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'Ireland's Alcatraz' — The colourful history of Spike Island
Spike Island, or "Ireland’s Alcatraz", is a small coastal enclave off the coast of Cobh in Co Cork. But while most of us associate its colourful hist…
7 months ago
40 years of Band Aid - Christmas, charity and controversy
When the BBC aired journalist Michael Buerk's harrowing reports of Ethiopian famine in 1984, few could have imagined the enduring legacy they would i…
7 months ago
Indo Politics Awards 2025: Conquering Connolly, tenacious Taoiseach and gaffes galore
Another year in the history books, full of all kinds of point-scoring, in-fighting, power plays and seismic shifts. So, who won big on the political …
7 months ago
A Pint of Plain: Fionnán and Donal Fallon's Christmas Pub Crawl
Christmas is closing in and where better to be than in the nation’s favourite third space: The Pub. For our inaugural festive pub crawl through the p…
7 months ago
“There is a grief there”: Eoin McGee on how winning the Lotto changes lives forever
Today on The Indo Daily we're bringing you an episode from our sister podcast Money Talks, all about how winning the National Lottery can be life-cha…
7 months ago
The Indo Daily’s 2025 Review: Scandals, surprises and standout moments
From jaw-dropping scandals to moments of pure Irish joy, 2025 was a year nobody will forget in a hurry. In this special end-of-year edition of the In…
7 months, 1 week ago
‘Publish and be damned’: Fionnán Sheehan on his side of the Jim Gavin report - and the reporting trail behind it all
The Jim Gavin report has landed, but does it really explain how Fianna Fáil handled repeated warnings about a serious tenant dispute? Or does it reve…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Magnier Enigma: ‘Lies’, power and a €6m courtroom shock
Billionaire stud owner John Magnier has been dealt a devastating legal blow; a €6m costs order and a High Court judge declaring his evidence amounted…
7 months, 1 week ago
How the Hennessy gang thrived on extreme violence and terror as they rose to prominence
A violent torture attack that saw a man branded “RAT” has exposed the long-running reign of terror carried out by the Hennessy brothers in west Dubli…
7 months, 1 week ago
Dr Quirkey’s €54m will: Beauty queens, comedians and a gambling empire
Richard Quirke turned flashing slot machines into a €54m fortune, but his legacy is far from simple. Behind the will lies a family saga of beauty que…
7 months, 1 week ago