True Crime

Lines of Enquiry

by GoLoud

True Crime

About the show

A former Garda detective walks through notorious Irish murders and disappearances, explaining how the evidence came together, or didn't, from the inside.

Former Garda detective John Sweetman presents Lines of Enquiry, a GoLoud Original true-crime podcast examining some of Ireland’s most compelling crimes, uncovering how evidence, chance, and persistence can bring answers, and sometimes only more questions. Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linesofenquirypodcast/ Contact: LinesOfEnquiry@goloudnow.com

Latest episodes

Kyran Durnin: Failed by the State

September 29, 2026 · 55 min

In the summer of 2024 social workers from Tusla were trying to establish the whereabouts of an eight-year-old boy, named Kyran Durnin. They had concerns about his welfare, and where he might be living. In July, a child was brought to meet…
Anne & Annie Gillespie: A Cruel Twist | Part 2

September 22, 2026 · 56 min

In the aftermath of the 1988 shooting at Sligo Hospital, Gardaí were drawn into a dramatic confrontation that saw a car plunge into the murky waters of Donegal Bay. As the investigation moved towards trial, the case became about more than…
Anne & Annie Gillespie: Dark Obsession | Part I

September 15, 2026 · 54 min

In County Donegal in 1988, 18-year-old Anne Gillespie was looking forward to a future beyond her hometown of Ballybofey. Despite her close friendships and a tight bond with her mother Annie, after Anne sat her leaving cert she had started…
Siobhán Hynes: Left for Dead

September 8, 2026 · 49 min

In Connemara, on a cold winter’s night in 1998, two sisters, Aine and Siobhán Hynes left their home and headed out to meet friends, driving to the disco in the nearby coastal village of Carraroe. The next morning, Aine was woken up by her…
Lines of Enquiry Live: Dublin Show Announcement

September 3, 2026 · 1 min

John Sweetman invites you to join him for a special milestone: the first ever Lines of Inquiry live podcast, happening December 2nd at the O’Reilly Theatre in Dublin. Across one evening, we’ll revisit the stories Ireland can’t…
Declan Flynn: Murder in the Park

September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

As Declan Flynn made his way home in the early hours of September 10th 1982, he did not know what danger lurked in nearby Fairview park on the north side of Dublin City. In the dark shadows, was a gang with a mission. That night, kind and…
Nancy Nolan: A Haunting Crime

August 25, 2026 · 54 min

80 year old, Nancy Nolan didn’t answer her daughter’s calls on the 16th of February, 2000. Her neighbour noticed that her car hadn’t moved in a few days. They were worried about her and sent Gardaí out to check in. The Gardaí found Nancy…
The Kerry Babies: An Irish Scandal

August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

On 16th of April 1984, a man jogging on a beach in West Kerry found the body of a newborn baby. The child had been stabbed to death. Nobody knew who his parents were, where he had come from, how he handed up on that beach – and nobody knew…