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The tracker mortgage scandal: Banks almost destroyed my family

The tracker mortgage scandal: Banks almost destroyed my family

The Redmonds went through seven separate procedures with the bank, which involved every penny they spent being scrutinised

Listen | Fri, 07 Nov, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: An arson attack on sleeping children in Drogheda

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: An arson attack on sleeping children in Drogheda

A review of security at all IPAS centres nationwide is underway after a Halloween night arson attack on a Drogheda centre housing 28 people. At the time the fire was set, families including a 20-day-old baby were asleep in the building.

Listen | Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Inside the Kieran Quilligan murder case: Heartbreak, justice, and a family’s loss

Inside the Kieran Quilligan murder case: Heartbreak, justice, and a family’s loss

The latest episode of The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast explores the Kieran Quilligan case through emotional family testimony and courtroom insight

Listen | Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The daylight murder of Kieran Quilligan

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The daylight murder of Kieran Quilligan

Questions remain about how a small-time drug dealer who lived at home with his parents and used his mother’s car to dispose of the body became a killer

Listen | Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Presidential election post-mortem

In this special bonus edition of the podcast, Acting Political Editor Paul Hosford and Political Correspondent Louise Burne analyse the fallout from the race for the Áras

Listen | Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Unpacking the chaos at Citywest — riots, race and the right

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Unpacking the chaos at Citywest — riots, race and the right

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy and Cormac O’Keeffe examine how fear and far-right agitation escalated peaceful protest into violent riots

Listen | Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Tensions rise ahead of final presidential debate

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Tensions rise ahead of final presidential debate

Experts say tonight’s Prime Time debate could still sway voters as the presidential campaign enters its final, heated stage

Listen | Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Annmarie O’Connor on Twitch: My Life with Parkinson’s

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Annmarie O’Connor on Twitch: My Life with Parkinson’s

Fashion Editor Annmarie O’Connor shares her story of resilience, family strength, and finding light while living with Parkinson’s

Listen | Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Suspensions 'crisis' at Cork special school

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Suspensions 'crisis' at Cork special school

Opened in 2021, Carrigaline Community Special School issued 17 official suspensions out of a maximum student body of just 48 in three years

Listen | Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Legal loophole leaves attack survivor in the dark over her assailant’s release

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Legal loophole leaves attack survivor in the dark over her assailant’s release

After surviving a brutal 2017 attack, Fi Bourke still has no legal right to know when her assailant is freed

Listen | Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Budget 2026 — who wins, who loses, and what it means for you

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Budget 2026 — who wins, who loses, and what it means for you

Budget 2026 brings major wage and welfare increases but higher fuel and cigarette prices — Louise Burne outlines what it means for you.

Listen | Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Jim Gavin drops out of Áras race

Irish Examiner acting political editor Paul Hosford joins Deirdre O'Shaughnessy to discuss what led up to Jim Gavin's decision to drop out; the pressure on candidates in the political race; and the repercussions for Fianna Fáil

Listen | Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What is frugaltok, and should you try it?

While you may have learned some cost-saving tricks from a frugal granny, Gen Z learn these things online, so every penny-pinching trick conceivable is now part of a TikTok trend called frugaltok

Listen | Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: The death of Teddy Murnane, with Ann Murphy

Community mourns Teddy Murnane after his death, but his past conviction has left survivors and locals deeply divided

Listen | Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Kenmare still seeks justice for murdered farmer Michael Gaine

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Kenmare still seeks justice for murdered farmer Michael Gaine

As Kenmare remembers Michael Gaine, questions persist about the failed search, the investigation, and whether justice will be delivered

Listen | Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Amal El Khawaja shares story of son killed in Rafah

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Amal El Khawaja shares story of son killed in Rafah

Four major countries now recognise Palestine as Cork prepares to host Amal El Khawaja, whose son was killed in Rafah

Listen | Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

A Cork businessman, previously unknown to Gardaí, was arrested after €750,000 in ATM withdrawals sparked an international fraud probe

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

In the first episode of The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast, reporter Ann Murphy brings listeners up to date on the Catherine O’Brien case

Listen | Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Sonya Egan's impending release triggers 'fear and worry', says Cork victim

Sonya Egan's impending release triggers 'fear and worry', says Cork victim

Laura O’Connell told the Irish Examiner podcast she fears harassment could resume as Sonya Egan, jailed for false allegations and stalking, is released

Listen | Sun, 24 Aug, 2025

Inside Alcatraz Prison - Row of Bars and Cells

Who goes to jail in Cork? Our podcast series exposes links between crime, poverty, and homelessness

Irish Examiner’s investigative series reveals the social patterns behind rising crime and asks how to break the cycle

Listen | Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Podcast: Inside Ireland's first Bitcoin Conference

Podcast: Inside Ireland's first Bitcoin Conference

Listen to Irish Examiner business reporter Emer Walsh as she describes the conspiracies and distrust on display at the event

Listen | Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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