Podcast Episodes

Michael Gaine - did a "great kindness" lead to the farmer's death?

It's almost six months since Kerry man Michael ‘Mike’ Gaine was first reported missing from his farm in Kenmare, kicking off one of the biggest missing person searches in recent memory. Sadly, that s…

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Inside vacuum dynamo James Dyson’s new €30m Irish mansion hideaway

James Dyson, he of high-speed household products fame, is set to undertake an ambitious renovation of Ballynatray House in Co Waterford, having spent €30m to buy the stately historic property last ye…

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The IRA’s Heathrow attacks, a massive lie, and enduring love

The IRA’s Heathrow bombings shook Britain, but behind the headlines was a love story built on lies. Michael Gallagher’s conviction forced a reckoning — and an unlikely bond that still endures. Today’…

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Pride or prejudice? How our national flag became a political landmine

The sight of our national flag has become a common feature at anti-immigration protests and gatherings around the country, and, more recently, the Tricolor has started appearing on lampposts and pole…

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A rock star, a meteorologist and a wheelbarrow: Ireland’s latest presidential hopefuls

Bob Geldof, Joanna Donnelly and now a “wheelbarrow” – meet the latest hopefuls looking to become Ireland’s next president. And could Taoiseach Micheál Martin find himself in hot water over the Fianna…

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Explosive discrimination allegations levelled at FAI by former Ireland boss Eileen Gleeson

The Football Assocation of Ireland has been hit with explosive allegations from former Republic of Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson, as revealed by the Sunday Independent. Gleeson has launched a landma…

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Extra: Presumed Dead - The Search for a long-missing child in Dublin’s Donabate

Donabate in Co Dublin is the centre of a garda search today into the whereabouts of a missing child who is now presumed dead. We go live to the investigation site.

Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guest: Conor…

Published on 1 week ago

Turf wars and gangland feuds - can Limerick avoid returning to the past?

Over the past 20 years, Limerick has been widely regarded as a shining example of urban regeneration, and it seemed that the place once dubbed "stab city" had finally exorcised the dark forces and da…

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Anabel’s nightclub and the killing of Brian Murphy – 25 years on

Twenty-five years ago, as a long summer drew to a close, a night out ended in tragedy. It changed the lives of four young men forever, ending another’s far too soon.  

It happened in an unlikely plac…

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Revisited: ‘War of the Comans’ - The bitter family feud over multi-million Dublin drinks empire

It was dubbed "The War of the Comans" - a feud involving a prosperous Irish family so fractured by in-fighting and division that a fierce court battle could barely settle their dispute. But why did t…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago