Crime writer Nicola Tallant followed in the footsteps of Veronica Guerin to expose the dark underbelly of Irish crime.
But Guerin’s murder in 1996 changed everything about the job and remains a reminder of how dangerous reporting on gangland can be. Tallant – a journalist with more than 25 years experience – started writing about the Kinahan crime gang in the late 2000s.
She witnessed them grow from street dealers in Oliver Bond flats in Dublin’s Liberties to running a multi-billion drugs empire from their Dubai hideaway. Earlier this year, the US crackdown on the international cartel included a $5million reward for information that would lead to their financial disruption.
