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Facial recognition expert Prof Hassan Ugail claims that an 87-year-old man in Australia is the British peer Lord Lucan, who dramatically disappeared after the murder of his family’s nanny Sandra Rivett in 1974.
HOST: Fionnán Sheehan GUEST: John Downing
30 years ago, Ben Dunne, the head of Dunnes Stores, went on holiday to Florida. A hedonistic trip which ended in a cocaine binge with a prostitute that sparked a chain of events which dominated Irish public life for years - destroying reputations and uncovering millions.
Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Liam Collins
For decades he was among Hollywood's most influential producer, a darling of Tinseltown, and a man who appeared untouchable.
Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Irish Independent's Entertainment Correspondent, Melanie Finn.
John Delaney, former CEO of the FAI had a controversial tenure resulting in a €20m government bailout. The Indo Daily speaks to the journalist who broke the story wide open.
Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Mark Tighe.
Nicknamed the Blade Runner, Oscar Pistorius, the South African athlete was lauded for his sporting achievements the world over. But he would soon become a fallen hero since the killing of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. The Indo Daily's new 'Downfall' series finds out more.
Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: John Carlin.
Unsolved
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The Indo Daily - Original Series
In these original series ‘Unsolved’ and ‘Downfall’ we look back at stories that stopped the country in its tracks, including the kidnapping of Shergar and the downfall of former FAI boss John Delaney.
Unsolved
Downfall
Lord Lucan
Ben Dunne
Harvey Weinstein
John Delaney
Oscar Pistorius
Kidnapping Of Shergar
Northern Bank robbery
Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard
Philip Cairns
Fr Niall Molloy
The Birmingham Six Story
Raonaid Murray
Unsolved
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Unsolved
The brutal murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier captured the public imagination in 2021 with two documentaries on the crime.
Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Irish Independent journalist Senan Moloney, and unday Independent journalist Ali Bracken.
It was one of the largest bank robberies in UK history, but to this day nobody has been convicted for the Northern Bank robbery. The Indo Daily finds out more.
Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Sam McBride
The mystery of the Northern Bank Robbery
This week gardaí began a major search operation to locate the remains of Deirdre Jacob on the Wicklow-Kildare border. Deirdre is one of several women, including Jo Jo Dullard, who went missing over a five year period in the 1990s in an area that became known as the vanishing triangle.
Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Catherine Fegan: the Irish Independent Special Correspondent
The Mysterious disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard
Philip Cairns, a 13-year-old Dublin schoolboy disappeared one afternoon in October 1986, while making the short journey from his home to school one lunchtime. His disappearance remains unsolved.
Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Maeve Sheehan.
A crime without clues. The Disappearance of Philip Cairns
In 1985, when local priest Fr Niall Molloy was found dead in the master bedroom at the home of Richard and Theresa Flynn in Co. Offaly, the scandal captured the imagination of the country. Almost four decades later and Fr Molloy's killing remains an open and unsolved case. The Indo Daily takes a look back at the infamous story.
Presenter: Fionnan Sheahan. Guest: Sharon Lawless.
The killing of Fr Niall Molloy
In 1974, two bombs in Birmingham pubs took the lives of 21 people. The incident would result in six innocent Irishmen being wrongfully convicted of the crime. The Indo Daily tells the story of the Birmingham Six and how those responsible have not been brought to justice.
Host: Siobhan Maguire. Guest: John Downing.
A Miscarriage of Justice: The Birmingham Six Story
Who murdered Raonaid Murray?
At just 17 years of age, young Raonaid Murray was brutally stabbed to death in a laneway in South Dublin in 1999. The Indo Daily asks why her killer is still at large.
Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: John Meagher.
The Indo Daily – Original Series
In these original series ‘Unsolved’ and ‘Downfall’ we look back at stories that stopped the country in its tracks, including the kidnapping of Shergar and the downfall of former FAI boss John Delaney.
Unsolved
Downfall
Sophie Toscan du Plantier - 25 years on from Ireland's most notorious unsolved murder
Sophie Toscan du Plantier
February 8th 1983 – Shergar, the world’s most famous horse is stolen and thus begins one of the biggest Gardai investigations in Irish history – Who kidnapped Shergar the wonder horse?
HOST: Fionnan Sheahan GUEST: Senan Molony
The Kidnapping of Shergar
Why did Oscar Pistorius pull the trigger?
How John Delaney brought Irish football to its knees
How Harvey Weinstein went from Hollywood royalty to convicted rapist
Ben Dunne and the cocaine binge that started it all
Lord Lucan: After 48 years have the authorities finally found the vainishing murderer