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How PSNI botched Katie Simpson murder investigation

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When 21-year-old Katie Simpson died in August 2020 after an event in her home, why did the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) accept the versio...

Iran war: what a deal could look like - and why Trump blinked first

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, in the midst of a tentative ceasefire, Iran issued what could be the first step in a deal with the US over the Strait of Hormuz.Meanwhil...

What do sky-high jet fuel prices mean for travellers?

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Iran war, which began on February 28th, has disrupted air traffic routes and pushed up jet fuel prices. That much is clear. But with the war showi...

A suspected murder-suicide in Iceland with an Irish connection

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In June 2025, the Mancel family left their apartment in Leopardstown in south Dublin, headed to Dublin Airport and flew to Reykjavik. They checked int...

A sick man: DJ Carey and his cancer con

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Last November former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for fraud. In July, the disgraced sportsman pleade...

Inside the Kinahan cartel’s secret phone chats: ‘Nobody is stopping until they’re all dead’

02 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Sean McGovern, a trusted member of the Kinahan organised crime cartel, was extradited from Dubai last May he can’t have known the depth and bre...

Dire reviews and controversy: Why the Michael Jackson movie broke box-office records

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Michael, the biopic tracking the early years of Michael Jackson, opened to dire reviews and criticism over its silence on the child sex abuse allegati...

Car bombs and hijackings: Why two attacks show the New IRA hasn’t gone away

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Last Saturday evening, a food delivery driver was hijacked in Co Antrim, a bomb was placed in his car and he was ordered to drive to Dunmurry police s...

Gerry Hutch’s life in Lanzarote

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For a man who has been targeted by assassins, Gerry Hutch is surprisingly easy to track down in the village in Lanzarote where he has lived for more t...

After the 'feis-fixing' scandal, has Irish dancing cleaned up its act?

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Ellen Coyne heard her phone buzz in bed on a dark October night in 2022, she couldn’t have known that answering it would lead to the “biggest...

The surprising reason criminal Robbie Lawlor may have been murdered

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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Devastation in Lebanon as Israel's 'yellow line' leaves huge numbers displaced

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sally Hayden reports on her visit to south Lebanon, where weeks of war between Israel and the Iran-linked paramilitary organisation Hizbullah have lef...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: the lifestyle that led the former prince astray and endangered the royal family's future

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Former British prince Andrew fell further from grace in February with his arrest as part of an investigation into whether he abused power by sharing c...

What evidence will form the case against Daniel Kinahan?

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Kinahan, the leader of the Kinahan cartel and a member of the “super cartel” that runs about a third of the European cocaine market, was ar...

Will the Peter Mandelson scandal bring down Keir Starmer?

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the United States is a moment Keir Starmer will rue.On Monday, he faced MPs in the UK Parliamen...

The surprising source of Ireland's cannabis

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The amount of cannabis being smuggled into Ireland has risen significantly in recent years, with most of the product for sale now coming from the Unit...

How Ireland’s top betting tipster promoted a black market gambling site

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Heneghan is one of Ireland’s most popular online gambling tipsters. His social media accounts show his more than one million followers a glamoro...

What next for Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts scheme?

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When a pilot scheme was announced in 2022 to provide artists with a guaranteed weekly income of €325 a week for three years, there were more than 8,...

What Trump’s fight with Pope Leo says about his state of mind

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As US president Donald Trump threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies are questioning whether he has grown increasingl...

Fuel protests: Could some people be radicalised by last week's events?

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For almost a week there were blockades and go-slows which severely disrupted the country’s road network and Dublin city centre was at a standstill f...

Why deaths on Irish roads keep rising

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There have been 45 deaths on Irish roads so far this year – that’s six more people than this time last year. Tragically, 2025 ended as the deadlie...

How an Irish building contractor conned US homeowners out of €1.3 million

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

John O’Brien’s scam was simple. Arriving in the US on a tourist visa in 2021, he set himself up as a building contractor in Massachusetts and Rhod...

How will the fuel protests end?

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, as fuel protests over the Government’s response to rising petrol and diesel prices entered their third day it became clear the demands...

Iran ceasefire: Did Trump run out of road?

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday barely an hour before US president Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was ...

How risky is Simon Harris' new savings scheme?

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

More details have emerged about the Minister for Finance’s new savings and investment idea which aims to unlock some of the €170bn Irish people ar...

The spy service protecting Ireland Inc

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It is not surprising that the army’s spy wing is a highly secretive organisation, but lately it’s becoming a little less so, with one of its top b...

Are we closer to solving the mystery of missing Icelandic tourist Jon Jonsson?

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gardaí have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of Icelandic man Jon Jonsson. The suspect, who's from Liverpool, is a veteran crimin...

Inside the State’s latest care scandal: The at-risk children on Tusla’s ‘no beds list’

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the entire country there are just 26 places for vulnerable children in need of the highest level of specialist care and supervision that Tusla is c...

David McWilliams: How the energy crisis could plunge Ireland into recession

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The world is in oil shock. Since the US and Israel launched its war on Iran one month ago, the impact on the rest of the world has been felt in ever-r...

The euthanasia case dividing Spain

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Please note, this episode contains discussion of suicide and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.Last Thursday, a Spanish woman called Noel...

Why Dublin City Council is considering a tourist tax

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dublin City Council is keeping up the pressure on the Government to legislate for a tourist tax administered by local authorities.The level of the tax...

What’s behind surge in fake weight-loss drugs and bogus steroids

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The scale of the fake medicines in Ireland has been made worryingly clear with the latest figures from the State’s drugs watchdog.The Health Product...

How Gardaí finally cracked the code to a multi-million bitcoin fortune

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Clifton Collins (55) had a thriving business growing cannabis in rented houses around the country.The Crumlin man and expert beekeeper was known for h...

Natalie McNally murder: How YouTuber’s alibi fell apart

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen McCullagh (36) thought he had created a cast iron alibi for himself when he planned the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Natalie McNally (32)...

How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A new investigation has shown the supply chain link between Russian missiles – ones used to deadly effect in Ukraine – and a factory in Limerick.A...

The fringe women's group pivoting to focus on migration

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The newly-formed Women’s Coalition on Immigration is calling on the Government to publish crime statistics broken down by country of origin and ethn...

‘No smoking gun’ as Gerry Adams court case ends

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Three victims of the IRA’s bombing campaign in Britain have spent the past four years building a legal case in an attempt to prove that Gerry Adams ...

Why Meath house was seized from owners in 20-year planning saga

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Michael and Rose Murray were refused planning permission for a substantial dormer bungalow in 2006 on land they owned in Co Meath, they went ahea...

How a tech savvy woman lost €30,000 in an invoice scam

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you got an invoice you’d been waiting for from your builder for work done, you’d get ready to pay it, wouldn’t you?And if, a couple minutes a...

Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? How new Irish words are born

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

To keep Irish alive as a language for the modern world, new words are added all the time.Bingewatch (craosfhéachaint), cryptocurrency (criptea-airgea...

Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? Conas a chuirtear le foclóir na Gaeilge?

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

De réir mar a thagann coincheapa agus téarmaí nua chun cinn sa saol, tagann focail nua chun cinn sa chaint mar chur síos orthu.  Ar nós gach...

Ukraine war four years on: Is an end in sight?

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, day-to-day life has become wearyingly normal.Having endured one of the coldest win...

Life in Beirut as Israel’s ‘precision strikes’ kill displaced civilians

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon have been relentless and growing in ferocity since the US and Israel launched its war against Iran on February 28th.Say...

Why the Kinahans are trapped in Dubai

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

News that Kinahan cartel founder Christy Kinahan snr and his sons, Daniel and Christopher jnr, have not left the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for four y...

A deadly strike on a girls primary school in Iran - who is to blame?

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the first wave of attacks on Iran, a primary school was hit, with a reported death toll of 175, most of them young girls.It is the deadliest known ...

Iran war: 'danger' for the Irish economy as prices rise and uncertainty spreads

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As the conflict in Iran continues and spreads, global markets are down and oil prices are soaring. So what impact could the conflict have on the globa...

How the culture wars spread to Ireland

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In his new documentary Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars, director Mike Sheridan explores the profound influence of toxic discourse in th...

How AI gatekeepers decide who gets the job

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is turning the recruitment process upside down and leading to a jobs market which can be frustrating and difficult to navigate.So while it is easy ...

Iran war: How will it end?

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Within minutes of the war beginning on Saturday, allies Israel and the US had achieved a stated goal: Iranian leader Aya...

Why Spain plans to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In late January, the Spanish government announced a mass legalisation scheme which will provide migrants with a one-year, renewable residency permit, ...

Irish man on trial in Budapest for killing American nurse

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A Dublin man who admitted killing a young American nurse in Budapest in November 2024 will face trial in April. He has pleaded not guilty to murder, i...

Trump's Iran war: Is there a plan, and do Americans support it?

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

US president Donald Trump came to power promising an end to foreign entanglements. Instead he has ramped up American aggression against its enemies. T...

Why is Ireland buying weapons from France?

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland is to buy hundreds of new armoured vehicles and artillery pieces from France, a move that will significantly expand the capabilities of the Ir...

Inside the Black Axe raid: What gardaí found in operation targeting global crime gang

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When gardaí raided the homes of 11 senior members of the Black Axe crime organisation this week they found more than they expected.As well as data-cr...

The killing of 'El Mencho': Why Mexico decided to take on the cartels

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, authorities in Mexico attempted to capture the notorious cartel boss known as “El Mencho”.They tracked Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervante...

Nancy Guthrie: the kidnapping gripping the US

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home on January 31st when her son-in-law dropped her off there after an evening at her daughter’...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Could Epstein links bring down the British monarchy?

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Former British prince Andrew's fall from grace continued last week with his arrest as part of an investigation into whether he abused power by sharing...

Is The Monk a play, a pity party or PR spin for Gerry Hutch?

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What started as a one-man play about the life and times of Gerry Hutch became a two-hander this week when, in a curtain-raising surprise, Hutch himsel...

How Irish electronic components are ending up in Russian military drones

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Geran-2 is a deadly weapon; a drone bomb that can be launched from thousands of kilometres away and yet hit its target with precision accuracy.Low...

How tip-off about land near Larry Murphy home led to dig for murdered women

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The tip-off that led the Garda to begin a major search for the bodies of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob is likely not new according to crime and secu...

Why did it take 13 months to identify man found dead in Phoenix Park?

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Belfast man James O’Neill, or Jim as he was known, led an unconventional life. He was according to his family a highly intelligent man in his 40s wh...

How frightened should we be of ultra-processed food?

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ultra-processed foods are irresistible – they’re made that way. The food manufacturers that dominate our supermarket shelves are constantly lookin...

Jeffrey Epstein's connections to world famous magicians

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Jeffrey Epstein files reveal the convicted child sex offender was fascinated by magicians, and detail a years-long relationship between Epstein an...

Ice agents on the streets, travel bans: Should the US host the World Cup?

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For Alexander Abnos, senior sports editor at the Guardian US “removing the US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified”...

Is Keir Starmer on the way out?

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Irish Times wants to hear listener feedback on our two news podcasts: In The News and Early Edition.This survey is open to anyone who has lis...

What next for Enoch Burke?

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher Enoch Burke has been in and out of court – and of prison – over his refusal to stay away from the school he once worked for.His legal chal...

The son of killer dentist Colin Howell tells his story

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On the night of his second birthday in May 1991, Seamus Daniel Howell’s mother Lesley was murdered by his father, Colin Howell, and his father’s l...

Could an Irish restaurant finally win the ultimate prize?

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a rough rule of thumb when it comes to paying to dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant: stars cost around €100 each. That’s according to...

Epstein files: What’s in the latest release and what’s missing?

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The US justice department has made public more than three million pages of records related to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein - and the fallout has...

‘Melania’: grift and greed on the big screen

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

‘Melania’, the documentary about US first lady Melania Trump, took in an estimated $7m when it hit US cinema screens at the weekend making it the ...

Bruna Fonseca’s life and death: Inside the Cork murder trial

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“I don’t love you and I can’t be with someone out of pity,” Bruna Fonseca (28), a Brazilian woman living in Cork, texted her ex-boyfriend Mill...

Michael Flatley: Why the Lord of the Dance was in a Belfast court

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday, a judge in a Belfast court lifted an injunction that would have prevented Michael Flatley’s involvement in the Lord of the Dance show, ...

Storm Chandra: Were there enough flood warnings?

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most people who heard the weather forecasts at the weekend that mentioned Storm Chandra will not have expected the devastation it was to bring on Mond...

Why has China purged its highest-ranked military general?

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When news emerged at the weekend that one of China's most decorated generals had been purged, rumours swirled around Beijing. The official line w...

Alex Pretti: How the latest Ice killing outraged America and damaged Trump

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the three weeks since Donald Trump sent thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, to the state of Minnesota, and its capital c...

Who is Stephen Miller, the man turning Trump’s vision into action?

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is the most zealous supporter of the MAGA agenda. That much is expected from a Trump administration i...

Why ADHD is linked with higher rates of addiction

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

ADHD is commonly characterised by traits like impulsivity, difficulty regulating emotions, and difficulty maintaining focus.But mounting research sugg...

Is the alliance between Europe and America over?

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump's address at the World Economic Forum made the headlines yesterday as the US president appeared to rule out using force to take over Gree...

Who were the Dublin rioters?

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If anyone thinks that the rioters who caused mayhem and destruction on the streets of Dublin in November 23rd, 2023 were a well-organised group motiva...

Why Trump’s determination to take over Greenland could spell disaster for Ireland

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

US President Donald Trump is not giving up on Greenland.On Saturday he announced tariffs on France, Germany, the UK and others, after those nations se...

The surprising source of Ireland's cannabis

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The amount of cannabis being smuggled into Ireland has risen significantly in recent years, with most the product for sale now coming from the United ...

Could Eddie Hobbs be the Irish Trump that Steve Bannon wants?

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Hobbs, once a fixture on RTÉ, says, “The mainstream media is the North Korea of Europe”.He was speaking on Steve Bannon’s popular War Roo...

Tegan McGhee’s murder trial: The full story

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The devastating cruelty endured by four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway, who was murdered at his home in Limerick in 2021, was laid bare during the ...

Dublin is the 11th most traffic congested city - can it be fixed?

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The installation of traffic cameras at junctions in Dublin city to catch motorists who break red lights has been shelved.It’s a puzzling decision gi...

Is the regime in Iran about to fall?

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For more than two weeks, anti-government protests have taken over the streets of Iran. The regime has responded to the demonstrations with a heav...

Elon Musk’s AI app creates abusive images. Can it be stopped?

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

An app that allows millions of users to create sexualised images of children has brought the dangers of Artificial Intelligence into sharp focus – a...

How the fatal ICE shooting has deepened divisions in the US

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The killing of Renee Nicole Good (37) in her car on the streets of Minneapolis by an immigration officer has been witnessed by millions of people arou...

Trump wants Greenland - what’s to stop him taking it?

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday US president Donald Trump said he needed Greenland “very badly”. It’s a sentiment he expressed during his first term, but what then so...

Ken Early on why Ruben Amorim and Manchester United were a disastrous match

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Since he took over as head coach at Manchester United Ruben Amorim has been outspoken, dishing up post-match commentary that frequently centred on how...

Trump says 'we run Venezuela'. Is that true?

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a court in New York City on charges including drug-terr...

Is Hyrox more than a fad (and what is it anyway?)

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Hyrox came to Dublin’s RDS last November, it was a completely sold out event. The tickets for the fitness race were sn...

How the race for total AI domination is revisiting the worst of human history

03 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was first published in August.In the space of a few short years, generative AI has exploded into our daily lives, impacting the way we le...

‘My Irish friends are awesome’ says Elon Musk – who are they?

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk seems particularly taken with the opinions of three Irish men active on X: far-right activist Michael O’Keeffe; Barry O’Driscoll, whose ...

Petrol bombs and drive-bys: How Limerick’s gangland violence returned

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was first published in June 2025. In the early hours of May 8th, two masked men in a stolen Audi staged a drive-by shooting, fi...

Richard Satchwell: why did it take eight years for the killer to face justice?

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was first published in May 2025. From the moment he reported her missing in 2017, Richard Satchwell stuck to his story that his wife Tina...

The new IRB: How a shadow 'government' is operating under the radar in Ireland

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was first published in August 2025. For years the Irish Republican Brotherhood – the IRB – was remembered annually in a curious cerem...

Plum pudding and sea swimming: Irish traditions that have stuck and new ones that have taken off

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Christmas Eve and so much about this time of year is about the things we do and eat – not because we particularly want to do them or even enj...

From Traitors to Kneecap: What kept us entertained in 2025

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when there are media think pieces galore about how atomised entertainment is, how people don’t talk about TV like they used to; how the mu...

Inside Tommy Robinson’s world: Unholy mix of faith and fury on the streets of London

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is the UK’s most notorious anti-Muslim activist.At 43, he is the street leader of the radical right-wing n...

2025 was a year of upheaval. But what will it be remembered for?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

2025 was a year of global upheaval, from the activities of the Trump Administration to instability in the Middle East and the reshaping of power polit...