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Episodes

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June 16, 2026

Ireland Crimes And Mysteries Recommends: GoLoud Sleep Sounds

Hi! Nules here. I just wanted to drop in with a recommendation. If you find it difficult nodding off after the show, or just want to relax to the ambient sounds of some of Ireland's most scenic spots, we want to introduce you to GoLoud's latest original stream - GoLoud Sleep Sounds. This specialized series is a calming collection of immersive 10-hour soundscapes, with each episode carefully tailored for anyone looking for a calmer bedtime routine. The long-form, entirely uninterrupted audio is ...
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June 21, 2026

Digital Deception: Natalie McNally

Most people believe they know the moment a crime occurs until a chilling truth unravels that everything was staged. When the peaceful life of Natalie McNally was shattered on a quiet December evening, few suspected the meticulous planning behind her brutal murder. Discover how digital deception, an eerie fake live stream, and a calculated alibi kept the truth hidden for weeks until relentless cyber forensics exposed the deadly craftiness of a killer who premeditated everything, including the imp...
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June 28, 2026

The Stranger in the Ford: Una Lynskys Story

A young woman vanishes after stepping off the bus to walk the 15 minute journey home in Co Meath, and the search for answers begins. What follows is a case shaped by fear, pressure, and a community that never got closure. This episode looks at the early investigation, the people pulled in, and the questions that still remain decades later. This is the case of Una Lynsky. A massive thank you to our sponsor, Revive Active, for supporting this episode. Simplify your mornings with their all-in-one ...
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July 5, 2026

The Quarry

In this week’s episode, we talk about the latest digs and what they could mean for the search for answers in the cases of Jojo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob. For the families who have waited so long, every new search brings both hope and heartbreak, and we’ll also briefly go back over each case, looking at where things stand now and what’s been uncovered. Join Nules as we take a closer look at the latest developments and revisit the two cases side by side. Update 03/07/2026 Yesterday the 02/07/2026...
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July 12, 2026

Fatal Desperation: Helen O’Reilly’s Story

Most Irish women in the 1950s faced impossible choices: a criminalized abortion, the judgment of a society that refused to accept their reality, and a legal system that turned tragedy into murder. But behind the headlines and courtrooms lies a heartbreaking story of a desperate mother, Helen O'Reilly, who trusted the wrong person and paid the ultimate price. Her death wasn't just an accident; it was a reckless act driven by a system that left her with nowhere to turn. Join Nules as we navigate t...
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July 19, 2026

The Case That Still Won't Close: Philomena Gillane

In this week's episode Nules looks into the case of Philomena Gillane, a woman whose life was torn apart in rural Ireland and whose murder has haunted her family for over three decades. On a quiet morning in 1994, Philomena disappeared, only for her body to be found weeks later in her own car, shot and stabbed in a manner that left so many questions unanswered. Her husband was convicted of soliciting her death, but no one has ever been charged with actually killing her. Nules unravels the story ...
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July 26, 2026

Murder Born of Delusion?

If you are attending the All Together Now festival over the bank holiday weekend, make sure you come down and see us all at the GoLoud Stage I'll be there at 5pm on Sunday 2nd August chatting about the podcast and all things true crime, So come down and say hello !! In this week’s episode, Nules looks into the case of John O’Grady, a farmer in Ireland whose violent actions sparked a legal battle that questioned the very nature of sanity and justice. In a time when Ireland was ravaged by famine ...
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Aug. 2, 2026

The Vanishing Point: Ciara Glennon

In this week's episode Nules looks into the case of Ciara Glennon, a young woman whose disappearance in 1997 still resonates decades later. On a seemingly ordinary night, Ciara left her friends in Perth after a night out to walk the short distance to a taxi rank, only to vanish without a trace, setting off a search and investigation that would span more than twenty years. Her story uncovers a tangled web of crime, forensic breakthroughs, and relentless hope, culminating in a conviction that fina...
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Aug. 9, 2026

Noah Donohoe: The Inquest

On 21 June 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe left home in Belfast on his bike to meet friends. He never arrived. Six days later, his body was found in a storm drain in north Belfast. In this episode, I go through the evidence heard at the inquest into Noah’s death, including the CCTV footage, the search for Noah, and what the court heard about his final movements. And six years on, the question at the heart of it is still the same: how did Noah come to be there? A massive thank you to our spons...
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Aug. 16, 2026

Poisoning at Shandy Hall

In this week’s episode, Nules looks into a Victorian Irish murder that challenged even the most advanced scientific knowledge of the time. When Mary Laura Cross died after weeks of illness, her death was initially accepted as natural. But the actions of her husband in the weeks that followed called everything people thought they knew into question, leading to an exhumation and a discovery that would place her death at the centre of one of the most closely watched murder trials of the Victorian e...
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Aug. 23, 2026

93 Injuries: What Happened to Kelly Lynch?

At 4.01am on Saturday, the 16th of March 2024, 23-year-old Kelly Lynch left a short voicemail for her mother. Julieanne believed her daughter sounded hurt and was struggling to breathe. It was the last known contact from Kelly. The following morning, she was found in the Ulster Canal near Horseshoe Bridge in Monaghan. Her death was initially treated as an accident. But when Kelly’s family learned that 93 separate injuries or marks had been documented on her body, they began asking questions. ...