In court as Dublin man is found guilty of American nurse’s murder in Budapest
The details presented in court in the trial of a Dublin man for the killing of Mackenzie Michalski (31) were harrowing. The American nurse w...
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20 of 1,135 episodesWho is Marine Le Pen? The convicted criminal who wants to be the next President of France
Hard-right leader Marine Le Pen announced her candidacy in France’s 2027 presidential campaign in typically dramatic fashion on French TV th...
Inside the court as George Gibney is found guilty
On Monday, George Gibney (77), former Irish Olympic swimming coach, was found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s....
How Gardaí finally cracked the code to a multi-million bitcoin fortune
This episode was originally published in March 2026. Clifton Collins (55) had a thriving business growing cannabis in rented houses around t...
Why Zelenskiy’s nod to Aughinish Alumina puts pressure on Irish Government
On a visit to Dublin last week, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy briefly burst the upbeat mood of the EU presidency party by criticis...
Why our love of big cars is killing us
In the next 15 years an additional 400 pedestrians , cyclists and motorcyclists will be killed on European roads because of the increased av...
Europe is bracing for another heatwave in July, what about Ireland?
Ireland was on the fringe of the heat dome that seared much of Europe for several days late last month. In some parts of the country tempera...
Riad Bouchaker found guilty: what the jury heard
Riad Bouchaker (52), an Algerian native, has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two girls and a boy, as well as a further charge o...
Why are ships still being targeted in the Strait of Hormuz?
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Modern slavery in Donegal: how gardaí saved seven victims
For the six men and one woman trafficked to Donegal by Georgijs Poniza and Armen Pogosyan, life was unimaginably harsh. They worked long, gr...
Who is the millionaire fugitive arrested in Dublin?
American businessman Jason Cardiff has lived in Ireland with his wife and daughter since 2022. For anyone who has followed him on Facebook,...
Inside Iceland trial of mother charged with murder in Dublin-based family’s suicide pact
On the morning of June 14th last year, Reykjavik police were called to the luxury 5-star Edition Hotel where the bodies of Emeric Mancel and...
How child ‘skinfluencers’ became a toxic beauty trend
The beauty industry has found a new audience: children. And it is using other children online – so-called “child skinfluencers” – to promote...
What does Andy Burnham stand for?
Newly-elected Labour MP Andy Burnham has made no secret of his ambitions to become the next UK prime minister. Now, it looks as though his t...
Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty: the full story
The former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges against him, including rape. His wife Eleano...
How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid
A new landmark study followed 4,000 primary school children, tracking everything from their education attainment to their wellbeing as they...
Who is the Swedish hitman killed in a car crash in Limerick?
Late on a quiet Sunday night in May, gardaí in Limerick arrived on the scene of what they expected would be a routine call-out to a road tra...
Parnell Square attack trial: The evidence against Riad Bouchaker
In November 2023 , a group of primary schoolchildren were lined up by the railings outside their school in Dublin city centre, ready to be b...
Murder at the bridge: What happened to Terence McKeever?
Terence McKeever left his home in Ballsbridge in Dublin shortly after 6.30am on June 16th, 1986. His daily commute in his distinctive bronze...
Tracking down a romance scammer in Nigeria
When Carlos Barragán discovered his mother was the victim of romance fraud, he flew to Lagos to find the con man – and found the Yahoo Boys,...