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Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast
-Weekly Episodes- ___________________________________ Shadows of Éire is an independently produced serious investigation into Ireland’s most consequential crimes — from the Kinahan-Hutch feud to centuries-old mysteries lost to history. This podcast cuts through tabloid noise and folklore to deliver the facts, the context, and the human cost behind each case in weekly episodes. ___________________________________ Bonus series also intertwined chronicling the brave recipients of the Garda Scott…
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Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastKeep Moving Forward | The Scott Medal Series
On the morning of 15 January 1998, a party of armed Gardaí arrived at a flat on New Brunswick Street, Dublin, to execute a search warrant. They announced…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast27. The Coldest Winter: The Murder of Marilyn Rynn.
On the early morning of December 22, 1995, 41-year-old civil servant Marilyn Rynn stepped off a late-night bus in Blanchardstown, Dublin, following a Christmas…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast26. The Longford Feud and The Brutality of Family Pride
For generations, unwritten laws and "fair play" governed conflicts within the Irish Traveller community. But when an old-school family dispute collided with…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastNational Podcast Awards Shortlist!!!!!
The podcast has officially been nominated in the True Crime Podcast category at The All Ireland Podcast Awards! We have made it to the final 6!!! Nov 11th 2026…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast25. The Sentencing of Riyad Bouchaker: The Parnell Square Attack & The Heroes Who Intervened
On November 23, 2023, an unprovoked knife attack outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square East in Dublin shocked the nation. In this episode we…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast24. The 1%: Lifting the Veil on Irelands Biker Gangs
To society, they are a spectacle of leather and roaring engines. To the state, they are a highly disciplined network bound by an iron code of silence. The 1%…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast23. Ireland’s Grindr Killer: The Sligo Murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee
In April 2022, the quiet coastal town of Sligo, Ireland, was shaken by a terrifying spree of hate-driven attacks targeting gay men through location-based…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast22. Stolen Dignity: The Cedarhurst Kidnapping
When a man is found fleeing down a country road in County Meath with an iron chain padlocked to his wrist, investigators uncover a harrowing story of alleged…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast21. Cross Country Killers: The Murders of Elizabeth Plunkett and Mary Duffy
During the record-breaking summer heatwave of 1976, two English fugitives arrived in Ireland evading UK rape charges—carrying out a terrifying pact to abduct…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast20. From the Liberties to the Abyss: The Radicalisation of Terence Kelly.
How does a Roman Catholic altar boy from working-class Dublin, trained to save lives as an intensive care nurse, become a suicide bomber for ISIS? In this…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast19. The Voluntary Life Sentence: Ireland’s Longest-Serving Prisoner
In April 1964, a quiet farmhouse in County Cork became the scene of a devastating crime that shocked the local community. Local man George Applebe was brutally…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast18. Blood on the Tarmac: The murder of Barry Maguire and the origin story of Derek “Delboy” Hutch
This episode explores the tragic 2007 St. Stephen’s Night killing of Barry Maguire in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, detailing how a fatal street altercation escalated…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast17. The Open Door: Ireland vs The KGB
For decades, Ireland told itself a comfortable lie: that neutrality was a shield, and the shadows of global espionage would simply pass the island by. But from…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast16. The Beekeeper and the Bitcoin: The Clifton Collins Story
In this episode, we unpack one of the most extraordinary stories in cryptocurrency history: the case of Clifton Collins and his lost Bitcoin fortune. Between…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast15. A Child in the Dark: Remembering Daniel McAnaspie
Daniel McAnaspie was a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in the care of the Irish state who went missing from Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of January 1, 2010…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast14. The Cold Geography of a Hitman: The life of Imre Arakas (Aka The Butcher)
In April 2017, armed Gardaí smashed through the door of a quiet safehouse in West Dublin. Sitting on a couch inside was an elderly, bearded man who looked like…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast13. Blueprints of a Would-Be Serial Killer: The chilling story of “Stephanie Smith”
In 2017, an ordinary afternoon in Dublin’s Santry turned into a waking nightmare when a teenager attempted to pull a toddler into the undergrowth. When police…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastThe Loughglynn Shootout | The Scott Medal Series
On July 7, 1980, an armed bank heist in Ballaghaderreen ended in a fatal collision and gun battle at Shannon's Cross. Explore the tragedy of Detective Garda…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast12. Who Cares About Tommy Hayden? | The Madonna House Abduction of a nine year old boy
In September 1977, nine-year-old Tommy Hayden vanished from state care in Ireland. His captor was John Dwyer, a newly hired trainee care worker at Madonna…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast11. Lying Eyes, The Dark Web and Dead Money
In 2006, a wealthy Clare property developer’s family received a chilling visit — a self-proclaimed hitman, holding proof of a murder contract taken out on all…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastIron Blood – The Declan Murray Story | The Scott Medal Series
When dense, lethal smoke filled a Dublin apartment building, one off-duty forklift operator turned frontline officer didn't wait for backup. Wrapping a wet rag…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast10. The Ice House Murder: Who Ordered Irene White’s Killing?
In 2005, Irene White was murdered in her own kitchen in Dundalk — stabbed 34 times in an attack first mistaken for a burglary gone wrong. It would take 14…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast9. The Viewing Point: The Murder of Nora Sheehan and the Confession No One Heard
Cork, 1981: Nora Sheehan disappears after a night wandering her own neighbourhood, and is found six days later in a West Cork wood. Gardaí identify a suspect…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast8. Down the Rabbit Hole: The Murder of John Horgan and the curious motive
In June 1973, seven-year-old John Horgan disappeared from his home in Palmerstown, Dublin. What began as a search for a missing child would end with a…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast7. The Green Tureen: The Horrific Demise of Hazel Mullen
In 1963 a young girl, Hazel Mullen, was murdered and dismembered in The Green Tureen restaurant in Dublin. Her 22 year old boyfriend Shan Mohangi is a student…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast6. A Clear and Present Danger: The Story of Barbie Kardashian
In this episode Shadows of Éire unravels the harrowing case of Barbie Kardashian. From an unprovoked violent assault on a care worker to explicit threats…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastBeyond the Call of Duty | The Scott Medal Series
At quarter past three on a freezing December morning, a call comes over the radio: people are in the River Liffey, swept away by a fast, dark current. Among…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast5. The Great Mountjoy Escape: The Hijack, The Helicopter and The Manhunt
On Halloween 1973, the IRA pulled off one of the most audacious prison breaks in history, landing a hijacked helicopter inside the tiny exercise yard of…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast4. The Invisible Empire: Chinese Triads on Irish Soil
When Dublin detectives raided a secure flat in Rathmines following a public street execution, they expected a routine gang hideout. Instead, they uncovered a…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastThe First Medal | The Scott Medal Series
Broadford, County Clare, 1923. A guard barely a year into the job is stopped on a lonely road by two armed men. Robbery turns to attempted murder — marched…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast3. The Dollymount Arm: The chilling story of James Nolan
In February 2011, the quiet sands of Dollymount Strand in Dublin returned a horrific secret: a human arm, cleanly severed, with its identifying tattoos…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast2. Slaughter on the Sea: The Story of Captain Stewart and The Mary Russell
What happens when the one person legally sworn to protect you on the open sea becomes your greatest threat? This week, Shadows of Éire unpacks the horrifying…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime PodcastThe Gallant Rescue at Castletownbere | The Scott Medal Series
Armed only with a tiny wooden punt and a small outboard motor, two West Cork officers ventured into pitch-black, tempestuous waters to save five trapped…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast1. Four Winters in the Earth: The Kidnapping of Mariora Rostas
In January 2008, 18-year-old Marioara Rostas vanished from a rain-slicked Dublin city center street corner in broad daylight. For four agonizing winters, her…
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Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast15. A Most Dangerous Outlaw: A Criminal Profile of Trevor Byrne
When an armed raid at a Swords bookmakers ends in a terrifying high-speed hijacking, detectives are left with an underworld campaign of fear and zero…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast14. Ten Dozen Roses: The Tragedy of Rosemarie Toole Gilhooley
Walking down a street in Amsterdam in the winter of 2002, two American men smiled as a stranger brushed past them carrying a massive bouquet of roses. They…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast10. The Longford Feud and The Brutality of Family Pride
For generations, unwritten laws and "fair play" governed conflicts within the Irish Traveller community. But when an old-school family dispute collided with…
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9. Bloodlines & Bulletproof Feuds: The Kinahans and The Kirwan Family Executions
December 2016: 62-year-old grandfather Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan is assassinated in his Dublin driveway. His only crime? Attending the funeral of a childhood…
Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast8. Death in Dunshaughlin: The murder of Coleen Mulder
The domestic murder of Colleen Suzanne Mulder by her husband, Anton Mulder, in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, on December 17, 2004, is a notable case in modern…
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7. Water Never Forgets - The tragic story of An Cailín Bàn (1819)
The case of Ellen Hanley, known as the Colleen Bawn (An Cailín Bán, the fair girl), is one of Ireland's most enduring and tragic historical criminal cases. In…
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6. Driven by Delusion - The senseless murder of Conor o’ Brien
The murder of 19-year-old Conor O’Brien in Enfield, County Meath, in August 2021 remains one of the most senseless, shocking tragedies in recent Irish true…