Trump's real-life Monopoly board... is Cuba next?

Following the dramatic US military raid on Venezuela in January, the Trump administration has turned its attention to Cuba. The objective?  To topple the island’s communist leadership. By cutting off vital oil shipments that once flowed from Venezuela, Washington has pushed Cuba into a deepening en…

Extra: On the streets as fuel protests continue nationwide shutdown and Taoiseach decries “national sabotage” 

Today we are coming to you from O’Connell Street in a gridlocked Dublin city centre. For the past few days, this has been the hub of a nationwide protest by hauliers, farmers and contractors in the face of rising fuel costs. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the action as “national sabotage”, …

The many sins of Kanye West

At the start of the week, the London-based Wireless Festival was the hot-button ticket of the summer, thanks to three-night headliner Kanye West. Protests, debates and drama put the booking on the UK government’s priority list. Now West is banned from the country and the festival is cancelled entir…

Extra: Inside Trump’s ‘half-finished agreement’, as US and Iran agree 11th hour ceasefire

After days of rising tension and a looming US deadline, a last-minute ceasefire between the US and Iran has been brokered. But while the headlines signal calm, the reality behind the scenes may be far more fragile. What does this ceasefire really mean, and is it likely to hold? Host: Tessa Fle…

The battle to lead the ‘united’ left: Is Holly Cairns a real threat to Mary Lou McDonald?

Once again Holly Cairns remains on top of the party leader approval ratings, but the Soc Dems still trail in the polls. As Sinn Fein and Labour fight to hold ground, the question is, can anyone actually unite the left? Today on the Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle is joined by Political Correspondent Cónal …

Why Irish Independent restaurant critic Katy McGuinness turned to weight-loss drugs

Irish Independent restaurant critic Katy McGuinness has a wealth of experience when it comes to her professional relationship with food, but having recently turned to weight-loss drugs, it was inevitable that her day job would be hugely affected. She tells the Indo Daily about her experience, while…

The murdered Irish priest, the gay Native American and the 40-year cold case

By the early 1980s, Odessa, Texas was regarded as the murder capital of the United States. And so, the discovery of a body, bound and beaten, in a blood-soaked room at the Sand and Sage wasn’t all that shocking to the local authorities. Except... there was one piece that didn’t quite fit. The v…

Boston Tapes: How a secret academic project blew open The Troubles darkest murder cases

It was supposed to be an oral record of the Troubles, made by the paramilitaries, and initially the ‘Boston Tapes’ project seemed like a really good idea, albeit one which would include descriptions of violence and terror. But it became clear that the scheme was flawed and that the recordings were …

“Six-year hell”: Has the battle to find 'bad cops’ in An Garda Síochána gone too far?

This week, three Limerick-based gardaí accused of perverting the course of justice walked free from court after a total of 33 charges were withdrawn against them. Having endured a “six-year hell”, the gardaí now intend to commence legal action against the State. The saga has prompted fresh question…

The strange ongoing downfall of Tiger Woods 

Tiger Woods will forever be recognised as a sporting icon, but somewhere along the way, the headlines took on a much different, more alarming tone. Highly-publicised affairs, PR-prompted apologies and a string of car crashes have become as associated with Woods as his many triumphs on the links. As…