Episode 982: The body under the staircase - Richard Satchwell murder trial (Day 1)

An ex-soldier is facing decades behinds bars for the murder of Kirsty Ward after a Spanish jury rejected his cruel lies that she took her own life. Keith Byrne was led away to a Spanish jail in handcuffs after being found guilty of strangling the Dublin mum to death on a holiday in Salou. Niall speaks to Sunday World news editor Eimear Rabbitt about how Byrne’s lies were exposed in court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murder accused Richard Satchwell told gardaí he didn’t want to see pictures of his dead wife and preferred to keep his memories as she was. During interview in 2023, he also faced challenging questions about his version of events around his wife’s death. Nicola speaks to Eamon Dillon, who is covering the Satchwell trial and this is day 11. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A former paramilitary who has made a career in community service and is hailed as a modern-day poster boy for the loyalist community is caught with firearms and will be sentenced before Belfast courts this week.  Now, questions prevail over Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine and the support and funding he has received from Government bodies over the years.  Nicola speaks with Allison Morris about the gunman turned gatekeeper who has worked a gravy train of funding to create a smokescreen around his true activities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Satchwell told gardaí he wasn’t 'looking for sympathy' after describing how his wife died, the court heard today. The jury saw more garda videotaped interviews with Mr Satchwell during day ten of his trial for the murder of his wife Tina in the Central Criminal Court. Niall speaks to Eamon Dillon about the questions put to the accused by detectives in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Kinahan boss spreading news of understanding and forgiveness, an influencer who videoed an alleged attack, and a Netflix show which points the finger of blame at a victim. Nicola speaks with Niall Donald and Eimear Rabbitt about a week in crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.