Nicknamed ‘Le Grêlé’, one of France’s most elusive serial killers appeared on a popular television game show during the 35-year police hunt for him. How did François Vérove, also known as “The Pockmarked Killer”, hide his murders from his fellow police officers for so long? Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Catherine Field Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Apr 02, 2024•21 min
This is the story of three long-lost siblings, all abandoned in mysterious circumstances in different Irish towns who unbelievably found their way back to each other many years later. But there could be a fourth ‘foundling’ and they need your help to find them. Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Catherine Fegan, Helen Ward & David McBride Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio....
Apr 01, 2024•28 min
Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland's short-lived reign of terror showed just how unstable life can be at the top of the Irish underworld. Once again, the betrayal of a former friend created a new opportunity for those seeking power. Eamon ‘The Don’ Dunne was a different calibre of gang boss to Marlo Hyland and PJ Judge. He was possibly more vicious and deranged than anyone who had come before him. Host: Ellen Coyne, Guest: Paul Williams Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out ...
Mar 30, 2024•27 min
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences. The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride explains the implications of this political earthquake to Ciarán Dunbar. Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 29, 2024•14 min
With PJ Judge taken out, Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland quickly established himself as the new face of gangland in Ireland. He planned on doing things differently, with a more considered approach to drug trafficking. He drew in other criminals to work as a team. This was a tactic straight out of the Sicilian Mafia's playbook. The cash was rolling in, but the murder of a young Dublin mother would bring too much heat on Hyland. Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Paul Williams Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com...
Mar 29, 2024•24 min
Gangland, like the world of business or politics, is often based on a succession of personnel. This mini-series looks at three of Ireland’s original godfathers of crime, and how their interwoven stories of money, drugs and murder shaped organised crime in the State for years to come. Episode one looks at the terrifying actions of “The Psycho” PJ Judge. Host; Fionnán Sheahan, Guest; Paul Williams Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with th...
Mar 28, 2024•21 min
Having apparently dismissed warnings from US intelligence, Russia president Vladimir Putin now has difficult questions to answer after 137 people were killed in an IS-K attack on Moscow. Has the deadly incident weakened the recently re-elected president? Host: Tabitha Monahan. Guests: Jason Corcoran and Declan Power Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Mar 27, 2024•20 min
A group of forensic experts and investigators has called on the Garda Commissioner to facilitate a search of a Co Wicklow woodland site for the bodies of several missing women. The area is close to the former home of convicted rapist Larry Murphy, who is the chief suspect in the disappearances of some of the missing women. You can listen to more podcasts on the Larry Murphy story using the following link. This podcast details how he came to be known as teh Beast of Baltinglass https://www.indepe...
Mar 26, 2024•19 min
“Carrie Jade Williams”, aka Samantha Cookes, made global headlines as a serial fraudster operating in Ireland for almost a decade. Having been on the run, she resurfaced as a live-in au pair in Kildare. Where is she now? If you want to hear more about the scams committed by Samantha Cookes, check out our other podcast about her escapades in Ireland. https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-fraud-fake-identities-and-exploiting-vulnerable-families-the-samantha-cookes-story...
Mar 25, 2024•18 min
Kate Middleton has been receiving treatment for cancer after undergoing “major abdominal surgery” earlier this year, a statement from the Princess of Wales has confirmed this evening. The Indo Daily speaks to TNT Presenter Enda Brady about the announcement. If you're concerned about cancer contact the Irish Cancer Society Support Line on Freephone 1800 200 700. Host: Fionnán Sheehan, Guest: Enda Brady Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be ...
Mar 22, 2024•10 min
As Leo Varadkar resigned as Taoiseach, friends and colleagues gave him their best wishes. But it didn't take long for plotting and speculation to begin about who would replace Varadkar in the hot seat. Twenty-four hours on since the departure announcement, one clear favourite has formed as Simon Harris looks to become Ireland's 16th taoiseach. Host: Fionnán Sheehan. Guest: Hugh O’Connell Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance...
Mar 21, 2024•17 min
*A warning, today's episode contains details of domestic violence which listeners may find upsetting* Terrorist, garda killer and prolific wife beater, Pearse McAuley’s long litany of convictions have established him as one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminals for over 30 years. The Northern Irish para-military figure made the headlines in the early 1990s for a daring escape from an English prison, but his crimes against the State, in the shooting of a garda in 1996, would wrap his name in infa...
Mar 21, 2024•19 min
In an unexpected announcement, Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader. The Indo Daily speaks to Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent Fionnán Sheahan, to find out why the Taoiseach took this decision and ask the questions - who will succeed him and what next for the coalition government? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Fionnán Sheehan Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher....
Mar 20, 2024•17 min
With serious opponents either liquidated or locked up, Russian president Vladimir Putin has secured another landslide “election” victory. But does his victory sound the alarm for a war in Europe? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Jason Corcoran Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 20, 2024•18 min
She was the former debutante who once curtseyed to Queen Elizabeth, only to rebel against her wealthy upbringing and become an expert bomb-maker in the Provisional IRA. This is the unbelievable story of Rose Dugdale, who died in her sleep in a Dublin nursing home yesterday morning at the age of 83. Host: Fionnán Sheehan, Guest: Liam Collins Indo Daily: Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. ...
Mar 19, 2024•21 min
*A warning, today's episode contains details of child sexual abuse which listeners may find upsetting* Roman Polanski, the French-born Polish film director, has courted many dark controversies throughout his career. His family suffered loss with the death of his mother in the Holocaust. Polanski went on to build an unlikely artistic career of magnificent achievement. But at the height of his career, this underdog story turned sour as allegations surfaced that the Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby di...
Mar 19, 2024•24 min
A string of ATM thefts were carried out by a notorious Co Antrim gang using diggers and trucks in the dead of night. They got away with the daring thefts for two years which in turn encouraged many copy-cat raids. After robbing an ATM beside a PSNI station – they were eventually caught and ultimately ended up behind bars. But one question remains – where are the missing millions? Today’s episode of the Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast The BelTel. Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Allison Morri...
Mar 18, 2024•18 min
From St Patrick himself to a global music star, a Times Square Olympian and a Mexican army battalion, historian Donal Fallon discusses the Patricks, Patricias, Pádraigs, Páraics and Pats who have all become part of Ireland’s national story.Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guest: Donal Fallon. Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 16, 2024•24 min
*A warning, today's episode contains details of child sexual abuse which listeners may find upsetting* Bill Kenneally sat in a committee room in Dublin this week, smirking and chuckling. He did so as victims and their families heard evidence of hundreds of horrific sex crimes he perpetrated over several years. Colin Power, a survivor of Kenneally’s abuse, discusses how one of Ireland’s most infamous paedophiles refuses to accept he ruined the lives of his victims. Host: Fionnán Sheahan; Gues...
Mar 15, 2024•22 min
In the run up to the St Patrick’s Day meeting between Leo Varadkar and Joe Biden, the Taoiseach has made Ireland’s position on the situation in Gaza abundantly clear. Is Capitol Hill willing to listen to calls for a change in its Israeli foreign policy? Or is Ireland’s voice too small to count? Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Philip Ryan Indo Daily: Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to be in with the chance of winning a €500 OneforAll voucher. See omnys...
Mar 14, 2024•19 min
A family photo released for Mother’s Day is at the centre of a royal row. The image was of Kate Middleton and her three children, all huddled up together, in a scene that represented a happy and normal family. It was clear the image was aimed at dispelling any speculation around Kate’s medical issues and disappearance from public life that had plagued the royals for months. The picture, however, was manipulated, pouring petrol on the conspiracies the royal family now finds itself at the centre o...
Mar 13, 2024•22 min
wo decades after UK backpacker Peter Falconio went missing, some people still have doubts as to what exactly happened that night to him and his girlfriend Joanne Lees, who were attacked in the Australian outback. Host: Fionnán Sheehan Guest: Andrew Rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 12, 2024•21 min
Ireland has voted to reject both government proposals to change the Constitution on Family and Care, but it is not the first time governments have found themselves on the losing side of constitutional reform in this country. Fionnán Sheehan and John Downing discuss the fallout from a disastrous campaign from the current Government, and what it says about the country's changing political trajectory. Indo Daily: Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop in code INDO and fill out the short survey to ...
Mar 11, 2024•18 min
Daniela Klette is one of three members of the “third generation” of the notorious urban guerrilla Red Army Faction (RAF) who had been in hiding since the 1990s. We look at the terror campaign by Germany's Baader-Meinhof Gang, whose members killed more than 30 people in the 1970s and ’80s and ask if the organisation is having a resurgence? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: James Jackson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2024•19 min
Will the current clampdown on dodgy boxes curb use? Should the dodgy box owners be worried? And is their use funding criminality? Today’s episode of the Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast The Big Tech Show. Host: Adrian Weckler. Guest: JJ Clarke See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 09, 2024•23 min
As Cillian Murphy keeps his fingers crossed for an Oscar win, the Academy Awards looks forward to celebrating its 95th anniversary. However, Hollywood’s biggest night isn’t always without controversy and scandal. From violence to nudity and political protests, we look at the most shocking moments from the Academy Awards history. Host: Fionnán Sheehan. Guest: Dave Hanratty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 08, 2024•23 min
Sean McGovern is one of the Kinahan cartel’s top lieutenants. He has been living a life of luxury in the safe haven of Dubai in the UAE; a place Ireland has no extradition treaty with. But we examine how that is possibly on the brink of changing and could see Daniel Kinahan’s henchman back in Ireland to face a murder charge. Host: Tabitha Monahan. Guest: Niall Donald See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 07, 2024•19 min
On Friday, International Women’s Day, the country will go to the polls in two referendums. One is being described as the ‘family’ vote and the second as the ‘care vote’. On this special episode of the podcast, Irish Independent columnist Sarah Carey who is voting No/No and by Orla O’Connor, Director of National Women’s Council who is voting Yes/Yes both deliver their arguments and critique each other's Infront of Indo Daily host Kevin Doyle who mediates. Head to www.mypodcastfeedback.com , pop...
Mar 06, 2024•25 min
Decisions taken by RTÉ demonstrated a "lack of rigorous financial controls", the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has said. Today 21 recommendations from the committee were published relating to a series of controversies that have engulfed the national broadcaster since last year, including saying the “possibility” that figures relating to Ryan Tubridy’s salary being “deliberately misrepresented by RTÉ” cannot be discounted. The Indo Daily takes a deep dive into the findings of the PAC ...
Mar 05, 2024•18 min
There has been a turbulent start to the year for the British royal family, with health scares, in-fighting and conspiracy theories all taking centre stage. Speculation continues over the welfare of Kate Middleton, with the Princess of Wales yet to make a public appearance in 2024. Meanwhile, officials at Buckingham Palace have remained tight-lipped on the specifics of King Charles’ health struggles. Host: Fionnán Sheehan. Guest: Sarah Caden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 05, 2024•22 min
