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Louis Walsh is undoubtedly one of Irelands most successful music moguls of all time. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, the Mayo native had an ear for talent and an eye for a story, helping him shape pop music history—one headline at a time. But Walsh was no stranger to bending the rules to get his acts noticed and has come under renewed flack after his appearance on a new docuseries ‘Boyzone: No Matter What’ chronicling the rise of one of Irelands greatest pop exports, and for better or worse, his hand in their success. Just how did a small-town manager build a global sensation, and would it have worked any other way? Copy: From Boyzone, to Westlife, to The X Factor and beyond, Louis Walsh is undoubtedly one of Irelands most successful music moguls of all time. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, the Mayo native had an ear for talent and an eye for a story, helping him shape pop music history—one headline at a time. But Walsh was no stranger to bending the rules to get his acts noticed and has come under renewed flack after his appearance on a new docuseries ‘Boyzone: No Matter What’ chronicling the rise of one of Irelands greatest pop exports, and for better or worse, his hand in their success. In the documentary, he reveals that he used to sell stories about Boyzone to tabloids to keep them in the public eye, including rumours, such as one that Baby Spice and Stephen Gately were dating. If they “got the front page”, he said, he was happy. Lynch recently said: “We’ve always known the way Louis Walsh operates. And in fairness to him, Ireland and the name Louis Walsh, he’s a big name and a big fish in the music industry. Was his puppeteering of the press a necessary evil, or can the highs and lows of Boyzone act as a cautionary tale to a music industry still under scrutiny for how it treats its young stars Today on the Indo Daily Fionnán Sheahan is joined by journalist Ann Marie Hourihane and culture writer Louise Bruton, to discuss how a small-town manager built a global sensation, and ask: would it have worked any other way?
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It all began in December, when an ex-girlfriend of Irish independent journalist John Meagher sent him screenshots of a fake dating-app profile using a photo of him. This would lead him on an extraordinary journey to find out who his catfish was – the answer to which would shock everyone involved.
Host: Ellen Coyne. Guest: John Meagher
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In 1980 the former Baroness de Rothschild, Jeannette Bishop May, disappeared without a trace in Italy. Then 14 months later, her and her secretary’s bodies were discovered on an isolated mountain range. Why are their deaths now the centre of a new Italian murder investigation?
Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Josephine McKenna
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This episode of The Indo Daily is coming from our sister podcast The Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler. What is DeepSeek AI? How did it wipe over a trillion dollars off the US NASDAQ Index? And why are experts urging users to be cautious? Founder and CEO of Galvia AI, John Clancy, joins Adrian on this week’s episode of The Big Tech Show to discuss.
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‘We are so back’ are the words presumably muttered by RTE 2FM higher ups, as they launched their baby-faced, influencer clad new presenting line up in recent days. But hold on a minute... Influencers on the radio, have we not had this debate before? Well despite industry and public concern and comment, RTE have held firm on their long-term strategy for our national youth broadcaster. But how important is RTE 2FM as a cultural institution, and do the youth audience they so heavily crave even care about what goes out on our radio waves? Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guests; Melanie Finn and Cassie Delaney
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In recent months a new force has emerged in the online world. Meet the 'Guinfluencer’ - Fans of the stout who review pints, comment on ‘domage’ and ‘shtick’ among other characteristics the black beverage holds. With stout shortages over Christmas causing chaos in the UK, and ‘G’s being split like they are going out of fashion, it feels like what was once the everyman's stout has reached peak public hysteria. But now, whispers are growing louder that Diageo, the global drinks giant and owner of ‘The Black Stuff’, might be looking to sell off the legendary stout. Why now, and what does that mean for the future of the company and its St James’s Gate brewery? Host; Fionnán Sheahan, Guests; Donal O’Donovan and Turtle Bunbury
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It’s 20 years since Ray Burke swapped the corridors of power for Arbour Hill prison. So how did the former justice minister end up on the wrong side of the law? We explore one of the biggest political scandals in the history of the state. Host: Fionnán Sheahan | Guest: John Dowling
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A woman dubbed ‘The GAA catfish’ is now the subject of an official police probe after the PSNI received a complaint alleging harassment. The infamous catfish, who is believed to be from Armagh, is believed to have deceived up to 40 people including a number of Ulster GAA players. Who is the GAA catfish, how did she trick so many county players, and why did they fall for it? Host: Ciarán Dunbar Guests: Niamh Campbell & Kurtis Reid
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715,000 homes without power, record-breaking gusts of 183kmh and widespread serious damage to homes and property across the country – Storm Éowyn has landed in Ireland. How long will the clean-up take?
Host: Dave Hanratty Guests: Alan O’Reilly & Mark Madigan
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Prince Harry is set to receive a reported 8 figure sum as part of a settlement with Rupert Murdoch's tabloid empire. This agreement also included a formal apology from News Group – but was it worth it and will the press leave the couple alone once and for all? Host: Fionnán Sheehan Guest: Sophie Peachy
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A “subversion of the Irish Constitution” is how new Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the chaotic scenes in the Dáil on Wednesday. What caused the embarrassing behaviour? Who was to blame? And is this a taste of what we can expect for the next five years in Irish politics?
Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Tabitha Monahan & Eoin O’Malley
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It's only been 48 hours but Donald Trump's second presidency is already taking on a very different hue to his first. So how will life in the US change under the returning president and what effect will his "golden age of America" have on Ireland and the world?
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Arise, Minister Michael Healy-Rae, who can also be proud of his brother Danny as he somehow technically finds himself on both sides of the new government. The sons of the late Jackie Healy-Rae are poised for a big political year, but how have they managed to endure so strongly? Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guests: Mark Tighe and Jerry O’Sullivan
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Conor McGregor boarded his private jet to Washington in time for the second inauguration of US president Donald Trump, with new legal concerns casting a shadow. With more legal writs than professional fights in his recent history, what does the future hold for the MMA fighter? Host: Tabitha Monahan Guests: Catherine Fegan, Shane Phelan and Luke Thomas
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When a 53-year-old French woman got scammed by a digital suitor claiming to be Brad Pitt, the consequences were as dramatic as a Hollywood film. The woman, known as ‘Anne’, lost her life savings and ended up the subject of public mockery and abuse. So how did she fall for the imposter and what are the growing risks in looking for love online? Host: Ellen Coyne Guests: Catherine Field & Saoirse Hanley
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HMS Maidstone, an ex-Royal Navy Ship, was used in the early 1970s to hold internees. In January 1972, a group of IRA prisoners swam 270 meters through an ice-cold Belfast Lough in a bid to escape, greasing themselves in butter to squeeze out of the ship’s portholes. They then hijacked a double-decker bus before slipping across the border, humiliating the authorities.
Today’s Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast ‘The BelTel’. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by James Durney, author of ‘Jailbreak: Great Irish Republican escapes’.
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Depending on who you ask, Trump's impending inauguration is either a win for freedom or a threat to democracy itself. As the US president-elect gears up for his second turn in the Oval Office, we ask: what does it mean for Ireland and the world at large? Host: Tabitha Monahan | Guests: Richard Curran and Larry Donnelly
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