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.

Stay in the know, on the go. The Indo Daily brings you in-depth, 20 minute stories that fit into your day.

Heard the news? The Indo Daily takes you beyond t…

The Indo Daily

Downfall: Why did Oscar Pistorius pull the trigger?

Today’s episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by The Big Tech Show, who’s fantastic Masters of the Tech Universe series explores what makes some of the most influential people tick?  
Jeff Bezos: Is he a generational talent who will take us to the stars? Or billionaire tech bro living the high life?  
Christian Davenport, journalist who spent twenty-five years at the Washington Post and the author of the recently published book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race. 
 

The Jeff Bezos story: From billionaire Amazon founder to ‘midlife crisis’ and now, space missionary 

Indo Politics is back for 2026. The Dáil is back and so is Indo Politics for the first time in 2026. If you like what you hear, you can now follow Indo Politics on its own podcast feed — and get each episode a day early. 
Just search Indo Politics wherever you get your podcasts. 
The controversy around AI tool Grok dominated proceedings. Elsewhere the Mercosur trade deal sparked outrage. And government overspending was once more on the agenda this week at the Public Accounts Committee.  
Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan 

Between Grok and a hard place: Pressure on Micheál Martin to hold golden tech goose to account 

News reports about the murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother Tegan McGhee have made for disturbing reading. 

McGhee (32) was handed a mandatory life sentence on Wednesday for killing Mason, who was found critically injured on his bedroom floor and died in hospital three days later. 

Catherine Fegan and Eoin Reynolds join Fionnán Sheahan to discuss the tragic story of Mason O'Connell-Conway and ask what this case tells us about protecting children who cannot protect themselves.

News reports about the murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother Tegan McGhee have made for disturbing reading.&nbsp;
McGhee (32) was handed a mandatory life sentence on Wednesday for killing Mason, who was found critically injured on his bedroom floor and died in hospital three days later.&nbsp;
Catherine Fegan and Eoin Reynolds join Fionnán Sheahan to discuss the tragic story of Mason O'Connell-Conway and ask what this case tells us about protecting children who cannot protect themselves.

Downfall: Why did Oscar Pistorius pull the trigger?

In 1 playlist(s)

The Indo Daily

Social links

Recent clips