Shattered Lives
Hosted by Mick and Paul · Reach Ireland Podcasts
4.7from 563 ratings
- 316
- Episodes
- 48
- Transcribed
- 563
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Shattered Lives
Shattered Lives is Ireland’s premier crime podcast. It’s hosted by Paul Healy and Michael O’Toole, two of Ireland’s leading crime reporters. It examines gangland feuds, murder investigations, major trials, and the biggest crime stories in Ireland.
- Publisher
- Reach Ireland Podcasts
- Category
- government · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
48 of 316 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Family of slain Garda want answers, arson in Dublin
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Security breach in Portlaoise Prison as senior officer faces suspension over Kinahan and Iran calls
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sean McGovern complains about prison conditions
Inside a recent episode
Family of slain Garda want answers, arson in Dublin
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And those children, those young innocent children, an infant, they have absolutely nothing to do with anything and they don't deserve this. And you imagine the trauma of that and the lifelong trauma of that and having to explain, particularly to the eight year old, you know, what had happened. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Donal MacIntyre
- John James English
- Danny De Vaal
- Marvin Herbert
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 539 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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- Quality
- 75
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Questions about Shattered Lives
Who hosts Shattered Lives?
Mick and Paul host the show. Published by Reach Ireland Podcasts.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Shattered Lives take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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