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Season 1
On the afternoon of 31st January 1984, fifteen-year-old Ann Lovett was discovered in a grotto just outside the town of Granard, by passers-by. Ann had just given birth to a baby boy.
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On the afternoon of 31st January 1984, fifteen-year-old Ann Lovett was discovered in a grotto just outside the town of Granard, by passers-by. Ann had just given birth to a baby boy. This episode explores how the tragedy prompted a sea-change in Irish attitudes.
The story of Timothy and Ansty Buckley whose everyday lives became public knowledge with the publication of Eric Cross's book 'The Tailor and Ansty' and introduced sex into Ireland long before Gay Byrne mentioned it on The Late Late Show.
The story of Timothy and Ansty Buckley whose everyday lives became public knowledge with the publication of Eric Cross's book 'The Tailor and Ansty' and introduced sex into Ireland long before Gay Byrne mentioned it on The Late Late Show.
The rise and fall of Bishop Eamon Casey whose relationship with Annie Murphy - and the existence of their son Michael - became public in 1992
The rise and fall of Bishop Eamon Casey whose relationship with Annie Murphy - and the existence of their son Michael - became public in 1992
A clash between a priest and a teacher, Michael O Shea, who defied him in Fanore, County Clare, in 1915 led to violence, scandal within the local community and questions in the British
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A clash between a priest and a teacher, Michael O Shea, who defied him in Fanore, County Clare, in 1915 led to violence, scandal within the local community and questions in the British Houses of Parliament. The teacher was dismissed for marrying the woman he loved.
Scannal looks at the controversy surrounding Ben Dunne of Dunnes Stores.
Scannal looks at the controversy surrounding Ben Dunne of Dunnes Stores.
This week's programme looks back at some of the fraudsters who fleeced us during the 1980s. For glamour and scale, John DeLorean and his futuristic sports car will be best remembers, but
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This week's programme looks back at some of the fraudsters who fleeced us during the 1980s. For glamour and scale, John DeLorean and his futuristic sports car will be best remembers, but solicitor Elio Malocca, and the CIS Tontine saving scheme also left many in financial ruin
A look back at the grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented events of the summer of 1982 when the country was rocked by a series of particularly violent murders. A massive
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A look back at the grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented events of the summer of 1982 when the country was rocked by a series of particularly violent murders. A massive Garda manhunt ensued and eventually the net closed - on the home of then Attorney General, Patrick Connolly. What was a double murderer doing in the flat of the most powerful lawyer in the State? Why did the Gardaí not alert Taoiseach Charles J. Haughey that they were going to raid the Attorney General's flat?
Brian Lenihan's "Mature Recollection", Peter Brooke singing "My Darling Clementine" on the Late Late Show, and Pádraig Flynn with his three houses - Scannal looks at political gaffes which happened live on our television screens.
Brian Lenihan's "Mature Recollection", Peter Brooke singing "My Darling Clementine" on the Late Late Show, and Pádraig Flynn with his three houses - Scannal looks at political gaffes which happened live on our television screens.
A look at the eventful career of Michelle Smith which spanned three Olympics: Seoul, Barcelona and most successfully Atlanta in 1996, but was banned four years later after a drug test.
A look at the eventful career of Michelle Smith which spanned three Olympics: Seoul, Barcelona and most successfully Atlanta in 1996, but was banned four years later after a drug test.
The story of the Kerry Babies scandal which rocked Ireland in 1984.
The story of the Kerry Babies scandal which rocked Ireland in 1984.
his programme traces the story of notorious entrepreneur Kenneth Littlejohn who mixed in the right circles, joined MI6 and then robbed a bank.
his programme traces the story of notorious entrepreneur Kenneth Littlejohn who mixed in the right circles, joined MI6 and then robbed a bank.
Sean Doherty's tenure as Minister for Justice in 1982 was short but tumultuous. The most explosive scandal associated with him was the tapping of journalists' phones for party political
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Sean Doherty's tenure as Minister for Justice in 1982 was short but tumultuous. The most explosive scandal associated with him was the tapping of journalists' phones for party political purposes. Ten years later Doherty claimed that Charlie Haughey had known about the tapping at the time, something Haughey always denied.
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