The Indo Daily

It's a development that those dreaming of owning a home in Ireland didn't want to hear - house prices are heading in the direction of those heady and wholly unrealistic Celtic Tiger days. Headlines every week about property prices jumping to unaffordable rates, endless battles to get on the property ladder, renters being squeezed and a shortage of builders, make this housing crisis unbearable for...

Dominic Cummings was British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's right-hand man until his resignation in November 2020. The Indo Daily finds out why he continues to rattle Boris Johnson, and his wife Carrie. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Sarah Caden, Sunday Independent Columnist; John Downing, Irish Independent Writer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After two years of Covid-19 disruption and false starts, fans are making a welcome return to stadiums. The GAA’s national leagues have begun, the Six Nations rugby starts this weekend, and the League of Ireland football is just weeks away. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Ger Keville and Sinead Kissane about fans' delight and the financial impact of the last two years on sport. See omnystudio.com/lis...

37 years ago today, 15-year-old Ann Lovett died after giving birth at a grotto in Granard, Co Longford. The Indo Daily hears her tragic story. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Emily O'Reilly, European Ombudsman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who needs a holiday? The Indo Daily finds out everything you need to know about travelling in 2022, with some tips and trends thrown in to help you on your way. Host: Denise Calnan. Guest: Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel editor at the Irish Independent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest twist to the Partygate scandal it is alleged that the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a birthday bash during the first lockdown in 2020. Can Boris “Houdini” Johnson escape again? Or is it game over this time? Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Irish Independent Political Correspondent John Downing and Sky News Correspondent Enda Brady See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

The Indo Daily finds out why tensions are rising between Ukraine and Russia, and what it means for the rest of us. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Declan Power, Security and Defence Analyst; Ronan Goggin, former employee for the European Advisory Mission Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 30 January 1972, British soldiers opened fire on civilians in Derry killing 14 people. The Indo Daily remembers the horrors of Bloody Sunday. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Martina Devlin, writer and Irish Independent columnist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of Patrick and Elizabeth Larkin is one of two people who lived life to the full, travelling the world, and enjoying their partnership. But their death was also of their own choosing. Journalist David Orr, who wrote about his cousin and friend Patrick Larkin, and his wife, Elizabeth, in the Sunday Independent’s Life magazine late last year, shares their story with the Indo Daily. See omny...

It’s official. Taoiseach Michéal Martin has addressed the nation and told us what we’ve longed to hear, an end to almost all restrictions. But we know that Covid-19 is unpredictable, and new variants can’t be ruled out. Nevertheless, there is an appetite to learn to live with the virus, and for society to properly start healing again. The Indo Daily brings you an extra episode on the day of these...

What in the world is Wordle? The Indo Daily finds out. Host: Denise Calnan. Guests: Stefanie Preissner, Writer and Columnist, and Ronan Price, Games Critic at the Irish Independent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland’s nine billionaires have increased their wealth by 58% since the start of the pandemic, according to a recent report. Today on the Indo Daily, we look at the Irishmen (and it's all men) making it big in the Billionaire’s Club. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guests: Samantha McCaughren, Business Editor at the Sunday Independent; and John Ihle, Deputy Business Editor at the Irish Independent. See omnyst...

Minister Simon Coveney is under increased pressure to explain the events surrounding a champagne lockdown party at the Department of Foreign Affairs in June 2020. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Irish Independent’s Fionnan Sheahan and Philip Ryan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Mansfield Jr has been found not guilty of conspiring to falsely imprison - and guilty of perverting the course of justice It’s the latest chapter in the remarkable saga of the Mansfield family, who once built a property empire worth €1.6bn. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Sunday Independent writer Niamh Horan and Irish Independent Journalist Robin Schiller about glamourous lifestyles, hotels and...

In his recent memoir, ‘A Life in Trauma’, Dr Chris Luke takes us on a rollercoaster journey from his early years growing up in an orphanage to becoming one of the country’s leading physicians and tells the Indo Daily about his incredible medical career. The Indo Daily hears his story. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Dr Chris Luke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ireland is in mourning over the death of Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old teacher violently killed in Tullamore, Co Offaly, last Wednesday. The Indo Daily pays tribute to Ashling, and asks what must change in Ireland for women to finally feel safe? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Conor Feehan, News Correspondent at the Irish Independent, and Liz Kearney, Features Editor at the Irish Independent. See...

The annual hype that surrounds ‘Blue Monday’ can be expected on the 17th of January, the mythical most miserable day of the year. But the January Blues are very real, and impact so many of us at this time of the year. The Indo Daily finds out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince Andrew's lavish lifestyle, dodgy ethics and questionable friendships have seen him step back from public duties. As the Duke of York's bid to have a sexual assault case dismissed in the United States is rejected, the Indo Daily looks at the controversy that has courted him. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Sunday Independent writer Sarah Caden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic might have won his appeal against the Australian government’s decision to cancel his visa on Covid-19 vaccination grounds, but the case has once more fired up the debate over elite athletes who choose not to be jabbed. The Indo Daily finds out more. Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Vincent Hogan, Sports Journalist at the Irish Independent. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Staff shortages are the latest in a long list of problem the pandemic must answer for. So, what is the state of play and how much longer can it continue? Host Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Anne Marie Walsh, Industrial Relations Correspondent at the Irish Independent and Christine Loscher, Professor of Immunology at DCU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, the popular RTE weight-loss show, Operation Transformation, returned to our small screens, but not everyone was pleased about its return. The Indo Daily examines some of the backlash to the show, asks if it is justified, and examines changing perceptions to diet culture as a whole. Presenter: Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Killian Byrne, former Operation Transformation leader; Donal O’Shea, H...

The third season of the hit HBO drama, Succession, was one of 2021’s favourite shows. But why have we fallen back in love with TV and what do our viewing habits say about us? Host Siobhán Maguire. Guests: Chris Wasser, Irish Independent columnist, Jennifer Gannon, journalist, and Leisha McGrath, psychologist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The brutal murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier captured the public imagination in 2021 with two documentaries on the crime. Host Fionnán Sheahan talks to Irish Independent journalist Senan Moloney, and Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last October, notorious criminal John Traynor died. The drug trafficker was a key player in organized crime for over forty years and along with John Gilligan, Traynor was involved in the murder of Veronica Guerin. Paul Williams tells the story of the two criminals who shaped modern gangland. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Paul Williams, Irish Independent special correspondent and author of Gilligan...

Sean Quinn was once Ireland’s richest man. Last November, members of the former billionaire’s family used a privacy law to erase from Google much of their past, including lavish spending and court battles over the collapse of the Quinn empire. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor of the Irish Independent and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor of the Irish and Sunday Ind...