Episodes

  • Loyalist Clifford McKeown released after sentence for Billy Wright ‘birthday gift’ taxi driver murder

    Loyalist Clifford McKeown released after sentence for Billy Wright ‘birthday gift’ taxi driver murder
    Sep 15 2024
    The last Troubles era prisoner has been released, but his victim’s family question if he is fit to return to society. Clifford McKeown was serving a minimum sentence of 24 years in Magilligan Prison for murdering taxi driver Michael McGoldrick in 1996. Mckeown shot the father-of-one as a twisted birthday gift to then Mid-Ulster UVF leader Billy Wright - ‘King Rat’. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Sunday World’s Steven Moore.

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    20 mins
  • UDA ‘will hit back’ after North Antrim boss attacked at band parade

    UDA ‘will hit back’ after North Antrim boss attacked at band parade
    Sep 12 2024
    The UDA is promising to hit back after its North Antrim boss was attacked by rival loyalists. Marcus Boreland, who denies any links to criminality, was left with a snapped ankle after band supporters broke loose from a parade and attacked him with their flutes, following the brigade’s feud with a faction from a nearby village. The LCC has rejected police demands for a meeting after loyalist Dee Stitt was arrested over online comments on recent race-related violence – raising new questions over its relevance amongst loyalist circles. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by The Sunday Life’s Ciaran Barnes.

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    21 mins
  • The disappearance of Castlederg teen Arlene Arkinson and the search for her body

    The disappearance of Castlederg teen Arlene Arkinson and the search for her body
    Sep 11 2024
    Arlene Arkinson was 15 years old the last time she was seen alive. She disappeared in August 1994 after leaving Castlederg in County Tyrone to attend a disco across the border. She was last seen with convicted sex offender Robert Howard, who was released without charge for her murder. Today it was announced that the Gardaí have started a new search for her body in Donegal. Olivia Peden is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s Andrew Madden

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    19 mins
  • Gisèle Pelicot: Grandmother drugged by husband and raped by scores of men

    Gisèle Pelicot: Grandmother drugged by husband and raped by scores of men
    Sep 10 2024
    51 men have gone on trial in France, all accused of sexually assaulting the same woman over a 10-year period. 72-year-old Gisèle Pelicot has been subjected to a decade of abuse by men who are aged between 26 and 74 years old. Her husband has plead guilty to repeatedly drugging her and inviting men into their home to sexually abuse her. Gisèle’s decision to waive her anonymity in the case has sent shockwaves across the globe. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Paris based journalist Catherine Field.

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    22 mins
  • EXTRA: Donaldsons plead not guilty

    EXTRA: Donaldsons plead not guilty
    Sep 10 2024

    Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and wife Eleanor have pleaded not guilty to all charges of historical sex offences against them. The court in Newy also heard Mrs Donaldson has lodged an application to have two of her five charges withdrawn.

    Liam Tunney reports.



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    6 mins
  • Enoch Burke: Has ‘woke’ Ireland really jailed a Christian teacher who challenged ‘trans’ ideology?

    Enoch Burke: Has ‘woke’ Ireland really jailed a Christian teacher who challenged ‘trans’ ideology?
    Sep 8 2024
    Enoch Burke is back in Mountjoy prison after returning to the Christian Wilson’s Hospital School in Westmeath, despite being barred from the premises. His family and multiple international outlets say he is doing time because he’s a Christian standing up to the so-called woke ‘trans agenda’. Why exactly is Enoch Burke behind bars, and how much of his life could he end up spending there? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Journalist Shane Phelan, who has been following the story.

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    22 mins
  • Lucy Letby: Why are there growing doubts over her conviction?

    Lucy Letby: Why are there growing doubts over her conviction?
    Sep 5 2024

    Former nurse Lucy Letby is serving a whole life sentence for the murder of 7 babies and the attempted murder of 7 others. But now there are calls, including one from former Tory Brexit minister David Davis, for her case to be re-examined. Are there valid reasons to question the evidence against her and could the case be reopened?

    Kevin Doyle is joined by legal journalist and commentator Joshua Rozenberg.



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    22 mins
  • EXTRA: Ulster Rugby sponsor Kingspan heavily criticised in Grenfell fire report

    EXTRA: Ulster Rugby sponsor Kingspan heavily criticised in Grenfell fire report
    Sep 4 2024

    Kingspan has been heavily criticised in the final report into the Grenfell disaster. 72 people died in the 2017 blaze. The report found Kingspan and two other firms engaged in a deliberate strategy to mislead the market about their products. The Irish company produced only 5% of the tower’s combustible foam but has been accused of “knowingly” misleading authorities about the results of tests done on the product. Kingspan sponsors Ulster Rugby and Cavan GAA.

    Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph reporter Liam Tunney.



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    15 mins