Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2

Drummer Seeks Musicians, part three: Sing a New Song

U2's rise begins in earnest with a television appearance, a talent contest win and the arrival of manager Paul McGuinness. But underpinning their success lies a deeper st

Drummer Seeks Musicians, part two: Band of Brothers

Ireland in the 1970s was a country in transition. At Mount Temple Comprehensive, Paul ‘Bono’ Hewson, Larry Mullen jr, Adam Clayton, Dave ‘The Edge’ Evans and his older br

Drummer Seeks Musicians, part one: The Note

It is 50 years this month since 14-year-old drummer Larry Mullen stuck a note on a school noticeboard looking for fellow musicians to form a band. That note led to U2. I

Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2

A note on a school noticeboard. Four teenagers. One extraordinary story. In this three-part podcast series, Róisín Ingle traces the making of U2 through interviews with t

GUBU, part seven: the trial

Malcolm Macarthur is convicted but the scandal and conspiracy theories continues. What becomes of Malcolm Macarthur, and the two other people drawn into his murders, Cha

GUBU, part six: fallout

Macarthur’s arrest in the home of the Attorney General creates an international political storm. GUBU was first published in 2022. It is reported and presented by Harry

GUBU, part five: the arrest

Malcolm Macarthur seeks refuge in the home of his friend Patrick Connolly. He is driven around in a State car. But gardaí have now established the connection with the Att

GUBU, part four: the hunt

The trail to find the aristocratic killer moves to the south of Dublin City, to the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire. The net closes after a ham-fisted attempt by Malcolm Ma

GUBU, part three: the Taoiseach and the murderer

Who was Malcom Macarthur and what was his connection to Charles J Haughey, Taoiseach of Ireland? How did Macarthur befriend Patrick Connolly, Ireland’s top law officer? T

GUBU, part two: Macarthur kills again

Malcolm Macarthur strikes a second time and kills a young farmer in a callous manner. Gardai are puzzled by the well-spoken aristocratic killer and what his motives are. 

GUBU, part one: the murder of Bridie Gargan

A killing shocks Ireland and prompts a manhunt that will eventually almost topple the government.  Episode one of seven. GUBU was first published in 2022. It is reporte

Coming soon: GUBU

GUBU: A seven-part series on the notorious 1982 Malcolm MacArthur murders in Ireland and how – through a bizarre coincidence - they almost toppled the Government of Charl

Atlantic, part three: The Black Notice

For a decade, the Sligo gardaí and Interpol have worked together to try to find out who the man calling himself Peter Bergmann really was. Nobody has ever come forward to

Atlantic, part two: The Golden Man

It became clear that the man calling himself Peter Bergmann had deliberately chosen Sligo as a place to come to disappear. He gave a false name and address at the hotel.

Atlantic, part one: Land of Heart's Desire

In June 2009, the body of a man was found on Rosses Point beach in Co Sligo. He had checked into a Sligo hotel five days previously using the name Peter Bergmann. No one