From its inception in 1983 to the final episode in 2001, we look at how Glenroe became must-see TV in Ireland and discover how it made the nation question its attitudes on sex, divorce and religion. This podcast was originally published in September 2024. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Sarah Caden

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Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Tina, following a five-week trial at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court. We look at how events played out on the final day in court, the questions left unanswered, and the six key lies Richard Satchwell told that ultimately secured his fate.

Host: Fionnán Sheahan                                                           Guest: Ralph Riegel

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“Controlling and odd”: What the court heard about Richard Satchwell from Tina’s family

Pathologist unable to determine Tina Satchwell's’ cause of death due to state of remains

EXTRA: “I want to remember Tina the way she was, not the way I made her”: Richard Satchwell trial latest

Concrete and a cadaver dog: What led gardai to Tina Satchwell’s remains?

Freezers and Forensics - The latest from the Richard Satchwell trial

Extra: Rituals and Revelations – the latest evidence in the Richard Satchwell case

Richard Satchwell on trial: Jury told wife Tina attacked him with a chisel before she died

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Richard Satchwell convicted of wife’s murder and now faces life in prison

A bundle of contradictions – how Richard Satchwell promoted himself as devoted, while others saw a controlling husband

‘She was loved, happy, a lovely young girl’ – Tina Satchwell remembered as an outgoing person known for her sense of style

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This week, gardai have searched multiple sites in the Leinster area, after information was received about the murder of Fiona Pender. Pender was last seen alive almost 29 years ago. There has been a number of previous high-profile garda searches for the 25-year-old murder victim. Today’s Indo Daily explores the latest developments in the murder investigation and looks back at the story of a young woman who has been missing for nearly three decades. 

 

Host; Fionnán Sheahan 

Guests; Conor Feehan and Liam Collins 

 

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We go to hospitals to get better. To feel safe. But for some families in Ireland, the story that’s playing out at Children’s Health Ireland has become a nightmare. Host: Ellen Coyne Guests: Áine Gladney-Knox & Mary Regan

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In mid-1970s America, the world was watching in as the bizarre story of the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst became a viral – and violent – real-time news spectacle. How and why did Hearst wind up on the side of her captors? And just who was telling the truth? 

Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Jeffrey Toobin  

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How did Nikki Hayes go from being one of the nation’s most successful radio DJs to living on the streets of Dublin?

Host: Tabitha Monahan                              Guest: Nikki Hayes

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You can read Niamh Horan's interview with Nikki Hayes : https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-never-thought-id-go-from-working-in-rte-to-sleeping-on-the-streets-former-2fm-dj-nikki-hayes-on-her-extraordinary-rehabilitation-journey/a1174511204.html

‘I never thought I’d go from working in RTÉ to sleeping on the streets’ — former 2FM DJ Nikki Hayes on her extraordinary rehabilitation journey | Irish Independent

‘I never thought I’d go from working in RTÉ to sleeping on the streets’ — former 2FM DJ Nikki Hayes on her extraordinary rehabilitation journey

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Joe Biden blanking George Clooney is just one of many shocking anecdotes included in Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again – a bombshell new book about the final months of the 46th US president's administration. So what does this shocking behind-the-scenes story mean for Mr Biden’s political legacy and indeed, the Democratic Party itself?

Host: Ellen Coyne | Guests: Lorcan Nyhan (Head of Training at the Communications Clinic) and Scott Lucas (Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute at UCD)

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It was in June of last year at a Hollywood fundraiser where a former US President is said to have blanked a man he has known for nearly two decades. “You know George, George Clooney,” an aide told Joe Biden – who had failed to recognise one of the most famous faces in the world.

This shocking anecdote is one of many included in Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again  – the new bombshell book about the final months of Joe Biden’s administration.

The book has landed at an especially tough juncture for the 82-year-old, following his recently announced diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer. And while authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson have faced some criticism for the timing – their work exposes concerted efforts to cocoon both the president and the American people from his very clear decline.

Ellen Coyne is joined by Lorcan Nyhan and Scott Lucas to ask whether this shocking behind-the-scenes story could destroy Biden’s political legacy and indeed, the Democratic Party itself?

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We are bringing Indo Daily listeners an episode from The Sunday World's food and lifestyle podcast 'Under the Grill' this weekend. In each episode Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young sit around the kitchen table with some of Ireland’s best loved personalities. Today Oliver Callan joins Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young in the kitchen on this week's episode of Under the Grill, in association with Philadelphia. From growing up on the farm, Orange Split ice lollies and his favourite dish now, Callan opens up in an in-depth conversation.

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She was called a “trophy wife” by the man accused of killing her. Tina Satchwell’s half-sister told the jury at Richard Satchwell’s trial for murder how she found him “controlling and odd” in the latest courtroom testimony.

Host: Fionnán Sheahan                                            Guest: Ralph Riegel

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Tina Satchwell confided in her half-sister that ‘she could not get away from him’ before her death, court hears

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Pathologist unable to determine Tina Satchwell's’ cause of death due to state of remains

Concrete and a cadaver dog: What led gardai to Tina Satchwell’s remains?

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DESCRIPTION: When rapper Mo Chara of Kneecap allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag on stage in London, he didn’t just spark controversy – he triggered a UK terrorism charge. The group says it’s political policing: the UK authorities says it’s national security. So where does protest end and prosecution begin? Host: Dave Hanratty Guest: Enda Brady

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