The Irish Mob
Season 1
A look at how Irish gangsters changed the face of organized crime in the US.
6 Episodes
- Jimmy "The Gent" Burke/Danny Greene: The Celtic Warrior
E3Jimmy "The Gent" Burke/Danny Greene: The Celtic WarriorDanny Greene, known as the Celtic Warrior, ran a criminal empire in Cleveland and took on the might of the Italian mob with no fear at all. Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, an influential associate of the Lucchese crime family, was the basis for Robert DeNiro's character in the film Goodfellas. - Frank 'Dunie' Ryan: The West End Gang/The Stopwatch Gang
E4Frank 'Dunie' Ryan: The West End Gang/The Stopwatch GangBased in Canada the Stopwatch Gang got their name form the FBI as it's leader always wore a stopwatch around his neck and all bank robberies lasted no more than 90 seconds. The West End Gang were led by Frank "Dunie" Ryan and were (still are) Montreal's most notorious criminal organization. Ryan started out as a petty criminal and served 6 years of a 15 year sentence in prison. - Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran/Whitey Bulger
E6Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran/Whitey BulgerIn a deathbed confession, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran revealed his role in one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century - who killed Jimmy Hoffa? James "Whitey" Bulger was America's most wanted until his arrest in June 2011 in Santa Monica and only Osama bin Laden was sought more than him.
