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As Kinahan cartel lieutenant Sean McGovern was led away from the Special Criminal Court last week to begin a 24-year prison sentence, he took the time to wink in the direction of his watching relatives.


An act of defiance in the face of a crushing defeat, or a simple personal gesture?


In any event, the drugs empire that McGovern worked for is falling down, one foundation at a time.


At the top of this decaying tower sits Daniel Kinahan, currently in police custody in Dubai. The clock has been ticking for quite some time, but finally it seems like a day of reckoning is now dawning.


But what of those left behind in the sunshine of Dubai and the shadow of Daniel Kinahan – particularly the wives and girlfriends?


And what kind of conditions should Kinahan expect to experience should he wind up serving a lengthy prison sentence in Ireland?


On this episode of The Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Sunday Independent senior journalist Maeve Sheehan, Financial Times investigative reporter Miles Johnson and former prison officer David McDonald as they look to the future of a notorious outfit that may soon be consigned to the past.


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Katie Simpson was a talented showjumper whose short adult life centred around the equine industry she'd grown up in. So, when first responders collected her, unconscious and not breathing, from the care of Jonathan Creswell, who would eventually be charged with her murder, police initially believed his claim that he'd found her hanging at home.
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Creswell died by suicide in the early days of his trial. Since then, Ms Simpson’s story has been covered at length in documentaries, podcasts, a Police Ombudsman’s report, an independent case review, and a book by Nicola Tallant.
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Although a tragic death among the showjumping set is far from her regular Crime World beat, Tallant believes Simpson’s is a dark story with more yet to be told.
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This episode contains material that may be distressing. Please take care while listening.
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Host: Fionnán Sheehan | Guest: Nicola Tallant (author of Groomed: Coercion, Control and a Cold-blooded Murder, and investigations editor at the Sunday World)


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Last weekend was a busy one for the US. On the sporting side alone, you had the kick-off of the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the decades-ending wait for a New York Knicks championship victory, and the small matter of MMA fighters bruising up the White House lawn.


On the geopolitical front, there was the much-welcomed agreement of a peace deal between the US and Iran, three-and-a-half months after that conflict began.


At the centre of it all, in one way or another, stood president Donald J Trump.


Trump had his own personal milestone to celebrate on Sunday as he turned 80 years old.


Performing any high-pressure job at the age of 80 is challenging enough, but Trump is the leader of the free world.


Recent on-camera sightings might suggest that Trump is visibly withering, despite fiery pushback from his spokespeople and glowing medical reports from his medical team.


We’re only midway through Trump 2.0, but is he still up to the job?


And for those looking to travel to the US for short- or long-term stays, are Irish visitors still as welcome as Trump’s travel tsar so enthusiastically insists we are?


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After months of conflict, threats of escalation and fears of a wider war, there is now a breakthrough in the Middle East. The US and Iran say they've agreed a peace deal, but what's actually on the table, what happens next - and will it bring some relief for Irish consumers hit by ever-rising prices?


Today on this Indo Daily Extra, Kevin Doyle is joined by The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom, to discuss who has won the war and can the peace last?


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In 2014, it looked like a picture-perfect dynasty.

Hotelier and multimillionaire Noel O’Callaghan stood beside his sons, Paul and Charles, at Royal Ascot. They were dressed in top hats and morning suits, celebrating a major win for their filly Anthem Alexander.

It was a moment that seemed to capture everything: wealth, success and a powerful family empire decades in the making.

But 12 years later, that image has been replaced by High Court filings, allegations of betrayal and a bitter row over control of a family fortune.

Noel O’Callaghan says he handed over an empire worth more than €400m to his sons out of love and trust. Now, he claims he has been frozen out of the business he created, claims strongly disputed by his sons.

On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by Irish Independent legal affairs editor Shane Phelan to look at how a family succession plan became one of Ireland’s most bitter corporate feuds.
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