
Shadows of Éire dives into the chilling, forgotten, and complex cases that shook the island of Ireland. From historic mysteries buried deep within the bogs to modern-day noir thrillers on the rain-slicked streets of Dublin, we cut through the folklore to uncover the raw human truths behind Ireland’s most infamous crimes.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 15 days ago |
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| Category | True Crime | ||||

In April 2017, armed Gardaí smashed through the door of a quiet safehouse in West Dublin. Sitting on a couch inside was an elderly, bearded man who looked like an eccentric geography teacher. In reality, he was Imre "The Butcher" Arakas—one of Europe... more
For generations, unwritten laws and "fair play" governed conflicts within the Irish Traveller community. But when an old-school family dispute collided with modern smartphone culture and digital algorithms, the rules evaporated. In this episode of Sh... more
December 2016: 62-year-old grandfather Noel "Duck Egg" Kirwan is assassinated in his Dublin driveway. His only crime? Attending the funeral of a childhood friend.
December 2017: His 24-year-old son, Kane McCormack, survives an assassination attempt ... more
The domestic murder of Colleen Suzanne Mulder by her husband, Anton Mulder, in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, on December 17, 2004, is a notable case in modern Irish legal history. The tragedy involving a South African family of eight culminated in a co... more
The case of Ellen Hanley, known as the Colleen Bawn (An Cailín Bán, the fair girl), is one of Ireland's most enduring and tragic historical criminal cases. In July 1819, the fifteen-year-old working-class girl from County Limerick was induced to elop... more
The murder of 19-year-old Conor O’Brien in Enfield, County Meath, in August 2021 remains one of the most senseless, shocking tragedies in recent Irish true crime history. Gunned down completely at random by delivery driver Earl McKevitt, O'Brien was ... more
This episode explores the tragic 2007 St. Stephen’s Night killing of Barry Maguire in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, detailing how a fatal street altercation escalated into localized pipe-bomb intimidation and entangled the perpetrators—specifically Derek "De... more
Daniel McAnaspie was a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in the care of the Irish state who went missing from Finglas, Dublin, in the early hours of January 1, 2010. After a grueling five-month search, his remains were discovered by a farmer in a drainage d... more
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