In August 2000, 18 year old Brian Murphy went to Club Anabel in Dublin for the first time. Hours later, he was found unresponsive outside the Burlington Hotel. What happened that night would lead to a huge Garda investigation, a lengthy trial and one of Ireland’s most complicated and widely…
On a Sunday evening in November 1997, Galway taxi driver Eileen Costello O’Shaughnessy collected a passenger and set off towards Claregalway. What happened during the hour that followed has never been fully explained. Eileen’s taxi was seen in several places, a number of unidentified people entered the story, and somewhere…
In the summer of 1995, 22-year-old Orla Benson travelled from Killarney to Boston for three months of work. She had just completed her degree in biotechnology and was due to return home within days. On Friday, the 22nd of September, Orla joined friends for a night out in South Boston.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
In Part 2, we delve deeper into the mysterious death of Bobby Ryan, exploring the forensic evidence and courtroom drama that made this case one of Ireland’s most talked-about trials. After years of waiting for justice, discover how hidden clues and digital secrets played a crucial role in challenging the…
Most Irish murder trials last a few weeks, but Bobby Ryan's case took almost a decade, culminating in one of the country's longest and most complex court battles. On a quiet June morning in 2011, Bobby, affectionately known as Mr Moonlight, vanished without a trace outside a Tipperary farm. His…
Nadine Lott was 30 years old, living in Arklow with her six year old daughter, building a life she was proud of. Earlier that year she had told her mother on a holiday to Rome: I'm actually so happy. I don't need anything else. On the 14th of December 2019…
In May 2012, twenty one year old Nicola Furlong was living her dream. A Wexford girl studying in Japan as part of her degree with Dublin City University, she was counting down the weeks until she came home that July. On the 23rd of May she travelled to Tokyo with…
By 1941, two innocent people lay in their graves. The Irish State was finished with them. Their families were not. Join Nules for the second half of one of the most extraordinary cases in Irish criminal history. The campaign. The pardon. And what came after. A massive thank you to…
South Tipperary, November 1940. An unmarried mother of six is found shot dead in a field on a freezing morning. The Gardaí have a suspect within hours. Within months, they have a conviction. But that is not the end of it. That is barely the beginning of it. Join Nules…
Explore the tragic story of Marilyn Rinn, whose life was taken on a cold December night in Dublin. Discover how cutting-edge DNA technology solved the case, reshaping Irish law forever. This episode reveals the relentless pursuit of justice and the groundbreaking forensic breakthroughs that changed everything. Tune in for a…
On the morning of 29th December 1958, a priest was called to the Central Hotel in Kilmallock, County Limerick. He had been sent for by a fifteen year old boy. His mother lay in the kitchen, gravely injured. Joan O’Rourke was 40 years old. She was a businesswoman, a mother…
This week Nules looks at the case of Liam Farrell. An 87-year-old man, a Saturday night, and a walk home that should have taken ten minutes. It is about a family who refused to be told there was nothing to investigate. And it is about an active Garda investigation that,…
Some missing persons become household names. Their faces are everywhere, their cases debated on every news channel, their families given national platforms to plead for answers. Others simply vanish from public consciousness. In this episode, I examine four Irish missing persons cases that have received minimal media coverage, not because…
In the early hours of November 13th, 2007, a neighbour in Omagh, County Tyrone, woke to screaming. Flames were tearing through the house next door. He grabbed a ladder and climbed toward an upstairs window, desperate to help. Inside were seven people. Five of them were children. By the time…