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The dark side of Taylor Swift's fandom

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Taylor Swift brings her Eras Tour to Ireland, we look at how her fans have made her a global success and created an army of followers - some of whi...

The strange disappearance of Jay Slater and the grim world of TikTok ‘sleuths’

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The case of missing British teenager Jay Slater has ignited the world of TikTok and Snapchat, as the search for the 19-year-old enters its second week...

Extra: Safe bet or a big gamble? Jack Chambers takes a step up as he is appointed Finance Minister

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Chambers has been named as Ireland’s new Finance Minister. At the age of 33, is his appointment unexpected for such a senior role and might it ...

Soldier assault victim Natasha O’Brien: “If Helen McEntee doesn’t have a plan, she needs to step down”

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Natasha O’Brien is the young woman who was viciously attacked by Private Cathal Crotty. Her case quickly caused national outrage and sparked multipl...

Is the Taoiseach safe in his own home?

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was just before 8pm one Friday evening when a tricolour-waving crowd, wearing scarves and masks to conceal their identities, gathered outside a ho...

Revisited: Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley -Five assassination attempts and the “Concerned Criminal Action Committee”

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has long been established as one of Ireland's career criminals. The Dubliner has even survived five assassination attempt...

‘He’s bringing taxis back’: Justin Timberlake’s drink-driving charge and controversial personal life

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One-time prince of pop Justin Timberlake appeared at a Long Island court on Tuesday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. Now he’s bri...

How 'Neighbours' star Holly Valance became poster girl for Trump and Farage

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She’s the new queen of London’s right-wing social scene, counting Nigel Farage and Donald Trump among her friends. Having traded Neighbours and Ra...

What next for the Green Party as Eamon Ryan resigns?

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Eamon Ryan steps down as leader of the Green Party, who will replace him and what might a facelift for the Greens look like with a general election...

‘Two showers for 70 people’: How rogue landlord Christian Carter exploited the housing crisis

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s housing crisis continues apace, and while many people are struggling to put a roof over their heads, there are those who have exploited th...

Inside Ireland’s most notorious murders: the making of a garda forensic expert

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For over 25 years, John Sweetman was a regular presence on the frontline of crime scene investigation in Ireland. The former animator was involved in ...

Revisited: The Irish actor conned out of thousands by fake Hollywood producer

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For Eoin O’Brien, a Dublin expat living in Bangkok, securing a part in a blockbuster film was the dream of a lifetime. But the Hollywood producer wh...

Healy-Raes, Haugheys and more: The legacy and infamy of Ireland's political dynasties

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Politics is a business of relationships, but some connections are closer to home than others - quite literally in the case of Ireland's numerous polit...

Ireland at odds: Is a far-right Europe here to stay?

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Far-right parties have made gains across Europe, but Ireland won’t be sending any hardliners to Brussels. But while our Government might be pleased ...

How Daniel Kinahan's Super Cartel allies flipped

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a group of individually successful international criminals pool their resources in a bid to consolidate power and corner the outlaw ...

Downfall: The bullet-proof bras and millions plundered of Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The once-revered first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, is known as much for her ostentatious taste, as for the millions her family plundered f...

Extra: Election disaster for Mary Lou, the Harris ‘energy’ effect and what happened to the ‘far-right'?

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Sinn Féin shocker in the locals, a strong show of support for the ‘new look’ Fine Gael, and the not-quite rise of the far right. Friday's elect...

Amanda Knox - the slander conviction and her long battle to clear her name

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Knox returned to Italy last week in an unsuccessful bid to defend herself against a 16 year old slander conviction. The charge, which was uphel...

Revisited: X-rated videos, drug addiction, and an illicit affair - the controversies of Hunter Biden

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden's son Hunter has been rocked by a litany of personal and professional scandals, including an affair with his late brother's wife. X-rated vi...

Is it time for Ireland to ban the controversial XL Bully breed?

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The death of 23 year old Nicole Morey from a dog attack sustained on Tuesday night saw her Limerick community left reeling as it emerged that the anim...

Nigel Farage - the 'car crashes' and plane crashes of a marmite politician

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the UK General Election campaign ramps up, Nigel Farage has entered the race. So could he really split the vote for an already beleaguered Conserva...

French Alps quadruple murder: The family, the cyclist and the DNA tests

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

12 years ago, a cyclist in the French Alps made a gruesome discovery one sunny autumn afternoon. The bodies of 4 adults, each of whom had suffered gun...

Richard Keys, Andy Gray and the sexism scandal that rocked Sky Sports

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

They were the broadcasting behemoths who helped Sky Sports and Premier League football change the media landscape forever. The wisecracking duo of Ric...

Downfall: Armie Hammer and the career ending cannibalism fetishes and sexual violence accusations

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time in Hollywood, Armie Hammer had it all, until controversy called his name. The 36-year-old’s career has been in freefall since the e...

Revisited: The many rows of Roy Keane, a possible Ireland football manager?

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As polarising a figure as Ireland has ever seen, Roy Keane has had somewhat of a rebrand in recent years. The hot head from Cork has traded much of hi...

Extra: Trump Guilty - Calls Judge 'The Devil'

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today Donald Trump called the judge of his trial ‘the devil’ and launched into a 40-minute rant against ‘corrupt’ government and immigration. ...

Who does Bertie Ahern predict for election success next week?

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern looks at some of his picks for success in next week’s European elections. He also asks is it time that Dublin gets its...

Sacked Prof Philip Nolan’s new job in doubt amid fallout over bullying allegations

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Nolan became a household name as one of the experts who led Ireland’s response to the Covid pandemic. More recently though, his conduct as Di...

Eamonn Holmes: Shock divorce, ‘bitter’ tax bill and those Philip Schofield comments

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The shock divorce of Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford have left viewers to wonder where it all went wrong for the TV double act. It’s not the first ...

Protests, dissent and Niall Blaney’s rows: the potential EU election winners and losers

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With 14 seats up for grabs across three national constituencies, the stakes are high in next week’s European elections. As political parties scrambl...

Is the jig up? Irish dancing’s future in jeopardy after ‘feis-fixing’ scandal

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chaos, confusion, and collapsing promises. The investigation into alleged “feis-fixing” in the world of Irish dancing, has exposed financial uncer...

The €5.5m crypto fraud, a former Chinese takeaway worker and the Pharma tycoon’s son

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Born into privilege, Michael Burke Jr comes from Irish business royalty, in a family worth hundreds of million euro. But how did the son of a major ph...

Extra: 2FM in crisis - why are RTE's top stars running for the exit?

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Most will be familiar with the phrase good things come in threes. But for our national broadcaster, the departure of 3 top acts from the 2FM schedule ...

‘Swing-gate’ – Five years on: How the Maria Bailey scandal unravelled

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Bailey's fall from grace was harder than any fall from a swing. Five years ago this week, the former Fine Gael TD went from a relatively unknown...

Extra: Israel threatens “severe consequences” as Ireland formally recognises Palestine

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In an unprecedented move, Ireland will formally recognise the state of Palestine, with Taoiseach Simon Harris declaring “an important and historic d...

Tony O’Reilly: From billionaire to bankruptcy and the Denis O’Brien battles

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At 18 Tony O’Reilly played rugby for Ireland before going on to become the most glamorous international Irish businessman of his generation. This is...

Exposed: OnlyFans and the dark art of deception

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The surface of OnlyFans may be incredibly photogenic, but what lurks beneath is decidedly sinister, as ruthless con artists exploit the system – and...

Meet RFK Jr: the anti-vax conspiracy theorist bidding to become the second President Kennedy

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2010, a worm crawled into Robert F Kennedy’s brain, ate part of it and died. That’s according to the man who looks poised to become the third c...

Portal of shame? Donal Fallon’s walking tour of infamous Dublin monuments

18 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the Dublin-New York Portal is temporarily switched off due to inappropriate behaviour, Fionnán Sheahan takes a walking tour of Dublin with histori...

'Death threats and sexual harassment' - How local politics became such a dangerous job

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s just three weeks to polling day for the local elections. Five years on from the most recent count in 2019, however, Irish politics has fundamen...

Rory McIlroy’s Divorce: The celebrity lawyer, the prenup and the US PGA Championship.

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As world No2 Rory McIlroy looks to secure another US PGA title, the news that he is seeking a divorce from wife Erica Stoll has shocked the golfing wo...

‘Mam walked straight into the bomb’ – How the Dublin-Monaghan bombings changed my life forever

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was May 17, 1974, when Wendy Burke’s life changed forever. She was just one year old when her mother Colette, who was due to give birth in two da...

Paddy Jackson voices ‘concerns’ over TV dramatisation of the Belfast rape trial

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rugby player Paddy Jackson, who was one of the key people at the Belfast rape trial of 2018, has expressed his concerns over a proposed six-episode TV...

€5m student accommodation overspend: The UL housing scandal at centre of garda probe

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The University of Limerick (UL) is engulfed in a scandal arising from a €5m overspend on student housing 3km from the college campus. UL wrote to ga...

Revisited: A right royal scandal - who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1907, a theft at Dublin Castle ended up becoming a global story when the precious Irish Crown Jewels went missing. The Indo Daily hears more about ...

Should Bambie Thug and Irish audiences boycott the Eurovision?

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug is one of the favourites to win this year's contest, but should the Cork musician – and the public - be b...

Three damning reports, a TV licence showdown and Doireann Garrihy’s departure: RTÉ’S latest woes

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

116 inquiry recommendations, a TV licence showdown in the making and the announcement of the departure of star Doireann Garrihy. It's another tumultuo...

20,000 texts and physical assault - Male Irish stalking victim's "living nightmare"

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From an innocent cup of coffee to a decade of relentless harassment threatening him and his loved ones' lives, Irishman Jarlath Rice shares his experi...

Mushroom murder investigation: The Erin Patterson poisoning case that is gripping Australia

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Patterson is a 49-year-old mother of two accused of killing her ex-husband’s parents and aunt by cooking them a Beef Wellington laden with pois...

Kevin McGeever: The conman “with big dreams” who faked his own kidnapping

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2013, Kevin McGeever was found dishevelled and emaciated on a country road. He told gardaí he had been kidnapped from his home in Galway a...

Michael Stone: The life and crimes of the notorious gunman of the troubles

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Stone is one of the most notorious gunmen of the Troubles. Known in loyalist circles as a gun for hire, he murdered 3 people at an IRA funeral...

Successful show jumper, convicted abuser and murder accused – the shocking story of Jonathan Creswell

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former show jumper Jonathan Creswell was standing trial for the murder and rape of showjumper Katie Simpson, but hours into the trial, the 36-year-old...

A shock-jock, the Eurovision host and the Rose of Tralee - Ireland's influx of “celeb” political candidates

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s that time again as the local and European elections draw near, but the list of candidates for the ballots has raised eyebrows. A self-styled ‘...

McEntee v Sunak: Ireland’s asylum-seekers row, the worst spat since Brexit

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has been engaged in a row over migration with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak. Ireland’s worst diplomatic spat since th...

Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part Two

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After the murder of Adrian Donohoe, the main suspect Aaron Brady boarded a one-way flight to America. He had no intention of ever returning to Ireland...

Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part One

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What goes in to catching a garda killer? In January 2013, Detectives Joe Ryan and Adrian Donohoe from Dundalk garda station were tasked with escorting...

Revisited: A body in Tralee, the FBI Link and the conspiracy theories - The Thomas Stofiel tragedy

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An inquest in Tralee has finally answered a three-year long question - who was the man found dead on Slieve Mish Mountain in Kerry in 2020 and how was...

Extra: Aoife Johnston – Why wasn’t her life saved?

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sixteen-year-old Aoife Johnston “most likely” would have survived if there hadn’t been a 15-hour delay in her treatment at University Hospital L...

Pete Doherty: Rise, fall, and recovery of a notorious Libertine

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At the height of his fame, Pete Doherty personified rock'n'roll excess. Though he wished to be taken seriously as an artist, it was the many personal ...

Tony Felloni dies - the man who flooded Dublin with heroin and became known as 'King Scum'

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicknamed ‘King Scum’, Tony Felloni was one of the most prolific drug dealers in Ireland in the 1980s and ’90s. He had no shame about his crimin...

Extra: Chaotic scenes as Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court over historical sex offences

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson appeared in court on Wednesday morning, charged with rape and a number of other historical sex offences. Donaldson’s...

Justin Barrett: Far-right fringe figure launches anti-migrant 'movement’, but does the public care?

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Barrett has long been a controversial far-right figure on the fringes of Irish politics, with strong views against abortion and immigration. Hi...

Benjamin Netanyahu: Examining the divisive Israeli leader and asking 'what is his end game?'

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the political situation in the Middle East hangs on a knife edge, world leaders are trying to second guess the next move of Israel’s longest-serv...

Irish Encrochat gangster breaks criminal code by admitting to conspiracy to murder and drug importation

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Galwayman Michael O’Loughlin was arrested in Co Down in 2020 as part of a Europe-wide crackdown on organised crime. He was one of the first criminal...

Revisited: The Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed

20 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

50 years ago, Mountjoy Prison played host to one of the most dramatic escapes in history. It was a Halloween horror show for the onlooking guards as p...

Stardust manager Eamon Butterly: For many families, last year was the first time they heard him speak

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A verdict of unlawful killing has been reached for all 48 victims of the Stardust fire of 1981 – one of the biggest disasters in Irish history. A fi...

Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial begins: The pornstar, the convicted lawyer and the Irish juror

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a trial like no other, with a former US president at the centre. Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up...

Caroline Flack – Police to re-investigate the decision to charge the TV star following “new evidence”

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The London Metropolitan police will now reinvestigate the actions taken by officers in the lead-up to the decision to charge TV presenter Caroline Fla...

Middle East on the brink of all-out war as Iran launches unprecedented attack on Israel

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As the death toll in Gaza reaches 35,000, there has been a dangerous spike in tensions across the Middle East. In a serious escalation of the crisis i...

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 did Grace Kelly, the granddaughter of an Irish fami...

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 ruined his reputation. It is now the subject of a n...

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 world at his feet. But as the public learned of the ...

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 puppet master of one of the most sadistic and shocki...

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. In the years since, few new leads have been uncove...

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 new housing development for over 850 houses, dupl...

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 busy day for the Fine Gael leader between speeches,...

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 broken, on White Strand beach in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry...

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 Gort, Co Galway. Days after her death, John Griffin...

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 suffer in quality if you change provider? Irish and Su...

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 allegations of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape. ...

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 become a lightning rod for debate. A Scottish law that...

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 - the world's largest aerospace company - is now tryin...

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 television game show during the 35-year police hunt fo...

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 different Irish towns who unbelievably found their way bac...

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 top of the Irish underworld. Once again, the betra...

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. The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor S...

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 gangland in Ireland. He planned on doing things diff...

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 mini-series looks at three of Ireland’s original...

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 difficult questions to answer after 137 people were...

‘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 search of a Co Wicklow woodland site for the bodies...

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 operating in Ireland for almost a decade. Having been on ...

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” earlier this year, a statement from the Princess...

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 it didn't take long for plotting and speculation t...

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*     Terrorist, garda killer and p...

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 Daily speaks to Ireland Editor of the Irish Indep...

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 another landslide “election” victory. But does...

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 wealthy upbringing and become an expert bomb-maker...

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 upsetting*     Roman Polanski, the French-...

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 the dead of night. They got away with the daring the...

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, historian Donal Fallon discusses the Patricks, P...