Episode Two – Chasing the General
Part one of a gripping two-part special on notorious Dublin criminal, Martin Cahill, reveals 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 how his multimillion-euro heists and attack on the State’s leading forensic scientist left them with only one option – to launch the biggest surveillance operation in the history of the Gardaí.
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.
