Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast

About Shadows of Éire | An Irish True Crime Podcast

-Weekly Episodes- ___________________________________ Shadows of Éire is an independently produced serious investigation into Ireland’s most consequential crimes — from the Kinahan-Hutch feud to centuries-old mysteries lost to history. This podcast cuts through tabloid noise and folklore to deliver the facts, the context, and the human cost behind each case in weekly episodes. ___________________________________ Bonus series also intertwined chronicling the brave recipients of the Garda Scott Medal for valour.

Publisher

Tracepoint Media | Irish True Crime Network

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2026

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   23. Ireland’s Grindr Killer: The Sligo Murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee

   In April 2022, the quiet coastal town of Sligo, Ireland, was shaken by a terrifying spree of hate-driven attacks targeting gay men through location-based dating applications. Over four days, 22-year-old Yousef Palani targeted Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in their own homes, while inflicting a brutal attack on survivor Anthony Burke. Yousef Palani Sligo⁠, ⁠Aidan Moffitt⁠, ⁠Michael Snee⁠, ⁠Anthony Burke survivor⁠, ⁠Sligo murders true crime⁠, ⁠Ireland Grindr attacks⁠.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   21. Cross Country Killers: The Murders of Elizabeth Plunkett and Mary Duffy

   During the record-breaking summer heatwave of 1976, two English fugitives arrived in Ireland evading UK rape charges—carrying out a terrifying pact to abduct and murder "a woman a week." What followed was the most complex multi-county police pursuit in modern Irish history. In this episode of Shadows of Éire, we examine the harrowing 1976 spree of Geoffrey Evans and John Shaw and pay tribute to the lives of 23-year-old Elizabeth Plunkett, abducted from Brittas Bay, County Wicklow, and 24-year-old Mary Duffy, taken from Castlebar. #IrishTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ShadowsOfEire #ColdCase #ElizabethPlunkett #MaryDuffy #EvansAndShaw #Garda #Connemara #LoughInagh #IrishHistory #LegalPrecedent #UnlawfulKilling

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   19. The Voluntary Life Sentence: Ireland’s Longest-Serving Prisoner

   In April 1964, a quiet farmhouse in County Cork became the scene of a devastating crime that shocked the local community. Local man George Applebe was brutally murdered. What followed was a complex legal saga governed by newly passed laws, leading to a trial—and an extraordinary life sentence—that would span nearly six decades. Listen to the full story on Shadows of Èire.

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Spotify

4.7 / 5

73 ratings

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