The Indo Daily

On New Year’s Eve, journalism student Amanda Uwase was relaxing at home when a petrol bomb came through her window, setting her house alight and shattering her peaceful family life. The 23-year-old acted fast, and her decision saved lives. The incident is under investigation, with gardái suspecting a case of mistaken identity. On this episode, Amanda tells the story of that night, while Irish Independent news and security correspondent Robin Schiller examines the recent spate of firebomb attacks across Ireland.


Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Amanda Uwase and Robin Schiller
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Today’s episode of The Indo Daily is brought to you by The Big Tech Show, who’s fantastic Masters of the Tech Universe series explores what makes some of the most influential people tick? Jeff Bezos: Is he a generational talent who will take us to the stars? Or billionaire tech bro living the high life? Christian Davenport, journalist who spent twenty-five years at the Washington Post and the author of the recently published book, Rocket Dreams: Musk, Bezos, and the Inside Story of the New, Trillion-Dollar Space Race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indo Politics is back for 2026. The Dáil is back and so is Indo Politics for the first time in 2026. If you like what you hear, you can now follow Indo Politics on its own podcast feed — and get each episode a day early. Just search Indo Politics wherever you get your podcasts. The controversy around AI tool Grok dominated proceedings. Elsewhere the Mercosur trade deal sparked outrage. And government overspending was once more on the agenda this week at the Public Accounts Committee. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News reports about the murder of four-year-old Mason O’Connell-Conway by his stepmother Tegan McGhee have made for disturbing reading.
McGhee (32) was handed a mandatory life sentence on Wednesday for killing Mason, who was found critically injured on his bedroom floor and died in hospital three days later.
Catherine Fegan and Eoin Reynolds join Fionnán Sheahan to discuss the tragic story of Mason O'Connell-Conway and ask what this case tells us about protecting children who cannot protect themselves.
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All is not well in the kingdom of Posh and Becks. Eldest son Brooklyn has cut ties with his parents, insisting that communication be done exclusively through lawyers from now on. How did the seemingly picture-perfect family fall apart? Where does Brooklyn’s wife Nicola fit in? And what does it all mean for the lucrative and squeaky-clean Beckham brand?
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Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Maddy Mussen
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