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August 8, 2025 9 mins

When rising Irish fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra was found unresponsive on a luxury yacht in Montauk, questions surfaced as fast as the tributes. In this extra episode of the Indo Daily, we trace her journey from Carlow to New York’s fashion scene and look into the investigation of what happened that night on the water.

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A Meath couple have lost their final fight to stop their house from being demolished.  Rose and Chris Murray built their home in Bohermeen, near Navan, Co Meath, in 2007 without planning permission. What followed was a near 20-year legal saga with Meath County Council, as the couple exhausted every avenue to keep their unauthorised home.  This week the family were refused retention by An Coimisiún Pleanála, while the Cour...

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Cavan based woman Maureen Slough travelled to Switzerland, not for a holiday but to die by assisted suicide at the Pegasos Clinic. Her family only learnt of her death via a WhatsApp message. One month later her daughter Megan tells of her shock, grief and why she is still begging for answers about her mother’s death.

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Conor McGregor predicts she is going to be Ireland’s first lady – but who is Dee Devlin? Once upon a time, they appeared to be the perfect old-school partnership – supporting one another as a rags to riches story unfolded, with four children added to the mix. Dee Devlin has even gotten involved in her fiance’s business empire and has reaped considerable rewards as a result. And now she is again standing by her man despite rape clai...

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Proceedings at Dublin’s High Court have now drawn to a close in the fallout from a handshake deal gone sour. At stake – the centuries old 750-acre Barne Estate in Tipperary, which both Magnier and Regan lay claim to. Befitting of a dramatic trial, the final days saw Maurice Regan take the stand, batting back perceived slights on his character while seeking to justify his own pointed remarks.

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A prohibition speakeasy in 1930s New York set the scene for a diabolical and, as it turned out, astonishingly difficult murder plot. Irish immigrant Michael Malloy thought he’d hit the booze-soaked jackpot, only to fall prey to an attempt on his life. And then another. And another… Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Simon Read

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The so-called ‘White Widow’ is one of the world’s most wanted Islamic terror suspects. Samantha Lewthwaite has been linked to 400 deaths and the 7/7 attacks, and is alleged to remain at large in Somalia. She’s been on the wanted list in multiple countries for 20 years – and she’s from Banbridge, Co Down.

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We’re a nation obsessed with knowing. From the parish newsletter to the daily death notices, we like to keep tabs on the comings and goings of life around us. And when it comes to celebrities, especially where fame and romance collide, we just can't look away. Take this week, for example, when TV power couple Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley announced their separation. But just how difficult is it to navigate a relationship under the ...

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Conor McGregor has lost his challenge against a High Court jury's finding that he raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin penthouse. Ms Hand sued the former MMA fighter for damages for raping her at the Beacon Hotel on December 9, 2018. Last November, a jury of eight women and four men found that McGregor (37) civilly liable for the assault and awarded her almost €250,000 in damages. Speaking outside the High Court, Ms Hand thanked her legal...

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Shocking imagery from Gaza of extreme hunger has caused a visible shift in media coverage and political perspective. In recent days, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have voiced significant opposition towards Israel and its war on Gaza. Nearly two years on from the events of October 7, 2023, is the tide finally turning on Benjamin Netanyahu?    


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Almost eight years on, no one has been held accountable for the violent death of 21-year-old Joe Deacy who was found unconscious outside a home in Swinford, Co Mayo before dying the next day. A garda murder investigation has repeatedly failed to charge anybody. But the case has taken a sinister turn, as a man has admitted sending “vile” letters, signed from “Joe”, to the couple living in the house where Mr Deacy was found unrespons...

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In the summer of 2005, a typical Friday night in the local pub changed the life of Dolores McNamara forever when she learned that the EuroMillions ticket she bought on a whim led to her becoming €115 million richer. But what became of Ireland’s first ever EuroMillions winner?  


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Following months of speculation and negotiations, the European Union has finally struck a trade agreement with the US which will see both sides settle for a 15pc baseline tariff rate on EU imports to the US. Although an out-and-out trade war appears to have been averted, the agreement is being described in certain quarters as a “capitulation” by the world’s largest trading bloc. 

 

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In 1960s Ireland, while the Catholic Church still held sway, a new cultural force was rising — the showband scene. Ballrooms filled up night after night across the country, and at its heart was The Miami Showband, who were so beloved they were dubbed ‘The Irish Beatles’. But on July 31, 1975, everything changed. After a gig in Banbridge, Co Down, five members were stopped at what seemed a routine army checkpoint. What followed left...

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William McKee is a former governor of the Maze Prison. He was the senior governor in charge of the prison on the 27th December 1997. That was the day that LVF Godfather Billy Wright was murdered inside the prison wall. The INLA assumed responsibility for the killing shortly after. William McKee joins Ciarán Dunbar to talk about what working on the day of Billy Wright’s murder was like, his relationships with paramilitary prisoners ...

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This week, Ireland’s long-promised safety crackdown on social media platforms came into effect, which aims to shield children from harmful online content. However, despite a nine-month lead-in for the likes of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X, it seems there are still major issues to be worked out. Is it possible to create a safe space for children on the Internet? Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Adrian Weckler and Sophie Peachey

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Three members of a family have been murdered in Maguiresbridge. The mother and her two children were shot in their family home – with two of them dying at the scene – another in hospital. Another person – a man – was seriously injured and is currently in hospital in Belfast. The PSNI say a so-called ‘murder-suicide’ is one line of inquiry and that it is “not anticipated at this stage that any further arrests will be made”.

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It's a bitter, messy row with multiple parties involved, and many, many millions on the line. John Magnier – one of Ireland’s wealthiest men and a notoriously private individual – has taken the stand in a high-stakes legal row over an estate that makes Downton Abbey look modest. Land, riches and reputations are all on the line, with recent evidence hearing details of secret phones, wiped computers, hidden assets and ‘dirty’ money. ...

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For nearly 400 years, the Barne Estate in Tipperary has been under the ownership of the Thomson-Moore family, going all the way back to 1654. Today, the future of the 750-acre property is the subject of a trial that has seen a bitter land dispute play out before the High Court. In one of the most colourful Irish court cases in recent memory, John Magnier, the bloodstock billionaire, and two of his children, are seeking to enforce a...

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First introduced in 2018 by senator Frances Black, the Occupied Territories Bill is increasingly the subject of public pressure and debate, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris continue to address criticism. And it’s not just here at home, with a growing number of international political voices chiming in, some in a more derogatory fashion than others. US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee slated the Occupied Terri...

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