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May 1, 2026 27 mins
Confusion at cabinet, delays to short-term letting rules, and mounting pressure from fuel protests are exposing cracks in government strategy. With key by-elections looming, are political tensions rising.

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Sean McGovern, long regarded as Daniel Kinahan’s second‑in‑command, faces sentencing at the Special Criminal Court. This week’s court proceedings have exposed the brutal reality of life inside the Kinahan organisation since the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting, with encrypted messaging revealing chilling details about the cartel’s modus operandi. So, what do we now know about the activities and the downfall of one of the Kinahan gang’s ...

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Following a difficult production, the estate-approved Michael Jackson biopic is finally in cinemas and smashing box office records. Some fans are even dancing in the aisles, audience etiquette be damned. Bad reviews and decades of troubling allegations don’t seem to have had an impact, but should the life of Michael Jackson be as celebrated and unchallenged as this? Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Chris Wasser

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By now, most will have seen the extraordinary scenes from Washington D.C., where a suspected gunman sparked chaos at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in what is now the third attempt on Donald Trump’s life in just 2 years. If the heart of Washington can nearly be breached, how prepared is the US to secure the World Cup?

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Beaming down a Zoom call line from sunny Spain, Gerry Hutch told the Irish Independent that he intends to return to Ireland soon to formally kickstart his by-election campaign. He also had some pointed words for Daniel Kinahan following his dramatic arrest in Dubai. But what does Hutch’s upcoming campaign really look like, especially as he refuses to make any promises to the electorate? Does ‘The Monk’ have a realistic shot at rubb...

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On Sunday Jim Glennon, who served as a Fianna Fáil TD in the Dublin North constituency from 2002 to 2007, confirmed that he had offered a character reference for convicted sex offender Daniel Ramamoorthy. In a statement, Edelman Ireland announced that Jim Glennon’s tenure as non-executive chairman had ended before they were aware he wrote the character reference. The PR firm told the Irish Independent that his tenure ended in March...

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Leo Varadkar may have climbed down and apologised after pitting urban and rural Ireland against each other, but he certainly sparked a spirited debate. Did he have a point, though? Were his comments actually an uncomfortable truth? And how do we even define what makes someone “urban” or “rural”, anyway? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: John Burns and Ciaran Moran

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Daniel Kinahan’s recent arrest marked a significant turning point in the long-running pursuit of one of Ireland’s most influential organised crime figures.

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Throughout this period of elusiveness, however, his presence in boxing was altogether more overt, with Kinahan routinely and openly name-checked by fighters and power brokers as one of the sport’s foremost figures.

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It’s a scandal that has already ended careers inside Downing Street, and now Peter Mandelson is once again at the centre of political turmoil. Prime minister Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint him as UK ambassador to the United States has ignited fresh unrest in Westminster after it emerged Mandelson failed security vetting before taking up the post, but was appointed anyway. As the controversy deepens, the pressure mounts on the p...

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After much speculation, a judge has refused to identify the former TD who provided a character reference for convicted child sex offender Daniel Ramamoorthy, who previously worked as an adviser for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The Taoiseach has said it is “not acceptable” for public representatives to give such references. So, why has the politician in question not been named?

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Daniel Kinahan is now in a Dubai jail awaiting possible extradition to face trial. With allegations including murder plots against rivals like Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, the case could see the cartel boss spend life behind bars. Today on Indo Daily, we uncover Kinahan’s suspected secret alias and what lies ahead for one of Ireland’s most notorious crime figures.


Host: Fionnán Sheahan

Guests: Robin Schiller, Connor Plunkett

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The Strait of Hormuz is once more the centre of the Middle East crisis, despite Donald Trump’s previous hasty proclamations of peace and quiet. Iran has accused the US of an “act of piracy” as peace talks hang in the balance. Meanwhile, the spotlight is intensifying on the man leading Trump’s combat operations – the highly-contentious secretary of war, Pete Hegseth.   

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Nigel Farage is back in the headlines, and this time it’s not Brexit or boats, but bitcoin. As the Reform UK leader dabbles in a new cryptocurrency venture, his political stock is rising too, with polls suggesting his path to power is no longer entirely far-fetched. So, what’s really happening in British politics?  And why is Farage interested in us here in Ireland?

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Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guest: Enda Brady

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Silicon Valley supremo Peter Thiel has quite the CV, including co-founding PayPal, backing Facebook in its early days, links to Tesla, and co-founding Palantir Technologies. Lately, however, the billionaire has turned his attention to more apocalyptic fare as he delivers lectures around the world in which he warns that the Antichrist is among us. Why has Thiel go...

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Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai. It represents a potential turning point in the pursuit of one of Ireland’s most powerful and elusive organised crime figures. For more than a decade, Kinahan appeared beyond the reach of Irish law enforcement, operating internationally while linked by gardaí to murders, large‑scale drug trafficking and money laundering. Today on this extra episode of The Indo Daily , Kevin Doyle is joined ...

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It has been a busy first week back in the Dail, as the effects nationwide fuel protests continue to be felt within the coalition government. With Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil facing renewed threats, with a group of TDs approaching senior ministers to discuss a change at the top. While it is understood the disgruntled backbenchers are not close to having the numbers for a successful no-confidence motion. They are tryin...

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Once recognised as the embodiment of Ireland’s economic boom and bust, Johnny Ronan is back and may be facing legal action over a contentious property development. We look at that dispute and chronicle his previously turbulent life and times.


Host: Kevin Doyle

Guests: Wayne O’Connor and Donal O’Donovan

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Jonathan Gill looked like he hadn’t a care in the world when he turned up at Temple Street Children’s Hospital last December to deliver presents to sick children. But at the same time, the self-proffessed professional mediator, was being investigated for killing of mobster Robbie Lawlor. Now authorities in the North want to prosecute the 44-year-old, from Malahide Road on the capital’s northside for Lawlor’s assassination in Belfas...

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The protests may be over but the government isn't in the clear yet. In dramatic fashion Michael Healy-Rae has announced that he will be tendering his resignation as a Minister of State, as he prepares to vote with the opposition in a motion of no confidence against the Government.  But will he be the only defector?

 

Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Fionnán Sheahan

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Another week begins, and with it another breakdown in talks as the Iran War rolls on. The US is enacting a fresh blockade of Iranian ports, while Donald Trump has hit out at a fresh opponent – Pope Leo XIV. Meanwhile, back on Irish soil, the fallout from last week’s fuel protests continues apace. Is the Government’s €505m fuel package enough to calm things down? And just how big a scar will the shutdown leave? 

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