What happened 'Baby John', a newborn killed and discovered on a beach in Co Kerry in 1984, has never been solved. Now two people have been arrested, so the Indo Daily looks back on the tragic case and the unspeakable trauma it caused for local woman, Joanne Hayes, and her family. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: John Downing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rupert Murdoch and his new girlfriend Ann Lesley Smith are set to marry this summer. The couple revealed that they got engaged on St Patrick’ Day just seven months after the 92-year-old billionaire finalised his divorce from model Jerry Hall. Media Mogul, King Maker and alleged inspiration for the hit tv show ‘Succession’ – we look behind the headlines of one of the world’s most powerful men. Host: Ellen Coyne Guest: Enda Brady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Donald J Trump has faced his fair share of controversies. But it is his alleged affair and the payment of hush money to former porn star Stormy Daniels that could see the law catching up with him. Now, with the possibility of an indictment looming, could this spell the end of Trump's 2024 presidential run? Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Gina London See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the war on Ukraine enters its 392nd day, there is a sense of spectacle following a three-day state visit to Russia from China's president, Xi Jinping, while rival Japan's prime minister made a surprise trip to Kyiv in Ukraine. While the US asks China to encourage a peace deal that would ideally see Russian troops pull out of Ukraine, the world is closing in on the Russian president with an international arrest warrant on his head for war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children ...
He warned us of a property crash in 2007 and people didn’t listen to him. Now with house prices already at Celtic Tiger prices again, coupled with the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and the troubled Credit Suisse being bailed out – we ask Richard Curran if we are headed towards another global crisis and is now the right time to buy a house? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Richard Curran See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After one of the longest murder trials in Ireland, Patrick Quirke was found guilty of the murder of Bobby Ryan aka Mr Moonlight in 2011. But now, in a shock decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that the seizure of a computer from Quirke’s home was unlawful. What does this mean for the convicted killer, and could there be a retrial? Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Shane Phelan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The luxury liner Oceanos was on a voyage off the coast of South Africa when the ship began taking on water during rough seas. The ship was sinking, and the safety of the 581 passengers and crew became the unlikely responsibility of the ship's entertainer – guitarist Moss Hill. This is his remarkable story on that fateful day. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Moss Hill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John DeLorean was an eccentric but brilliant engineer who decided to manufacture a futuristic sports car in Belfast in the middle of the Troubles. Hollywood brought the iconic car to the big screen in the film Back to the Future. But John DeLorean's fall from grace was spectacular. He was charged with attempted trafficking of 24 kilograms of cocaine. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Andrew Madden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Begorrah and Begosh... it’s St Patrick’s Day in the White House. As US President Joe Biden announces his visit to Ireland next month, we ask if they presidential plastic paddies or is there something in the White House water that makes leaders of the free world love the old sod? First broadcast March 2022. Host Kevin Doyle. Guest: Senan Molony and Lynne Kelleher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Forty-five-year-old Tina Satchwell disappeared from her home in Youghal, Co Cork in March 2017. She had no passport; no mobile phone and her bank account has not been accessed since. Four days later, Tina's husband Richard Satchwell reports her missing to gardai and a media appeal is issued. Six years later there is still no sign of Tina. Gardaí will again issue an appeal for information to mark the anniversary of her disappearance. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Ralph Riegel See omnystudio.com/liste...
Gary Lineker may be back presenting 'Match of the Day' this weekend after the BBC suspended him for criticising the UK's asylum policy on Twitter, but the row has definitely not gone away. The Indo Daily find outs why BBC bosses are under fire, its impartiality questioned and why one of football's best behaving players is at the centre of it all. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Rory Tevlin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A massive Libyan arms shipment to the Provisional IRA in the 1980s had the potential to dramatically escalate the Troubles into a civil war, with one senior politician remarking “Christ — the IRA could start a civil war with that lot. And win. ” Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: John Downing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Days after King Charles’ Coronation in May, Prince Harry could be taking to the stand in the landmark phone hacking case against the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). The Indo Daily hears more. Host: Siobhán Maguire Guest: Enda Brady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Books, films, documentary series – the serial killer market is hugely profitable. We just can’t get enough of murder, horror and psychopaths. Why is that? To try to answer some of those questions, The BelTel's Ciarán Dunbar spoke to Craig Jackson, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, at Birmingham City University. Host: Ciarán Dunbar Guest: Craig Jackson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amid chaotic and unprecedented courtroom scenes, gardaí forcibly removed members of the Burke family from the Four Courts this week. Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor of the Irish Independent to talk us through the Burke family’s ever-amassing struggles with the legal system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Indo Daily talks to Barry Keoghan’s cousin Gemma on Barry’s upbringing and their plans to celebrate on Oscars night. And Tanya Sweeney, columnist with the Irish Independent, looks at the Oscar chances of our rising stars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
He was Ireland's first drugs kingpin who ushered in a new era of organised crime. The Indo Daily hears more about the life of Larry Dunne, how he introduced heroin to Ireland, and the trail of destruction that followed. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Paul Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Notorious inmate Charles Bronson is making his latest bid for freedom, appearing in front of a parole board yesterday. Bronson’s 50 years in prison have been marked by incidents of extreme violence, riots and hostage taking. He told the board he has had "more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and I'm sick of it". The Indo Daily finds out more about the infamous prisoner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer was sentenced to life in prison last week for the murders of his wife and son. The Indo Daily hears from one of the reporters who covered all the twists and turns in the courtroom drama. Host: Siobhán Maguire Guest: Edward Helmore See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In July a criminal investigation was launched into the medium and former accountant Tom Colton, who co-owned a luxury Spanish property when he secured a deal that would see millions of euro in debt written off. Irish independent’s Shane Phelan explains how his investigation uncovered a web of deceit and hidden assets from the man better know as the Psychic Swindler. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Shane Phelan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Fashion writer and social diarist, Terry Keane, and Ireland's most controversial Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, managed to keep a 27-year-long affair away from the public eye, until one explosive interview. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: John Downing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 2013, a teenager in a state of distress was found by two gardaí at the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street. But efforts to identify her proved fruitless until gardaí publicly released a photograph. 'GPO Girl' was in fact a 25-year-old Australian con woman called Samantha Azzopardi. But this was just the tip of the iceberg... Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Andrew Farrell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Channel 4 turns 40 this year, with plans to remember the people to helped make it a success, like trailblazer presenter, Paula Yates. The Indo Daily takes a look back at the celebrity, her marriage to Bob Geldof, their famous family, and the many tragedies that would follow. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Melanie Finn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kim Jong Un, the secretive leader of North Korea, has recently unveiled his daughter to the world, sparking speculation that she could become the next dictator of the hermit state. But what does this mean for tense relations with the West? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Professor Peter Kabachnik. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Irish priest, Fr Patrick Ryan, was found savagely beaten to death in a Texas motel room in 1981. James Harry Reyos confessed to the crime and has spent forty years in prison - but has justice been done? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Mike Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gangland leader, Cornelius Price, has died, but his legacy lives on in the memory of families whose loved ones were killed during his feuds. We have exclusive audio recordings from one father, Joe Maughan, who bravely confronted Price after his son, William, disappeared. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Paul Williams See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A high-profile senior detective is in a critical condition after gunmen tried to murder him in Omagh, Co Tyrone. PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell's young son was by his side when the attack occurred on Wednesday evening. Mr Caldwell was shot four times while placing footballs into the boot of his car at a sporting centre. Host: Ciarán Dunbar Guest: Sharon O’Neill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Urantsetseg Tserendorj was stabbed by a 14-year-old boy while she was walking home from work in Dublin on 20 January 2021. She died in hospital nine days later. The Indo Daily looks at the case of a child killer who targeted a woman in a deserted city centre. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Eoin Reynolds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DJ Carey is one of Ireland's best-known GAA figures, but he's in the headlines currently over a settlement with AIB Bank in 2017, where 99% of a €9.5m debt was written down. The Indo Daily hears more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Amy Molloy and Shane Phelan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday marks a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s grip on power has come under sharper focus, along with the tactics he uses to deal with dissenters. The Indo Daily asks what becomes of Putin’s rivals and critics? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Jason Corcoran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
