Crime World

A unique immersive play put on by recovering addicts attending the Soilse service in Dublin is a disturbing but powerful reflection of the effects of drug use and addiction on individuals and their wider families.
However, the theatrical performance which takes place over the course of a journey from Dublin’s Blessington Basin to a mock up crack den also brings a message of hope from those recovering from addiction.
Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the play and the stories told within it.

Soilse - A Day In The Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFTQFMXAxHU
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CAB target Patrick Stokes has been arrested in Australia and charged with the murder of his wife Annemarie O’Reilly.
Stokes who led a crime gang in Waterford before moving to Melbourne was near the scene when police discovered the body of Annemarie in the presence of her three year old son.
Nicola talks with Niall Donald about the arrest.
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The second-last funeral of the M9 crash teens has been held and mourners heard that what happened was wrong and during which prayers were offered up to the innocent family injured.
Jeremy 'Bobbles' O’Brien was the fourth teen to be laid to rest after the crash, which has horrified the country and placed the focus on the so-called Lucky Dip gangs.
Nicola speaks with Niall Donald.
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Inmate Brendan Gahan will be laid to rest this week after his brutal murder behind bars has led to an investigation focusing on his cellmate.
Nicola speaks with Eamon Dillon about the death of Gahan and other terrifying killings inside the prison system.
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Conor McGregor is sued by a businessman over a tweet, Drogheda gangster raps about Owen Maguire's shooting, and a garda officer is charged with soliciting someone to murder a woman and her three kids.
Niall talks to Crime World reporter Neil Fetherstonhaugh about the stories that caught our readers' attention this week.
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