Health, travel, banking: AI bots are coming for our public services
AI could soon make cyber-attacks on public services far more frequent, with Ireland potentially facing serious disruption to everything from...
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Our reporters and experts take you beyond the headlines to get up close and personal with the news stories that matter. In Focus is the current affairs podcast from Independent.ie. New episo...
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'The ultimate betrayal': Inside Fine Gael's bitter infighting
Anonymous briefings, accusations of betrayal and a mystery phone call have exposed deep tensions within Fine Gael. Culture Minister Patrick...
'Fundamental holes in the case': Meet the lawyer defending Daniel Kinahan
A rising voice in the legal world. The country's foremost human rights lawyer. A "man for all seasons, needed for all sorts of reasons". T...
Extra: Netanyahu's 'fight for survival' - Israel’s election deadlock explained
Israel’s election has produced no clear winner, leaving Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival battling to build a coalition. With Arab-led p...
What was Jeffrey Donaldson doing in Africa? Examining his international double life
Jeffrey Donaldson was doing paid work for the ministry of defence in Africa even as acute political turmoil was engulfing his party at home...
How torture videos are escalating drug debt intimidation in Ireland
Incidents of violent drug-debt intimidation are rising in Ireland – and the methods are becoming more concerning and elaborate. Brutal enfor...
Booming riches and broken promises: The dramatic evolution of Dublin's docklands
The grand vision was to create a modern metropolis to rival London, Paris or Madrid. But as the Celtic Tiger roared, Dublin's Docklands beca...
Jeffrey Donaldson Investigated Over New Westminster Rape Allegation
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is at the centre of a new Metropolitan Police investigation into an alleged rape said to have taken plac...
Extra: Garda raid, Rolexes and a Sinn Féin TD: The charity under investigation
Rolex watches, luxury BMWs and designer handbags worth almost €300,000 have been seized in Garda raids targeting a prominent Irish charity....
Lawyers on strike, courts under pressure: Has Jim O'Callaghan picked the wrong fight?
A strike by criminal defence lawyers is causing disruption across Ireland's courts, but the bigger question may be what happens next. With...
'Therapy is a weakness': Understanding James McClean and a career full of controversies
James McClean’s view that therapy is a “weakness” has been widely criticised. But where does that belief come from? Dan McDonnell, ghostwrit...
France is burning. Where else in Europe is next?
France is burning. What began as student protests over crumbling schools has exploded into riots, looting and a political crisis that is sha...
‘I know who murdered my father’ | EP 2
A blacked-out van. A secret meeting. And a quest for answers that would consume decades of one man's life. In the concluding episode of this...
‘I know who murdered my father’ | EP 1
A respected prison officer, Brian Stack, is gunned down on a Dublin street. The investigation that follows fails to deliver justice. There a...
Inside Simon Harris's new investment scheme: The positives and negatives
Simon Harris’s much-hyped investment scheme is official, though there’s still some way to go before you can avail of it. But we’re not going...
Ammi Burke vs Arthur Cox: solicitor's legal showdown with her former employer
The Burkes are back, but this time it's not Enoch grabbing the headlines, it's his sister Ammi. In 2019, Ammi Burke was dismissed from her r...
Extra: Jeffrey Donaldson given 15 years - but will be out in seven
Jeffrey Donaldson received a 15 year sentence in prison for his crimes. He was given 11 years for rape against Victim B and four years for a...
Waterford family were living in fear and tried to move before fatal arson attack
“I could hear screams like in a horror film – it will never leave my mind.” These are the stark words of an onlooker on the streets of the...
The New Property Elite: Who Are Ireland's Super Landlords?
They collect millions in rent every year and own thousands of homes, but most Irish tenants have never heard of them. From a former Anglo Ir...
Extra: Family named in Waterford house-fire murder investigation
Four members of the same family died in a house fire in Waterford city in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A murder investigation has bee...