Red Room

21-year-old Paul Quinn was lured to a farm shed on the Monaghan-Armagh border in October 2007 and beaten to death in one of the most shocking killings in modern Irish history. This week we cover the details of the case, the allegations of IRA involvement, the politics that surrounded the investigation, and wh, despite 23 arrests and almost two decades of enquiries, the Quinn family still have not seen justice.

Hosted, written & produced by Jenny Claffey with research by Karl O'Reilly.

Sources:

BBC Spotlight - The Murder of Paul Quinn
Quinn friend tells of final moments
Man in Ireland arrested over killing linked to Provisional IRA
Top Provos blamed for savage murder | Irish Independent
The 2007 killing of Paul Quinn: A timeline of the investigation and the political fallout
Provos still getting away with murder and with a barrage of shamfaced lies
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In 2019, 15-year-old French-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin disappeared from a rainforest resort in Malaysia while on holiday with her family. What followed was a devastating search, a disputed investigation, and a family’s fight to challenge the idea that their vulnerable daughter simply wandered into the jungle alone.

This episode was written, produced and hosted by Jenny Claffey, with research by Karl O'Reilly

Sources
Teenager Disappears Into Jungle at Night While on Vacation with Family | Nora Quoirin Case Analysis — YouTube
Nóra Quoirin: Cause of death not yet established — RTÉ
What happened to Nora Quoirin? — The Week
Nóra Quoirin’s family sue Malaysian holiday resort — IrishCentral
Holoprosencephaly — NCBI / PMC
Malaysia says no one involved in death of British teen Nora Quoirin in resort — The Standard
The mysterious death of Nora Quoirin — The ASEAN Post
Defence filed in civil suit about Nóra Quoirin’s disappearance and death — Changing Times
Father says he heard “muffled noise” before teen girl vanished in Malaysia jungle — CBS News
No foreign DNA found in or on body, govt chemist testifies in Nora Anne Quoirin inquest — Malay Mail
A year after Nóra Quoirin’s body was found, her parents still believe she was abducted — The Irish Times
Malaysian judge overturns inquest verdict of misadventure in the death of teenager Nóra Quoirin — The Irish News
Nora Anne’s parents withdraw suit against resort operator — Free Malaysia Today
Nóra Quoirin’s parents say Malaysia has thwarted French inquiry into her death — Changing Times

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In 1973, seven-year-old John Horgan was murdered by his teenage neighbour in one of the most disturbing crimes in Irish history. This episode looks at the killing, the occult and religious imagery surrounding it, and the question of why the case seemed to almost disappear from public memory. It is a story about a child’s murder, but also about Catholic Ireland, secrecy, respectability, and the silence that followed.

This episode was written, hosted and produced by Jenny Claffey. Research by Karl O'Reilly.

Sources
The Boy In The Attic by David Malone
The Devil Is In The Detail
Kidnapped child was murdered in satanic rite
Murder in suburbia
The Satanic Murder Ireland Forgot
Coroner hears evidence of violent death of boy in 1973
Public servant and pillar of the church…
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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.

Buy Buried Secrets here
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