The five-week murder trial of Richard Satchwell has captivated the nation — and today, it came to a close. Satchwell has been sentenced for the killing of his wife, Tina, in March 2017. During today’s proceedings, the court heard highly personal and emotional victim impact statements from those who knew and loved Tina. Ralph Riegel joins Fionnán Sheahan, to reflect on this final day in court, the sentence handed down to Richard Satchwell, and whether this is the final chapter in this sinister ca...
Jun 04, 2025•16 min
Last Friday, Gerry Adams won a High Court defamation action against the BBC and has been awarded €100,000 in damages. Mr Adams’ legacy and how he will be viewed in the history books was very much at stake in the trial. Has this landmark case set a precedent for how media organisations can cover the Troubles going forward? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Shane Phelan and John Downing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 04, 2025•28 min
What do the following have in common? Micheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald, Heather Humphreys, Sean O Fhergail, Michael McDowell and Miriam O’Callaghan. None of them want to be the next President of Ireland. Kevin Doyle is joined by the Irish Independent’s Tabitha Monahan and John Downing, to look at why so many big names are afraid to run for the presidency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 03, 2025•27 min
They were just playfighting. That was French president Emmanuel Macron’s explanation last week for video images that show his wife, Brigitte, pushing her husband away with both hands on his face. Macron later told reporters that the couple – married since 2007 – were simply joking around. This episode of The Indo Daily , is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel , as Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Paris-based journalist Catherine Field to look at the inner workings of France's most high-pro...
Jun 02, 2025•27 min
From its inception in 1983 to the final episode in 2001, we look at how Glenroe became must-see TV in Ireland and discover how it made the nation question its attitudes on sex, divorce and religion. This podcast was originally published in September 2024. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Sarah Caden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 01, 2025•21 min
Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Tina, following a five-week trial at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court. We look at how events played out on the final day in court, the questions left unanswered, and the six key lies Richard Satchwell told that ultimately secured his fate. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ralph Riegel You can listen to our podcasts on the trial of Richard Satchwell at “Controlling and odd”: What the court heard about Richard Satchwell from Tina’s famil...
May 30, 2025•28 min
This week, gardai have searched multiple sites in the Leinster area, after information was received about the murder of Fiona Pender. Pender was last seen alive almost 29 years ago. There has been a number of previous high-profile garda searches for the 25-year-old murder victim. Today’s Indo Daily explores the latest developments in the murder investigation and looks back at the story of a young woman who has been missing for nearly three decades. Host; Fionnán Sheahan Guests; Conor Feehan and ...
May 29, 2025•22 min
We go to hospitals to get better. To feel safe. But for some families in Ireland, the story that’s playing out at Children’s Health Ireland has become a nightmare. Host: Ellen Coyne Guests: Áine Gladney-Knox & Mary Regan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2025•27 min
In mid-1970s America, the world was watching in as the bizarre story of the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst became a viral – and violent – real-time news spectacle. How and why did Hearst wind up on the side of her captors? And just who was telling the truth? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Jeffrey Toobin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 28, 2025•27 min
How did Nikki Hayes go from being one of the nation’s most successful radio DJs to living on the streets of Dublin? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Nikki Hayes You can read Niamh Horan's interview with Nikki Hayes : https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-never-thought-id-go-from-working-in-rte-to-sleeping-on-the-streets-former-2fm-dj-nikki-hayes-on-her-extraordinary-rehabilitation-journey/a1174511204.html ‘I never thought I’d go from working in RTÉ to sleeping on the streets’ — former 2FM DJ Nik...
May 27, 2025•27 min
Joe Biden blanking George Clooney is just one of many shocking anecdotes included in Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again – a bombshell new book about the final months of the 46th US president's administration. So what does this shocking behind-the-scenes story mean for Mr Biden’s political legacy and indeed, the Democratic Party itself? Host: Ellen Coyne | Guests: Lorcan Nyhan (Head of Training at the Communications Clinic) and Scott Luca...
May 26, 2025•27 min
We are bringing Indo Daily listeners an episode from The Sunday World's food and lifestyle podcast 'Under the Grill' this weekend. In each episode Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young sit around the kitchen table with some of Ireland’s best loved personalities. Today Oliver Callan joins Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young in the kitchen on this week's episode of Under the Grill, in association with Philadelphia. From growing up on the farm, Orange Split ice lollies and his favourite dish now, Callan opens ...
May 25, 2025•56 min
She was called a “trophy wife” by the man accused of killing her. Tina Satchwell’s half-sister told the jury at Richard Satchwell’s trial for murder how she found him “controlling and odd” in the latest courtroom testimony. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ralph Riegel You can read more about the Richard Satchwell trial below Tina Satchwell confided in her half-sister that ‘she could not get away from him’ before her death, court hears You can listen to more podcasts about the Richard Satchwell trai...
May 23, 2025•19 min
DESCRIPTION: When rapper Mo Chara of Kneecap allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag on stage in London, he didn’t just spark controversy – he triggered a UK terrorism charge. The group says it’s political policing: the UK authorities says it’s national security. So where does protest end and prosecution begin? Host: Dave Hanratty Guest: Enda Brady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•13 min
Decades after it was first conceived, the National Children's Hospital has become a saga worthy of its own medical drama. From planning rows, site disputes, pandemic delays, design overruns and the inevitable finger-pointing between contractors and politicians, just how did Ireland's flagship healthcare project become a national headache? Host: Ellen Coyne | Guests: Mary Regan and Fionnán Sheahan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 22, 2025•24 min
A pathologist was unable to determine a cause of death for Tina Satchwell (45) because of the skeletonised, badly decomposed and partly mummified condition of her remains which were excavated from underneath the stairs of her Cork home over six years after she vanished. Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster told the Central Criminal Court murder trial of Richard Satchwell (58) that she performed a post mortem examination on Ms Satchwell's remains at the Cork University Hospital (CUH) m...
May 20, 2025•22 min
What does a dark reimagining of ‘Dumbo the Elephant’ have to do with one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, Christy Kinahan Sr? Host: Tessa Fleming Guest: Fergus Shiel What does a dark reimagining of ‘Dumbo the Elephant’ have to do with one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, Christy Kinahan Sr? Host: Tessa Fleming Guest: Fergus Shiel You can read Fergus Shiel’s article : How a dark reimagining of ‘Dumbo’ shaped the business dealings of drug lord Christopher Kinahan Sr See omnystudi...
May 20, 2025•21 min
Gardaí fear Kerry farmer Mike Gaine was dead within hours of his last sighting in Kenmare almost two months ago. A man in his 50s is being questioned by detectives on suspicion of murder following the discovery of remains on Mr Gaine’s Kerry farm last Friday. Gardaí continued to search Mr Gaine’s farm yesterday after body parts were found. The search at the 56-year-old’s farm was sparked when several people involved in slurry spreading became suspicious of material left on fields. Host; Fionn...
May 19, 2025•18 min
‘A Deadly American Marriage’ is the #1 Netflix show that details the death of Irish man Jason Corbett. His daughter Sarah talks openly about what she believes happens the night her father was killed by her ex-stepmother Molly Martens and why she believes the event was recorded on a listening device. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Sarah Corbett Sarah Corbett’s book is available to buy in all good bookstores and online - A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing - as seen...
May 19, 2025•37 min
Dublin 1984, and an unassuming family are pulled over by gardaí at a checkpoint. What follows is a media circus as the unassuming businessman, Robert Trimbole, is exposed as Australia’s most wanted criminal ‘Aussie Bob’. What unfolded created an international game of cat and mouse. This was originally published in October 2024 Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Liam Collins See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 18, 2025•24 min
Who are the ‘Grandpa Gang’ and the ‘Queen of the Underworld’ on trial in the Kim Kardashian case? Host: Ellen Coyne Guest: Catherine Field See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 16, 2025•26 min
The murder trial of Richard Satchwell continues, with focus moving to the interviews conducted while in garda custody. Mr Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife Tina, insisted he “never wanted to harm” her. The Irish Independent reports back from Dublin’s Central Criminal Court. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ralph Riegel You can read more about the Richard Satchwell trial below Gardaí found body of Tina Satchwell after ordering excavation due to different colour of concrete under the...
May 15, 2025•16 min
'United By Music’ may be the official motto of the Eurovision Song Contest, but at this year's event that “unity” seems distinctly off-key. So why is Ireland still competing? What are our chances of success? And do claims of Eurovision as a historically apolitical event hit the right note to Irish ears? Host: Fionnán Sheehan | Guests: Kirsty Blake Knox (Journalist with the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent) and Melanie Finn (Senior News Reporter and Showbusiness Editor) See omnystudio.c...
May 15, 2025•26 min
A filmmaker returns home to document life in Gaza - then war erupts. His footage becomes the last testimony of a city now in ruins. Two million people, no escape, and a war with no clear endgame. Aid is vanishing, bombs are falling and starvation is rampant. What does Israel want, and what does Hamas hope to gain? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 14, 2025•25 min
As Richard Satchwell stands trial for the murder of his wife Tina, we hear how a routine review of the case in October 2023 led gardaí to notice an anomaly: a patch of concrete under the stairs that didn’t match the rest. This was the moment that the case of Tina Satchwell went from a missing person investigation to a murder trial.Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ralph Riegel You can read more about the Richard Satchwell trial below Gardaí found body of Tina Satchwell after ordering excavation due t...
May 13, 2025•21 min
As a new summer dawns, RTÉ finds itself haunted by old ghosts. Ryan Tubridy may have happily swapped Donnybrook for London, but he and his agent Noel Kelly are currently engaged in a lengthy quest for answers related to Tubridy’s departure in 2023. Meanwhile, a seven-figure write-down, staff redundancies, Joe Duffy’s shock exit, and the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest are all causing headaches of their own. Host: Ellen Coyne Guest: Fionnán Sheahan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...
May 12, 2025•26 min
Camogie Association rules dictate that players cannot wear shorts. They must wear skorts - a skirt/short combination. Players, TDs and the public have been debating all week the skortgate controversy. Today’s episode of the Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast the Indo Sport and was originally published on May 8. Host: Joe Molloy Guest: Sarah O’Donovan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 10, 2025•23 min
The conclave was short, which means one thing: Pope Leo had the votes. But why him? And why now? And what does it mean that the next leader of 1.4 billion Catholics comes not from the Global South, where the faith is growing, but from the backyard of Donald Trump? Host: Ellen Coyne Guest: Michael Kelly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 09, 2025•27 min
Why was a chest freezer offered for free on DoneDeal, one of the main pieces of information today in the trial of Richard Satchwell? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Catherine Fegan & Ralph Riegel SHOW NOTES Why was a chest freezer offered for free on DoneDeal, one of the main pieces of information today in the trial of Richard Satchwell? You can read more about the Richard Satchwell trial below LATEST | Murder accused Richard Satchwell ‘offered chest freezer for free on DoneDeal’, trial he...
May 08, 2025•23 min
In centuries past, conclave meant cardinals were literally locked away until a new pope had been elected. Today, it's the world that's locked out, as people await the unmistakable white smoke. In this episode, we lift the veil on the politics, power and prayers involved in electing a new pope. Why are phones confiscated? Who really pulls the strings? And who is the cardinal who has been banned from Conclave? Host: Kevin Doyle, Guests: Sarah MacDonald and Michael Kelly See omnystudio.com/listen...
May 08, 2025•25 min
