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In 1992, Grace Livingstone was murdered inside her home in Malahide, Dublin, but the investigation soon became almost as controversial as the crime itself.
With a husband under suspicion, an unidentified young man seen near the house, and a possible link to Revenue investigations into oil smuggling and IRA-linked crime, this is one of Ireland’s most frustrating unsolved cases.

Presented, written and produced by Jenny Claffey. Researched by Karl O'Reilly.

Sources:

Unsolved Crimes: How Grace Livingstone's killer got away with murder
Minister and AG face court action over Livingstone murder inquiry
The Brutal Murder of Grace Livingstone: A Cold Case That Destroyed a Family's Faith in Justice | True Crime Write-Ups
‘Very slim’ chance man killed wife
Sergeant deliberately misled gardaí, court hears.
Inside Slab Murphy's multi-million euro, cross-border smuggling empire
Livingstone damages case is settled. RTE.ie
Minister and AG face court action over Livingstone murder inquiry

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In this episode, I’m joined by bestselling author and crime journalist Barry Cummins to discuss his new book, Buried Secrets, the definitive account of the murder of Tina Satchwell.

Barry takes us inside the case that haunted Ireland for six and a half years, from Tina’s disappearance in Youghal, how he came to be the first journalist invited into Richard Satchwell’s home, sitting, unbeknownst to him, metres away from Tina Satchwell’s remains.

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In 1940, Mary “Moll” McCarthy was found shot dead in a field in rural Tipperary. Within months, Harry Gleeson, the farm labourer who reported her body to Gardaí, was convicted and hanged for her murder. Decades later, the Irish State admitted his conviction was unsafe, leaving behind the story of two victims, one unsolved murder, and a community shaped by silence.

Written and hosted by Jenny Claffey. Researched by Karl O’Reilly.

Source
Time to right injustice that cost two lives 73 years ago | Irish Independent
Ireland's most infamous murder: 11 facts about the killing of Moll McCarthy and execution of innocent man Harry Gleeson
Prime Time - Hanged Man
Scannal tells the story of Harry Gleeson - Tipperary Live
Harry Gleeson: A pardoned man finally laid to rest
Leaving Mountjoy, 83 years on: Harry Gleeson's remains are brought home
Hanged After a Trial He Couldn’t Understand, and Pardoned 136 Years Later - The New York Times
Two men executed in Ireland 1883 given presidential pardon
History: The story of Harry Gleeson and Moll McCarthy - Tipperary Live
Murder at Marlhill, New Inn, Tipperary « Thurles Information.
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Anne Devlin was a woman long remembered as a loyal housekeeper to an infamous revolutionary, when she was really a courier, conspirator and trusted rebel operative. In this episode, we look at Anne’s role in Robert Emmet’s uprising, the women who helped keep the revolution moving in secret, and the brutal price she paid for refusing to talk.

Written and hosted by Jenny Claffey. Researched by Karl O’Reilly.

Sources
Anne Devlin - Infinite Women
Marriage, Decline and Death - Anne Devlin
The Rebellion of 1803.
NGA.ie - Graves - 1803 - Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin: The Woman Behind the Myth
Regency History Guide to the History of Ireland
Devlin, Anne | Dictionary of Irish Biography
Michael Collins’s women: spies, couriers and mothers – The Irish Times
On This Day: Irish patriot Robert Emmet executed in Dublin in 1803
Is this the face of Ireland’s lost patriot Robert Emmet? – The Irish Times
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25-year-old Honour Bright was found shot and killed in Ticknock in June 1925. Despite multiple eyewitnesses placing her in a car with a Doctor and a Garda Superintendent, the two men who would be charged and tried for her murder were acquitted by a Dublin jury in 1926.

Honour was a single mother, and likely turned to sex work to support herself and pay for her son's foster care. After the trial, the media used her story as a way to scare young women who were prone to becoming "wayward", rather than focusing on the fact that her killer roamed free.

Links

On a quiet South Dublin road, a plaque serves as a reminder of a long unsolved murderDeath, Danger, and Decadence in 1920s Dublin: The Murder of Honor BrightAn Honour Killing
Clodagh Finn: Restoring some honour to Honour Bright, 100 years onThe Murder of Lily O'Neill, known as Honor Bright, in 1925 – The Wild Geese
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