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 (mailto:LinesOfEnquiry@goloudnow.com)
What this show covers
true crimeIrelandinvestigationscommunity impactDublinIrish crimemurder investigationcold casecrime scene photographyforensicspolicingEvoFITinvestigationmissing childsystem failure
What listeners will find here
A veteran Garda photographer on how images quietly shape major investigations
Crime scene photography takes center stage as John talks with retired Detective Sergeant Paul Curran about documenting serious investigations. He explores how forensic imaging evolved from film and darkrooms to drones, video walkthroughs, and EvoFIT facial identification.
How could a child vanish for years without the system noticing?
The episode examines the unresolved case of Kyran Durnin, an eight-year-old later described by Gardaí as missing, presumed dead. It follows the verified timeline, including the moment social workers realized the child they had met was not Kyran, and asks how he disappeared from official view for so long.
A hospital shooting leads to a bay plunge and a trial that tests justice
The 1988 shooting at Sligo Hospital sets off a dramatic confrontation ending in Donegal Bay, then shifts into a trial shaped by questions of mental health and responsibility. Part 2 looks at how the case exposed the justice system’s limits and left lasting consequences for the Gillespie family.
A young woman’s independence sparks a chilling obsession in 1988 Donegal
In County Donegal in 1988, 18-year-old Anne Gillespie is beginning to imagine a life beyond Ballybofey after her leaving cert. As Anne grows more independent, she and her mother Annie become the focus of a man driven by rage, jealousy, and obsession.
A winter night in Connemara turns into a community’s nightmare
This episode follows the disappearance of 17-year-old Siobhán Hynes after a night out in Carraroe in December 1998. John Sweetman explores the isolated Connemara landscape and the fear that spread through a close-knit community after the tragedy.
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