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Court hears IRA prisoner turned property developer used Italian Mafia to launder money (IrishCentral)

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:12:13 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A convicted IRA prisoner turned international property developer has been accused in the Italian courts of using the Italian Mafia to launder money.

IRA militant arrested among UK, Spanish and Italian businessmen in Mafia sting (IrishCentral)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:30:46 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

A dissident Irish Republican Army (IRA) militant has been arrested in Reggio Callabria, in the South of Italy, as part of a Mafia sting operation.

Russian mafia demanded $11.6 million ransom for kidnapped developer they branded a “thief” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:14:26 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The Irish tycoon who turned up disorientated and disheveled on a remote country road is claiming he was held by a Russian mafia gang.

'Irish mafia' play key role in keeping Barack Obama updated on terror threats (IrishCentral)

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:18:23 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

US President Barack Obama has a dependable 'Irish mafia' within the White House to advise him on key international matters, his anti-terrorism chief said this week.

A night to remember with William Kennedy, greatest Irish American writer of his generation -- Recalling the Saratoga Springs glory days of Mafia, molls, gambling, and Irishmen (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:16:16 PDT

William KennedySaratoga Springs: Close to 1,000 people crammed the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York on Tuesday night to absorb a talk by William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the great Albany novels such as “Ironweed’ “Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game”, and “Legs”Kennedy is the greatest Irish American writer of his generation and at age 84 looks and acts as spry as a man 30 years younger Impeccably turned out in a white suit, Kennedy held the audience enthralled for almost two hours with tales of derring-do, gangsters, crooked pols, and influential Irishmen of the era Kennedy explained how Saratoga became the gambling Mecca, how they managed to fix the card games, who got paid off, what gangsters were behind the scenes, and how Saratoga eventually had to shut down its lucrative casino haunts because of political pressure READ MORE

“My Life in the Irish Mafia Wars” - Whitey Bulger’s possible memoirs become evidence (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:08:42 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Federal prosecutors have uncovered a suspected memoir that Whitey Bulger may have penned before he went on the run in 1994.

Shamrock Bar killings key factor in Mafia arrests (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:26:05 PST

By: JAMES CROWLEY

The arrests of 127 suspected Mafia leaders throughout the New York and Tri State area has once again focused attention on one of the most notorious killings by the mafia of the last 30 years which is mentioned prominently in the indictments.

Italian mafia ties revealed to New York Irish construction firm (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:44:26 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

An Irish contractor delivered a detailed account of the Italian mafia's involvement in New York's construction industry in a Manhattan courtroom last month.

Irish contractor key figure in Mafia/union bust (IrishCentral)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:43:30 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

The most watched man in New York union circles these days is surely Co. Meath-born contractor Jim “Metal” Murray, who is the key witness in the Local 608 Union corruption scandal.

‘Irish Mafia’ arrests spark global manhunt for Dublin criminals (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:38:13 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Two associates of Christy Kinahan, head of the “Irish Mafia”, have international arrest warrants on their head.

‘Irish mafia’ family to face four years in custody (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:55:17 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Christy Kinahan and his two sons will be held in custody in Spain while police investigate their $1.22 billion crime organization.

Major drug supply cut off to Ireland and Europe after Irish Mafia boss arrested (IrishCentral)

Mon, 31 May 2010 05:18:46 PDT

By: DONAL THORNTON

One of Europe's biggest drug traffickers has been arrested in Spain's Costa del Sol. The drug kingpin is Irishman Christy Kinahan.

Daughter screamed as mafia Don Da murdered (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:59:03 PDT

By: DONAL THORNTON

Eamon Dunne's daughter screamed for her father as he was killed in a pub last Friday night, and Irish police believe they have found the getaway car used by "the Don" Dunne's assassins.

FBI closing in on Irish mafia boss Whitey Bulger? (IrishCentral)

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:36:49 PDT

By: PATRICK COOPER

The feds have been blanketing Vancouver Island in British Columbia with photographs of the former Boston Irish mafia boss Bulger (80), and his girlfriend Catherine Greig (59). They are offering a $2 million reward.

Al Capone’s Irish love song (IrishCentral)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:33:42 PDT

By: TOM DEIGNAN

You might say the notorious gangster Al Capone had a split personality when it came to the Irish.