Election Extra: Predictions, posters and political pints
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who will be the biggest party in the new Dáil? From the Irish Independent’s Indo Daily podcast, t...
Taxes, tariffs and deportations: Stark implications for Ireland following Trump’s victory
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why Donald Trump’s return to the White House should sound alarm bells for the Irish government and...
Donald Trump claims victory and says he will ‘heal’ the United States
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We were told razor thin margins will decide the outcome of this year's US election. Pollsters had th...
Paul Williams: The bomb threat that left me at all-time low, in 24-hour garda protection
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For four decades, the name Paul Williams has been synonymous with the coverage of crime in Ireland. ...
Is Volodymyr Zelensky’s ability to resist Putin’s invasion starting to fade?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump, North Korea and Ukrainian desertions. Could this be the beginning of the end for Ukrai...
Revisited: Armie Hammer and the career ending cannibalism fetishes and sexual violence accusations
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Armie Hammer has confirmed his return to acting, more than three years after he was accuse...
Indo Sport Special: Paul McGinley on caring for a father with dementia
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Indo Daily, we hear from 2014 Ryder Cup captain, commentator and long-time fixture of I...
OnlyFans "158 freshers" controversy: An X-rated social media age
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recent weeks have seen high-profile adult content creators make headlines for increasingly salacious...
Charlene Masterson: How she survived being raped and blackmailed by her father
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“My abuser always had such a bravado in public. Once he had an audience, he relished in it. But wh...
Why Donald Trump now looks likely to win the US election
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US election is just days away, and despite a string of controversies, Donald Trump looks likely ...
Rich Republic: Ireland’s coffers are bulging, so how should next government spend it
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The winners of the next general election will find themselves presiding over the richest government ...
Mime and punishment: Milli Vanilli and the greatest lie in pop history
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1988 an unknown German duo called Milli Vanilli released their first song Girl You Know It’s Tr...
Taoiseach Simon Harris on capping childcare at €200 a month, Kate O’Connell’s Fine Gael snub, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, and the ‘nasty’ far-right at his doorstep
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the general election just weeks away, Taoiseach Simon Harris joined The Indo Daily’s Kevin Do...
The controversial career of tech firebrand Paddy Cosgrave
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A silver-spoon Trinity graduate, Paddy Cosgrave courted Silicon Valley’s elite, luring them to Dub...
How Australia’s most wanted criminal came a cropper in Dublin
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dublin 1984, and an unassuming family are pulled over by gardaí at a checkpoint. What follows is a ...
Kyran Durnin: What we know about the missing boy's case
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eight-year-old Kyran Durnin was reported missing from his Co Louth home in August. Investigating gar...
From criminal to candidate: Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch's potential election run
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suspected of planning some of the biggest armed robberies in Irish history, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch h...
Extra: Why are so many senior Fine Gael TD’s running towards the exit?
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last weekend saw another high-profile exit from politics confirmed, as Fine Gael deputy leader Heath...
Nicola Hanney on surviving a ‘vile’ coercive control nightmare
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over 14 hours in July 2018, Nicola Hanney received 652 messages from then garda Paul Moody. That’s...
Indo Sport Special: The Joe Canning Interview
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over at Indo Sport, we’ve just wrapped up week three of our brand new podcast, which you can find ...
One Direction singer Liam Payne dead at 31: What we know so far
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sudden death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne has sent shockwaves throughout the entert...
End of the road for Mary Lou? 'Cover up’ scandal spirals further out of control
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is undoubtedly the political scandal of the year, but could this also be the moment that defines ...
Padraig Nally: The historic and divisive murder case 20 years on
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years ago this week marked the beginning of one of Ireland's most divisive murder cases. The ...
Sinn Féin in freefall as party battles multiple scandals
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sinn Fein, the country’s main opposition party, is in turmoil and facing scandals on multiple fron...
Why is Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo feuding with Ireland's Green Party?
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a twist worthy of a Hollywood script, actor Mark Ruffalo has accused the Green Party in Ireland o...
Revisited: Coleen Rooney, Wagatha Christie and the cult of the celebrity documentary
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Rebekah Vardy was ordered to pay Coleen Rooney a further £100,000 following their high-pr...
Melania Trump’s 'deeply weird' memoir: Abortion, assassinations, Barron and more
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Melania Trump's debut memoir has been described by reviewers as "deeply weird", "truly bad" and "a b...
Extra: Kinahan lieutenant Sean McGovern arrested in Dubai over 2016 murder
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean McGovern, high-ranking chief in the notorious Kinahan cartel, is “coming home” to Ireland a...
Chief suspect in Madeleine McCann case cleared of sex offences against Irish woman
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The disappearance of Madeleine McCann remains one of the world's most high-profile crimes. Seventeen...
'Cobalt': The Irish politician allegedly compromised by Russian spy
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In comparison to those in Westminster or Capitol Hill, the corridors of Leinster house can often be ...
‘You will die in prison’ - My life-changing time as an Iranian state hostage
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In his early life, Bernard Phelan fell in love with the culture and character that other countries a...
The incredible downfall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Puff, Puff Daddy, P Diddy. It didn’t really matter what he went by, because he was one of the bigg...
Revisited: Vince McMahon – From WWE superstar to alleged sex trafficker
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the name Vince McMahon was synonymous with one thing – wrestling. That changed overni...
Introducing: Indo Sport - The Paul O’Connell interview
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We want to introduce Indo Daily listeners to our brand-new sister podcast, Indo Sport. It’s free, ...
Creeslough: 'I want to know why 10 people died, why this has ruined my life'
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been two years since an explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal, killed 10 people and left eight in...
Daniel Kinahan on the ropes for almost 10 million US dollars
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gangland boss Daniel Kinahan’s attempts to sports-wash his image have failed, but the fallout is f...
The mysterious death of farmer Liam Farrell, and the family who want answers
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In January 2020, 87-year-old Liam Farrell was found dead on the grounds of his property in Leitrim. ...
Budget 2025: Is unprecedented giveaway the golden ticket to keep Coalition in power?
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was described as the biggest giveaway since the financial crash of the late 2000s, but what does ...
The millionaire hacker, his homemade nuclear bunker, and a tragic death
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hit by personal loss, millionaire hacker Daniel Beckwitt became obsessed with his own mortality, so ...
Phillip Schofield and other ‘cancelled’ celebs who staged audacious comebacks
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having stepped down from his ITV ‘This Morning’ gig last year in the wake of a major scandal, pr...
There’s something about Eamonn (Holmes)...
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People are fascinated by Eamonn Holmes – and that’s a fact. The Belfast-born broadcaster regular...
Budget 2025: What a 'giveaway' means for you and your pocket
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The countdown is on to the release of Budget 2025 and despite the Government's claims to the contrar...
MrBeast: The 'misogyny and sexism' lawsuit engulfing YouTube's biggest star
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You might think Mr Beast is the name of a character from a children's story or the moniker of a gang...
National Children’s Hospital: €2.24bn and years late, who is to blame for scandal?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First dreamed up decades ago, the National Children’s Hospital has become an ongoing crisis passed...
Extra: Fears grow for safety of Irish troops after week of violence and chaos in Lebanon
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was the bloodiest day in Lebanon since the end of a brutal 15-year civil war. Israel intensified ...
10 years on: the U2 free album fiasco and Bono's biggest PR disasters
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Within 48 hours of inserting Songs of Innocence into the folders of half-a-billion Apple users, the ...
Strategy of a predator: The mounting accusations against Mohamed al Fayed
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than 20 former employees at the famous Harrods department store have accused its former owner, ...
Revisited: The Guinness heiress, the kidnapping and the Kinahan links
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heir to the brewing and banking fortune, Jennifer Guinness lived a quiet life, residing in a luxury ...
Press Up going down? What went wrong for Irish hospitality giant
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stella, The Dean, The Workman’s. Anyone who has socialised in our capital is likely to have vi...
‘They didn’t know how to treat me’: Trans woman allegedly denied urgent treatment at Dublin hospital
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paige Behan was left angry, scared and humiliated after being turned away from Dublin's St James’s...
Battle for Gorse Hill: Couple behind Celtic Tiger repossession drama launch fresh legal action
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take yourself back to the Celtic Tiger. Business is booming, properties are flying off the market. T...
The 'Angel of Death' who terrified Dungarvan and captivated the world
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month back in 1995, Fr Michael Kennedy took to the pulpit in Dungarvan to give his Sunday sermo...
Extra: Trump assassination attempt: The unusual background of suspected gunman Ryan Routh
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just nine weeks ago, in Butler Pennsylvania, Donald Trump had a lucky escape when he survived an att...
November or March? Simon Harris’s high-stakes election headache
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The summer break is well and truly over for Ireland’s politicians, with Dáil Éireann back in bus...
Captain Robert Nairac: The undercover British agent murdered by the IRA
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
British army officer Captain Robert Nairac was snatched from a pub in South Armagh, after spending t...
Glenroe: Scandals, sex and death threats - time for a tv reboot?
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From its inception in 1983 to the final episode in 2001, we look at how Glenroe became must-see TV i...
Fyre Festival: The convicted fraudster reviving the Caribbean catastrophe
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After serving four years in prison for fraud, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is inviting peop...
Extra: ‘They’re eating the pets’ - A bad night for Trump in surreal US debate
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.” It was anoth...
Could releasing the ‘world's most important prisoner’ end the war in Gaza?
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He has been described by some as Palestine's Nelson Mandela. In the middle of the deadly conflict in...
Gisele Pelicot: Drugged by her husband and raped by 50 men
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gisele Pelicot has told a French court of the horror of learning that she was drugged and raped by 5...
The rise and fall of The Jeremy Kyle Show, amid inquest into TV guest’s tragic death
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
* Content warning – This episode contains references to suicide which some listeners might find up...
‘It’s over’: The IRA ‘ceasefire’, 30 years on
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After what it termed an ‘Armed Struggle’ and the ‘Long War’, the Provisional IRA called a “...
Lucy Letby: Why some experts are now questioning her guilt
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Letby is the worst serial killer of children in British history - convicted of murdering five p...
Beyond the ‘Bike Shed’: Five other Leinster House controversial spends
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the news that €336,000 was paid for a new bike shed at Leinster House, we look back...
Extra: 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse at religious schools likely “just the tip of the iceberg”
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government yesterday published a “distressing” and “harrowing” report into the systemic ...
Explainer: Could Sinn Féin's ‘Frankenstein’ housing plan win back lost voters?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a disastrous local election campaign earlier this year, Sinn Féin has released a bold and bra...
Telegram CEO arrested and 'X' blocked in Brazil – Day of reckoning for social media?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and why did the Brazilian government bloc...
Extra: Oasis fans’ fury over ‘price gouging’ - but who is to blame?
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oasis fans across the country were left angry, disappointed and waiting in digital queues of nearly ...
Unsolved: Murder, revenge and a miscarriage of justice – Who murdered Una Lynskey?
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey disappeared one night on her way home from work. Two months later, her...
Lordship – The murder of Adrian Donohoe, Part Two
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the murder of Adrian Donohoe, the main suspect Aaron Brady boarded a one-way flight to America...
Lordship – The murder of Adrian Donohoe, Part One
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What goes in to catching a garda killer? In January 2013, Detectives Joe Ryan and Adrian Donohoe fro...
The TV star, his flight attendant boyfriend and the police officer in the frame for their murder
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney-based police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself in to the authorities two days after ...
Gangland Succession|3: Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne – Becoming the Kinahans’ problem
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland's short-lived reign of terror showed just how unstable life can be at the ...
Gangland Succession|2: Marlo Hyland and the Sicilian effect
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With PJ Judge taken out, Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland quickly established himself as the new face of ga...
Gangland Succession|1: “The Psycho” PJ Judge and the first deadly betrayal
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gangland, like the world of business or politics, is often based on a succession of personnel. This ...
Introducing: The Indo Daily’s ‘Crime Week’
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All this week on the Indo Daily, we'll be looking at some of the most shocking and notorious crime s...
Downfall: The phone tapping scandal and the undoing of Charles Haughey
24 Aug 2024
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In December 1982, news broke that the telephone of Bruce Arnold and Geraldine Kennedy had been tappe...
Downfall: The TV moment that cost presenter John Leslie his career
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of his fame, John Leslie was one of the most recognisable faces on UK television. All ...
Downfall: OJ Simpson, the trial of the century, and how media coverage changed forever
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To many, OJ Simpson had it all. Wealth, success and fame. In the 1980s and early 1990s he had the wo...
Downfall: Swing-gate’ scandal – How Maria Bailey fell from political favour
21 Aug 2024
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DESCRIPTION: Maria Bailey's fall from grace was harder than any fall from a swing. Five years ago th...
Downfall: Max Clifford - the dark rise and fall of the disgraced PR guru
20 Aug 2024
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He changed the celebrity public relations game, but Max Clifford was ultimately as infamous as his n...
Downfall: Ellen DeGeneres and the scandal that crashed her talk show empire
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She recently announced her imminent retirement, but Ellen DeGeneres was once the celebrity magnet qu...
Introducing: The Indo Daily’s ‘Downfall Week’
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘Downfall’ is the story of the rise and fall of some of the world's most extraordinary celebrity...
Indo Daily Investigates: Inside Conor McGregor’s multi-million property empire
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He conquered the fighting world, and now Conor McGregor is quietly constructing a property portfolio...
Indo Daily Investigates: How one developer is blocking the construction of 850 new homes in Dundrum
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Land Development Agency is turning vacant state land at Dundrum's Central Mental Hospital into a...
Indo Daily Investigates: Toxic Masculinity: Is David Meessen a harmless dating guru?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The term ‘alpha male’ originally referred to the animal kingdom, but online, it's become a weapo...
Indo Daily Investigates: The €5.5m crypto fraud, a former Chinese takeaway worker and the Pharma tycoon’s son
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Born into privilege, Michael Burke Jr comes from Irish business royalty, in a family worth hundreds ...
Indo Daily Investigates: Tramore Tennis Club turmoil after revelations of coach’s conviction
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tramore Tennis Club's annual general meeting caused a major upheaval in the seaside town, result...
Indo Daily Investigates: The sex trafficker turned handyman, on the run in Ireland
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, convicted UK sex trafficker David Archer arrived in Ireland to start a new life after servi...
Revisited: Kneecap - Critics rave over debut film but unionists rage over its funding
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Belfast rap crew Kneecap have been in the headlines from day one, but their Sundance award-winn...
Why Valerie French’s murderer still has guardianship of her children
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, 51-year-old James Kilroy was unanimously convicted of murdering his wife Valerie French ...
Belfast: How Tricolours and Union Jacks were brought together in the name of hate
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the links between Irish far-right activists and anti-immigration protests in Belfast where ...
Trad wife controversy explained: Dark side of the conservative TikTok ‘fantasy’ lifestyle
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The peculiar social happening that is the rise of the ‘trad wife’ has led to huge debate online ...
‘People can call me woke’: Justice Minister Helen McEntee on domestic violence, Coolock and bomb threat on her family home
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Helen McEntee exclusively discusses the defining moments of her time as Minister for Justice, includ...
The complex legacy of Michael Jackson: The doctor, abuse allegations, and enduring popularity
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where were you in 2009 when news broke that Michael Jackson had died suddenly at the age of 50? 15 y...
INLA accused of receiving Russian State ‘Dark Money’ amid Republican group’s ‘support’ for war in Ukraine
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The INLA are suspected of receiving ‘dark money’ from the Russian State. T Public and vocal supp...
Uncovering the real top 10 highest earners at RTÉ
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RTÉ’s senior executives are earning more than most of their top 10 star presenters, as revealed e...
Kerry graveyard murder: ‘Medieval’ attack of Thomas Dooley by members of his own family
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You’re a big man now” was jeered at Thomas Dooley as he lay bleeding to death in a Kerry grav...
Rupert Murdoch goes to war with his children over his real life ‘Succession’
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why has the 93-year-old billionaire Rupert Murdoch gone into battle with his children over the futur...
The anti-migrant candidate, his gangland family, and the Coolock fallout
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leon Bradley, brother of gangland figures Wayne and Alan ‘Fatpuss’ Bradley, has been banned from...