Maybe it’s time to ban e-scooters in Ireland
Electric scooters were once seen as the future of urban transport, but growing safety concerns are changing the conversation. Todays episode...
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Conor McGregor: Why does America keep giving the disgraced fighter a platform?
It’s fight week, and Conor McGregor has come out swinging. ‘The Notorious’ finally steps back into a UFC octagon this weekend for a main eve...
Extra - Jamey Carney murder: Suspect flew from Ireland to Turkey within hours of her death
The chief suspect in the murder of American mother-of-one Jamey Carney (43) flew from Ireland to Turkey within hours of her death. It has...
Jeffrey Donaldson: ‘Disturbing’ Snapchat filters and new allegations
The Jeffrey Donaldson scandal has taken another turn, with the former DUP leader now set to face a fresh investigation. New allegations have...
Nigel Farage gives “two fingers” and resigns... kind of – a strange day in UK politics
Reeling from an investigation into his finances, Nigel Farage has gone on the offensive. In a public address on Tuesday afternoon, the Ref...
Fast cars, fake fortunes: Infamous 'Ferrari Fugitives' brothers' Irish network
They flaunted Ferraris, private jets and a billionaire lifestyle. The Cartu brothers are accused of running one of the world's largest all...
Extra: Former swimming coach George Gibney convicted of sexually abusing four girls more than 50 years ago
For more than 30 years, the name George Gibney has haunted Irish swimming. The former national swimming coach left Ireland in the 1990s af...
The brutal unsolved murder of Charles Self and its impact on Ireland’s gay community
Creative and hard-working, Charles Self moved to Ireland in the late 1970s when he was poached from the BBC for an enviable role at RTÉ. As...
The curious case of Mark Zuckerberg
Who is Mark Zuckerberg really? Is he the awkward, robotic tech billionaire seen in public, or something very different behind closed doors?...
Gay saunas and projectile vomiting: Jeffrey Donaldson’s alleged double life
As Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty last week of 18 child sex offences including rape, the carefully constructed image of a clean-living,...
Riad Bouchaker Guilty: How Parnell Square stabbing sparked riots, reshaped policing and fuelled the far-right
Riad Bouchaker has been found guilty of all eight counts against him, including the attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square Eas...
‘Irish orphan’ Nicholas Rossi – his fake death, his real death and his web of lies
Last week, 38-year-old convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi died in a Utah hospital while under police custody. Rossi (born Nicholas Alahverdia...
Drones, cyber-attacks and Putin's war: Is Micheál Martin's EU Presidency a poisoned chalice?
Putin's war. Drones in Irish skies. The threat of cyber-attacks. As Ireland takes the helm of the EU, Micheál Martin faces six months of add...
Dialog: Inside Peter Thiel's secret Irish gathering
What do you get when you gather tech billionaires, political insiders and some of the world's most powerful people behind closed doors? Th...
Jeffrey Donaldson: Allison Morris on what we couldn’t report while trial was ongoing
Jeffrey Donaldson has begun his new life in Maghaberry Prison. Donaldson and his wife, Eleanor, are set to be stripped of their honours. The...
Veronica EP 3: Getting away with murder
In episode 3 of Veronica , we follow the journalists' final moments, as John Gilligans plan to murder her, swings into action on Dublin’s Na...
Veronica EP 2: Follow the money
In Episode 2 of Veronica, John Gilligan's empire is booming and Ireland's criminal underworld is growing richer by the day. As the State str...
Veronica - EP 1: A new reporter and a new Godfather
30 years ago, Veronica Guerin was shot dead on the outskirts of Dublin. Only days later, she was due to speak at a conference entitled Dying...
Introducing – Veronica: Murdered in search of the truth
Thirty years after the murder of Veronica Guerin, Kevin Doyle retraces her final years, speaking to those who knew her best and examining th...
The Sinn Féin TD, the IRA bomber’s brother and the breach of private data
It started with what looked like a routine query from a politician to a council office. In 2019, staff at Wexford County Council believed th...