The Indo Daily

Irish Independent restaurant critic Katy McGuinness has a wealth of experience when it comes to her professional relationship with food, but having recently turned to weight-loss drugs, it was inevitable that her day job would be hugely affected. She tells the Indo Daily about her experience, while also examining the effect Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy are having on the bar and restaurant trade. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Katy McGuinness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By the early 1980s, Odessa, Texas was regarded as the murder capital of the United States. And so, the discovery of a body, bound and beaten, in a blood-soaked room at the Sand and Sage wasn’t all that shocking to the local authorities. Except... there was one piece that didn’t quite fit. The victim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was supposed to be an oral record of the Troubles, made by the paramilitaries, and initially the ‘Boston Tapes’ project seemed like a really good idea, albeit one which would include descriptions of violence and terror. But it became clear that the scheme was flawed and that the recordings were not as secret as participants assumed. Host: Ciaran Dunbar, Guest; Andrew Madden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, three Limerick-based gardaí accused of perverting the course of justice walked free from court after a total of 33 charges were withdrawn against them. Having endured a “six-year hell”, the gardaí now intend to commence legal action against the State. The saga has prompted fresh questions about discipline in the gardaí. Is the level of scrutiny on the guards affecting their performance and creating an atmosphere of fear and paranoia? And has the battle to weed out ‘bad eggs’ gone too far?
Host: Kevin Doyle
Guests: David Raleigh and Paul Williams
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Tiger Woods will forever be recognised as a sporting icon, but somewhere along the way, the headlines took on a much different, more alarming tone. Highly-publicised affairs, PR-prompted apologies and a string of car crashes have become as associated with Woods as his many triumphs on the links. As the detritus piles up around him, we examine the cause and effect of a most difficult downfall. Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Jack Rathborn and Paul Kimmage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.