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All Rise: The Riad Bouchaker Trial

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  • Episode 18: The Monster Who Stole Their Innocence

    October 12, 2026 · 20 min

    It has been over three months since Riad Bouchaker was found guilty of all charges arising from the Parnell Square knife attack, and everyone was back in court today for his sentence hearing.  His defence put forward their pleas in…

  • Episode 17: Unsung Heroes

    July 2, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Yesterday, the jury found Riad Bouchaker guilty on all counts.   He’ll be sentenced on a later date but in this episode, Frank and Aisling are joined by two of the other court reporters who have been covering this trial: Deborah Naylor…

  • Episode 16: Verdicts

    July 1, 2026 · 10 min

    Four hours and forty-two minutes – that’s how long it took the jury to make their minds up.  And they found Riad Bouchaker guilty on all counts.

  • Episode 15: Cold and Clinical

    June 30, 2026 · 17 min

    The jury is out.   After weeks of evidence, the nine men and three women began their deliberations this afternoon. The judge asked them to approach their task “logically and forensically” and to leave emotion or sympathy at the door.

  • Episode 14: Vengeance Has No Place Here

    June 29, 2026 · 25 min

    The jury heard closing speeches today – a final chance for both the prosecution and defence to address them. Alternative verdicts will be open to them in relation to certain charges and the issue of intention will be a key element for them…

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  • Episode 13: Lifelong and life-limiting

    June 25, 2026 · 15 min

    The prosecution’s final witnesses were called today, including a forensic scientist who examined the knife Riad Bouchaker is alleged to have used. The jurors also heard medical evidence from the doctors who treated Leanne Flynn and the…

  • Episode 12: A Dropped Pin

    June 24, 2026 · 16 min

    Today, the jury watched Riad Bouchaker’s final garda interview, during which he was confronted with more CCTV footage and some forensic evidence. He was told about the injuries suffered by the children and childcare worker Leanne Flynn…

  • Episode 11: If Only They Helped Me

    June 23, 2026 · 15 min

    Today, the jury watched more Garda interviews with Riad Bouchaker. They heard him repeatedly claim he wasn’t in his right mind on the day of the alleged attack.  He said the decision to refuse him social welfare made him mad and go into…

  • Episode 10: I Didn’t Want to Kill

    June 22, 2026 · 10 min

    Today, the jury was shown a video recording of Riad Bouchaker’s first interview with gardai.  Throughout the interview, he repeatedly asks the detectives questioning him if they know that he’s sick. And at one point, he tells them he…

  • Episode 9: I Thought She Was Dead

    June 19, 2026 · 14 min

    Day eight revealed more details about the emergency response to the attack and the garda investigation that followed.  The jurors also heard from another eyewitness who described seeing the alleged stabbing of Leanne Flynn. And the jury…

  • Episode 8: Screaming in Pain

    June 18, 2026 · 10 min

    Today, the jurors heard from firefighters, advanced paramedics and a detective who were among the first emergency responders to arrive at Parnell Square East.  Their evidence spoke to the chaotic scenes that confronted them and the efforts…

  • Episode 7: Pulseless

    June 17, 2026 · 23 min

    Day six of the trial heard from the first responders who arrived at the scene of the alleged knife attack.  An experienced consultant said he’d never seen anything like it. The first paramedic to treat the most seriously injured child took…

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About the show

A daily podcast covering the trial proceedings for Riad Bouchaker who was charged with eight offences relating to an alleged knife attack on Parnell Square in Dublin city on the 23rd of November 2023. Among those charges are the attempted murder of three children - two girls and a boy. This podcast is hosted by Newstalk’s Courts Correspondent, Frank Greaney, and episodes will be released every evening detailing the evidence heard at the trial that day.