The Horrible Truth | 2

The Horrible Truth | 2

Sanjeev Chada seems content to ride out the scandal which threatens to engulf him, and brings the boys bowling. But when they don't return, the longest night of Kathleen Chada's life begins. Kathleen, and now retired-Gardaí Martin Walker and Brian Kilkelly, describe the night and day of July 28th/29th 2013, from the first frantic moments, to finding Sanjeev, and being confronted with the most unbearable pain a parent could ever feel. Undertaker Edmond Kearney describes for the first time the full extent of the injuries inflicted by Sanjeev on his son Eoghan. But will they get the boys home on time to sleep in their own beds one last time? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A Happy Family | 1

A car crash in a Co Mayo tourist hotspot very quickly turns out to be something more. But who is the man behind the wheel? Kathleen Murphy's desire to escape tiny Ballinkillen in Co Carlow is matched only by her desire - now married to Sanjeev with baby Eoghan - to return. Eoghan is later joined by younger brother Ruairi, little stars in a tight community where their dad is a local legend. But when his shine threatens to come off in the face of a garda investigation, Kathleen Chada is forced to confront her husband. Is he willing to hear what she has to say? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Coming Wednesday: Forever My Boys

In July 2013, the discovery of the bodies of two young boys in the back of their father's car sparked a wave of horror in Ireland and overseas. But in the Co Carlow town where the boys lived, the murders left residents questioning themselves, and the very fabric of their own community. The first-ever Child Rescue Ireland alert issued for missing children was less than two hours old when Sanjeev Chada drove a car containing the bodies of his sons Eoghan and Ruairi into a wall in rural Co Mayo. Hundreds of miles away, his wife Kathleen was still expecting the man she loved and the boys she adored to walk through the door at any minute. Sanjeev Chada survived the impact of the crash to tell a tale which has never fully been told. Now, 13 years later, his wife Kathleen is finally ready to talk about the sheer scale of the horror inflicted by a loving dad and community man on his eldest son. Forever My Boys is the story of the lives of two boys who endured unimaginable deaths, of a tormented wife's conflicted love for her husband, and a mother's refusal to ever give up on her sons. Warning: This podcast contains explicit references to suicide, extreme violence and violence against children. Produced by the Irish Sun's Deep Dive team and narrated by Nicola Bardon, the Sound Editor/Designer was Lochlainn Harte. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nobody Heard Them Cry: Ordinary Evil | 3

As Frank McCann goes on trial twice for the murder of his wife and child, two families fear the worst. Has the jury heard enough to put him away? Hear how Esther’s mum Bridget O’Brien made history by taking half of McCann’s assets in the first civil case of its kind in Ireland. And how the disgraced former swim coach continues to haunt the families, more than three decades after the murders of Esther and Jessica. With contributions from Bernard McCann, Marian Leonard, Gardaí Martin Walker and Michael Campbell, and Irish Sun crime editor Stephen Breen. This series was hosted by Nicola Bardon, and post-production for the series was by Lochlainn Harte. To contact the team, email podcasts@the-sun.ie ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nobody Heard Them Cry: The Grieving Husband | 2

It is immediately clear that the brutal deaths of Esther and Jessica in a fire at their home was no accident. Frank McCann, the man with the reputation to uphold, quickly becomes the chief suspect. His behaviour in the aftermath veers from manic to creepy as he tries to keep on top of the garda investigation. He jets off to the US and UK on holidays, leaving his wife’s family to pick up the funeral tab. Hear what the grieving husband says to Gardaí, and the desperate lengths he goes to to throw cops off the scent. As the O’Brien family faces even more personal heartache, Gardaí swoop in on the suspect. But will he tell them what really happened? With contributions from Bernard McCann, Marian Leonard, and gardai Martin Walker and Michael Campbell. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.