The PGA Tour, Liv Golf and Saudi Money: Is Rory McIlroy the 'sacrificial lamb'?
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a revolution in the multi-billion-dollar world of golf – and Rory McIlroy is its ‘...
Extra: Trump indicted - what next for the former US President?
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified ...
The 50 year old mystery of the Cork father who disappeared twice finally solved
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The picturesque market town of Fermoy in county Cork would become the unlikely scene of a curious do...
Break Point: Tramore Tennis Club turmoil after revelations of coach’s conviction
08 Jun 2023
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The Tramore Tennis Club's annual general meeting caused a major upheaval in the seaside town, result...
Cartel crash: Liam Byrne’s arrest as Kinahan mob swap Dubai for Iran
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Byrne, arrested in Spain last Sunday, is thought to be one of the most trusted members of the K...
Unsolved - the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and a search for the truth
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Dublin Monaghan bombings on May 17th 49 years ago killed 34 people, including an unborn baby, an...
Children of the Troubles: ‘My father was murdered in front of me when I was ten’
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Finlay’s father, Ronnie, was shot dead in front of him, his brother and his mother. Bryan wa...
Best of: Terry Keane, Charles Haughey, and the end of their affair
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion writer and social diarist, Terry Keane, and Ireland's most controversial Taoiseach, Charles ...
Great Pretender or White House contender? Ron DeSantis and his US presidential bid
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has nicknamed his Republican rival Ron DeSantis 'Meatball Ron' and 'Desanctimonious', b...
A convicted fraudster, 40 cousins and a will worth millions
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When a widow with no children, no siblings, and no surviving first cousins passed away, questions we...
Phillip Schofield scandal: 'Unwise but not illegal', but will ITV's morning show survive the fallout of his affair?
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phillip Schofield's admission to an affair with a much younger employee on This Morning has opened u...
Queen Elizabeth II, the IRA and the FBI
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New files released by the FBI outline a plot to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth as she visited ...
Tina Turner: The unapologetic 'Queen of Rock n' Roll'
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world of music is mourning the loss of Tina Turner, but her influences go way beyond her stage p...
'How a cult brainwashed me, and how I escaped'
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Haworth has spent a lifetime warning of the dangers of cults, after his own terrifying experienc...
From Kinahan soldier to swallowing SIM cards: the grimy demise of 'Fat Freddie Thompson'
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Kinahan cartel gangster ‘Fat Freddie Thompson' is causing trouble and upsetting fellow inma...
Blackmail and bridge: Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates and an alleged affair with a Russian card player
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010 billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met a Russian bridge player at a tournament and ...
The Qatari Sheik, the Irish developer and the billion-dollar dispute
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish hotel tycoon Paddy McKillen, is in the battle of his life fighting members of the Qatari royal...
The GAA manager, Nicola Gallagher and the domestic abuse allegations
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: today's episode contains content some listeners may find distressing. Earlier this month, N...
Fears for garda safety after fatal N7 chase of burglary gang
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three well-known criminals died in a horrific fireball after they drove the wrong way down a dual ca...
Jennifer Poole murder: my last memory of my sister is lying there in a bed of blood
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Poole was murdered by her ex-partner Gavin Murphy in 2021. Jennifer who was 24 when she die...
The Dapper Don: Christy Kinahan and the rise of the Kinahan cartel
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christy Kinahan is the man who started the now infamous Kinahan drug cartel. Also known as the Dappe...
Is it goodnight for ‘This Morning’? – The Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby saga
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why have Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby - the two ‘This Morning’ presenters - become the...
A bereavement book for kids, a killer cocktail, and a murder charge - Utah's curious case of Kouri Richins
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kouri Richins is a Utah mother who has written a book on grief for children after her husband died. ...
Pat’s Chat: Is Patrick Kielty the Late Late Show solution?
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who will replace Ryan Tubridy as host of RTE’s the Late Late Show? Speculation is rife that Patric...
Kathleen Chada on killer husband: 'What he did to our sons was horrific"
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On July 29, 2013, Kathleen Chada's husband, Sanjeev, murdered their two young sons, Eoghan and Ruair...
Aoife-Grace Moore: 'I didn't meet a Protestant until I was 16'- School segregation in Northern Ireland
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sectarianism and segregation remain endemic in Northern Ireland. Can it get better? Host Ciarán...
Donald Trump's trials and trips - but what do they mean for his 2024 presidential bid?
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A New York jury has found Donald Trump sexually abused E jean Carroll, a writer, in a New York depar...
GAAGO Oh-oh: Cash grab or fair play for the GAA?
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A major debate has erupted over what GAA games should be broadcast on free-to-air TV. The GAAGO stre...
The £300K kidnap and blackmail plot - Limerick gangster Ger Dundon's downfall
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Limerick gangster, Ger Dundon - who has changed his name to Darren McClean - was jailed for 15 years...
Songs, sex and scandals: Eurovision controversies throughout the years
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Eurovision Song Contest is back tonight. From Portugal's 1974 revolution to political protests o...
The Great Hunger, 'Trevelyan's Corn', and making amends for the Irish Famine.
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heirs of Slavery, a British lobbying group of descendants of the country's wealthiest slave owners, ...
Ann Ogilby: Murdered by teenage UDA girls over jealousy
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence. Ann Ogilby was a 32-year-old mother-of-four....
Downfall: From ‘Baron of Ballsbridge’ to Bankruptcy - the Celtic Tiger tale of Sean Dunne and Gayle Killilea
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the Celtic Tiger, Ireland had its own ‘special’ kind of celebrity, the property developer...
Coronation Heat: Will King Charles III be the last to wear the crown?
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Saturday, in a supposedly low key Coronation, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be crowne...
Disgraced banker David Drumm, his sister-in-law, and the €2m debt
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Dublin District Court gave Rachel Drumm, widow of the late Ken Drumm, six months to f...
American fugitive, Irish orphan and cannibalism: the unbelievable story of Nicholas Alahverdian
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Alahverdian died in February 2020 – according to his obituary. However, US authorities be...
Best of: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph - Moving Statues and Ireland's Mass Hysteria of 1985
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland in 1985 experienced a very unusual phenomenon, which had much of the nation on its knees - t...
Best of : 24-hour party people - the time when Ireland mistakenly legalised drugs
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2015, a legal loophole on the possession of some drugs meant that for a 24-hour period, it was ac...
The 'Nutting Squad': how an IRA unit became riddled with double agents.
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Nutting Squad', the notorious interrogation unit of the IRA was ruthless when it came to outing...
Arrest: GSOC investigator suspected of leaking information to the Hutch crime gang
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: A senior GSOC investigator has been arrested on suspicion of passing on confidential i...
The top Kilkenny GAA coach and the €47,000 sliotar scam
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well-respected hurling coach Jimmy Meagher convinced a close friend to invest in a non-existent busi...
Stardust Tragedy: “Oh, God help us. And that was it. I was gone”
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Valentine’s night 1981 and Dublin’s Stardust nightclub is full of young people enjoying themselv...
The Monk, The Investigator, and the Watchdog: Is GSOC fit for purpose?
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch walked free from the Special Criminal Court having been found not guilty ...
Family fallouts, courtroom clashes and the airing of dirty linen – the O’Gorman family feud
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’d imagine the lives of the owners of a luxury retail chain like Kilkenny Design would be idyll...
Columba McVeigh: The story of the teenager ‘disappeared’ by the IRA
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Columba McVeigh, 19, was living in Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin, in 1975. The Tyrone teen left his fla...
The Rise of Rhasidat Adeleke: The Inside Track from Texas
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
20-year-old Rhasidat Adeleke from Tallaght is showing she's a generational talent in Irish athletics...
Dominion, Fox News and the mega million-dollar settlement
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fox News was forced to pay an eye-watering $787.5 million to avoid a landmark US defamation court ca...
From Acquittal to Assassination Threat: The ongoing Kinahan Cartel risk to Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Monk has been sighted at the inner-city home of a relative, where it’s understood he has been ...
Gabriel Byrne, the Gathering tourism drive, and a whole lot of drama
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013 Ireland, a time when 'austerity', 'negative equity', and the Troika were part of our lexicon...
The Gangland Trial of the Century (Part 3) - Jonathan Dowdall, criminal connections, and his shadow over Sinn Féin
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The verdict is in, but former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall is still serving his sentence f...
EXTRA: Why Gerry “The Monk” Hutch was found not guilty of murder?
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch has been found not guilty of murdering David Byrne in a gangland shooting...
The Gangland Trial of the Century (Part 2): Robin Schiller's first-hand account of Regency shooting.
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The brazen Regency attack in February 2016 marked the beginning of a gangland war on a scale never b...
Stakeknife: Freddie Scappaticci, IRA executioner and British agent
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Freddie Scappaticci, the informer known as Stakeknife, has died. He was double agent at the heart of...
The Gangland Trial of the Century (Part 1): Unveiling the life and crimes of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stealing lemonade at the age of 9, being locked up in Mountjoy prison at the age of 15, to mastermin...
Coming tomorrow: Gangland Trial of the Century - a new three-part special
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been dubbed the gangland trial of the century. As the verdict in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' ...
Unsolved: Return to Mauritius - the murder of Michaela McAreavey
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twelve years ago, Michaela McAreavey was murdered in her hotel room while on honeymoon in Mauritius....
Made in Ireland: How Joe Biden, JFK and even Richard Nixon play up their Irish roots
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Joe Biden's visit to Ireland this week making the headlines, the Indo Daily looks back on other...
Albert Reynolds, an Australian monk, a hijacked plane, and the Third Secret of Fatima
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do Aer Lingus, Albert Reynolds, an Australian monk and the Vatican have in common? The Indo Dai...
Best of: The Hitman from Vegas and the Divorcee from Ennis - The ‘Lying Eyes’ of Sharon Collins
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008 Sharon Collins was found guilty of soliciting Egyptian poker dealer Essam Eid to kill her mi...
Peace at last? 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a generation of bloodshed and division, Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement marked a new ...
The TikTok ticking timebomb - will it be banned in Ireland?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian government is the latest in a long line of country officials to ban TikTok on work ph...
Voices of eviction: "I'll be homeless with my three-year-old in a week"
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe, a single mother of one, Padraig, a young teacher, and Rebecca's family all have one thing in ...
Downfall: Boris Becker - from Boom! Boom! to bankrupt and banged up
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He was the 'Wunderkind' of the 1980s, winning Wimbledon at just 17. But German player, Boris Becker,...
Arrested Developments: What next for the former US president, Donald Trump
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump becomes the first former US President to be charged with a criminal offence. As America...
Michael Scott murder trial: the €1m farm, a missing dog and a bitter family dispute
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Galway farmer Michael Scott was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter after...
Why has MI5 raised Northern Ireland’s terrorism threat level before Biden’s visit?
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The British secret security service MI5 has raised the terror threat level in Northern Ireland to “...
Enoch Burke claims 'the judge laughed, mocked, and ridiculed me', as trial concludes
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enoch Burke has alleged a judge laughed, mocked and ridiculed him after he sought to raise concerns ...
Flight Risks: How drones, passport breach and whistleblowers are exposing security weaknesses at Dublin Airport
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last year passengers had to contend with overflowing queues, missing flights and dirty terminals at ...
France is burning: Is Emmanuel Macron for turning?
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than a million people took to the streets across France angry at President Macron's plans to ra...
Drama on the ski slopes: Why is Gwyneth Paltrow in court?
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a story worthy of a Hollywood writer's room, Oscar winning actress who presides over a lifestyl...
Debt-ridden DJ Carey’s lavish Augusta golf tour while he owed millions to AIB
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey was travelling across America, attending high-profile sport events a...
Carved and discarded: The killing tactics of murderous siblings, the Scissor Sisters
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It remains one of the most gruesome and grotesque crimes in Ireland – a man murdered by his girlfr...
Graham Dwyer loses appeal: What's next for the convicted killer?
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Court of Appeal dismissed Graham Dwyer’s appeal against his conviction for the murde...
The Kerry Babies: Will new arrests finally solve the 40-year-old murder of 'Baby John'?
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happened 'Baby John', a newborn killed and discovered on a beach in Co Kerry in 1984, has never...
Rupert Murdoch: Emperor of the Fourth Estate, Kingmaker of British Politics, and his real life 'Succession'
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Murdoch and his new girlfriend Ann Lesley Smith are set to marry this summer. The couple reve...
The Stormy Daniels Scandal: could Donald Trump run for President from behind bars?
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald J Trump has faced his fair share of controversies. But it is his alleged affair and the payme...
The Putin paradox: Western war criminal, Eastern ally
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the war on Ukraine enters its 392nd day, there is a sense of spectacle following a three-day stat...
Richard Curran: I warned of a property crash in 2007 – will it happen again?
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He warned us of a property crash in 2007 and people didn’t listen to him. Now with house prices al...
EXTRA: The Mr Moonlight murder: Seizure of Quirke’s computer ruled unlawful
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After one of the longest murder trials in Ireland, Patrick Quirke was found guilty of the murder of ...
Guitar hero: The cruise ship entertainer who saved hundreds from drowning
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The luxury liner Oceanos was on a voyage off the coast of South Africa when the ship began taking on...
Back to the Future: The rise and fall of John DeLorean
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John DeLorean was an eccentric but brilliant engineer who decided to manufacture a futuristic sports...
Best of: St Patrick’s Day in the White House - Presidential plastic paddies or genuine fans of Ireland?
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Begorrah and Begosh... it’s St Patrick’s Day in the White House. As US President Joe Biden annou...
The mysterious disappearance of Tina Satchwell: 'You don’t just vanish off the face of the earth’
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Forty-five-year-old Tina Satchwell disappeared from her home in Youghal, Co Cork in March 2017. She ...
Mismatch of the Day: Gary Lineker and the BBC's own goal
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Lineker may be back presenting 'Match of the Day' this weekend after the BBC suspended him for ...
Gaddafi, guns and the IRA: could the Libyan despot have started an Irish civil war?
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A massive Libyan arms shipment to the Provisional IRA in the 1980s had the potential to dramatically...
Tabloids, trials, and tribulations: Prince Harry and the phone hacking scandal
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Days after King Charles’ Coronation in May, Prince Harry could be taking to the stand in the landm...
What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them?
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books, films, documentary series – the serial killer market is hugely profitable. We just can’t ...
Burke family values - what next for Enoch Burke and his siblings?
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amid chaotic and unprecedented courtroom scenes, gardaí forcibly removed members of the Burke famil...
'Shooting the cat was his ticket to Hollywood' - Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal's Oscars dream
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Indo Daily talks to Barry Keoghan’s cousin Gemma on Barry’s upbringing and their plans to ce...
Drugs lord Larry Dunne and his plague of heroin on Dublin
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He was Ireland's first drugs kingpin who ushered in a new era of organised crime. The Indo Daily hea...
Notorious inmate Charles Bronson appeals for freedom
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Notorious inmate Charles Bronson is making his latest bid for freedom, appearing in front of a parol...
The Murdaugh Murders: Why did a wealthy South Carolina lawyer kill his wife and son?
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer was sentenced to life in prison last week for the...
Best of: The Psychic Swindler, the secret villa and the newspaper investigation he didn’t see coming
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In July a criminal investigation was launched into the medium and former accountant Tom Colton, who ...
Terry Keane, Charles Haughey, and the end of their affair
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion writer and social diarist, Terry Keane, and Ireland's most controversial Taoiseach, Charles ...
GPO Girl: The lives and lies of Samantha Azzopardi
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2013, a teenager in a state of distress was found by two gardaí at the GPO on Dublin’s O’Con...
The tragic death of Paula Yates and the Geldofs' grief
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Channel 4 turns 40 this year, with plans to remember the people to helped make it a success, like tr...
North Korea: Family assassinations, nuclear tensions and the heiress to the throne?
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Jong Un, the secretive leader of North Korea, has recently unveiled his daughter to the world, s...
The Apache, an Irish priest, and a miscarriage of justice: who killed Fr Patrick Ryan?
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An Irish priest, Fr Patrick Ryan, was found savagely beaten to death in a Texas motel room in 1981. ...
Notorious criminal Cornelius Price and his history of violence
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gangland leader, Cornelius Price, has died, but his legacy lives on in the memory of families whose ...
Omagh shooting: Three arrested in attempted murder of PSNI officer shot in front of son
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A high-profile senior detective is in a critical condition after gunmen tried to murder him in Omagh...