Sean McGovern carried a Sudoku puzzle book and a copy of George Orwell's 1984 as he appeared in court and made his case for a reduced sentence.

The Kinahan leutenant was described as 'a caring and generous' father in court as he was allowed introduce references on his behalf.

Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about McGovern's demeanor in court and the sentence he is likely to receive.

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They were the gang of young men who started off as street dealers but went on to become key figures in the Kinahan Cartel's transnational crime operation.

Forged in the Crumlin/Drimnagh feud, the crew which included infamous criminals like Liam Byrne and Sean McGovern would experience the highs and lows of life as a gangster.

Niall speaks to Eimear Rabbitt about Crime World’s new three-part subscriber only series, The Brat Pack, tracing how eight young men from Dublin's south inner-city rose to the top of the criminal underworld.

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Sean McGovern is now the fifth person to be convicted for a role in the brutal murder of Noel ‘Duck Egg' Kirwan. The innocent grandfather was gunned down in 2016 as the Kinahan Cartel was gripped with bloodlust as they sought soft target linked to the Hutches.

Niall talks to Crime World’s Eamon Dillon about McGovern’s role and the four others who have already pleaded guilty in court.

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Real IRA hardman Nathan Kinsella named socialite Marcus Sweeney and accused him of informing on him when Criminal Assets Bureau officers came to search his plush Blackrock home.

A proceeds of crime case heard that Kinsella threatened to ‘fold’ Sweeney after three high value cars were discovered in an underground car park by officers.

Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about Kinsella and the CAB case against him.

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Spanish detectives have seized more than 100 photos showing torture and beatings at a Costa del Sol apartment used by suspected members of the Scots gang allied with the Kinahans. 

The gruesome pictures were discovered at the flat in Fuengirola during one of the 18 raids targeting the Lyons gang carried out by cops late last month. 

Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about what the gory findings will mean for the Lyons gang and the Kinahan cartel. 

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On a spring morning in June 2001, an eight-year-old girl gathers moss for her grandmother’s hanging baskets in a forest near Ballinamore in Co Leitrim.

The child lets out a scream, she had discovered a body. The remains belonged to Enniskillen businessman Gerry McGinley and it was clear that he been murdered.

He had been killed by his own wife Julie and her lover - in fact, they were already in custody over it.

But it wasn’t a simple tale of adultery. It involved hotel sex with strangers, lies, blackmail and videotape – and included many prominent people in Fermanagh. 

Andrew Madden researched this sordid story for the Belfast Telegraph. 

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Sean McGovern was on a mission to kill as a senior lieutenant in the Kinahan Cartel when he organised to use tracker devices in the plan to murder Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan. Later as he and his cell targeted James ‘Mago’ Gately they had no idea they were under surveillance and that their murder plot would lead to their downfall.

Yesterday McGovern was confronted by a victim impact statement from the children of Kirwan, Donna and Christopher, who told him they would never get over their Dad’s death.

Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about the sensational evidence that give us a window into the blood lust of the Kinahan Cartel.

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Sean McGovern was on a mission to kill as a senior lieutenant in the Kinahan Cartel when he organised to use tracker devices in the plan to murder Noel ‘Duck Egg’ Kirwan. Later as he and his cell targeted James ‘Mago’ Gately they had no idea they were under surveillance and that their murder plot would lead to their downfall.

Yesterday McGovern was confronted by a victim impact statement from the children of Kirwan, Donna and Christopher, who told him they would never get over their Dad’s death.

Nicola talks to Eamon Dillon about the sensational evidence that give us a window into the blood lust of the Kinahan Cartel.

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After he murdered his wife Tina in March 2017 and in the six-year period before her remains were found under the stairs of their Cork home, Richard Satchwell spun a web of lies about what happened to his wife and conducted interviews appealing for her return.

Several of these interviews were done with journalist and author Barry Cummins who was invited into the couple's home and unknowingly sat just metres from where tragic Tina lay buried.

Eimear Rabbitt speaks with Barry about his new book Buried Secrets and his bizarre encounters with a manipulative wife killer.

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After he murdered his wife Tina in March 2017 and in the six-year period before her remains were found under the stairs of their Cork home, Richard Satchwell spun a web of lies about what happened to his wife and conducted interviews appealing for her return.

Several of these interviews were done with journalist and author Barry Cummins, who was invited into the couple's home and unknowingly sat just metres from where tragic Tina lay buried.

Eimear speaks with Barry about his new book Buried Secrets and his bizarre encounters with a manipulative wife killer.

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The prison where Daniel Kinahan is being held has been described as Dubai’s version of Alcatraz with overcrowded cells, basic food and where inmates have their heads shaved.

So what do we know about Al Awir Central? Nicola is joined by journalist Maeve McTaggart who tells us about about the new residence of the cartel boss.

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