The Indo Daily
Episodes
'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 upsetting* Bill Kenneally sat in a committee room in Du...
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 has made Ireland’s position on the situation in Ga...
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 Middleton and her three children, all huddled up tog...
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 exactly happened that night to him and his girlfr...
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, but it is not the first time governments have fou...
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 guerrilla Red Army Faction (RAF) who had been in hiding si...
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 their use funding criminality? Today’s episode of...
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 celebrating its 95th anniversary. However, Hollywood...
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 in the safe haven of Dubai in the UAE; a place Ire...
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 being described as the ‘family’ vote and the s...
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 Public Accounts Committee has said. Today 21 recomme...
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-fighting and conspiracy theories all taking centre s...
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 the bloodied belongings of Australian TV star Jess...
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 the centre of disturbing allegations by his former...
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 disrepute, as Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing c...
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 definition of the family, while the other proposes ...
‘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 ever. The broadcaster’s board has no chairperson, t...
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 Kinahan gang criminal David Byrne. As garda intel...
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 ‘Sil’ Fox has been making crowds laugh for de...
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 paedophile who preyed on his relatives. His stepdaug...
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 short trip from Dublin to London. The story made i...
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 board had resigned, having lost confidence from ...
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 circulated after an X-rated Valentine's weekend ev...
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 demise was a cruel inevitability given the physical pli...
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 Ireland. What read like an RTÉ adaptation of ‘...
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 half years in prison for stealing €18m from six f...
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 Howth mansion. In April 1986, however, a traumatic...
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 and had been dropped at the top of the lane close ...
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 distressing situation is further complicated by the n...
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 yesterday, St Valentine's Day, to hear the latest inst...
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 Dubliner has even survived five assassination attempt...
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 Oireachtas Media Committee as the public broadcas...
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 years of a 13-year prison sentence for operating a m...
'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 according to a retired UK senior forensic officer who ha...
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 the biggest Gardai investigations in Irish history –...
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 himself directly into the Irish political landsca...
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 the latest organised crime figures to be caught up...
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 the ongoing war in Gaza. But how do these acts of ...
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 Swift - who just won 'Album of the Year' at the Gramm...
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 numerous clients were famous. In 2014, Clifford was...
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-winning film has caused angered in some unionist circl...
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 being millionaire footballers who’ve scored big fo...
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 overnight with allegations of sexual abuse and trafficki...
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 complaining about the direction of the theatre, to bullying ...
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. It involved trafficking Nigerian women into Ireland...
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 greatest-ever TV export, Father Ted. In recent years ...
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 later her body was discovered in a shallow grave in Mu...
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 years. The hot head from Cork has traded much of hi...
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 their failed Christmas stage show production. The Indo...
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 was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail for th...
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 political discussions on doorsteps, at pub counters and i...
"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. Irish Independent journalists Senan Molony and Ra...
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 offender locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 year...
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 the modern narcotics trade in Ireland. The Indo Dai...
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 opted to build first and ask later in the latest e...
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 isolated, snowy Swiss town of Davos. We go behind the ...
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 90 seconds from midnight. As the 2024 unveiling app...
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 bombmaker, a thief and a terrorist. But why did she...
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 time since we have seen the celebrity socialite’...
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 700 postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accu...
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 now we are seeing the immigration crisis from a dif...
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 Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged abuse of young gir...
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 Hennessy Snr’s funeral will take place with a heightene...
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 different Irish towns who unbelievably found their way bac...
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 smiles and laughter there was a terrifying secret, o...
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 achievements the world over. But he would soon beco...
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 been seen again. Almost two decades on, her famil...
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 was shot and buried. Her children have never stoppi...
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 been forgotten - until now. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. ...
Unsolved: Who murdered the BBC's golden girl Jill Dando?
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999 Jill Dando was the ‘golden girl’ of British television. The 37-year-old's murder on her front doorstep shocked the world. Despite an inten...
Unsolved: Lost Boys of Belfast
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A compelling new documentary ‘Lost Boys - Belfast’s Missing Children’ has shed new light on the mysterious disappearance of five children at the...
Unsolved: The killer, the middleman and now the mastermind - the murder of Irene White
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Irene White was brutally stabbed to death at her home in Dundalk, Co Louth, in 2005. Following an investigation that led to Australia, we look at the ...
The fall of Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair – Part Two
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair was on the top of his game. He was feared by nationalists and ruled the Shankill. Then he lost it all and was forced to fle...
The fall of Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair – Part One
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Adair’s name is well known, his face instantly recognizable, his voice familiar but he’s not a famous actor or singer, he’s a ‘celebrit...
Downfall: Russell Brand and his year of allegations and financial fallout
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the noughties, he was all pervasive; from MTV, Channel 4 and BBC, to the biggest comedy venues across the UK and Ireland and even Hollywood. That c...
Downfall: What Big Tech can learn from the demise of Blackberry
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the next generation coming to unsettle the tech giants of today? Blackberry, once the number one smartphone in the world, disappeared overnight. Sh...
Downfall: The TV moment that cost presenter John Leslie his career
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of his fame, John Leslie was one of the most recognisable faces on UK television. All that changed in an instant when Leslie was linked ...
Downfall: Unicorn to bankruptcy - The fall of WeWork’s charismatic 'tech messiah' Adam Neumann
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With a peak valuation of 47 billion dollars, Adam Neumann's WeWork was once a global empire. But his vision for the company didn't stop there - he eve...
Revisited: The vagabond millionaire, a derelict house and the Sinn Féin money
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Upon his death in 2018 reclusive millionaire William Hampton left the vast majority of his estate to Sinn Féin, despite there being little to link hi...
Killing Edgar – Part Two: The impact of the IRA murder of Edgar Graham
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar Graham was murdered in broad daylight at Queen’s University on 7 December 1983. A law lecturer and unionist politician, Sam McBride examines h...
Killing Edgar – Part One: The IRA murder of Edgar Graham at Queen’s University
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar Graham was just 29 years old when the IRA gunned him down at Queen’s University in Belfast. The young law lecturer and unionist politician was...
Howlers, triumphs and plenty of rizz: 2023's political moments of the year
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As 2023 draws to a close, we look back at some of the more extraordinary moments to take place inside Leinster House and beyond. From international di...
Riots, The Regency and RTE: 2023's news wrap of the year
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From gangland cases in the Special Criminal Court, to RTE's drastic fall from grace during this summer's payments scandal, 2023 has been a remarkable ...
Stalkers, sexism and Santa: Could Christmas movies like Love Actually be made today?
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
December is drawing to a close, so it’s time for some seasonal escapism as we consider the humble festive art form that is... the Christmas movie. F...
Revisited: The JP McManus story - from farming boy to GAA billionaire benefactor
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
JP McManus is donating an incredible €1million to every GAA county board. This episode, first broadcast in July 2022, profiles the Limerick billiona...
The former Fine Gael politician and country-music star accused of laundering €2.6 million
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Many faces of Frank Kilbride. How a former Fine Gael councillor, and titan of the Irish country music scene, landed himself in the middle of a hig...
From Rwanda to Rosslare – How immigration policy is changing in the UK & Ireland
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is Richi Sunak’s attempts to “stop the boats” sinking his premiership and why is Ireland now changing its immigration policy towards Ukrainian r...
Supermacs Pat McDonagh's fight against €2 million planning ransom demands
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From humble beginnings as a school teacher, to one of Irelands most well-known and vocal entrepreneurs, the David and Goliath story of Pat McDonagh’...
Conor McGregor’s legal battle with former friend and teammate
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From sparring partners to courtroom adversaries, Conor McGregor and former friend and teammate Artem Lobov have come to legal blows over the UFC fight...
Michael O'Leary: Turbulent times ahead for Ryanair’s brash CEO?
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is no stranger to controversy. Since 1994 he has grown the airline from strength to strength despite his turbulent and o...
Revisited: X-rated videos, drug addiction, and an illicit affair - the controversies of Hunter Biden
10 Dec 2023
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...
Are Sinn Féin losing ground as recent tactics backfire?
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A fractious week for Mary Lou Macdonald saw her party fail to oust Justice Minister Helen McEntee while the Dáil debate brought fresh questions aroun...
Toxic masculinity: Is David Meessen a harmless dating guru?
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The term ‘alpha male’ originally referred to the animal kingdom, but online, it's become a weaponised term. With the likes of Andrew Tate and Jord...
Molly Martens: How a clerical error nearly led to the release of Jason Corbett’s killers
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A dramatic 24 Hours in North Carolina, saw Molly Martens and her father on the brink of release. How did this happen? Host: Ellen Coyne. Guest: Ralph ...
Brandon Ledwidge: The first gangland murder of 2023
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The murder of Brandon Ledwidge in Finglas last week was remarkable in that it was the first such killing of the year. His funeral heard about a man wh...
Conor McGregor: Political scapegoat or far-right poster-boy?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Ireland, we are at war…there is a grave danger upon us….make change, or make way.” The tweets from Conor McGregor’s during the Dublin riots...
The story of the Stickies: why the IRA split in two
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the IRA split in two, into the Provisionals and the Officials? The so-called ‘Stickies’ abandoned their armed campaign but never their gun...
Ukraine's spymaster and the Russian poisoning plot
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Ukraine’s spymaster Kyrylo Budanov is a hate figure in Russia. To date, he claims no less than 10 assassination attempts have been made against h...
Poet, punk, performer extraordinaire - Shane MacGowan has left us
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From a poetry-fuelled middle class upbringing to the chaotic UK punk scene, Shane MacGowan was an innovator who wrote his own rulebook, before tearing...
The Builder Brothers' Bust-Up: A Family Feud and the High Court
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not so long ago, Hugh and Greg Kavanagh were emerging as the post Celtic tiger big boys in the property world. The siblings headed up a series of busi...