What to do with a stolen Renoir
Thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the south of France escaped with two paintings, having dropped two others as they fled the build...
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20 of 1,185 episodesHow ‘assassin wanted’ ad links a Cyprus murder plot with Kinahan cartel
In late summer, a criminal using the name “SpongeJob” posted a wanted ad on Telegram, an the encrypted messaging service. He was looking for...
9/11: Could its disastrous legacy have been avoided?
Twenty five years ago al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial planes in the US and flew two into the World Trade Center in New York and...
Two days of Trump – what to expect in Dublin and Doonbeg
No one doubts that it is the Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel at Doonbeg that is bringing US president Donald Trump back...
Why did Germans vote for the far-right AfD party?
It’s not just the win, but the landslide scale of the win that has shocked Germany – and sent ripples throughout Europe. The Alternative for...
Why can’t Ireland defend itself?
Minister for Defence Helen McEntee said that a “significant security operation” has been been put in place for Ireland’s presidency of the C...
How much rain will supersized El Niño bring to Ireland this winter?
As autumn arrives and the supersized El Niño develops, global temperatures will rise, rainfall patterns will radically change and the number...
How Katie Taylor revolutionised women’s sport
On Saturday, Katie Taylor will fight for the last time as a professional boxer. If she wins against France’s Flora Pili, she will bow out as...
Why Dublin’s crack cocaine crisis is visible on the streets
The long-predicted crack cocaine epidemic is here and has been compared to the heroin epidemic that ravaged communities and destroyed lives...
Lost at sea on the ‘world’s deadliest migration route’
In the last week in June a boat set sail from The Gambia heading for the Canary Islands. On board were an estimated 200 people, made up most...
Tracking down a romance scammer in Nigeria
This episode was originally published in June 2026. When Carlos Barragán discovered his mother was the victim of romance fraud, he flew to L...
Why almost all Phoenix Park drivers break the speed limit
Every year, more than 10 million motorists drive through Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Almost all are breaking the speed limit. All of the park’s a...
What does it take to win The Traitors?
By the time the final episode of The Traitors Ireland was aired last September, the nation was gripped. The RTÉ version of the gameshow was...
Who is the Swiss politician accused of drugging and sexually abusing an Irish girl and her mother?
Swiss media have compared what happened to Irish teenager Paula and her mother, Iwona, to the Pelicot case in France. Prosecutors allege tha...
Natalie Harp is devoted to Donald Trump. Why is that a problem?
For Washington insiders observing how the Trump administration conducts its business, Natalie Harp is an alarming figure. The 35-year-old Wh...
Inside the court: Why did Lindsay Clancy kill her three children?
Now in its fifth week, the trial of Lindsay Clancy in the US for the murder of her three children has been headline news, with blanket TV an...
How the culture wars spread to Ireland
This episode was originally published in March 2026. In his new documentary Amplified: The Exportation of the Culture Wars, director Mike Sh...
How a tech savvy woman lost €30,000 in an invoice scam
This episode was originally published in March 2026. If you got an invoice you’d been waiting for from your builder for work done, you’d get...
Why staff at Oberstown Children Detention Centre have had enough
Staff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus are set to strike again on Tuesday the 25th of August. It will be their fourth work stoppage th...
Who was Jason Arday and why are there calls for a public inquiry into his death?
On Monday evening, thousands of people took to the streets of central London to attend a vigil in memory of Jason Arday. The former Cambridg...