The Indo Daily

The Indo Daily

Stay in the know, on the go. The Indo Daily brings you in-depth, 20 minute stories that fit into your day.

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July 5, 2025 43 mins

Today's Indo Daily is brought to you by one of our sister podcasts Under the Grill.

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Podcaster Nicola Tallant joins Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young in the Under the Grill kitchen to chat about her dad’s roast chicken dinner, breaking bread with criminals and why we are fascinated by crime.

“I mean there was no coddle or any of this sort of stuff even though you think he's such a traditional dub, don't you?

“I'd say he's better tast...

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For 30 years disgraced former Irish swim coach George Gibney (77) has avoided child abuse allegations, relocating around the United States and refusing to answer questions about his past. On Tuesday he was detained by US marshals on foot of the extradition request, and Gibney now sits in a Florida jail as officials attempt to extradite him to Ireland to face 79 charges of sexual offences against four young girls between 1971 and 19...

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US president Donald Trump wants his name on a bill, his face on a mountain and gators guarding the border. And what does the new US ambassador to Ireland have to do with it?

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Hurling star DJ Carey has admitted falsely claiming he had cancer and defrauding people into paying him for treatment.

The former Kilkenny player (54) pleaded guilty to 10 deception charges when he appeared in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today. He had been due to stand trial but entered the plea when he was formally arraigned before the court this morning.

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Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Amy Molloy

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Lawyers for Conor McGregor dramatically withdrew a bid to introduce new evidence in his civil rape case appeal. Evidence included allegations made by Samantha O'Reilly and Steven Cummins – former neighbours of Ms Nikita Hand.

Ms Hand’s counsel John Gordon said his side was in ‘shock’ at the late withdrawal of the fresh evidence application.

In her affidavit, Ms O’Reilly had claimed she was woken by sounds of “screaming and shouting...

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James Livingstone, who sued An Garda Síochána for branding him a suspect in the murder of his wife Grace Livingstone at their Co Dublin home in 1992, was laid to rest last week. The murder was one of the most high-profile cases of the time because no motive could be found.

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Today on the Indo Daily, Kevin Doyle speaks to Conor Feehan, News Correspondent with The Irish Independent, who was present for the James’s funeral ceremony. T...

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Need a medical certificate to take sick leave from work? It used to be that the only way to get one was an in-person visit to your GP. But in the post-pandemic world, a remote alternative is growing in popularity. But what are the risks? And is it too easily exploited?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Amy Molloy, Darragh Nolan and Maeve McTaggart

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We are bringing Indo Daily listeners an episode from the Irish Independent’s new lifestyle podcast Money Talks, a show that explores our relationship with money and the impact it has on our lives.

On this episode, host Katie Byrne is joined by fitness entrepreneur and influencer Rob Lipsett, who discusses early jobs, the importance of committing to a personal and professional brand, the business benefits of a brief stint on Love Is...

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Today’s Indo Daily comes from one of our sister podcasts; Under the Grill.

The author and sex educator Grace Alice O'Se joins Kevin Dundon and Caoimhe Young  to chat about Traffic Light Brownies, her favourite childhood dessert, completed with drizzled chocolate and M&Ms. Grace Alice talks about the relationship between sex and food and how the conversation around sex in Ireland has lost the ‘shame factor’.

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This Friday, the nation has one last chance to talk to Joe.  After almost three decades, Joe Duffy is set to hang up the iconic Liveline microphone. From fiery on-air clashes, to moving personal stories, the RTÉ radio show often sparked conversations that led to real societal change. But who will replace the iconic presenter? And what are Liveline’s best remembered moments?


Host: Tessa Fleming Guest: Melanie Fin...

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Why is the IRFU playing landlord in Dublin’s most expensive postcode? Despite recently calling time on its rugby sevens team, it appears that Ireland's rugby union has been snapping up luxury Dublin houses to some dismay of local residents, who fear they are trying to grow the footprint of the Aviva stadium. So what exactly is the IFU doing?


Host: Kevin Doyle | Guest: Mark Tighe

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With a historical 16th-century city becoming the backdrop for a foam party on their yacht, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have taken the old blessing of “something old, something new” to heart. So who are the couple “borrowing” Venice for their wedding, who's on the guest-list and why are locals in Venice protesting the event?


Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guest: Maddy Mussen (features editor,...

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When 78-year-old Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs, along with her carer Kevin Kelly (31) died in a house fire at the Connemara home she called her “sanctuary", it seemed like a tragically ironic end for a celebrated activist. But Jacobs was no stranger to life's juxtapositions. The well-liked and peaceful woman spent five years on death row in the US before her conviction over the murder of two police officers in Florida in 1976 was overturned...

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Donald Trump has rolled the dice striking Iran’s nuclear sites in what looks like his boldest show of support for Israel yet. It’s a move that could ignite a regional firestorm and potentially set a worrying precedent in how countries engage in conflict. Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent with The Economist joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss what might come next after a troubling 2 days for international relations.

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On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 vanished off the Irish coast – killing 329 people in what would become the deadliest terror attack in aviation history before 9/11. Forty years on, we revisit the haunting Irish response, the trauma of those who recovered the bodies, and ask: are we any closer to the truth?

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Buckets in bars, banquets in ballrooms – Noraid raised millions for the republican cause. But was it for families of prisoners… or for buying guns? Today’s Indo Daily podcast comes from our sister podcast The BelTel. Host: Ciarán Dunbar Guest: Kevin Brannigan

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Six months into the new Government, and all seems to be oddly quiet in the world of Irish politics.  Yes, we’ve had the furore over the Regional Independent Group’s support for the Coalition, Verona Murphy’s survival of no-confidence and the ruckus that followed Michael Lowry’s memorable two-finger salute.  But since the dust settled on all the “ruaille buaille” of those rocky first days in January, business has been unus...

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Neil and Donna Sands took on gossip site Tattle Life - and won. Today we ask why is this landmark libel payout sending shockwaves through the online influencer world?

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It was pandemonium in London on Wednesday morning as Kneecap’s Mo Chara appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court. Hundreds turned out to support the rapper, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, as he entered court – having arrived in a mocked up RUC landover. The west Belfast rapper is charged with a terror offence over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last year. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s crime co...

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Is the Middle East on the verge of a regional all-out war? Could the situation turn nuclear and cause yet another cost-of-living crisis? The next 24 to 36 hours are critical. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Bel Trew & Paul Rogers

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