Runaway Joe by RTE Documentary on One

03.08.2024

Runaway Joe: 09 - Within Sight

Finale. Almost 60 years after the death of June Fisk, we're at the end of our journey in our efforts to find some justice for June and her family. And while we do everything in our power to find the...

03.01.2024

Runaway Joe: 08 - Land of Reinvention

When Joe Maloney was released by the Irish authorities, it was always going to be unlikely that he'd simply hang around, waiting for justice to be served. Within days of his release, he slipped away. But where to? Almost 40...

02.23.2024

Runaway Joe: 07 - Jailbreak

With Joe Maloney arrested and firmly behind bars for the first time in almost 20 years, everyone breathes a sigh of relief. June is finally going to get justice - and Joe will finally be held accountable. It took so...

02.16.2024

Runaway Joe: 06 - Closing The Net

As information is sent into us by listeners, we begin to piece together new, unknown parts of Joe Maloney's story. We also focus in on the transatlantic efforts being made to arrest him and to bring him to justice -...

02.09.2024

Runaway Joe: 05 - The Ripple Effect

The actions of Joe Maloney have far reaching effects, beyond what even he could ever have imagined. Broken families. Broken homes. Broken lives. We manage to find close family members of both June and Joe - and are shocked by...

02.02.2024

Runaway Joe: 04 - Living Large

Different countries. Different lives. One man becomes another and creates a life the other could never have imagined. Within two years of allegedly murdering his wife, Joe Maloney has become Michael O'Shea. He marries a shy Dublin woman and through...

01.26.2024

Runaway Joe: 03 - Manhunt

Having been charged with the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, Joseph Michael Maloney is imprisoned and awaits trial. But in a huge embarrassment to the authorities, the defendant tricks his own lawyers - and the judge - into a ploy...

01.19.2024

Runaway Joe: 02 - June and Joe

We travel to Rochester, New York, back to the beginning, to find out where this story really starts. What we find is a young girl who grew into a woman, living her dream and looking for true love. And a...

01.19.2024

Runaway Joe: 01 - A Question of Identity

It's 1985 and a country estate owner and movie industry worker in Ireland finds himself up before a Dublin court facing an extradition trial. His wife pleads his innocence. He tells the judge - and anyone who'll listen - "you...

12.21.2023

Runaway Joe: Trailer

In 1967, an Irish-American escaped custody on a charge of murdering his wife in upstate New York. Almost 60 years later, Joseph “Joe” Maloney remains one of the oldest unsolved cases in the FBI’s books. Joe lived large in Ireland...

06.06.2023

Finding Samantha: 07 – Who is Samantha Azzopardi?

The cycle of Samantha offending, being jailed, then released and re-offending seems never ending. So as we reach the conclusion of our series, and in an attempt to understand just what exactly is going on for Samantha and how her...

05.30.2023

Finding Samantha: 06 - Child's Play

With Samantha out of prison in 2018, she was now turning 30 years old. She began working as an au pair again and was about to commit her most serious crimes to date. With access to children, she began manipulating...

05.23.2023

Finding Samantha: 05 - The One That Got Away

Sharon receives a strange phone call from a mystery woman with something to give her. Samantha receives her first full jail sentence as we hear from the Appeal Court Judge who decided on her case. And we receive an insight...

05.16.2023

Finding Samantha: 04 – Catch me if you can

With Samantha Azzopardi continuing to face police and judges, she fails to heed their warnings to change her behaviour. Instead, she continues to target people in Australia, then returns to Ireland before moving to another continent. And all the time,...

05.09.2023

Finding Samantha: 03 - Samm Az

A 15 yr old Russian gymnast turns up hoping to be adopted by a new family. A Police Prosecutor in Perth is not quite sure what kind of an individual he's dealing with. One Samantha Azzopardi actually reaches out to...

05.02.2023

Finding Samantha: 02 - Webs of Deceit

As we follow the trail of the Girl at the GPO – who we now know is Australian woman Samantha Azzopardi - we dive into a surreal world where fact and fiction are often blurred. Samantha has connections to Ireland...

04.25.2023

Finding Samantha: 01 - GPO Girl

2013 - A distressed teenage girl is found wandering in front of the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin city centre. As suspicions rise that she’s the victim of serious crime, everyone scrambles to help her and to get to...

04.19.2023

Finding Samantha: Trailer

A woman who has created more than 100 fake identities. A young girl found wandering the streets of Dublin. A teenager deported from Canada. Stories of sustained sexual abuse at the hands of many. Kidnapping charges, prison time, lies, fraud and deceit....

03.03.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: Bonus - A Word with Michael O'Leary

Bonus: Michael O'Leary officially announced on February 27th 2022 that Tiger Roll will be retired after his final race at the Cheltenham Festival on March 16th, 2022. Michael Lawless caught up with Michael shortly after this announcement to see what...

03.02.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 07 - Horse of a Lifetime

After his first Grand National win, Tiger attempts a feat not achieved in over 40 years - to win a second Grand National in a row. He's getting older and so much is happening around him. What will it all...

03.01.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 06 - The National

The biggest prize in National Hunt racing is the Grand National, and in 2018 Tiger was entered into a race nobody ever thought he could take on. But is he up for the challenge? (Ep 6/7). Credits: Tiger Roll The...

02.28.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 05 - Staying The Course

As Tiger Roll matures, he’s ready for the next step up in jumps racing. But will patience and persistence from his owners and trainer give Tiger Roll a chance to fulfill his destiny as a champion racehorse ? (Ep 5/7)...

02.28.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 04 - Triumph

Tiger Roll gets another new owner, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, a new training yard and a whole new set of challenges. He begins to make new friends for life as he enters his first Cheltenham festival. (Ep4/7) Released daily on...

02.24.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 03 - Up And Over

Sold on by Godolphin Racing, Tiger Roll is bought by Nigel and Catherine Hawke. With the help of jockey Mark Quinlan, they discover Tiger’s previously unknown ability and love of jumping and enter him into his first ever race. (Ep3/7)...

02.23.2022

Tiger Roll, The People's Horse: 02 - Good Mover

Bought by one of the richest men in horseracing, the young Tiger Roll becomes part of a global operation. But as he begins to grow up, and enters training, things don’t go according to plan. (Ep2/7). Released daily on weekdays...

02.22.2022

Tiger Roll , The People's Horse: 01 - A Star Is Born

A new 7-part series from RTÉ Documentary On One. To listen to all episodes, please subscribe to 'Tiger Roll, The People's Horse' from wherever you get your podcasts. This series tells the remarkable story of Tiger Roll, a racehorse who...

06.17.2021

GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 4

The fourth and final recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 20th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of the closing address to the jury by Niall McCarthy, Charlie Haughey’s Barrister....

06.16.2021

GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 3

The third of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 20th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of a legal argument. This is something you never read about from a...

06.15.2021

GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 2

The second of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the afternoon of October 16th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of the opening speech by Peter Maguire, Charlie Haughey’s barrister. The case for...

06.14.2021

GunPlot: Bonus - Appendix Trial Tapes 1

The first of four recordings we have from the Arms Trial. Taking place on the morning of October 16th 1970, this is the unedited courtroom tape recording of Captain James Kelly being cross examined by Seamus McKenna, Prosecution Barrister. "Two...

06.07.2021

GunPlot: 09 - Fallout

More than 50 years after the Arms Crisis of 1970, the effects echo through to today. There was personal fallout, financial fallout, social fallout and political fallout. It was, and continues to be, the biggest political scandal of modern Ireland....

05.31.2021

GunPlot: 08 - The Trial

A stunning period in Irish life comes to a climax. Four men stand before the High Court, charged with conspiring to import arms and ammunition illegally into Ireland. A Government Minister, an Army officer, a Belgian businessman and a proud...

05.24.2021

GunPlot: 07 - Implosion

The country is about to wake up to some shocking news. The plan to secretly import weapons is blown wide open and the dominoes are about to start falling with devastating consequences for some of those involved. --- Companion TV documentary to...

05.17.2021

GunPlot: 06 - Closing In

Attempts continue to bring black market sub-machine guns and pistols into Ireland. But when an Irish policeman is shot on the streets of Dublin, everything changes. And the forces seeking to undo the entire plot to import guns are growing...

05.10.2021

GunPlot: 05 - Deeper

The hunt for guns leads to a meeting in Antwerp with a shady arms dealer. The Minister for Defence issues a directive that could lead to an invasion of Northern Ireland. A group of men wait at Dublin Port for...

05.03.2021

GunPlot: 04 - Muzzy

It’s October 1969 and the truth is becoming murky. A plan to buy weapons begins to come together. And a group of men go shopping for guns. But what happens when the arms dealer they meet is actually a foreign...

04.26.2021

GunPlot: 03 - Plan B

A secret plan by members of the Irish Government to import guns into Ireland begins to come together. But forces are gathering in the wings to scupper it. Will the plot survive? --- Companion TV documentary to this series, also titled GunPlot,...

04.19.2021

GunPlot: 02 - Invasion

As tensions continue to rise, the Irish Army is hurriedly moved to the border of Northern Ireland. Is this a sign that Ireland is going to take on the might of the British Empire? One Irish government minister hopes so....

04.12.2021

GunPlot: 01 - The Spark that Lit the Flame

An Irish Army Captain goes on holidays – a strange kind of holiday. To a city where he knows there is likely to be ‘trouble’. He arrives as a three-day street battle, now known as 'the Battle of the Bogside',...

12.01.2020

The Nobody Zone: 08 – End Of The Line

Answers lead to more questions as we try to close the book on the Kieran Kelly story. And more stories come from the shadows of The Nobody Zone. But is it too late to find the truth? Hosted on Acast. See...

11.24.2020

The Nobody Zone: 07 - New Evidence

As new evidence emerges, we return to the first victim that Kieran Kelly claimed – to where it all began. A train. A death. A story. The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear...

11.17.2020

The Nobody Zone: Prologue to Episode 7 & 8

With the release of two new episodes of The Nobody Zone arriving next week (Nov 24th & Dec 1st 2020), we explore the actions and behaviour of Kieran Patrick Kelly with a forensic psychologist and criminologist. Hosted on Acast. See...

03.24.2020

The Nobody Zone: 06 - Bringing it all back home

As we bring the series to a close, what stories lie buried in Kieran Kelly’s home town of Rathdowney? Have we reached the end of the line? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third...

03.17.2020

The Nobody Zone: 05 - Another Side

As Kieran Kelly descended into a life of murder and violence, he displayed a number of sides to his character. But what were they, and what do they tell us about him? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's...

03.10.2020

The Nobody Zone: 04 - True Confessions

The tape. In a smoke filled interview room in Clapham Police Station, Kieran Patrick Kelly confesses to multiple murders. Dates, times, locations. Should we believe everything he's saying? The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in...

03.03.2020

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