Episode 1211: How gangland murder victim Darren Falsey rose to top of Cork's drugs trade

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975. But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad. Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Travers was a young musician with no interest in politics when he travelled to the north for a midweek gig in 1975. But after playing to a packed crowd, he witnessed three of his bandmates being brutally murdered by a UVF death squad. Today, Stephen tells how the trauma of witnessing the slaughter changed his life, and why he has chosen to write about it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former international amateur boxer Simon Byrne is still fighting the hardest battle of his life after confronting his childhood sexual abuse.   His attacker Patrick Lowe was his boxing coach when Simon took up the sport at the age of 11 in Manchester. Lowe, who is now in his 80s, escaped justice after being declared unfit to stand trial because of dementia. Eamon is joined today by Simon and his wife Maria who are campaigning to have the law changed in the UK so even elderly and frail sex offenders face consequences. Sign the Simon's Law UK petition here: https://chng.it/BrRqhkzyMT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barbie Kardashian once again made sure she grabbed the headlines as she posed for photographers after walking out of Limerick prison. The serial offender became one of Ireland’s most infamous prisoners due to the controversy over where transgender inmates should be housed. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about Kardashian’s history of threats and violence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A suspect remains on the run after walking out of a garda station while being questioned about directing a crime gang. The alleged crime boss managed to sneak out the door of a Kilkenny station and it is feared he has now fled the country. Niall speaks to Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy about how the criminal's gang have become major players in the city's drug trade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.