Episode Three– Chasing the General, Part Two
Part two of a gripping two-part special on notorious Dublin criminal, Martin Cahill, goes behind-the-scenes of An Garda Síochána’s Tango Squad unit as nearly 100 gardaí followed Cahill and his gang night and day for months in an effort to suffocate his criminal activities. As they recall the successes – and failures – of the investigations and operations to destroy his criminal enterprise, we’ll discover how despite the setbacks, An Garda Síochána dismantled Cahill’s gang and worked to recover the proceeds of his crimes.
Series Overview
RTÉ’s hit true crime series returns for another season, revealing behind-the-scenes stories of some of Ireland’s biggest criminal investigations.
In 2018 and 2019, the country watched incredulously as a criminal gang used stolen diggers to rip cash-filled ATMs from towns across Monaghan, Cavan, and Meath. With access to never-before-seen CCTV footage of the crimes in action, and interviews with officers from the Garda Emergency Response Unit and local Intelligence Units, this episode will reveal the gripping details of the covert operation to retrieve the stolen cash and smash the criminal ring.
A second episode will uncover the sexual slavery and human trafficking taking place in Irish market towns as Garda detectives describe the complex investigation that led to the first-ever convictions for human trafficking in Ireland.
We’ll also share the shocking testimony of the courageous women who not only came forward to Gardaí to share their experiences at the hands of these criminals, but also braved the challenges of our justice system.
And this season will, for the first time, feature a gripping two-part special on notorious Dublin criminal, Martin Cahill, and how his crimes shaped a generation of An Garda Síochána detectives over their decades-long pursuit of the man known as The General. As they recall the successes – and failures – of the investigations and operations to destroy his criminal enterprise, we’ll discover from Cahill’s victims how his brutal crimes changed their lives forever and left them facing losses that could never be redressed.
