In episode 3 of Veronica, we follow the journalists' final moments, as John Gilligans plan to murder her, swings into action on Dublin’s Naas road. Her murder, 30 years ago today, left a nation shocked, and in no doubts just how dangerous Ireland’s gangland had now become. Kevin Doyle speaks to Jimmy Guerin, Paul Williams and Mary Wilson, about the trials that took place, and Veronica’s lasting legacy.




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In episode 3 of Veronica, we follow the journalists' final moments, as John Gilligans plan to murder her, swings into action on Dublin’s Naas road. Her murder, 30 years ago today, left a nation shocked, and in no doubts just how dangerous Ireland’s gangland had now become. Kevin Doyle speaks to Jimmy Guerin, Paul Williams and Mary Wilson, about the trials that took place, and Veronica’s lasting legacy.
 
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Veronica EP 3: Getting away with murder

Last week, 38-year-old convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi died in a Utah hospital while under police custody.

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Rossi (born Nicholas Alahverdian) operated under several aliases, including Arthur Knight, purportedly an orphan from Ireland.

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He was first reported dead six years ago, with a Boston Globe obituary among the write-ups. But he wasn’t actually deceased. He was alive and very much aware that he was on the FBI’s radar.

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Having fled to Scotland, Rossi became the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and increased media attention, with interviews and identities colliding as his web of lies was exposed.

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“Nicholas Rossi was clever, but then he was very stupid in other ways,” says investigative journalist and podcaster Jane MacSorley, who has worked on the story since the beginning of 2022.

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On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by MacSorley, who details her own encounter with Nicholas Rossi and explores the numerous complications and contradictions of his life.

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Last week, 38-year-old convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi died in a Utah hospital while under police custody.
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Rossi (born Nicholas Alahverdian) operated under several aliases, including Arthur Knight, purportedly an orphan from Ireland.
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He was first reported dead six years ago, with a Boston Globe obituary among the write-ups. But he wasn’t actually deceased. He was alive and very much aware that he was on the FBI’s radar.
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Having fled to Scotland, Rossi became the subject of an Interpol Red Notice and increased media attention, with interviews and identities colliding as his web of lies was exposed.
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“Nicholas Rossi was clever, but then he was very stupid in other ways,” says investigative journalist and podcaster Jane MacSorley, who has worked on the story since the beginning of 2022.
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On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by MacSorley, who details her own encounter with Nicholas Rossi and explores the numerous complications and contradictions of his life.
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‘Irish orphan’ Nicholas Rossi – his fake death, his real death and his web of lies

Putin's war. Drones in Irish skies. The threat of cyber-attacks.




As Ireland takes the helm of the EU, Micheál Martin faces six months of added pressure.




Is this moment a golden opportunity, or a poisoned chalice? 

Putin's war. Drones in Irish skies. The threat of cyber-attacks.
 
As Ireland takes the helm of the EU, Micheál Martin faces six months of added pressure.
 
Is this moment a golden opportunity, or a poisoned chalice?&nbsp;

Drones, cyber-attacks and Putin's war: Is Micheál Martin's EU Presidency a poisoned chalice?

What do you get when you gather tech billionaires, political insiders and some of the world's most powerful people behind closed doors?

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The answer is Dialog,  an invitation-only network so secretive that, if you've never heard of it, that's probably by design. Co-founded by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, the man behind PayPal and the controversial data company Palantir, Dialog is bringing its annual gathering to a plush Wicklow resort in August. The agenda includes preparing for World War III, building a cult, and a session simply titled, "How's Your Sex Life?" So what exactly is Dialog, who is Peter Thiel, and why has this event caused so much controversy?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guests: Darragh Nolan and Kim Bielenberg

We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

What do you get when you gather tech billionaires, political insiders and some of the world's most powerful people behind closed doors?
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The answer is Dialog, &nbsp;an invitation-only network so secretive that, if you've never heard of it, that's probably by design. Co-founded by billionaire investor Peter Thiel, the man behind PayPal and the controversial data company Palantir, Dialog is bringing its annual gathering to a plush Wicklow resort in August. The agenda includes preparing for World War III, building a cult, and a session simply titled, "How's Your Sex Life?" So what exactly is Dialog, who is Peter Thiel, and why has this event caused so much controversy?
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Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guests: Darragh Nolan and Kim Bielenberg
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