/ Episode 17 / Interview with Paul Williams / Bestselling true crime author and renowned journalist / TheSnuffBoxPodcast
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Paul Williams has broken the biggest crime stories in Ireland for the past 30 years. He is the author of 10 bestselling books such as The General and Murder inc , the first was made into a movie.
Hes worked for the Sunday world , The Irish News Of The World , The Irish Independent and also co hosted the News Talk Breakfast show
He researched and presented a special one-hour documentary on the international drug trade for the BBC World Service. In 2013 he won a string of awards for his Anglo Tapes Investigation , he spearheaded a hugely successful nationwide campaign which exposed the true extent of rural crime.
Paul holds an MA (Hons) in Criminology and is also the recipient of the Department of Justice award for outstanding academic achievement for his research work.
We discuss how he got into journalism , backlash to his work , and discuss some heavy hitters in Irish crime past and present.
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Pauls new book "The Monk" is available here :
https://www.omahonys.ie/the-monk-the-life-and-crimes-of-irelands-most-enigmatic-gang-boss-p-10478609.html
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1911630792?tag=duc08-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
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