Grace of Monaco: From Irish roots to Hollywood stardom and international royalty
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She was a queen of Hollywood’s vintage ‘Golden Age’ who became a bona-fide princess. But how d...
Revisited: Scoop - The woman behind Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2019, Prince Andrew sat down with BBC Newsnight for a bombshell interview that forever r...
OJ Simpson, the trial of the century, and how media coverage changed forever
12 Apr 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...
Dublin Jimmy: The career thug who organised the torture of former Quinn director Kevin Lunney
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 50 convictions to his name at the time of his death, Cyril 'Dublin Jimmy' McGuinness was the pu...
Unsolved: Trevor Deely Disappearance - a 23 year mystery
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 23 years since Trevor Deely was last seen on route home from a Christmas party in Dublin. ...
Ireland’s ‘nimby’ problem: How one developer is blocking the construction of 850 new homes
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Land Development Agency is turning vacant state land at Dundrum's Central Mental Hospital into a...
Extra: Simon Harris becomes Taoiseach and a new cabinet is confirmed
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s official, Simon Harris has become the Taoiseach after a Dáil vote this afternoon. It was a b...
The Kerry Babies case and 40 years of secrets: Couple deny DNA proves they are parents of murdered child
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 40 years since ‘Baby John’ was found naked, shoved between rocks, with his tiny neck brok...
The murder of Emer O’Loughlin, the suspect who faked his own death and a family's fight for justice
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nineteen years ago today, Emer O’Loughlin, a 23-year-old artist, died in a mobile home fire near G...
Extra: Adrian Weckler explains how you can beat the mobile, broadband and TV price hikes due to hit this month
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you overpaying for mobile, broadband or TV? Is it a bother to switch? And will your service suff...
Is this the end for Diddy? Rap star and music mogul fights sex-trafficking, drug and rape allegations
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The career and legacy of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is in freefall, as the hip-hop megastar fights alleg...
JK Rowling, Elon Musk and the hate-speech debate polarising Ireland and Scotland
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What started out as a mundane piece of legislation aiming to tackle hate speech in Scotland has beco...
Is it safe to fly? Fatal incidents and near misses leave Boeing in freefall
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It revolutionised how we travel the globe and brought air travel to the masses. However, Boeing - th...
French serial killer identified as retired police officer after 35-year manhunt
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicknamed ‘Le Grêlé’, one of France’s most elusive serial killers appeared on a popular tele...
Revisited: Mysteriously abandoned – How three siblings found each other & their search a fourth foundling
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of three long-lost siblings, all abandoned in mysterious circumstances in differen...
Gangland Succession|3: Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne – Becoming the Kinahans’ problem
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland's short-lived reign of terror showed just how unstable life can be at the ...
Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences. T...
Gangland Succession|2: Marlo Hyland and the Sicilian effect
29 Mar 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
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gangland, like the world of business or politics, is often based on a succession of personnel. This ...
The return of Islamic State in Europe and what it means for Vladimir Putin
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having apparently dismissed warnings from US intelligence, Russia president Vladimir Putin now has d...
‘Let us search area near Larry Murphy’s former home for bodies of six missing women’ – forensic expert
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A group of forensic experts and investigators has called on the Garda Commissioner to facilitate a s...
Confronted: Serial fraudster 'Carrie Jade Williams' working as au pair in Kildare
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Carrie Jade Williams”, aka Samantha Cookes, made global headlines as a serial fraudster operati...
Extra - Kate Middleton reveals she is receiving treatment for cancer
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Middleton has been receiving treatment for cancer after undergoing “major abdominal surgery”...
Simon Harris set to be youngest ever Taoiseach, but is the job a poisoned chalice?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Leo Varadkar resigned as Taoiseach, friends and colleagues gave him their best wishes. But ...
Pearse McAuley: A lonely death for the IRA Garda killer, prison escapee and friend of Jonathan Dowdall
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*A warning, today's episode contains details of domestic violence which listeners may find upsetting...
Extra: Leo Varadkar visibly emotional as he resigns as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an unexpected announcement, Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader. The Indo...
Putin’s re-election: Should we be worried that war with Europe is inevitable?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With serious opponents either liquidated or locked up, Russian president Vladimir Putin has secured ...
Revisited: Millionaire heiress to IRA mastermind - Rose Dugdale, the renegade debutante
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
She was the former debutante who once curtseyed to Queen Elizabeth, only to rebel against her ...
Roman Polanski: Rise and fall of the Oscar-winning fugitive facing new abuse allegations at 90
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*A warning, today's episode contains details of child sexual abuse which listeners may find upsettin...
Notorious ATM raiders jailed – but where’s the missing millions they stole?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A string of ATM thefts were carried out by a notorious Co Antrim gang using diggers and trucks in th...
A history of Ireland in 100 Paddys
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From St Patrick himself to a global music star, a Times Square Olympian and a Mexican army battalion...
'He admitted tying boys to trees’ – survivor of Bill Kenneally hits out at ‘delusional’ paedophile
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*A warning, today's episode contains details of child sexual abuse which listeners may find upsettin...
The pressure on Leo Varadkar to talk tough with Joe Biden over Gaza this St. Patrick’s Day
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to the St Patrick’s Day meeting between Leo Varadkar and Joe Biden, the Taoiseach ha...
Kate’s Photoshop blunder, a toe-sucking scandal and Harry’s Nazi costume: Photos the royals wish we had never seen
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A family photo released for Mother’s Day is at the centre of a royal row. The image was of Kate Mi...
Murder in the Outback: what happened to the British backpacker Peter Falconio?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
wo decades after UK backpacker Peter Falconio went missing, some people still have doubts as to what...
Extra: Government given two referendum 'wallops' - what next for Irish politics?
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland has voted to reject both government proposals to change the Constitution on Family and Care,...
Armed German terrorist captured after 30 years on the run – but the manhunt for others continues
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daniela Klette is one of three members of the “third generation” of the notorious urban guerrill...
Extra: National clampdown of dodgy boxes – should users be worried?
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will the current clampdown on dodgy boxes curb use? Should the dodgy box owners be worried? And is t...
Oscar controversies : Violence, nudity and politics that shook the Academy Awards
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Cillian Murphy keeps his fingers crossed for an Oscar win, the Academy Awards looks forward to ce...
Is Daniel Kinahan one step closer to extradition back to Ireland?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean McGovern is one of the Kinahan cartel’s top lieutenants. He has been living a life of luxury ...
Yes/Yes Vs No/No: A debate special on Ireland's upcoming March 8th referendums
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, International Women’s Day, the country will go to the polls in two referendums. One is ...
Extra: Possibility RTÉ ‘deliberately misrepresented’ Tubridy salary figures ‘cannot be discounted’, PAC report finds
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Decisions taken by RTÉ demonstrated a "lack of rigorous financial controls", the chairman of the Pu...
Where is Kate Middleton? A terrible start to 2024 for Britain’s royal family
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a turbulent start to the year for the British royal family, with health scares, in-fi...
The Sydney TV star, his flight attendant boyfriend and the police officer in the frame for their murder
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney-based police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself in to the authorities two days after ...
Revisited: Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Cassie Ventura and the 24-hour lawsuit that shook a hip-hop icon
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rapper, music producer and business mogul, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, formerly known as Puff Daddy, was at ...
Christian Horner: The dismissed “coercive behaviour” allegations against F1 boss, husband of Geri Halliwell
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2024 Formula 1 season approaches this weekend, the dramatic sport was once again brought into...
Explainer: What are the March 8 referendums all about?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On March 8, voters will be asked to decide on two amendments to the Constitution. One looks at the d...
‘Tea-man’ Kevin Bakhurst under fire as politicians lose confidence in RTÉ chief
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just as the RTÉ crisis seemed to be nearing its conclusion, the situation now seems as stark as eve...
How Mr Nobody went from bouncy castle rentals to become the Kinahan cartel’s logistics mastermind
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Declan Brady, AKA ‘Mr Nobody’, was one of hundreds in attendance at the 2016 funeral of murdered...
Sil Fox: The pub selfie that ‘ruined’ the 90-year-old comedian’s life - and why he’s now suing the DPP
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Beloved for his sharp sense of humour and seemingly endless energy, veteran Irish comedian Sylvester...
Davy Tweed: ‘He was the most frightening person in my life,’ says stepdaughter of paedophile rugby player
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Davy Tweed was a popular, successful man in public, but he was also a violent domestic abuser and pa...
Revisited: Albert Reynolds, an Australian monk, a hijacked plane, and the Third Secret of Fatima
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of May 1981, Ireland was sent into shock when an Aer Lingus flight was hijacked on its ...
Did Catherine Martin throw the RTÉ chair under the bus – and is she now in the firing line herself?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of Friday morning, shock news broke, that Siún Ní Raghallaigh, chair of the RTÉ...
Ban this filth? Pleasure Boys cause shock in The Devenish, but some think it's just 'a bit of fun'
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The word ‘shocking’ gets bandied about loosely these days, but videos and photographs that have ...
Putin the tyrant: What next for Russia, as “enemy of state” Alexei Navalny dies suddenly?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny made headlines across the world, yet his demis...
Ireland’s Breaking Bad: The €33m crystal meth bust and Mexico’s murderous cartel
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A €33m crystal meth seizure linked to the Sinaloa cartel has served as a dramatic wake-up call for...
Michael Lynn: The ‘greedy’ former solicitor who robbed €18m from the banks
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Struck-off ex-solicitor and property developer Michael Lynn has today been sentenced to five and a h...
The Guinness heiress, the kidnapping and the Kinahan links
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heir to the brewing and banking fortune, Jennifer Guinness lived a quiet life, residing in a luxury ...
The Pearl Gamble story and the last man to hang in Northern Ireland
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pearl Gamble was 19 years old when she was murdered in January 1961. She worked as a shop assistant ...
Trapped in Rafah: A father’s desperate attempts to get his disabled son back to Ireland
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like so many people in Gaza right now, Isam Hamad finds himself stuck in a living nightmare. His dis...
Valentine’s Day massacre for RTÉ as €450,000 pay-off bouquet leaves stink
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was another display of frustration, annoyance, and bewilderment as TDs and Senators gathered yest...
Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley: Five assassination attempts and the “Concerned Criminal Action Committee”
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has long been established as one of Ireland's career criminals. The Dub...
RTÉ’s perpetual crisis: The 11th golden handshake and a never-ending blame game
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RTÉ chiefs past and present are preparing to grace the halls of Leinster House to appear before the...
The sex trafficker turned handyman, on the run in Ireland
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Convicted UK sex trafficker David Archer arrived in Ireland to start a new life after serving six ye...
'I spoke to Ian Bailey the day before he died' - The forensic expert who questions his guilt
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“I certainly could find nothing that led me to believe in Ian Bailey’s guilt.” That’s accord...
Revisited: Unsolved - Who kidnapped Shergar?
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
41 years ago this week, Shergar, the world’s most famous horse was stolen and thus began one of th...
From Lisbon, to space, via an NYC courtroom - The mysterious life of Declan Ganley and the $20m dispute
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, Declan Ganley, an English-born businessman who had moved to Ireland as a teenager, inserted...
Kinahan henchman Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan caught in crackdown on rogue companies
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why Kinahan cartel lieutenant Graham ‘The Wig’ Whelan and mob money-launderer Thomas Rooney are ...
No shamrocks for Joe Biden? Do Ireland’s many boycotts have any effect on the war in Gaza?
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland has found itself as a European outlier in its broad public support for Palestine throughout ...
Explained: Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl conspiracies
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The latest one doing the rounds is that pop princess Taylor Swi...
Max Clifford: The dark rise and fall of the disgraced PR guru
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He changed the celebrity public relations game, but Max Clifford was ultimately as infamous as his n...
Kneecap: Critics rave over Sundance film but unionists rage over its funding
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
West Belfast rap crew Kneecap have been in the headlines from day one, but their Sundance award-winn...
Kyle Walker: The latest Premier League star to be outed as a "love rat", but is it anyone's business?
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wayne Rooney, John Terry, Ryan Giggs and Kyle Walker. What do they all have in common? Apart from be...
Vince McMahon: From WWE superstar to alleged sex trafficker
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the name Vince McMahon was synonymous with one thing – wrestling. That changed overni...
Drama at The Abbey: How allegations of harassment led to a growing €1m legal bill
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Abbey Theatre has been the subject of growing acrimony for years, from an open letter complainin...
The Irish Vice King who wants his prostitution ring to be forgotten
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carlow man Thomas Carroll ran a multimillion-euro prostitution network with his wife and daughter. I...
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan’s legal action against a Belfast pub. How the laughs dried up.
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Linehan rose to prominence in the 90’s as one of the brains behind arguably Ireland’s gre...
Margaret Perry and the execution of her alleged murderers by Stakeknife’s IRA ‘nutting squad’
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On June 21 1991, Margaret Perry - a 26-year-old civil servant from Portadown - vanished. A year late...
The many bust-ups of Roy Keane, Irelands next football manager?
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As polarising a figure as Ireland has ever seen, Roy Keane has had somewhat of a rebrand in recent y...
Extra: Saving RTÉ’s 2.2million Toy Show musical flop - at all costs
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Grant Thornton report into mismanagement at RTÉ, has found more money was wasted on thei...
The ‘Spud’ Murphy story: The jailed former garda, the property investor and the €5k fixer’s fee
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former superintendent John ‘Spud’ Murphy came from garda royalty. It shocked everyone when he wa...
Right or left? How Mary Lou McDonald's immigration choices could derail Sinn Féin's General Election
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Any politician will tell you that immigration has joined housing as the topic that dominates politic...
"I never had any doubt that Ian Bailey killed Sophie Toscan du Plantier"
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Ian Bailey leaves many unanswered questions in the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier....
House of horrors: Josef Fritzl’s evil crimes and potential prison release
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many will remember the shocking case of Josef Fritzl and his “house of horrors”. Austrian sex of...
Revisited: John Gilligan - The life and lies of Ireland's most notorious gangster
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ruthless godfather John Gilligan is credited with ushering in a new era of organised crime and t...
Dermot Bannon and the 11,000 people who built first and asked later
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He’s the king of renovation-themed television, but Dermot Bannon is under fire as the RTÉ star ...
Davos and the Irish billionaires you’ve never heard of
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again when billionaires, prostitutes and world leaders converge on the isol...
Ninety Seconds to global annihilation: The Doomsday Clock counts down
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In January 2023 the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic representation of global peril, plummeted to a mere 9...
Millionaire heiress to IRA mastermind: Rose Dugdale - the renegade debutante
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Born in England into immense wealth and luxury, Rose Dugdale turned her back on riches to become a b...
Calum Best: The latest tabloid tearaway facing sex assault accusations
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Son of legendary footballer George, Calum Best is known for making headlines, but it’s been a long...
Post Office Scandal: ‘They knew what was going on’
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Described as one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history, between 1999 and 2015 over 70...
Is the inn full? How immigration could shape the upcoming elections
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arson attacks, inner party revolt and a lucky escape for 14 migrants in Rosslare. Almost every day n...
Explainer: The Epstein lists, the Lolita express and the world’s elite
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Royalty, presidents, and Hollywood stars have been named in previously sealed documents relating to ...
Gangland warfare in Blanchardstown as Gardaí fear retaliations
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the fallout from the Christmas Eve shootings in Blanchardstown continue, this week, Jason Henness...
Three siblings abandoned alone in different Irish towns search for fourth ‘foundling’
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of three long-lost siblings, all abandoned in mysterious circumstances in differen...
Murder, abuse and one big secret – The Gypsy Rose Blanchard story
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dee Dee Blanchard was the doting mother to her seriously ill daughter, Gypsy Rose. But behind the sm...
Revisited: Why did Oscar Pistorius pull the trigger?
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicknamed the Blade Runner, Oscar Pistorius, the South African athlete was lauded for his sporting a...
Unsolved: Who killed Lisa Dorrian?
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2005, 25-year-old Lisa Dorrian went missing from a caravan park in Co Down and has never...
Unsolved: Jean McConville and her children's ongoing quest for justice
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1972, 37-year-old widow, Jean McConville was dragged from her West Belfast flat by the IRA. She w...
Unsolved: The mystery behind a gruesome double murder in a lonely Longford village
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Killed in their kitchen on a cold winter’s night, the mysterious double murder that has all but be...