Allison Morris on the Encrochat hack turning NI crime on its head

In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland’s criminal world. Gangsters like ‘cute hur’,…

Missing for 34 years: Patsy O’Sullivan and the secret family no one knew about

It was in April 1992 when Patrick 'Patsy' O'Sullivan called into his brother Jerry's home like it was any other day, but it’s a day that will forever remain etched in Jerry’s memory. Patrick went missing from his home in Co Kerry that year, and despite extensive searches and emotional appeals, eff…

Extra: RTÉ’s €20m budget bombshell - who or what gets cut now?

For a few hours, Budget 2027 appeared to have escaped without a major political banana skin. Then came the news that RTÉ would receive €20m less next year than it had expected, and suddenly the national broadcaster and the Government were at loggerheads. RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst says th…

Putin’s plague problem: Can we trust Moscow’s version of what happened?

A mysterious death inside a secretive Russian plague laboratory has triggered international concern and some deeply uncomfortable questions. As officials insist there is no wider threat, a sinister mix of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theory is spreading almost as quickly as the story its…

Ex prince Andrew’s return from the wilderness, amid 'desperate' legal action

Former prince Andrew is mounting a legal challenge against the warrants that allowed police to raid his home in February. It’s the first time in nearly four centuries that a member of the Royal Family has launched a legal battle to stop criminal proceedings against them.   And while the legal claim…

Extra: Budget 2027 - Winners, losers and your bank balance

This Extra episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our personal finance show Money Talks. Budget 2027 is in the books, so it's time to do some calculations. How much better – or worse – off are we? Has the government done enough to ease Ireland's cost-of-living crisis? On this episode, h…

Richard Curran - ‘House prices are beginning to flatline’: Is Ireland’s property price boom finally slowing? 

With Irish house prices finally showing signs of slowing, could the seemingly relentless rise in property values be reaching a turning point?  Higher interest rates, the cost-of-living squeeze and the limits of what buyers can afford are beginning to take some heat out of the market, with Richard …

‘Robot judges’: AI is coming to the courtroom, but should we trust it?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the legal world, but could we really trust it to decide someone’s fate in court? At the Kilkenny Law Festival, four leading AI models were asked to rule on a fictional but complex extradition case, complete with deliberately planted legal traps.…

Mark Little: ‘Rupert Murdoch told me to “go make some f**king money”

When Mark Little sold his news verification startup Storyful to Rupert Murdoch for $25m, he was summoned to the Australian's New York office. "Let's go make some f***ing money," Murdoch told him, according to Little. This episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The Big T…

How Paddy McKillen Jr went from king of Irish nightlife to €270 in the bank

Through his Press Up group, Paddy McKillen Jr built one of Ireland’s biggest hospitality empires, employing thousands of people across dozens of venues. The son of billionaire property developer Paddy McKillen Sr, he appeared to be building a formidable legacy of his own.  But last week, the High C…