Episodes

  • Kyran Durnin: What we know about the missing boy's case

    Kyran Durnin: What we know about the missing boy's case
    Oct 22 2024
    Eight-year-old Kyran Durnin was reported missing from his Co Louth home in August. Investigating gardaí have now traced the last confirmed sighting of the young boy to when he was in senior infants – two years ago. The case was last week upgraded to a murder investigation, prompting widespread shock and posing more questions than answers. Today, investigators have begun searching a property, as pressure mounts on gardaí and the State for answers into what happened to Kyran Durnin. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Conor Feehan and Catherine Fegan.

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    21 mins
  • From criminal to candidate: Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch's potential election run

    From criminal to candidate: Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch's potential election run
    Oct 22 2024
    Suspected of planning some of the biggest armed robberies in Irish history, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has survived two attempts on his life and was acquitted of murder last year in a case that gripped the nation. Could he seriously be planning to run in the next general election - and could he win a seat on Mary Lou McDonald’s turf? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Philip Ryan

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    20 mins
  • Extra: Why are so many senior Fine Gael TD’s running towards the exit?

    Extra: Why are so many senior Fine Gael TD’s running towards the exit?
    Oct 21 2024
    Last weekend saw another high-profile exit from politics confirmed, as Fine Gael deputy leader Heather Humphries announced she will not be contesting her seat in the General Election. Where does it leave a party who are riding high in the polls but look extraordinarily thin ahead of a vital few weeks. Can Simon Harris alone get Fine Gael back into power, and with a majority stake in a coalition? Host; Tabitha Monahan, Guest; Philip Ryan

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    19 mins
  • Nicola Hanney on surviving a ‘vile’ coercive control nightmare

    Nicola Hanney on surviving a ‘vile’ coercive control nightmare
    Oct 21 2024
    Over 14 hours in July 2018, Nicola Hanney received 652 messages from then garda Paul Moody. That’s one roughly every 90 seconds. Along with more than 30,000 others they would be described in court as “threatening, vile and abusive” in the case that led to Moody becoming the first person in Ireland to be convicted of coercive control. Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guest: Nicola Hanney

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    23 mins
  • Indo Sport Special: The Joe Canning Interview

    Indo Sport Special: The Joe Canning Interview
    Oct 19 2024
    Over at Indo Sport, we’ve just wrapped up week three of our brand new podcast, which you can find in all the usual podcast places. Each day, Joe Molloy and the wider Irish Independent team will be bringing you the main news and views across the world of sport, but also plenty of in-depth items as well. This past week, we welcomed hurling legend Joe Canning to studio for a feature interview. Beyond his prodigious rise with Portumna and stellar on-field career with Galway, we delved into lots more outside the sporting arena - from the pain of grief to the joy of parenthood, and plenty else besides. has context menu

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • One Direction singer Liam Payne dead at 31: What we know so far

    One Direction singer Liam Payne dead at 31: What we know so far
    Oct 17 2024
    The sudden death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne has sent shockwaves throughout the entertainment world. The 31-year-old was found dead outside a hotel in Buenos Aires after falling from a third-floor balcony on Wednesday. Questions are now being asked, not just about the nature of his death, but the reporting and online commentary surrounding it. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Sophie Peachey and Dave Hanratty

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    26 mins
  • End of the road for Mary Lou? 'Cover up’ scandal spirals further out of control

    End of the road for Mary Lou? 'Cover up’ scandal spirals further out of control
    Oct 16 2024
    It is undoubtedly the political scandal of the year, but could this also be the moment that defines Mary Lou McDonald’s political career? The Sinn Féin leader has been accused of orchestrating an “elaborate cover-up” after admitting she failed to divulge the real reason for Niall Ó Donnghaile’s sudden resignation from the Seanad. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Philip Ryan

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    22 mins
  • Padraig Nally: The historic and divisive murder case 20 years on

    Padraig Nally: The historic and divisive murder case 20 years on
    Oct 16 2024
    Twenty years ago this week marked the beginning of one of Ireland's most divisive murder cases. The shooting of John 'Frog' Ward, by the Mayo farmer Padraig Nally. It was a case that inspired a media frenzy, owing in no small part to the fact that the farmer had become the first person to be tried for murder in Mayo in over a century. In today's episode, we revisit the death of John 'Frog' Ward, the polarising reaction to the trial and the significant legal implications it inspired. Host: Tabitha Monahan | Guest: Cróna Esler (author of ‘Unless By Invitation: Crimes That Shocked Ireland’)

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    23 mins