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John Gilligan - The life and lies of Ireland's most notorious gangster
The ruthless godfather John Gilligan is credited with ushering in a new era of organised crime and the modern narcotics trade in Ireland. As he walks…
2 years, 8 months ago
Blackmail, sexual harassment, and explicit messages – the explosive Irish dancing lawsuit
Last October the world of Irish dancing was left reeling from allegations of what is now known as ‘Feis fixing’. However now a court case involving …
2 years, 8 months ago
Putin after Prigozhin: Could he reach for the nuclear option?
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s brief uprising challenged Vladimir Putin in a way no one else ever has. But now he is dead – and few seem to doubt that Putin had…
2 years, 8 months ago
Revisited: The 'Nutting Squad' - how an IRA unit became riddled with double agents
The 'Nutting Squad', the notorious interrogation unit of the IRA was ruthless when it came to outing informers. Its top tier included the likes of Fr…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall: Femme Fatale - The Black Widow, Catherine Nevin
In 2000, Catherine Nevin was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Tom Nevin at their Co Wicklow pub. The Indo Daily recounts this dark and evil…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall: How Harvey Weinstein went from Hollywood royalty to convicted rapist.
Revisited: In February Harvey Weinstein was jailed for another 16 years. The disgraced movie mogul begged the judge, "please don't sentence me to lif…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall: Sean Quinn, creating Cavan’s Versailles, and the wrath of the fairies.
Revisited: Sean Quinn’s life is the ultimate rags to riches story – a millionaire by 30, then a billionaire, with a sprawling empire across cement, h…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall: From ‘Baron of Ballsbridge’ to Bankruptcy, the Celtic Tiger tale of Sean Dunne and Gayle Killilea
Revisited: During the Celtic Tiger, Ireland had its own ‘special’ kind of celebrity, the property developer. Sean Dunne and his then wife Gayle Killi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall: Boris Becker – from Boom! Boom! to bankrupt and banged up
He was the 'Wunderkind' of the 1980s, winning Wimbledon at just 17. But German player, Boris Becker, was equally known for his lifestyle off-court wi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is Lucy Letby an unlikely serial killer?
We know Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and tried to kill many more but why? How did this young, intelligent, woman, with loving parents, become a m…
2 years, 8 months ago