Shattered Lives

Paul and Mick discuss the murder of Martin Salinger in Cloverhill Prison, a Russian agent nicknamed ‘Cobalt’ in the Oireachtas, Defence Forces leave Portlaoise Prison, Jason Bonney and Paul Murphy’s appeal, and Maddie suspect cleared of raping Irish woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the bombshell arrest of top Kinahan cartel member Sean McGovern in Dubai. In what is perhaps the most significant arrest to date, gardai want to extradite McGovern and charge him with murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss how Coolock protestor Tracey Brougham stayed silent when confronted about her racist comments, how Budget 2025 affects gardai, convicted Hutch Regency drivers appeal, a legal victory against Daniel Kinahan, and the death of respected former senior Garda John O’Driscoll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul interviews former mobster Stephen Gillen about his life of crime, advice to those trying to leave that life, and his views on the Kinahan cartel and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the shocking U-turn in the Liam Byrne and Bomber Kavanagh trial, with the infamous Kinahan crime figures pleading guilty to firearms conspiracy charges at the 11th hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the major international police operation which has shut down the encrypted ‘ghost’ network used by gangs around the world. It saw over €16M worth of drugs seized here and a major operation against four of Ireland’s criminal gangs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the death of veteran gangster James ‘Jaws’ Byrne, ahead of his son Liam’s trial next week. They also discuss the shocking Scoping Inquiry report that revealed decades of abuse in Irish religious schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the week in crime: From the life and crimes of dead Kinahan mobster Liam Roe, to a probation officer complaining of being moved after submitting a ‘positive’ report on wife killer Joe O’Reilly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It used to be a job for life, but in recent years the number of gardai leaving the force has increased dramatically. Why are so many officers leaving? And what jobs are available to them on civvy street? Today, Mick talks to former garda Stephen Moore who now advises officers on career paths outside the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the week in crime, from interviewing the couple accused of murdering pensioner Josephine Ray, to meeting Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this final and lengthy Q&A Paul and Mick answer your questions about whether they live normal lives, what mob boss they’d have on the pod, drug seizures, court reporting and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our second Q&A pod Mick and Paul answer questions like “ is journalism f*cked?” discuss unsolved murders and Ireland’s hidden gangsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first part of our Q&A pods, Paul and Mick answer your questions about a range of topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss threats made to their colleague, the latest in the Coolock protests and Dublin riot arrests and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mick and Paul discuss the shocking scenes of violence in Coolock, a credible death threat against former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and recent chilling threat against Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and the Garda Commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the link between Irish perv Mark Mulligan and Holly Willoughby kidnap plotter Gavin Plumb. They also discuss the dismissal of shamed woman beater Cathal Crotty from the Defence Forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mick and Paul discuss mob boss John Gilligan denying he’s got cancer, Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately losing his home to CAB, the end of the Regency Hotel shooting probe and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode Mick and Paul discuss the government’s plan to ban the XL Bully cross breed following the tragic death of Nicola Morey in Limerick. They also talk about failed state witness Jonathan Dowdall’s decision to put his €800,000 Dublin home on the market. And they examine the life of Australian mobster Angelo Pandeli, unmasked this week as a key ally of Daniel Kinahan. They also bring you the latest on the investigation into Sunday’s murder in Dublin of dad of two Marky Carroll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's pod Paul and Mick discuss the killing of a woman by her dog, an attack against a Kinahan criminal, Daniel Belling convicted of cruise ship murder and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s episode Paul and Mick discuss the death of Eddie Hutch Jr and the violent actions of his brother Ross behind bars. They also discuss the arrest and charge of a man accused of branding a knife in front of children on Parnell Square. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul talks to journalist and author Robin Schiller about his new book Murder at Lordship: Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer. The book charts the investigation into the horrific killing of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe and the thorough investigation which brought killer Aaron Brady to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the latest plot twist in the hunt for the Kinahans, doorstepping Stardust boss Eamon Butterly, a murder investigation in Kildare, the ease of drug flow into Ireland and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the week in crime, with the gang murder of Josh Itseli. Triple murderer Andy Cash being jailed for life, and controversy over former Department of Justice official Niall Colgan receiving a suspended sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s Shattered Lives Paul and Mick discuss how much tensions have eased in the Kinahan Hutch feud, the death of evil gangster Tony Felloni, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode of Shattered Lives, Mick talks to Irishwoman Mandy Kelly, who has been fighting to rescue her young boys, abducted by their father in Egypt, She reveals how her two-year ordeal began when she was held prisoner in a Cairo apartment, and how she had to flee the country without her kids. And she tells us how is determined to bring them back home to Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mick and Paul discuss the CAB’s targeting of a west Dublin major drug dealer David Waldron- and unmask his extravagant lifestyle. They also focus on the Kinahan cartel’s finances - just how rich are they. And Mick talks about how he stalked a stalker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In one of the most dramatic days in Irish legal history, Gerry Hutch has been found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss ‘Dapper Don’ Christy Kinahan’s bizarre restaurant reviews, this year’s AGSI conference, and the murder of an Irish woman in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A special episode of Shattered Lives. Mick reports from his recent trip to Syria, where he met members of the Defence Forces’ 68th Infantry Group helping to keep the peace on the Golan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s Shattered Lives, Paul and Mick discuss a packed week of crime stories - from the death of evil Garda killer Pearse McAuley to a drugs bust in Cork, a former Garda jailed, a major breakthrough in the Ken Fetherston case and an infamous rapist issuing us threats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this episode of Shattered Lives Mick and Paul discuss the latest developments with the massive case against mob boss Daniel Kinahan, as gardai formally ask the DPP to charge him with murder. They also discuss the shocking suspension of a Garda over giving a bike to a pensioner during lockdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mick and Paul discuss the sensational €33M crystal meth bust in Cork, the arrest of a businessman and former politician’s son, and how the Mexican Sinaloa cartel may have embedded itself in Kerry for some time. They also discuss brazen social media videos of drugs and booze in Wheatfield prison and the recent court appearance of Freddie Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Shattered Lives, Eoghan and Mick report on the appearance of Ruth Purcell Healy, charged with the murder of her young son Matthew. They also discuss the charges Kinahan killer Freddie Thompson is facing for offences allegedly committed behind bars. They bring you the latest on missing tourist Jon Jonsson, amid fears he was killed in Dublin. And they pay tribute to the late Jim Callaly, who never stopped fighting for his daughter Rachel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Shattered Lives, Eoghan and Mick discuss the murder of Michael Foley in Cork. They also debate whether children who killed should be named. They talk about the battle against drink and drug drivers, Garda resignations – and the infamous fitness test for anyone wanting to join the force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eoghan and Mick covered a lot of topics in this latest episode of Shattered Lives. They detailed all the drugs seizures in January - and revealed how cannabis is still the number one. They had an update on the Ian Bailey probe, as well as the murder in Cork of Kieran Quilligan. Mick also outlined the major Garda probe into last November’s Dublin riots. . And they paid tribute to Antoinette Cunningham, who has announced her retirement as General Secretary of Garda body, AGSI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this latest episode of Shattered Lives, Paul and Mick discuss the latest appeal by killer Graham Dwyer. And we reveal that legal experts believe this is his last real chance to overturn his 2015 conviction for the murder of Elaine O'Hara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s episode of Shattered Lives, Mick and guest host Eoghan Murphy discuss the death of murder suspect Ian Bailey. We examine his three decades in the spotlight – and ask what is next in the murder probe? We also discuss the bizarre case of a garda who is facing a GSOC disciplinary probe and possible dismissal after he rushed to an armed incident in a squad car. And we mention the discharging from hospital of crèche hero Leanne Flynn Keogh, as well as the troubling case of the bomb in a Dublin homeless shelter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s episode of Shattered Lives, Paul and Mick discuss the secret life of Declan Brady, who was a key cog in the running of Daniel Kinahan’s Irish drugs cartel. Brady was unknown to gardaí until shortly after the Regency Airport Hotel attack in February 2016. Paul and Mick outline his role in the mob and how attending the funeral of David Byrne sealed his fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul and Mick discuss the revelations on how the State says Tristan Sherry died, his funeral, and what happens next in the bitter West Dublin feud. They also discuss the recent asylum seeker protests and garda recruitment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest episode of Reach Ireland's Shattered Lives crime podcast, Paul and Mick discuss the upcoming funerals of two homicides victims, the threat of more gang violence - and the scourge of misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our first episode of the new year, Paul and Mick discuss mobster Liam Byrne in court, homicides across 2023, and the eruption of the Corduff feud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy and Michael O’Toole discuss the conviction after a 16 day trial of Jozef Puska for the brutal murder of Ashling Murphy. He had claimed a man murdered Ashling after attacking him – but the jury rejected his lies. Michael and Paul dissect the case, from the overwhelming amount of evidence against Puska to the killer’s bizarre attempt to shift the blame. And they take you behind the scenes, to tell you what it was like covering the case every day. Shattered Lives is a Reach Ireland production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy and Michael O’Toole discuss day 14 in the trial of Jozef Puska, who is charged with murdering Ashling Murphy in Co Offaly last January. He denies the charge. The prosecution case has now finished and Mr Puska has now taken to the stand. Shattered Lives is a Reach Ireland production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy and Michael O’Toole discuss the last two days of evidence in the trial of Jozef Puska, who is charged with murdering Ashling Murphy in Co Offaly last January. He denies the charge. Witnesses included a DNA expert, a doctor who met with the accused in Garda custody and an expert in toxicology and pharmacology. Shattered Lives is a Reach Ireland production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy speaks to Michael O'Toole about the latest in the trial of Jozef Puska, who stands accused of the murder of Ashling Murphy. Mr Puska denies the charge. The jury today heard the evidence of Mr Puska's translator who acted to interpret an alleged confession by Mr Puska. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael O'Toole speaks to Paul Healy from court after a dramatic day of evidence in the murder trial of Jozef Puska, who stands accused of the murder of Ashling Murphy. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy discusses the latest developments in the trial of Jozef Puska, who denies murdering Offaly schoolteacher Ashling Murphy. Paul reports from court, with Michael O'Toole discussing the case with him. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paul Healy reports from court about the trial of Jozef Puska, on trial for the murder of Ashling Murphy. Michael O'Toole discusses the case with Paul, as paramedics and further witnesses were called to the stand. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy discuss day five of the trial of Jozef Puska, who stands accused of the murder of 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling Murphy. Michael reports from court, where the jury heard evidence from paramedics and Gardai about the scene, as well as CCTV evidence from January 12, 2022 - the day of Ashling's murder. Shattered Lives is produced for Reach Ireland by Ciaran Bradley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices