The Indo Daily

Michael Fingleton was one of the most controversial figures of the Celtic Tiger. As the longtime boss of Irish Nationwide, he oversaw reckless lending that ultimately left taxpayers with a €5.4 billion bill. But was he simply the face of a wider banking culture, or the true "baddie of the bailout"? Deputy Business Editor John Burns joins Dave Hanratty to examine the man behind one of Ireland's most infamous banking collapses.
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The seizure last week of a bomb containing almost 400g of Semtex plastic explosive has put the New IRA back on to the front pages after a lull in violence.
Two people connected to the political group Saoradh have been charged in relation to the incident.
The sophisticated device has fuel fears that the group has gained access to fresh stocks of military-grade explosives.
The New IRA has been long been associated with but the group also has a presence in Dublin.
Who are the New IRA and what are they capable of?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Robin Shiller, News and Security Correspondent with the Irish Independent.
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Just a heads-up – this episode contains references to alleged sexual assault and may not be suitable for everyone, so please take care when listening.
Jared Leto is an Oscar winner, a rock star, a cult leader and now the focus of serious questions.
The 54-year-old has been seen onscreen in the likes of Fight Club, American Psycho, and Blade Runner 2049, while also finding the time to tour the world with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
But a BBC investigation has revealed an array of allegations against the actor, with a new documentary presenting the accounts of 10 different accusers.
The allegations against Leto span more than a decade and include claims of sexual assault, grooming and inappropriate behaviour with underage girls.
Leto has categorically denied the claims.
Is his gilded career in jeopardy or is the Hollywood of 2026 more comfortable overlooking such a scandal?
On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Alice McShane, director of BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret, to hear how the investigation came together, and by the Irish Independent's Dave Hanratty to look at Jared Leto's career to date.
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Artificial intelligence is fuelling a stock market boom unlike anything seen before, with tech giants spending trillions in a race to dominate AI. But what if the hype doesn't live up to the promise? Kevin Doyle is joined by Irish Independent columnist Richard Curran to ask whether we're watching the next financial bubble inflate, and what an AI crash could mean for Ireland's jobs, economy and future.


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Jim O'Callaghan is a politician with leadership ambitions and a reform agenda.


But in his bid to overhaul Ireland's legal system, he has picked a high-stakes fight with a formidable adversary: the lawyers of Ireland.


It has been a month since solicitors withdrew their services in a deepening row over criminal legal aid fees, and tensions look to be escalating.


At the heart of the controversy is a new flat-fee payment model introduced by the Justice Minister, which he argues is necessary to control the spiralling cost of legal aid.


For O'Callaghan, the stakes could hardly be higher. The minister has made the legal reform a cornerstone of his leadership ambitions.


A victory could bolster his credentials as a future Fianna Fáil leader, but a stalemate could turn into a political crisis.


And while the political battle intensifies, it is those seeking access to justice who may be paying the highest price.


On today’s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by two of the Irish Independent’s political team, Mary Regan and John Downing, to unpack the growing dispute, the political stakes and what it could mean for the future of the man at its centre.
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