Born into privilege, Michael Burke Jr comes from Irish business royalty, in a family worth hundreds of million euro.  But how did the son of a major pharma tycoon become embroiled in an international crypto and money-laundering scam with a former Chinese takeaway shop worker?   
  
Host: Rory Tevlin. Guests: John Burns and Rory Mullholland 

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“Ruthless. Psychopath. Dangerous.” These are just some of the words used to describe Robbie Lawlor, a formerly leading figure in the notorious Drogheda feud. Crimeworld's Nicolla Tallant discusses her new book Web of Betrayal and podcast series Double Cross – The Murder of Robbie Lawlor, to shed new light on the chaos and violence that consumed Drogheda leading to Lawlor’s death in a Belfast housing estate in April 2020. 
Host; Tessa Flemming, Guest; Nicola Tallant

Double Cross: The murder of Robbie Lawlor, and the brutal Drogheda feud

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern outlines his thoughts on Election 2024. Who will be the biggest party, does Sinn Féin have a path to power, and can the left ever unite to form a new government? Oh, and is Simon Harris “Bertie Lite”?  

Host: Kevin Doyle                                         Guests: Bertie Ahern and Finian McGrath

 

Election Extra: Bertie Ahern talks about the power of Sinn Féin, a left alternative and the Monk’s bid for election 

Next Saturday marks one year since three children, along with their carer, were attacked by a man wielding a knife outside a school on Parnell Square in Dublin. The Irish Independent’s special correspondent Catherine Fegan has been speaking to the family of one of the most seriously injured children. How are they coping?

Host: Tabitha Monahan                                             Guest: Catherine Fegan

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