The Indo Daily

The Burkes are back, but this time it's not Enoch grabbing the headlines, it's his sister Ammi.
In 2019, Ammi Burke was dismissed from her role at one of Ireland’s most prestigious law firms, Arthur Cox, after just over three years with the company.
Seven years, multiple legal battles and countless court appearances later, Ms Burke wants her job back. She and her former employer are facing off at the Workplace Relations Commission.
So, what exactly happened between the two sides? And why is a dispute that began years ago still rumbling on in court today?
On today’s The Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by court reporter Seán McCárthaigh as Ammi Burke takes on her old employer.
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Jeffrey Donaldson received a 15 year sentence in prison for his crimes. He was given 11 years for rape against Victim B and four years for all offences against Victim A, to be served consecutively.
The former MP and ex-DUP leader was sentenced in Newry Courthouse on Thursday morning.
However, later on Thursday after the Lady Chief Justice confirmed Donaldson will actually walk free in seven-and-a-half years.
That is because the crimes were committed before the law changed in 2008, so he will automatically be entitled to 50pc remission of his sentence.
He was found guilty of 18 child sex abuse charges, including rape, in June.
Donaldson is trying to win an appeal, and his denials were an aggravating factor in the sentencing.
However, as it stands, the 63-year-old will emerge from prison as a 78-year-old pensioner.
Ciarán Dunbar spoke to Allison Morris outside Newry Crown Court.
This podcast was edited at 17.05pm on Thursday October 15th, to reflect the new information regarding the length of time Donaldson will spend in jail.Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical child sex crimes. The ex-DUP leader was sentenced to 11 years for rape against Complainant B and four years for all offences against Complainant A, to be served consecutively. He will also be on the sex offenders register indefinitely. This extra episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by our sister podcast The BelTel, as Ciaran Dunbar speaks with Allison Morris outside Newry Crown Court.
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“I could hear screams like in a horror film – it will never leave my mind.”
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These are the stark words of an onlooker on the streets of the Birchwood estate in Waterford as a scene of devastation stood before them.
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Philip and Kim English, alongside their two children Callum (12) and Jayden (9), died following an arson attack on their house in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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The family had been repeatedly intimidated, and their home targeted in connection with a drug debt – one that they themselves had nothing to do with.
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Now, four people are dead, and two children remain in hospital.
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A murder investigation is under way, and there is considerable fury amid the sorrow.
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On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Pádraig Byrne, senior journalist with the Irish Independent, to get the latest from Waterford.
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They collect millions in rent every year and own thousands of homes, but most Irish tenants have never heard of them.


From a former Anglo Irish banker to Galway plasterers, Ireland’s super-landlords have quietly built property empires worth hundreds of millions of euro.


So, who are the people shaping Ireland’s rental market, and how did they become some of the most powerful players in housing?


Today on the Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Irish Independent features writer Kim Bielenberg and author and Crazy House Prices podcaster Ciarán Mulqueen to go behind the front door of Ireland’s landlord class.
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Four members of the same family died in a house fire in Waterford city in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A murder investigation has been launched as the community reels from a devastating loss.
On this Extra episode of the Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent crime correspondent Ken Foy as they report on this developing story.
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