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Jim O’Callaghan v the Lawyers: The high-stakes legal aid showdown
Jim O'Callaghan is a politician with leadership ambitions and a reform agenda. But in his bid to overhaul Ireland's legal system, he has pic...
Extra: Is Daniel Kinahan suddenly on his way back to Ireland?
Word on the street is that Daniel Kinahan is suddenly being prepped for extradition from Dubai. The 49-year-old could be back in Ireland in...
The Ulm 5: An Irish activist, the €1m in damage and the alleged German ‘show trial’
Five activists. One defence company. €1 million in alleged damage. An Irish man now faces up to five years in prison in a German trial that'...
Extra: Glen Hansard dead at 56
Academy Award-winning artist and leader of The Frames, Glen Hansard, has died at the age of 56. The renowned singer-songwriter was killed in...
The alleged New IRA bomb plot, the law student and the museum worker
A “significant” bomb built for “catastrophic” damage, and a suspected plot to bring violence to the streets of Derry. It was the stuff of Ir...
The German ex-con, the Irish bankruptcy and the €2.6m Spanish mansion
The famous residents of an exclusive suburb just outside Barcelona have included footballers like Gerard Pique and Andres Iniesta, and inter...
Amy Winehouse: Talent, tragedy and the curse of the '27 Club'
Amy Winehouse’s time at the top was brief, but her impact was anything but. With era-defining tracks like Rehab and Back to Black , she laid...
Sex, lies and blackmail: the murder of Gerry McGinley
On a spring morning in June 2001, an eight-year-old girl gathered moss for her grandmother’s hanging baskets in a forest near Ballinamore in...
Ireland pledges another €125m to Ukraine – what will it be spent on?
Taoiseach Micheál Martin put boots on the ground in Ukraine this week, travelling to Kyiv for a quick tete-a-tete with President Volodymyr Z...
RTÉ suits replace stars: Who are the new names making the big money?
The days of stars topping the poll of highest earners at RTÉ are gone. Back in 2023, RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst pledged to rein in...
The Mayo Curse – priests, witches and sporting hokum
After a five-year wait, Mayo are back in the All-Ireland football final, but whispers of the famous curse, which supposedly condemned the co...
Andrew and Tristan Tate's falling empire – 59 charges, Miami jail and UK extradition fight
This episode of 'The Indo Daily' contains references to rape and sexual assault, and may not be suitable for everyone, so please take care w...
Can new UK prime minister Andy Burnham heal British politics?
Speaking during his inauguration speech on Monday, new UK prime minister – the seventh in the last 10 years, if you're keeping score – Andy...
"Only able to be identified by his DNA" – the ruthless gangland killing of Paul Byrne
As the 2000s came to a close, gang violence in Ireland was a common problem. In the summer of 2009, Paul ‘Frank’ Byrne, who was not consider...
Where did Jeffrey Donaldson’s fortune go – and can he afford an appeal?
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson earned massive sums over a successful career. But the Belfast Telegraph understands the now convicted pe...
The Irish killer, the Budapest murder, the spy camera and the 1,000-woman tally
In early November 2024, Dublin man Lorcan Tadgh Murphy was in a bar in downtown Budapest, scanning the room. He was alone, supposedly in the...
"Am I going to jail?" – disbelief in court as Chawke siblings imprisoned over brutal assault
As Bill and Alison Chawke waited outside courtroom number three in Limerick Circuit Court on Tuesday morning, their mood appeared upbeat. Ho...
Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’, say counter-terrorism police
The murder of firebrand politician Ann Widdecombe has sent shockwaves through the British establishment, prompting fresh debate around the s...
Jamey Carney murder: Boyfriend of American mother-of-one detained in Jordan
The boyfriend of murdered American mother-of-one Jamey Carney has been detained in Jordan, the Irish Independent understands. Ahmad al-Saqar...