When four-year-old Australian girl, Cleo Smith, disappeared at a campsite in Western Australia, a massive police rescue operation got underway to find the young child. In today’s Indo Daily, we look at how the story of Cleo Smith and how her abduction became global news. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Narelle Towie, an Australian journalist based in Perth and journalism lecturer at Murdoch University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 10, 2021•24 min
Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney was abducted, tortured and dumped at the side of the road in 2019. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Irish Independent news journalist Robin Schiller and Andrew Phelan about the brutal attack and the turbulent and complicated Quinn company history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 08, 2021•22 min
As Spencer, the latest movie about Princess Diana, is released, the Indo Daily asks why the British monarchy keep us talking. Love or loathe them, they have become a permanent fixture of fascination. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Irish Independent columnists, Ian O’Doherty and Sinéad Ryan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 08, 2021•21 min
This Sunday, November 7th, 2021, is the deadline for filing the property tax. But what is exactly is being asked of homeowners and how do you file? Today’s Indo Daily is joined by Irish Independent’s Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor, and Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, to explain what you need to do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 05, 2021•22 min
Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar, Mary Lou McDonald, Eamon Ryan, Stephen Donnelly and Tony Holohan are just some of the public figures who have seen protests outside their homes in recent months Host Kevin Doyle asks if protesters gathering outside politicians' homes has crossed a line? Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Irish Independent Political Correspondent John Downing, Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne and Doireann Ansbro from the Irish Council of Civil Liberties See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Nov 04, 2021•24 min
Workers in Ireland’s rail network are not happy about increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour in 2021. Today’s Indo Daily finds out what is happening and asks how we make public transport safer for everyone and avoid strike disruption to services this Christmas. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Allison Bray, Senior News Reporter at the Irish Independent, Dermot O’Leary, General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), and Barry Kenny, Corporate Communications Manager at Irish Rai...
Nov 02, 2021•21 min
Last week notorious criminal John Traynor died. The drug trafficker was a key player in organized crime for over forty years and along with John Gilligan, Traynor was involved in the murder of Veronica Guerin. Paul Williams tells the story of the two criminals who shaped modern gangland. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Paul Williams, Irish Independent special correspondent and author of Gilligan: The Mob Boss Who Changed the Face of Organized Crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Nov 02, 2021•22 min
The third season of the hit HBO drama, Succession, is back on our TVs and back on the discussion table. But why have we fallen back in love with TV and what do our viewing habits say about us? Find out on today’s Indo Daily. Host Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Chris Wasser, Irish Independent columnist, Jennifer Gannon, journalist, and Leisha McGrath, psychologist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 01, 2021•22 min
As COP26 gets underway in Glasgow, the Indo Daily asks what we can expect from the 12-day UN conference billed as the “last best chance” to prevent runaway climate change. Host Denise Calnan is joined by Minister for Environment and Climate, Eamon Ryan, who talks COP26, Greta Thunberg, and his own carbon footprint, while the Irish Independent’s Caroline O’Doherty tells us why the event is a make-or-break on climate action. What can we expect from COP26? As the 12-day UN conference gets underway ...
Oct 29, 2021•24 min
Facebook is set to announce a company name change this week. There have been many controversies for the ‘big blue app’ in recent years - hate speech, Russian-interference in the 2016 US presidential election, posts inciting genocide in Myanmar and human trafficking in the Middle East. But do consumers actually care about these scandals? Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Irish and Sunday Independent Technology Editor Adrian Weckler and Co-founder of Caliber AI Neil Brady Facebook is set to announce a com...
Oct 27, 2021•22 min
The global supply chain is in crisis with a shortage of Christmas favourites from toys to decorations. Today’s Indo Daily looks at how this has happened and why you should heed the warnings and start your Xmas shopping now. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Wayne O’Connor, news reporter with The Sunday Independent, Damien O’Reilly, Lecturer in Retail Management at TU Dublin, and Duncan Graham, Managing Director at Retail Excellence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 26, 2021•21 min
The world is facing into a new ethical dilemma as third vaccines are rolled out by wealthier countries, including Ireland, while the world’s poorest are still waiting on any vaccine at all. The Indo Daily investigates. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, Trinity, Daniel Rosehill, who speaks with us from Israel, and Caoimhe de Barra, CEO of Trocáire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 25, 2021•22 min
In October 2011, the story of Priory Hall, a new Dublin apartment block, hit the headlines with the evacuation of residents over fire safety concerns. Blanketed in tragedy, after one of its residents, Fiachra Daly, took his own life, Priory Hill became an emblem of boom-and-bust Celtic Tiger Ireland. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Conor Feehan, Irish Independent News Correspondent and Stephanie Meehan, a former resident of Priory Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 25, 2021•20 min
It’s World Menopause Awareness month, but 2021 hasn’t had to rely on an annual October reminder that menopause should be a vital part of our dialogue on women’s health with well-known faces like Michelle Obama and Davina McCall sharing their own experiences. In today’s Indo Daily, we ask how we can keep the conversation going. Host: Denise Calnan. Guests: Irish Independent feature writer Andrea Smith, singer Mary Byrne, and Dr Caoimhe Hartley, GP and founder of the Menopause Health clinic in Dub...
Oct 21, 2021•25 min
As a new TV show Impeachment depicts the fallout from Monica Lewinsky’s infamous relationship with then US President Bill Clinton, the former White House intern has emerged as a self-possessed, self-aware heroine for the post #MeToo generation Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Irish Independent Writer Katie Byrne and NUI Galway law lecturer, and author of The Bostonian Larry Donnelly, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2021•23 min
Come the weekend, we can go to nightclubs again and have more guests at weddings, but what about your working situation? Is it back to the office or carrying on at the kitchen table? In this episode, the Indo Daily looks at what the government is planning where working from home or back to the office is concerned. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Reporter at the Irish Independent, Neil McDonnell, CEO of ISME, and Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the Restaurants Ass...
Oct 19, 2021•19 min
The Kinahan gang is one of the biggest drug cartels in the world. But how did Daniel Kinahan make his way from the streets of Dublin to become a narco. Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Nicola Tallant, host of Crime World and author of Clash of the Clans, to talk about the rise of the Irish mafia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 19, 2021•25 min
Amid rising concern about the surge in Covid-19 infections in Ireland, this Friday’s much anticipated relaxation on restrictions including numbers at weddings or social distancing in bars and restaurants is looking less likely by the day. So, what is going on with Covid here and will a delayed or partial relaxation make that much of a difference to us? The Indo Daily finds out. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Professor Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology, Trinity, and Dr Catherin...
Oct 15, 2021•23 min
This week gardaí began a major search operation to locate the remains of Deirdre Jacob on the Wicklow-Kildare border. Deirdre is one of several women, including Jo Jo Dullard, who went missing over a five year period in the 1990s in an area that became known as the vanishing triangle. It is a major development in a mystery that has haunted society for more than 20 years. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Catherine Fegan: the Irish Independent Special Correspondent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Oct 13, 2021•22 min
The ‘Cost-of-Living’ Budget is here with a focus on helping parents, pensions and workers, but only just. With an expert panel to provide analysis and crunch the numbers, The Indo Daily brings you everything you need to know about today’s announcements. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor at the Irish Independent, Nat O’Connor, Senior Policy Advisor with Age Action, Louise Fitzpatrick, and Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor at the Irish Independent and Sinéad Ryan...
Oct 12, 2021•21 min
A protest took place in Dublin this weekend following public outrage over plans to develop hotels at two of the capital's iconic landmarks – Merchant's Arch in Temple Bar and the Cobblestone pub in Smithfield. 4,500 new hotel rooms are expected to come on stream in Dublin over the coming years. But do we need them all and at what cost to creativity? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, Musician and Activist, Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne and Irish Independent Travel Editor P...
Oct 12, 2021•24 min
Tomorrow, Budget 2022 will be announced. But what will it mean for you and your pocket? The Indo Daily finds out. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Hugh O’Connell, Political Correspondent for the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent, and Marian Ryan, Consumer Tax Manager at Taxback.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 11, 2021•22 min
Anti-vaxxer Dolores Cahill has spent much of the last year-and-a-half spreading misleading claims about the pandemic throughout Ireland and the rest of the world. But how did a former UCD professor become a prominent Covid conspiracy theorist? Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Rodney Edwards; Sunday Independent Journalist and Aoife Gallagher; Research Analyst with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 07, 2021•21 min
The National Development Plan has been unveiled with promises of major spending on transport without compromising a green agenda. But can it really drive home the needs of the nation in this Covid-recovery era? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Irish Independent’s Ireland Editor, Fionnán Sheahan, and Motoring Correspondent, Geraldine Herbert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 06, 2021•21 min
The vicious murder of Nadine Lott has horrified women. The life imprisonment of the perpetrator has prompted a debate about the safety of women in society, coming after the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard brought violence against women to the forefront. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Irish Independent Journalist Nicola Anderson and Sarah Benson CEO of Women’s Aid See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 05, 2021•21 min
Covid-skeptic Joe McCarron (75) didn't think the disease would kill him. Blinded by conspiracy theories, he allowed himself to be taken from ICU. Now he’s dead. Sunday Independent Journalist Rodney Edwards investigates what happened. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 30, 2021•20 min
A global energy crisis, a forecourt frenzy in the UK, and ever mounting gas and electricity bills in Ireland – but how are they all related? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 29, 2021•22 min
Today we discuss the privately wealthy politicians; the TDs who are landlords, shareholders, and have mini property empires. Can they really represent ordinary workers locked out of the housing market, struggling to make ends meet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 28, 2021•19 min
Michelle Smith's four-year ban effectively ended her swimming career at the age of 29 but she wasn't the only person damaged by the fallout from Atlanta. And for some the effects can still be felt 25 years on. Featuring Paul Kimmage, Vincent Hogan, Paul Howard, Eamon Dunphy and silver medallists Allison Wagner and Marianne Limpert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 24, 2021•25 min
Michelle Smith may have returned to Dublin as an Olympic hero in the summer of 1996, but her homecoming was washed out by torrential rain. Some would see those clouds as a metaphor for what was to come. Featuring Paul Kimmage, Vincent Hogan, Paul Howard, Eamon Dunphy and silver medallists Allison Wagner and Marianne Limpert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2021•31 min
