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05.03.2024
Successful show jumper, convicted abuser and murder accused – the shocking story of Jonathan Creswell
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 took his own life. In the wake of his death, there have been revelations, confessions and...
05.03.2024
A shock-jock, the Eurovision host and the Rose of Tralee - Ireland's influx of “celeb” political candidates
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 ‘shock jock’, a former Eurovision Song Contest host and all sorts of anti-establishment headline-makers. ...
05.02.2024
Successful show jumper, convicted abuser and murder accused – the shocking story of Jonathan Creswell
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 took his own life. In the wake of his death, there have been revelations, confessions and...
04.30.2024
McEntee v Sunak: Ireland’s asylum-seekers row, the worst spat since Brexit
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has been engaged in a row over migration with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak. Ireland’s worst diplomatic spat since the Brexit discussions has developed over an increased number of migrants entering the country from Northern Ireland....
04.30.2024
Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part Two
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. His departure instigated an international police investigation that would span multiple years, resulting in...
04.29.2024
Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part One
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 credit union takings across Cooley Peninsula. The men were ambushed and Det Gda Donohoe...
04.28.2024
Revisited: A body in Tralee, the FBI Link and the conspiracy theories - The Thomas Stofiel tragedy
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 the FBI involved? This podcast was originally published on September 7th...
04.26.2024
Extra: Aoife Johnston – Why wasn’t her life saved?
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 Limerick (UHL). Limerick coroner John McNamara recorded a verdict of death by medical misadventure in the case of the...
04.26.2024
Pete Doherty: Rise, fall, and recovery of a notorious Libertine
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 controversies of the Libertines frontman that provoked public scrutiny. From his relationship with...
04.25.2024
Tony Felloni dies - the man who flooded Dublin with heroin and became known as 'King Scum'
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 criminal activities, even using his children to package and test his drugs on. We...
04.24.2024
Extra: Chaotic scenes as Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court over historical sex offences
Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson appeared in court on Wednesday morning, charged with rape and a number of other historical sex offences. Donaldson’s wife Eleanor was also present to face charges in relation to the same police investigation. We examine the...
04.24.2024
Justin Barrett: Far-right fringe figure launches anti-migrant 'movement’, but does the public care?
Justin Barrett has long been a controversial far-right figure on the fringes of Irish politics, with strong views against abortion and immigration. His stance on migration and the launch of his self-described movement this week comes at a time when...
04.23.2024
Benjamin Netanyahu: Examining the divisive Israeli leader and asking 'what is his end game?'
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-serving prime minister. Scandal and controversy have dogged Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career, yet still he...
04.22.2024
Irish Encrochat gangster breaks criminal code by admitting to conspiracy to murder and drug importation
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 criminals arrested in the Encrochat hacking scandal. But why is the career criminal now pleading...
04.20.2024
Revisited: The Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed
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 prominent Provisional IRA figures took to the sky. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Liam Collins. Indo...
04.18.2024
Stardust manager Eamon Butterly: For many families, last year was the first time they heard him speak
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 fire broke out at the popular Dublin nightclub as people were celebrating...
04.18.2024
Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial begins: The pornstar, the convicted lawyer and the Irish juror
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 a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016...
04.17.2024
Caroline Flack – Police to re-investigate the decision to charge the TV star following “new evidence”
The London Metropolitan police will now reinvestigate the actions taken by officers in the lead-up to the decision to charge TV presenter Caroline Flack with domestic abuse, as “new witness evidence may be available”. Host: Ellen Coyne ...
04.15.2024
Middle East on the brink of all-out war as Iran launches unprecedented attack on Israel
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 in the region, Iran made its first ever direct attack on Israeli soil...
04.15.2024
Grace of Monaco: From Irish roots to Hollywood stardom and international royalty
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 famine-era migrant, rise to become true international royalty? And why did she abandon her glittering movie...
04.14.2024
Revisited: Scoop - The woman behind Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview
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 new Netflix movie. While presenter Emily Maitlis took centre stage, the woman behind...
04.12.2024
OJ Simpson, the trial of the century, and how media coverage changed forever
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 former NFL player’s death on Thursday evening, only one...
04.12.2024
Dublin Jimmy: The career thug who organised the torture of former Quinn director Kevin Lunney
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 shocking crimes in Ireland’s recent history: The 2019 kidnapping and torture of businessman...
04.11.2024
Unsolved: Trevor Deely Disappearance - a 23 year mystery
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 uncovered despite dedicated efforts from Gardaí and the Deely family. Our "Unsolved"...
04.10.2024
Ireland’s ‘nimby’ problem: How one developer is blocking the construction of 850 new homes
The Land Development Agency is turning vacant state land at Dundrum's Central Mental Hospital into a new housing development for over 850 houses, duplexes and apartments. Despite planning permission being granted, there is no construction taking place because “one single...
04.09.2024
Extra: Simon Harris becomes Taoiseach and a new cabinet is confirmed
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, a vote, a meeting with President Michael D Higgins and the creation of a...
04.09.2024
The Kerry Babies case and 40 years of secrets: Couple deny DNA proves they are parents of murdered child
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. There were 28 separate knife wounds on his body, most of them shallow, hesitation wounds,...
04.08.2024
The murder of Emer O’Loughlin, the suspect who faked his own death and a family's fight for justice
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, the only suspect in the mysterious case, dissappeared, with gardaí believing he faked his own...
04.07.2024
Extra: Adrian Weckler explains how you can beat the mobile, broadband and TV price hikes due to hit this month
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 Sunday Independent Technology Editor Adrian Weckler discusses how you can save on mobile,...
04.05.2024
Is this the end for Diddy? Rap star and music mogul fights sex-trafficking, drug and rape allegations
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. Could this be the ultimate downfall for the rapper who wowed the Wall Street elite and...
04.04.2024
JK Rowling, Elon Musk and the hate-speech debate polarising Ireland and Scotland
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 came into force on Monday has received significant pushback from many, including Harry...
04.03.2024
Is it safe to fly? Fatal incidents and near misses leave Boeing in freefall
It revolutionised how we travel the globe and brought air travel to the masses. However, Boeing - the world's largest aerospace company - is now trying to navigate a crisis. A number of high-profile accidents have led to major concerns...
04.02.2024
French serial killer identified as retired police officer after 35-year manhunt
Nicknamed ‘Le Grêlé’, one of France’s most elusive serial killers appeared on a popular television game show during the 35-year police hunt for him. How did François Vérove, also known as “The Pockmarked Killer”, hide his murders from his fellow...
04.01.2024
Revisited: Mysteriously abandoned – How three siblings found each other & their search a fourth foundling
This is the story of three long-lost siblings, all abandoned in mysterious circumstances in different Irish towns who unbelievably found their way back to each other many years later. But there could be a fourth ‘foundling’ and they need your...
03.30.2024
Gangland Succession|3: Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne – Becoming the Kinahans’ problem
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 betrayal of a former friend created a new opportunity for those seeking power. Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne...
03.29.2024
Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences. The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride explains the implications of this political earthquake to Ciarán Dunbar. Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com, pop in code INDO and...
03.29.2024
Gangland Succession|2: Marlo Hyland and the Sicilian effect
With PJ Judge taken out, Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland quickly established himself as the new face of gangland in Ireland. He planned on doing things differently, with a more considered approach to drug trafficking. He drew in other criminals to work as...
03.28.2024
Gangland Succession|1: “The Psycho” PJ Judge and the first deadly betrayal
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 godfathers of crime, and how their interwoven stories of money, drugs and murder shaped organised crime...
03.27.2024
The return of Islamic State in Europe and what it means for Vladimir Putin
Having apparently dismissed warnings from US intelligence, Russia president Vladimir Putin now has difficult questions to answer after 137 people were killed in an IS-K attack on Moscow. Has the deadly incident weakened the recently re-elected president? Host: Tabitha Monahan....
03.26.2024
‘Let us search area near Larry Murphy’s former home for bodies of six missing women’ – forensic expert
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 of several missing women. The area is close to the former home of convicted...
03.25.2024
Confronted: Serial fraudster 'Carrie Jade Williams' working as au pair in Kildare
“Carrie Jade Williams”, aka Samantha Cookes, made global headlines as a serial fraudster operating in Ireland for almost a decade. Having been on the run, she resurfaced as a live-in au pair in Kildare. Where is she now? If you want...
03.22.2024
Extra - Kate Middleton reveals she is receiving treatment for cancer
Kate Middleton has been receiving treatment for cancer after undergoing “major abdominal surgery” earlier this year, a statement from the Princess of Wales has confirmed this evening. The Indo Daily speaks to TNT Presenter Enda Brady about the announcement. If you're...
03.21.2024
Simon Harris set to be youngest ever Taoiseach, but is the job a poisoned chalice?
As Leo Varadkar resigned as Taoiseach, friends and colleagues gave him their best wishes. But it didn't take long for plotting and speculation to begin about who would replace Varadkar in the hot seat. Twenty-four hours on since the departure...
03.21.2024
Pearse McAuley: A lonely death for the IRA Garda killer, prison escapee and friend of Jonathan Dowdall
*A warning, today's episode contains details of domestic violence which listeners may find upsetting* Terrorist, garda killer and prolific wife beater, Pearse McAuley’s long litany of convictions have established him as one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminals for over 30...
03.20.2024
Extra: Leo Varadkar visibly emotional as he resigns as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader
In an unexpected announcement, Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader. The Indo Daily speaks to Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent Fionnán Sheahan, to find out why the Taoiseach took this decision and ask the questions...
03.20.2024
Putin’s re-election: Should we be worried that war with Europe is inevitable?
With serious opponents either liquidated or locked up, Russian president Vladimir Putin has secured another landslide “election” victory. But does his victory sound the alarm for a war in Europe? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Jason Corcoran Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com, pop in code INDO...
03.19.2024
Revisited: Millionaire heiress to IRA mastermind - Rose Dugdale, the renegade debutante
She was the former debutante who once curtseyed to Queen Elizabeth, only to rebel against her wealthy upbringing and become an expert bomb-maker in the Provisional IRA. This is the unbelievable story of Rose Dugdale, who died in her sleep...
03.19.2024
Roman Polanski: Rise and fall of the Oscar-winning fugitive facing new abuse allegations at 90
*A warning, today's episode contains details of child sexual abuse which listeners may find upsetting* Roman Polanski, the French-born Polish film director, has courted many dark controversies throughout his career. His family suffered loss with the death of his mother...
03.18.2024
Notorious ATM raiders jailed – but where’s the missing millions they stole?
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 thefts for two years which in turn encouraged many copy-cat raids....
03.16.2024
A history of Ireland in 100 Paddys
From St Patrick himself to a global music star, a Times Square Olympian and a Mexican army battalion, historian Donal Fallon discusses the Patricks, Patricias, Pádraigs, Páraics and Pats who have all become part of Ireland’s national story.Host: Fionnán Sheahan,...

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The Indo Daily episodes:

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

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

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

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

Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part Two

Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe – Part One

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grace of Monaco: From Irish roots to Hollywood stardom and international royalty

Revisited: Scoop - The woman behind Prince Andrew's infamous Newsnight interview

OJ Simpson, the trial of the century, and how media coverage changed forever

Dublin Jimmy: The career thug who organised the torture of former Quinn director Kevin Lunney

Unsolved: Trevor Deely Disappearance - a 23 year mystery

Ireland’s ‘nimby’ problem: How one developer is blocking the construction of 850 new homes

Extra: Simon Harris becomes Taoiseach and a new cabinet is confirmed

The Kerry Babies case and 40 years of secrets: Couple deny DNA proves they are parents of murdered child

The murder of Emer O’Loughlin, the suspect who faked his own death and a family's fight for justice

Extra: Adrian Weckler explains how you can beat the mobile, broadband and TV price hikes due to hit this month

Is this the end for Diddy? Rap star and music mogul fights sex-trafficking, drug and rape allegations

JK Rowling, Elon Musk and the hate-speech debate polarising Ireland and Scotland

Is it safe to fly? Fatal incidents and near misses leave Boeing in freefall

French serial killer identified as retired police officer after 35-year manhunt

Revisited: Mysteriously abandoned – How three siblings found each other & their search a fourth foundling

Gangland Succession|3: Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne – Becoming the Kinahans’ problem

Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences

Gangland Succession|2: Marlo Hyland and the Sicilian effect

Gangland Succession|1: “The Psycho” PJ Judge and the first deadly betrayal

The return of Islamic State in Europe and what it means for Vladimir Putin

‘Let us search area near Larry Murphy’s former home for bodies of six missing women’ – forensic expert

Confronted: Serial fraudster 'Carrie Jade Williams' working as au pair in Kildare

Extra - Kate Middleton reveals she is receiving treatment for cancer

Simon Harris set to be youngest ever Taoiseach, but is the job a poisoned chalice?

Pearse McAuley: A lonely death for the IRA Garda killer, prison escapee and friend of Jonathan Dowdall

Extra: Leo Varadkar visibly emotional as he resigns as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader

Putin’s re-election: Should we be worried that war with Europe is inevitable?

Revisited: Millionaire heiress to IRA mastermind - Rose Dugdale, the renegade debutante

Roman Polanski: Rise and fall of the Oscar-winning fugitive facing new abuse allegations at 90

Notorious ATM raiders jailed – but where’s the missing millions they stole?

A history of Ireland in 100 Paddys

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