Special Investigations
revelation | Michael Stone and Bobby Sands played football together as boys, childhood pal reveals
Loyalist killer Michael Stone and IRA hunger strike hero Bobby Sands played football together as boys, the Sunday World has learned.
Show of support | Revealed: CAB target 'Git' Waldron was pallbearer and bankrolled suits at James Whelan funeral
CAB target Christopher ‘Git’ Waldron bought suits for a number of mourners and carried the coffin at the funeral of gangland feud victim James ‘Whela’ Whelan.
sexual harassment | Derry woman who received 'obscene' texts from 'sleazy' ice cream boss wins £20k pay out
A Derry woman who was sent “obscene” messages has won a £20,000 sexual harassment case against her former employer Morelli Ice Cream Ltd.
RAT TRAP | Christy Kinahan Snr orders Sean McGovern probe as 'mole' suspicions run high
Murder accused Sean McGovern is facing the ultimate double jeopardy with an internal probe in the paranoid Kinahan organisation focusing on the inner circle of top associates.
mob rule | Crime Long Read: How Mafia godfather Thomas ‘Bomber' Kavanagh’s drugs empire was toppled
Investigations Editor Nicola Tallant traces the rise and fall of the notorious crime boss as she sits in a UK court hearing details of his multi-million euro drug trafficking operation.
Bad company | Special investigation: How Ireland's most dangerous gangsters still rule roost behind bars
Official figures claim there are currently 166 inmates from 14 criminal gangs jailed in prisons across the Republic of Ireland.
SHOOT TO GILL’ | This is the former Dublin MMA fighter jailed over guns linked to John Gilligan gang
This is the former MMA fighter who has been jailed for almost four years after being caught with three fully-loaded handguns believed to have been trafficked into Ireland from Spain by John Gilligan's gang.
Long read | How Rathkeale's 'Dead Zoo' gang made a fortune from the Rhino horn trade - Part Two
By now the Rathkeale Rovers and more specifically The Dead Zone Gang were the target of law enforcement all over the world. Europol had set up Operation Oakleaf to co-ordinate the response in Europe.
Long read | How Rathkeale's 'Dead Zoo' gang made a fortune from the Rhino horn trade - Part One
The Dead Zoo is the name the famous Dublin 'wits' came up with for the Natural History Museum in the capital.
Gangland tensions | Mr Flashy gang rivals appoint new boss to replace murder victim James Whelan
A young mobster has already been anointed to take the place of the year's first gangland murder victim as tensions on the capital's northside remain on a knife edge this weekend.
Horror story | Man trafficked to Ireland as slave, injected with heroin and forced to sell it on streets
A man has revealed how he was trafficked to Northern Ireland by an international crime gang as a slave, forcibly injected with heroin and forced to sell it on the streets of Belfast.
Gangland Godfather | Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh 'plotted' SEVEN Kinahan cartel murders including his two cousins
Caged 'Godfather' Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh is suspected of involvement in a total of SEVEN Kinahan Cartel murders including two of his own cousins, the Sunday World can reveal.
Appalling | Paedo who paid mothers to abuse their kids organised bouncy castle parties
Evil child sex predator Timmy Duggan organised bouncy castle parties for kids - at which he photographed young girls and later shared their images on social media.
moll over? | Gangsters' molls with most to lose as crime lord husbands face sentencing this week
They are the two women with the most to lose with their crime lord husbands listed numbers One and Two in an enormous drugs importation ring facing sentence this week.
Exposé | Sinister past of millionaire Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov who is Putin's pal
Multi-millionaire Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has joined Russian forces in Kyiv and vowed to win within 48 hours.
Royal rumble | Cartel chief Daniel Kinahan befriends member of UAE monarchy as he eyes escape plan
Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan has befriended a member of a royal family in the UAE as he desperately tries to avoid extradition to Ireland to face justice.
Hot for guard | Gangland arsonist Mark Harte revealed as criminal probed over alleged 'prison officer relationship'
This is the jailed gangland arsonist at the centre of a major probe into claims of an 'inappropriate relationship' with a female officer in a Dublin jail.
'personal items' | Catriona Carey: Money trail shows more than €200k of clients’ funds allegedly spent for personal use
More than €200,000 deposited by desperate homeowners to a business account controlled by Catriona Carey was allegedly spent on personal items and services, RTÉ Investigates reported tonight.
Locked up | The seven Kinahan thugs jailed over plots to murder Hutch associate James 'Mago' Gately
Seven men with links to the Kinahan cartel are now behind bars for plots to kill Hutch associate James ‘Mago’ Gately following the jailing of Douglas Glynn this week.
Subhuman | Cocaine-stuffed submarines and torture chambers signal arrival of South American cartels in Europe
Cocaine-laden submarines and sound-proofed torture chambers show drug cartel madness has landed on our shores from South America.
Bloodbath fears | Innocent women forced to flee homes as 'Mr Flashy' mob feud escalates in Finglas
At least three innocent women have been forced to flee their homes in north Dublin as a violent feud continues to spiral out of control, leading to fears that another 'Keane Mulready Woods' situation will unfold.
Life of Crime | Nicola Tallant on the bloody rise and fall of 'Fat' Freddie Thompson -Long Read
For those who knew him, it was obvious from a young age that Freddie Thompson was intent on making his mark on this world — and it was never going to be pretty.
slaughter | Sunday World's Crime World podcast investigates one of Ulster's bloodiest 24 hours
Sunday World's award-winning Crime World podcast this week investigates one of the most bloody 24 hours in Ulster's troubled past.
BRUTALITY | Psychopath mass killer who shot Miami Showband singer 22 times in the face
UVF serial killer John Somerville shot Miami Showband singer Fran O'Toole 22 times in the face.
EXTENSIVE NETWORK | Daniel Kinahan's super cartel imported whopping €23 billion worth of cocaine into Europe
At the height of its power the super cartel that included Daniel Kinahan's mob was estimated to have imported a staggering €23 billion worth of cocaine into Europe.
Severe blow | Kinahan links to Colombian kingpin revealed after biggest takedown since Escobar
The European cocaine super cartel had close links with the Colombian drug kingpin whose arrest two months ago has been described as the 'most severe' blow to narcotics trafficking this century.
Cartel crib | Dublin council's secret deal for Kinahan gangster Sean McGovern's former home revealed
Kinahan gangster Sean McGovern's former home remains boarded up and untouched by workmen - more than 13 months after Dublin City Council bought it from the Criminal Assets Bureau.
'One shot' | Encrypted texts reveal Kinahan cartel plot to kill James 'Mago' Gately
Mob boss Daniel Kinahan must have been salivating in his luxury Marina apartment in Dubai when he received the text from the hired assassin he was paying €100,000 for the scalp of James ‘Mago’ Gately – the most trusted lieutenant of Gerry ‘The …
CELL PHONE | How Kinahan linked lags use 'beat the Boss' phones to communicate behind bars
This picture taken behind bars shows how Kinahan-linked gangsters use so called 'Beat the Boss' phones to communicate from prison.
Hit team | Criminal Douglas Glynn exposed as key figure in Kinahan cartel's killing machine
Criminal Douglas Glynn is today exposed as mob boss Daniel Kinahan's number one representative in the cartel's killing machine in Dublin's north inner-city.
out of 'muck' | Sick child-sex pervert and super-pimp faces jail sentence of up to 14 years
Sleazy superpimp Martin Heaney - a convicted child sex pervert - was first exposed by the Sunday World 12 years ago.
somebody will die | Couple at the centre of vicious feud with neighbourhood thugs fear for their lives
A couple at the centre of a vicious feud with neighbourhood thugs say someone will die if the violent attacks against them don't stop.
jailhouse crackdown | Record levels of drugs and phones being seized in Irish prisons
THE amount of drugs and phones seized inside prisons has risen to new record levels as organised crime gangs target jails with ever bigger consignments.
FACE-OFF | The day I asked John 'The Coach' Traynor about his role in Veronica Guerin's murder
I'd never been to Margate before and I haven't been back since.
Internet leaks | 'Whistleblower' account linked to Hutch gang active again on Twitter after 'Monk' appeal failure
A social media account linked to the Hutch Organised Crime Group has been relaunched in the same week that Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s failed appeal against extradition to Ireland was confirmed.
Blood soaked | Police tapes show injury free Tom Martens call Jason Corbett 'abusive' after brutal killing
The police tape starts recording at 6.31am on the morning of August 2, 2015, as Tom Martens walks into the white-bricked interrogation room at Davidson County Sheriff’s office, rubbing his hands together.
EX’S SHOCK | Ex-fiancé reveals he was ghosted as 'unstable' Molly Martens took off to nanny in Ireland
Keith Maginn first crossed paths with Molly Martens on an online dating site.
mid-west gangs | Limerick raids by gardaí and miltary led to arrest of six major underworld players in mid-west
Raids in Limerick targeting the four most significant gangs in the city led to the arrest of at least six of the most feared gangland figures in the mid west.
"credible" allegations | Well-known politician is quizzed on sexual abuse
Specialist gardaí are carrying out a major sexual abuse investigation into a Dublin politician, the Sunday World can reveal.
Race hate | Thug jailed for anti-Muslim hate campaign says he thought he'd been set up by Jeremy Beadle
A thug jailed for six months for a sinister "orchestrated campaign" of anti-Muslim hate told us this week he thought he'd been set up by Jeremy Beadle.
Ratt out of hell | Killer Brian Rattigan spotted in Dublin home by gardai after release from prison
Freed killer Brian Rattigan was spotted by gardai for the first time since his release from jail when they observed him in the front garden of his home in Drimnagh shortly before 8am this morning.
criminal fixers | 'High level' gang member Jason Reed part of a network linked to jailed haulier Thomas Maher
Money launderer Jason Reed was part of a network of criminal fixers linked to jailed haulier Thomas Maher nabbed following the Encrochat phone hack in the UK.
bloody feud | Rivals of James 'Nellie' Walsh warned not to 'underestimate' him as he nears end of prison term
Rivals of a dangerous criminal at the centre of a bloody feud in west Dublin have been warned not to ‘underestimate’ him – as he readies himself for his release from prison.
law fightback | Peru’s 'Iron Prosecutor' targets Kinahan Cartel’s South American cocaine suppliers
An anti-money laundering expert is targeting the Kinahan Cartel’s prime cocaine source in South America.
Mullet over | Kinahan hitman sports mullet hairdo and says he's 'not a criminal' as he gives evidence from jail
This is Estonian hitman Imre Arakas giving evidence via video link from Portlaoise Prison to a murder trial in Lithuanian.
Exposed | Photo that helped snare 'incel' pervert who tried to lure girl (11) into woods
This is the picture that led to self-proclaimed 'incel' Magnus Nordell being jailed for a year after he tried to coerce an 11-year-old girl to 'go for a walk with him in the woods.'
‘The Family’ associate | Turkish mafia boss who planned to flood Ireland with heroin could be free in months
A Turkish man who was part of a plot to flood Ireland with heroin will walk free within months after he was handed down a four-year sentence with the last year suspended.
Phantom menace | Encrypted phone company chief signed off on CAB probe to find dirty money in Ireland
Vincent Ramos had bigger problems on his plate when the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau officer arrived at the San Diego jail where he was being held after his business Phantom Secure, an encrypted phone company, was the subject of a massive FBI sting.
gang reeling | Gangster Paul Rice calls in all debts after massive drugs seizure leaves him 'short of cash'
A veteran Kinahan cartel gangster and a very close younger associate are now turning the heat on other criminals.
