Episode 523: Serial con-artist Samantha Cooke duped Kildare family

Andy Cash was told "no amount of time in jail" will justify his actions as he was given three life sentences for the brutal murder of his three siblings in Tallaght 2022. The Central Criminal Court heard harrowing details about how Cash inflicted hundreds of knife wounds on his sister Lisa and 8-year-old twins Christy and Chelsea. Cash's mother spoke about how her family are living with pain every second of every day since". Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the triple murder that devastated a family and a community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 20-year-old man has become the first gangland gun victim of 2024 after he was brutally murdered in Drimnagh on Monday. Josh Itseli was shot with an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle after the car he was in was ambushed and rammed by rival gang members At the time of his death, Itseli was facing crack cocaine charge and gardai believe the murder was linked to the drugs trade. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the savage murder on the streets of the south inner city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drogheda feud heavy Brendan Maguire is in jail in the UK and extradition proceedings have begun to return him to Ireland. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon about the terrifying feud that gripped Drogheda culminating in the brutal murder and dismemberment of teenager Keane Mulready woods.  We look at the fate of some of the key characters who brought the town to the brink of all out war and where they are now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A stalker whose campaign of terror helped forced Ireland's politicians to change our laws is back on the streets after being released from prison. James Steele was driven out of Arbour Hill prison on Thursday after serving a five year sentence for harassing and threatening to rape Cork woman Una Ring. During his trial, the court heard how Steele turned up at his victim's home with duct tape, rope and plastic gloves. Niall speaks with Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about James Steele's campaign of terror and Ireland's new anti-stalking laws. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

t’s one of Ireland’s most baffling mysteries. An ordinary couple leave their ordinary Cork home on a regular day never to be seen again. And thirty three years later Gardai have launched a fresh appeal for information on Conor and Sheila Dwyer who were both in their early 60s when they vanished without a trace. Nicola speaks with Irish Independent journalist Ralph Riegel about the puzzling case of a couple who never came home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.