The Indo Daily

The demand for housing continues to soar where prices are reaching Celtic Tiger levels. With rumblings of a global recession on the horizon - is now the right time to buy property? HOST: Tabitha Monahan GUESTS: Frank Cleary, Charlie Weston and Karl DeeterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graham Dwyer has been in prison since 2013 but has never admitted to killing Elaine O’Hara. Court developments this week cleared the way for Dwyer to appeal his conviction. In April his bid for freedom was boosted by a European court ruling which questioned the gathering of that phone evidence. Host Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent Special Correspondent Paul Williams and Assistant Professor at the School of Law and Government at DCU Dr Roisín Costello to explore whether the convicted murderer will walk free and if the ruling will open the floodgates for other criminal cases too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peak holiday season has arrived, and after two years of lockdowns we are heading abroad in our thousands. Almost 200,000 people are waiting for their new passports, the long queues in Dublin airport have returned and some holiday goers are being quoted up to €10,000 to rent a car in Ireland. Is rip off Ireland back and is it any cheaper going abroad? The Indo Daily examines the hurdles facing travellers this summer. The Indo Daily examines what hurdles are facing travellers this summer. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Geraldine Herbert and Pól Ó Conghaile. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breakups are never easy. From Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde. The Indo Daily finds how celebrities deal with divorce in the public eye. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Kirsty Blake-Knox and Chris Wasser. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As cases of this virus of concern are rising across the globe, we ask what exactly is monkeypox, how contagious is it and when can we expect to see it here in Ireland?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Keane and McCarthy turned their backs on each other, the reaction at home was one of shock and deep division between those who believed in Roy and those who felt the manager was right. In the second of a two-part special, the Indo Daily looks back on the aftermath of that week in Saipan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the footballing scandal that split the nation. In the first of a two-part special, the Indo Daily looks back on what happened in Saipan between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy during the 2002 World Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is going on with Elon Musk's Twitter bid? In this BONUS episode of the Indo Daily, Irish Independent's Tech Editor, Adrian Weckler, finds out. Does Elon Musk intend to buy Twitter or not? Having already signed a contract, there are now rumblings of his wish to back out of the deal. But is this actually the case? Or is the billionaire businessman still intent on securing the social media space. Tech editor Adrian Weckler investigates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Derry Girls concludes, the show will still live on both here and in the UK, where the Irish sitcom is king. The Indo Daily finds out why we’re so funny. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Tanya Sweeney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One month on since the USA imposed sanctions against the Kinahan Cartel, we investigate if the net is closing in around one of the world’s most notorious criminal gangs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of the Indo Daily contains distressing content. In this episode of the Indo Daily, we talk to the Irish Independent’s Southern Correspondent, Ralph Riegel, who covered the four week trial of toddler Santina Cawley. Host: Siobhán Maguire See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney have their day in court but who is likely to win the Wagatha Christie Trial. Host: Fionnan Sheahan. Guests: Sarah Caden and John Meaghar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please note that today's podcast has content that some may find distressing. Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll McNeill's victim-impact statement provided to the courts last week, over a campaign of harassment against her by an internet troll, was a powerful declaration of how fearful it made her feel. Now, her peers are telling their own stories to hit home the ongoing online abuse and threats against female politicians. Rape threats, car bombs, and racist language are just some of the awful abuses experienced by our guests. Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Fianna Fail Senator Lisa Chambers and Green Party Cllr and former Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Musk is a genius and an inspiration to millions. But he's also uncompromising troublemaker. So do you have to be a bit of a bully to succeed in tech? Do you have to mete out abuse like Steve Jobs… to achieve things like Steve Jobs? Or can you be a nice guy like a Collison and still get all the way to top? Irish Independent Technology Editor Adrian Weckler finds out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy - aka, the curious case of 'Wagatha Christie' - aren't the only famous folk to fall out. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Denise Calnan. Guest: Sarina Bellissimo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The war in Ukraine has brought a distinctly political edge to this year’s competition. However it’s not the first time politics has spilled onto the stage. The Indo Daily looks at some of the other controversies through the years, including how an Irish love song caused a Eurovision walk-out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time in Northern Ireland’s one hundred and one year history, Sinn Féin is the biggest party. With talk of border polls, the Indo Daily asks if the question of a united Ireland is closer than ever? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: John Downing and Ciarán Dunbar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contentious cycle lanes from Dublin to Galway are causing consternation in neighbourhoods and even ending up in the High Court. Galway City Council revoked plans for a temporary cycle lane along the promenade in Salthill due to concerns raised by local residents and emergency services. In Dublin work on a bike path on the Strand Road in Sandymount was halted when the high court ruled that the cylceway must go through the planning process to proceed. Host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by David Turner, chairperson of the Sandymount and Merrion Residents Association in Dublin and Suzanne Meade, Road Safety Technical Expert with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to find out why cycle lanes are so controversial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plans to build a new NMH have been delayed again. This time, it's over concerns there may still be religious interference even after it is constructed. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Dr Peter Boylan and Ellen Coyne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the tech companies, with their high salaries and expanding campuses, making it unaffordable for everyone else? And does this make Dublin a blander, less interesting city? The Big Tech show finds out. Host: Technology editor Adrian Weckler. Guests: Leonard Hobbs, Director of Trinity Research and innovation, artist Claire McCluskey, and Mark Cullen, director and curator at Pallas Projects studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When golfer Lydia Ko left an interviewer speechless with an honest answer about her period this week, she was praised for 'normalising' the topic. But the Indo Daily wants to know why, in 2022, we're still so uncomfortable with talking tampons, towels, and that 'time of the month'. Host: Denise Calnan. Guest: Tanya Sweeney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The libel trial of the decade between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy begins next week. How did a 216 word Instagram post turn into the social media phenomena known as ‘Wagatha Christie’? Host Kevin Doyle. Guests Sarah Caden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Russian state TV broadcast showed Ireland being wiped out by a radioactive tsunami in the event of a nuclear attack. As the war on Ukraine enters its 10th week, the Indo Daily finds out more about these empty threats. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Declan Power and John O’Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez lost their new born baby boy recently, bereaved parents all over the world shared in their grief. Nina Doyle, from Dublin, is one such parent, having lost her precious twins Liam and Grace four years ago, when they passed after they were born prematurely. In spite of this gaping hole in her life, Nina now devotes her time to helping other bereaved parents through Féilecháin, a not-for-profit organisation that provides support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy. Presenter Siobhán Maguire hears her courageous story on today’s Indo Daily. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the Kinahan Cartel's 'main man' in the UK, but last month, Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh was given a 21-year-sentence for conspiracy to import class A and B drugs and money laundering. Now the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), is investigating the wealth and assets of other Kinahan gang members. Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor at the Sunday World tells presenter Siobhán Maguire about 'Bomber' Kavanagh, his crime career, and as leader of a €36m drug trafficking network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denis Donaldson answered to former Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams, and was at the heart of the republican movement for 20 years. So, how did he manage to spy for so long for the British? The Bel Tel finds out. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph Political Editor, Suzanne Breen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The clock is ticking before two big banking players – Ulster Bank and KBC Ireland – exit the market, but why is this move such a nightmare for their customers? The Indo Daily gets the low down on a ‘switching’ showdown. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Charlie Weston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Twitter confirming that they have accepted a cash offer of $44Billion from Elon Musk for the purchase of the social media platform, the Indo Daily looks at the controversial life of the world’s richest man. Despite being from a wealthy family - Musk was hospitalised by school bullies, diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and has courted controversy from risque tweets to smoking marijuana live on air - all of which have angered his shareholders. What changes can we expect from one of the world’s most powerful men? Presenter Fionnán Sheahan is joined by John Meagher, Features Writer at the Irish Independent and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 3rd of May in 2007, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl, started a global conversation as to what could have happened her. With the 15th anniversary of that disappearance this year, and a new ‘arguido’ or official suspect named last week, the Indo Daily revisits the events on the night she went missing and what followed, including her parents Kate and Gerry finding themselves under intense media scrutiny and police suspicion. Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Sunday Independent columnist, Sarah Caden, and journalist, John McGee, who was holidaying in the same resort all those years ago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The forecast on global fuel supplies is grim. The International Energy Agency predicts a doubling in price as well as worldwide shortages. In an attempt to tackle these energy shortages, the IEA in conjunction with the EU, are launching a new initiative - ‘Play Your Part’ - where they are asking the public to adopt energy saving tips that are hoped to reduce our energy consumption and reduce the money we send to Russia to buy their gas and oil and ultimately fund their war on Ukraine. But is this enough? Presenter Fionnán Sheahan hears from the experts on how rationing could well become a thing of the present with Environment editor Caroline O’Doherty, and Economist Chris Johns on hand to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netflix was expected to add 2.5 million subscribers in the first months of this year, but instead viewers are cancelling subscriptions in their droves. So what happened? Have we had enough of Netflix? And what is the future for TV viewing? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Tanya Sweeney and Adrian Weckler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final round of the French Presidential election takes place this Sunday. The Indo Daily examines if Eurosceptic Marine Le Pen could become France’s first far-right President, and what that could mean for the country’s EU membership. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Irish Independent Political Correspondent John Downing and Paris- based journalist Catherine Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Wednesday, MTK Global the boxing organisation founded by Daniel Kinahan, announced it would cease all operations. Sunday World Investigations Editor Nicola Tallant examines the gang's failed attempts to use boxing to legitimise their reputation. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Nicola Tallant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Six years on from their marriage breakdown, actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are back in court. After losing his case against the publishers of The Sun in the UK in 2020, Mr Depp is now suing his ex-wife in the US in a second libel case. Why is he doing this and what have we learned from this very public court row? Presenter Kevin Doyle is joined by pop culture journalist, Jennifer Gannon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Russia's large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine underway, the Indo Daily finds out more about this shocking second phase in this two-month war. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: John O'Brennan, Donnacha Ó Beacháin, and Timmy Dooley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Mansfield Jr has been found not guilty of conspiring to falsely imprison - and guilty of perverting the course of justice It’s the latest chapter in the remarkable saga of the Mansfield family, who once built a property empire worth €1.6bn. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Sunday Independent writer Niamh Horan and Irish Independent Journalist Robin Schiller about glamourous lifestyles, hotels and court cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Irish hockey player Catriona Carey is currently under investigation for allegedly scamming thousands of euro out of people struggling with mortgage debt. As revealed in the Irish Independent, a car driven by Carey has now been seized by Gardaí as part of their investigations. Today, The Indo Daily takes a look at the woman behind the accusations and who has previously been convicted of theft and fraud. Presenter: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Andrew Hickey, Maeve Sheehan, Senior Correspondent with the Sunday Independent and Irish Independent Social Affairs Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cost-of-living crisis is here for the long haul, with the latest energy row concerning the impending increase in the carbon tax and the sale of a sod of turf. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Danny Healy-Rae and Austin Hughes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He’s the first sitting British Prime Minister in history to have broken the law. What do these Partygate fines mean for the PM? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Marie McCardle, Fionnán Sheahan and John Downing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gardaí have today confirmed separate murder investigations into the deaths of two men in Co Sligo. Michael Snee and Aidan Moffitt were separately assaulted and murdered in their own homes. Officers including members of the Emergency Response Unit arrested a man in his early 20s on suspicion of murder after what was described as an intense operation in the early hours of Wednesday.Irish Independent’s Western Correspondent Eavan Murray joins host Siobhán Maguire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Kinahan Organised Crime Gang is now listed among the most notorious in the world. With police closing in on the Dapper Don Christy Kinahan and his sons, is the end in sight for the Dublin gang that went global? Paul Williams and Robin schiller join host Kevin Doyle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it 'fini' for France in the EU if far-right Eurosceptic Marine Le Pen is victorious in the election? The Indo Daily finds out. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Irish Independent Political Correspondent John Downing and Paris-based journalist Catherine Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new strategy launched by EU will aim to crack down on “fast fashion” by ensuring clothes made in Europe are longer lasting and easier to repair. The Indo Daily, looks at the fallout of fast fashion industry - what it is, and how it is ravaging communities and the environment globally. Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Irish Independent columnist and green entrepreneur Anne-Marie Tomchak to find our more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jay Bourke is no stranger to controversy. Once the Celtic Tiger’s poster boy, who at one stage had pub and restaurant interests employing more than 1,000 people, he now has total debts of €13.7m, and has been unsuccessful in writing off a €12.2m debt. From burger joints, restaurants, and bars to possible bankruptcy – where did it go wrong for the well-known businessman? Presenter Denise Calnan is joined by Jay Bourke and the Irish Independent's Legal Editor, Shane Phelan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Graham Dwyer has been in prison since 2013 but has never admitted to killing Elaine O’Hara. Now his bid for freedom has been boosted by a European court ruling which questions the gathering of phone evidence that was key to his conviction. Will the convicted murderer walk free and will this ruling open the floodgates for other criminal cases too? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dublin Airport Authority is under pressure to implement an emergency plan to deal with passengers heading away on holidays over the coming weeks, namely Easter. This comes on foot of massive security delays last week which saw some passengers miss their flights, while others were encouraged to allow for a three-and-a-half hour wait to clear the queues. The Indo Daily finds out what's happening at Ireland's busiest airport and hears how you can beat the queues. Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Patrick Edmond, Managing Director of Altair Advisory, and aviation expert, and Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel editor at the Irish Independent, while journalist Ciara O'Loughlin shares her own experience of travelling through the airport last weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week six of the War on Ukraine has revealed a more sinister side to the already atrocious invasion with reports of shocking attacks on civilians in the streets of Bucha, near Kiev. As more details unfold regarding these and other civilian killings in Ukraine, Europe's leaders want additional sanctions imposed on Russia, including a full embargo on Russian oil, gas, and coal imports. But with Putin also threatening to cut off gas supplies unless paid in Roubles, the Indo Daily asks what impact this will have on Ireland? Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Freelance Journalist and Russian Energy Analyst, Jason Corcoran, and Professor at Economics at Dublin City University, Edgar Morgen Roth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pent-up demand from pandemic patient waiting lists and high numbers in Covid cases are pushing Ireland's frontline workers to the edge. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Philip Ryan, Dr Catherine Motherway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conor McGregor is rarely out of the headlines, but the Indo Daily finds out why it's less and less about his sporting career. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Vincent Hogan and Niamh Horan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you go about your day when your country is under attack? The Indo Daily meets the brave people in Ukraine who are refusing to leave. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Anastasiya Stanko, Paul Niland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.