are forever changed and their continued search for justice.

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    • Feb 25, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    Shattered Lives in Court: Michael Kelley charged with Mike Gaine murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 6:02


    Paul and Mick report from Tralee Court where American national Michael Gaine appeared, charged with the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Shattered Lives Special: Dramatic Rearrest of Michael Gaine Suspect

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 15:01


    Paul and Mick are back in Kerry for the major development in the baffling Michael Gaine murder case. Chief suspect Michael Kelley was rearrested in Tralee in an early morning operation conducted by armed gardai - and we were there to photograph the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Sean McGovern trial in doubt, two men in court over Temple Bar ‘attack'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 41:36


    Paul and Mick discuss the case of two men in court over the alleged unprovoked' serious assault of a man in Temple Bar. They also discuss the interesting development in the case of Kinahan cartel associate Sean McGovern and more important crime stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Savage Temple Bar attack, Larry Murphy burial claims probed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 38:52


    Paul and Mick discuss the brutal attack of a man in Dublin's Temple Bar, the latest on a search connected to Larry Murphy in Wicklow, and the rest of the week's crime stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    New search for Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 30:48


    Mick reports live from a new Garda search of land in connection with the long unsolved disappearance and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob. Paul and Mick also discuss the twist in the Seamus Culleton case, the Hutch Organised Crime Group, and answer some of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Face to Face With Gerry ‘The Monk' Hutch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 40:06


    Paul tells Mick about coming face to face with Gerry The Monk Hutch at an event this week, and challenging him about the Hutch Organised Crime Group. They also discuss the arrest of a man on suspicion of the murder of Daniel Aruebose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Top Garda Says the Kinahans Never Saw the Regency Attack Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 52:22


    Former Garda Assistant Commissioner Michael O'Sullivan speaks to Mick and Paul on the Shattered Lives podcast about the Regency Hotel shooting, ten years after the attack that reshaped organised crime in Ireland. In this exclusive interview, Mr O'Sullivan, who led the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau at the time, defends Garda intelligence before the shooting and says that even the Kinahan cartel, who he claims had stronger criminal intelligence, did not anticipate the attack. He explains why gardaí were not actively surveilling either side and why officers cannot monitor individuals without a clear intelligence purpose. The former senior garda also addresses the attempted murder of Gerry Hutch in Lanzarote, the killing of Gary Hutch in Spain, and reports of an alleged attempt on Daniel Kinahan at the Red Cow Inn in late 2015. He also describes the chaos in the hours after the Regency shooting and the scale of the Garda response on the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Inside the Regency, The Day Gangland Changed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 42:49


    Ten years on from the Regency attack, Mick and Paul reflect on the day that shocked Ireland and changed the course of gangland violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Q&A: Was the State wrong to charge The Monk, what laws would we change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 38:12


    Mick and Paul answer more of your questions from the Regency shooting to being under threat in the job and what laws would they change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Clampdown on scrambler scourge; Mansfield brothers in court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 22:30


    Paul and Mick discuss a busy week in the courts with a man charged over the scrambler crash which killed Grace Lynch in Finglas, businessmen Jim and PJ Mansfield charged with money laundering and more. They also discuss the government's decision to ban scramblers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Girl killed by scrambler, Brian Grendon charged with directing crime gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 23:54


    Paul and Mick discuss the court case of Brian Grendon, who is charged with directing an organised crime gang, and about the tragic death of 16 year old Grace Lynch, who was run over and killed by a scrambler in Finglas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    What's next for Enoch Burke, incident at Trump Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 31:00


    Paul and Mick discuss the continued saga of Enoch Burke, an incident at Trump's Doonbeg hotel, drone incursions and more in a weekend edition of Shattered Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Garda spared jail despite brutal assault

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 29:59


    Paul and Mick discuss an all too common theme in the stories they've covered this week: Why are victims feeling repeatedly let down by the Justice system? They speak about the suspended sentence handed to a Garda over an attack on his ex Margaret Loftus, the horrific one punch attack that killed Martin Lynn, and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Terrorist admits attacking gardai, setting fire to Conor McGregor's pub

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 23:47


    Paul and Mick discuss terrorist Abdullah Khan admitting to attacking gardai in an incident caught on camera last year, and to setting fire to ‘The Black Forge Inn' - a pub owned by UFC fighter Conor McGregor. They also discuss the 4th anniversary of the murder of Ashling Murphy and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Q&A: Why didn't Patsy Hutch face trial, should drugs be legal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 62:07


    Paul and Mick answer all of your questions about covering crime in a special podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Father and son dead in Dublin murder-suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 20:15


    Mick and Paul discuss the horrific death of 11 year old Oisin O'Reilly who is suspected to have been murdered by his father Wayne. Wayne is suspected to have taken his own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2025 in Irish Crime (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 50:59


    Paul and Michael take you on a journey through the biggest crime stories of 2025 in a series of special podcasts. This week they discuss the baffling disappearance and murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine, major developments in the long unsolved Annie McCarrick case, the Daniel Aruebose case in Donabate and the ongoing probe into the disappearance of Kyran Durnin. They also discuss the early release of Kinahan cartel mobster Liam Byrne, the probe into 'The Family' gang and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2025 in Irish Crime (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 61:06


    Paul and Michael take you on a journey through the biggest crime stories of 2025 in a series of special podcasts. This week they discuss the failed appeals of Conor McGregor, the unmasking of gang boss 'Mr Flashy,' the case against the Hennessy brothers, the Citywest riots, the Puska family trial and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2025 in Irish Crime (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 57:16


    Paul and Michael take you on a journey through the biggest crime stories of 2025 in a series of special podcasts. This week they cover homicides, all the developments with Gerry Hutch, the Kinahans, the release of Jonathan Dowdall and the trial of murderer Richard Satchwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Child killed in front of her mother, firebomb arrests

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 42:09


    Paul and Mick discuss the horrific case of eight year old Malika Al Kattib, who was murdered in front of her own mother in Co Wexford. They also discuss the significant Garda progress on the investigation into the double murders of Mary Holt and Tadhg Farrell in Edenderry, as well as other stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Edenderry Double Murder, Hutch faces possible trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 43:06


    Paul and Mick discuss the horrific double murders of four year old Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt in Edenderry, Co Offaly. They also discuss drone incursions and Gerry Hutch facing a possible trial in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Victory for Nikita Hand as Supreme Court throws out Conor McGregor's appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 45:16


    Mick and Paul discuss the Supreme Court's decision to throw out UFC fighter Conor McGregor's bid to appeal a civil jury's finding that he assaulted Nikita Hand. They also discuss other major crime stories of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Gerry Hutch's uphill battle for a Dail seat; Enoch Burke back behind bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 43:51


    Mick and Paul discuss the Monk's plan to stand for election again. We also look at how gardai searching for teacher Enoch Burke finally got their man. And we talk about animals in the news for two very different reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A week of violence against women

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 46:19


    Paul and Mick discuss a horrific week of violent incidents carried out against women - from a man attempting to murder his ex partner with an axe, to a thug setting fire to a woman in Clondalkin. They discuss how the justice system has affected many victims, including Lauren Boyle Hanney, the daughter of Roddy Collins, who was viciously assaulted by a man who was this week jailed for just over 2 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Who killed Michael Gaine? (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 48:45


    In Part 2 of our documentary exploring the unsolved murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine, Paul and Mick discover the secret woodland campsite of chief suspect Michael Kelley. Paul also speaks to the suspect and puts important questions to him, including about the last time he says he saw Mr Gaine. Locals also paid tribute to the beloved Kenmare based farmer and spoke of their hope that justice will finally be served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Who killed Michael Gaine? (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 35:23


    In this two-part documentary special, Paul and Mick travel to Kerry and the Kenmare area to investigate the baffling murder of farmer Michael Gaine. Mr Gaine's dismembered remains were discovered in a tank on his land seven weeks after he vanished on March 20. Paul and Mick attempt to speak with American man Michael Kelley, the main suspect in the case, and also meet his solicitor, who insists he is innocent. Along the way, they speak to locals and revisit the key events that unfolded in the days leading up to Mr Gaine's disappearance. This investigation is part of our Shattered Lives true-crime series, exploring real cases that have deeply impacted communities across Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Notorious mob boss ‘Mr Big' arrested

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 39:07


    Mick and Paul discuss the arrest of one of Ireland's most dangerous criminals - gang boss ‘Mr Big.' They also discuss two murder investigations, the jailing of DJ Carey and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Irish firefighter Terrence Crosbie jailed for 7+ years for rape

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 58:17


    Mick and Paul are joined by reporter Danny De Vaal to discuss the trial and conviction of Terrence Crosbie and his revealing tweets. They also discuss the week's crime stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Citywest riots fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 58:45


    Mick and Paul discuss the Citywest protests, the jailing of Puska family members and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Teenage Asylum Seeker Killed in Dublin, Live from Lebanon & Jonathan Dowdall Freed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 38:11


    Mick dials in from Lebanon where he's with Irish UNIFIL troops, Paul discusses the murder of a teenage Ukrainian asylum seeker in Dublin and the release of failed State witness Jonathan Dowdall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mother of Kyran Durnin dodges questions, Puska wife faces jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 46:01


    Paul and Mick discuss another packed week of crime stories, from Jozef Puska's wife facing jail, the mother of missing child Kyran Durnin returning home, to no gun murders this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Week of tragedy, Barbie Kardashian release

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 48:25


    Paul and Mick discuss the tragic triple murder investigation in Louth, the murder suicide in Finglas, harassment of former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the release of dangerous transgender prisoner Barbie Kardashian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    10 years since Gary Hutch murder, Daniel Aruebose's remains found in Donabate latest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 50:52


    Paul and Mick discuss 10 years since the murder that sparked the Kinahan Hutch feud, the latest on the investigation into the death of three year old child Daniel Aruebose and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Gardai find body in search for missing child Daniel Aruebose

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 28:59


    Paul reports to Mick from the scene in Donabate as gardai find skeletal remains in the grim search for a missing 2 year old boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Seizing the MV Matthew put Ireland on the world map

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 46:19


    Mick continues his chat with former Garda detective inspector Noel Browne. They talk about Noel's time as the Garda liaison officer in South America and how he helped take on drugs cartels like those behind the 2023 plot to smuggle €157 million of cocaine to Ireland on the MV Matthew. That plan was foiled by the Army Ranger Wing in a dramatic operation off the south coast of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Top Garda Who Foiled Kinahan Massacre On Hutch Gang Reveals All

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 118:51


    Mick has a fascinating in-depth interview with Noel Browne, who spent 41 years as a Garda anti-gang investigator. He tells us the deadly Hutch attack on the Regency Airport Hotel was actually a failure - and the Kinahans' thirst for revenge over it led to their own downfall. Noel also talks to us about other criminals he has faced down in his career - including how he slapped handcuffs on John Gilligan and brought him home on an Air Corps plane to face trial for the murder of crime reporter Veronica Guerin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tourist attacked in Temple Bar, ‘Influencer' Electric Picnic scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 44:28


    The pod is back after a couple of weeks off. Mick and Paul discuss the loss of their friend and colleague Mick O'Neill, and some of this week's biggest crime stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Inside an Irish Prison and the CCJ's holding cells

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 35:50


    We gain unprecedented access to the mini prison that sits beneath the country's largest court building, and get a tour of Cloverhill prison in an exclusive podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Exclusive interview with Ryan Casey, Boyfriend of Murder Victim Ashling Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 94:01


    Silenced and censored for 3 years, Ryan Casey is finally free to tell his story. He spoke exclusively to us about being labelled ‘far right,' the horrific murder and loss of Ashling, and how he feels the justice system let him down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Boyfriend of Ashling Murphy resolves case against BBC, McGregor latest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 18:44


    Paul discusses the resolution of a defamation case Ryan Casey, the boyfriend of Ashling Murphy took against the BBC, over criticism of his victim impact statement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Inside the courtroom: Conor McGregor appeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 19:33


    Paul reports from the High Court where UFC fighter Conor McGregor has appealed a decision by a jury that he assaulted Nikita Hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ‘Handyman' murdered in Dublin, Annie McCarrick ‘suspect' speaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 20:48


    Paul speaks about interviewing a brother of the suspect in the Annie McCarrick case who says he too is a suspect, the death of Marcea Rostas, murder of ‘handyman' Jake Bereney, and 2 attacks on gardai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are Gardai about to solve Annie McCarrick murder?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 37:39


    Paul and Mick discuss the massive development of a search in Clondalkin for the body of long missing Annie McCarrick, and why gardai moved to arrest a man who was known to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sean McGovern brought home to face justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 15:46


    Mick talks through last week's hush hush operation to fly Kinahan boss Sean McGovern back from Dubai to face murder and other charges in Dublin. And he discusses what this means for the Kinahan men themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Richard Satchwell GUILTY of murder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 53:14


    Paul and Mick break down the case after Richard Satchwell was found guilty of the murder of his wife Tina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hear Michael Gaine murder suspect deny his involvement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 41:56


    Listen to audio of Michael Gaine murder suspect Michael Kelley as Paul and Mick break down what he had to say, and the state of the investigation to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Trial of Richard Satchwell Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 40:31


    Paul reports on all of the evidence from the third week of the murder trial of Richard Satchwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Trial of Richard Satchwell Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 46:08


    Paul reports to Mick from the second week of the trial of Richard Satchwell, who denies the March 2017 murder of his wife Tina at their home in Youghal, Co Cork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Trial Of Richard Satchwell So Far

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 42:03


    Paul reports to Mick from the murder trial of Richard Satchwell, who denies murdering his wife Tina at the home they shared in Youghal, Co Cork in March 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Taking down a murderer: the garda who nailed Graham Dwyer breaks his silence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 113:57


    Recently retired Detective Sergeant Peter Woods, who was central to the investigation into infamous murderer Graham Dwyer reveals all about the case in an exclusive interview with Mick and Paul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    No leads in Michael Gaine case, Fatal stabbing in Cork, ‘Citizen journalists'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 39:07


    Paul and Mick discuss the latest homicide investigations in Donegal and Cork, ‘citizen journalists', and latest in the baffling disappearance of Michael Gaine - 4 weeks on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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