The Indo Daily Irish Independent

It’s just three weeks to polling day for the local elections. Five years on from the most recent count in 2019, however, Irish politics has fundamentally changed. Taoisigh and party leaders have come and gone, and we have witnessed the rise and fall in popularity for Sinn Féin. Increasingly, over the last few months, migration has become a contentious issue in local and national politics, with huge swathes of politicians witnessing instances of intimidation and abuse while on the campaign trail.

Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: John Downing and Gabija Gataveckaite See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As world No2 Rory McIlroy looks to secure another US PGA title, the news that he is seeking a divorce from wife Erica Stoll has shocked the golfing world. The Northern Irishman has secured the services of Thomas Sasser, who famously represented fellow golfer Tiger Woods in his divorce from Swedish model Elin Nordegren in 2010. What do we know so far?

Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Niamh Horan and Briah KeoghSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was May 17, 1974, when Wendy Burke’s life changed forever. She was just one year old when her mother Colette, who was due to give birth in two days, was killed in the Dublin-Monaghan bombings, as they walked up Talbot Street on the way back from the maternity hospital. With the 50-year anniversary coming up, Wendy and other survivors are still looking for justice and answers to the bombings, which left 34 people dead and hundreds injured.
Host: Tabitha Monahan. Guest: Wendy BurkeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rugby player Paddy Jackson, who was one of the key people at the Belfast rape trial of 2018, has expressed his concerns over a proposed six-episode TV series that will dramatise the court case that rocked the island of Ireland. We revisit the rape trial that had everyone talking and look at what happened to those involved.
Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Ellen Coyne

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The University of Limerick (UL) is engulfed in a scandal arising from a €5m overspend on student housing 3km from the college campus. UL wrote to gardaí last month to notify authorities of a possible fraud. The matter is currently the subject of ongoing assessment by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau to see if a criminal investigation is warranted.

Host: Ellen Coyne. Guest: Wayne O’Connor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1907, a theft at Dublin Castle ended up becoming a global story when the precious Irish Crown Jewels went missing. The Indo Daily hears more about the theft that even used Scotland Yard, psychics and the author of Sherlock Holmes to try and locate the precious stones.

Host: Siobhan Maguire. Guest: Sarah Caden.

First published on June 12, 2023.

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