Best Ireland’s Dark Side Podcasts (2025)

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Ep.187 The Devil Takes The Hindmost (Throwback) 1:01:08

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Tonight, we meet Michael Anthony Gagliardi in California, and Michael will be sharing the abuse he survived by his demon-possessed mother. H…

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The Clergyman Who Hid His Wife’s Murder: The Shocking Case of Rev. Selby Watson | True Crime 1871 57:18

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The Clergyman Who Hid His Wife’s Murder: The Shocking Case of Rev. Selby Watson | True Crime 1871 News of the Times | Episode 590 |1871 London 1871 A quiet Stockwell street. A respected clergyman. A locked room… and a truth no one wished to imagine. In October 1871, Reverend John Selby Watson — scholar, headmaster, and a man thought incapable of vi…

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A Life Cut Short: Ana Kriégal 37:41

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Summary This weeks episode delves into the tragic story of Anna Kriegel, a young girl whose life was cut short by a brutal murder. It explores her early life, the challenges she faced, the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, the subsequent investigation, and the trial of the two boys charged with her murder. The case not only shocked the l…

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Promo: One Life | One Story 0:30

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One Life | One Story is a podcast about real people’s lives. Each episode centers on a single person and a defining experience, sometimes one moment, sometimes a series of moments, that will reshape how you see the world, yourself, or the people around you. These stories are told in the speaker’s own words. They can be hopeful, tragic, and sometime…

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Ep.364 Summer of 69 58:40

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Tonight’s guest is Rob, joining us from Arizona. Back in 1969, on a logging road outside Marysville in Washington State, a late-night party turned into chaos as people fled shouting, running for their cars. Rob and his friends stayed long enough to see three towering figures step out from the tree line, the largest close to eight feet tall. His exp…

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Ep.186 Orbs Of Maine / The Diamond Incident (Throwback) 1:06:53

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ The first guest we're going to be meeting is Eric from the state of Maine, and Eric has two UFO sightings to share with us that he witnessed…

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Ep.185 Glowing Balls / Beamship (Throwback) 1:19:14

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ We start up tonight with Elise in Michigan in the US, and Elise we'll be sharing her sightings of three glowing Orbs in a triangular shaped …

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Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double Hanging of 1911 1:03:48

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Two Killers, One Scaffold: The December Double Hanging of 1911 News of the Times | Episode 589 | 1911 On a cold December morning in 1911, the bell at Strangeways Gaol tolled across Manchester. Inside, two very different men walked the same final corridor — strangers in life, now bound together by the narrow platform of a double scaffold. One was a …

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Ep.184 Upsight / Supposed To Be (Throwback) 1:03:06

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ The first of two guests is Tom, from the state of Georgia in the United States. Tom believes he has developed some unusual abilities, which …

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Ep.183 High Strangeness In Stockport (Throwback) 1:46:45

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Tonight's guest is Nick from Stockport in the United Kingdom, sharing his UFO sightings and paranormal experiences going back to the mid 198…

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The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing Killer | True Crime 1891 1:07:25

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The Ivy Inn Murder: A Single Wound and a Vanishing Killer | True Crime 1891 News of the Times | Episode 588 | 1891 A shocking Victorian crime in which a trusted 16-year-old servant was killed in broad daylight… and her killer vanished into the hills of Huddersfield. What followed was a frantic manhunt, a wrongful arrest, mass public hysteria, and f…

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Ep.182 The Blue Man (Throwback) 1:16:53

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Tonight's episode is a full witness submission sent in by Mark in Michigan. Mark has been having strange experiences his entire life. He wou…

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The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for Britain’s Husband Killers 56:28

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The Essex Poisoner: Mary May & the Five-Year Hunt for Britain’s Husband Killers News of the Times | Episode 587 | 1848 One quiet Essex village. One determined woman. And a trail of death so shocking it forced Victorian police to investigate an entire county. Today we uncover the chilling case of Mary May, the Essex wife whose actions in 1848 sparke…

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The Tragic Tale of Colleen Bawn 14:45

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In today's mini episode, Nules discusses the tragic story of Colleen Bawn, also known as Ellen Hanley, a 15-year-old Irish girl whose murder became one of Ireland's most famous cases. The episode delves into her life, her relationship with John Scanlon, and the events leading to her untimely death. Find this episode on the GoLoud App or wherever yo…

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Ep.363 The Warwickshire UFO 47:48

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Tonight’s guest is Peter, coming to us from Birmingham in the UK. Peter takes us back to a quiet stretch of motorway in Warwickshire, where an ordinary drive home turned into a moment that reshaped his understanding of what can be seen in the night sky. What began as a bright white orb drifting low over the fields soon revealed itself as something …

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Ep.181 Northern Ireland UFOs / Dark Skies Germany (Throwback) 1:05:47

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ We are joined today by two guests; the first is Chris from Northern Ireland, and Chris will be talking about some of the things he and his c…

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The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the Housekeeper and the Fatal Fowl (1881) 1:11:03

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The Sheffield Poisoning Case – The Artist, the Housekeeper and the Fatal Fowl (1881) News of the Times | Episode 586 |1881 A quiet December dinner in Victorian Sheffield ends in horror — and a respected artist whispers his final words: “I am poisoned.” In today’s investigation, we unravel the 1881 case of Thomas Skinner, a brilliant Sheffield craft…

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Ep.180 Chilean Skies (Throwback) 1:05:48

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Tonight's guest Pablo comes to us from Chile, and Pablo will be sharing his UFO sightings with us and the contact he has made through CE5. S…

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Ep.179 The Psychic Firefighter (Throwback) 1:10:26

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Today we meet Andrew in Melbourne, Australia, also known as The psychic firefighter, and he will be sharing his interactions with ET'S, UFOs…

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The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True Story Behind a Medieval Betrayal 32:23

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The Abergavenny Christmas Massacre (1175) — The True Story Behind a Medieval Betrayal News of the Times | Episode 585 | 1175 Step into the frozen winter of 1175, when a Christmas peace gathering at Abergavenny Castle turned into one of the most shocking betrayals in medieval Britain. This is the real story behind a massacre so infamous that histori…

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Ep.178 Talking To The Spacemen (Throwback) 59:58

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ We have the pleasure of having Mari on this episode from California, and Mari's experiences of abductions and UFO sightings go back to the e…

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The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of John Carter (1893) 38:27

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The Wife Killer of Watchfield: The Brutal Case of John Carter (1893) News of the Times | Episode 584 | 1893 In 1893, the quiet Berkshire hamlet of Watchfield discovered a horror hiding in plain sight. Rhoda Carter — a young wife with no reason to run — vanished overnight. Her husband, John Carter, insisted she’d gone to tend her pregnant sister. Bu…

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One Night in Bunratty: Patrick Nugent 27:04

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In this episode Nules delves into the mysterious death of Patrick Nugent, a young manager at Bunratty Folk Park, whose life was tragically cut short in 1984. The podcast explores the initial investigation, the family's relentless pursuit of justice, and the recent forensic re-examination that aims to uncover the truth after nearly four decades. Fin…

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Ep.362 The Fae in the Wheelhouse 2:51:32

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Tonight we’re joined by Jim Whitehead, calling in from Costa Rica, and podcast host of Fascinating Fae. He shares a most striking experiences. In 2019, while out on the water in British Columbia, Jim and his partner witnessed something neither of them were prepared for: a small, illuminated, winged humanoid that appeared between them, filled them w…

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The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness, and the Man Who Vanished Into Himself” 1:01:13

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The Kidsgrove Tragedy: Murder, Madness & the Vanished Mind | Staffordshire, 1911 News of the Times | Episode 582 |1911 In October 1911, the quiet mining town of Kidsgrove was shaken to its core. Inside a secluded villa, three people — a widow, her four-year-old daughter, and their 16-year-old servant — were found brutally murdered. No forced entry.…

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Ep.177 Lost Time / They Terrified Me (Throwback) 1:23:06

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Roddy in the state of Indiana kicks us off tonight with his encounter from childhood with an experience from when he was 16 years old. He wa…

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Ep.176 The Albany UFO (Throwback) 1:02:19

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ Tonight we meet Drew in South Carolina, and Drew will be sharing with us a couple of his UFO encounters, in particular an object that he wit…

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Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845 Bridge Disaster 53:55

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Yarmouth’s Darkest Day Since the Plague | The 1845 Bridge Disaster News of the Times | Episode 581 | 1845 What began as a light-hearted Victorian spectacle — a clown in a tub drawn by four geese — became one of the worst civilian disasters in British history. In 1845, hundreds gathered on Great Yarmouth’s suspension bridge to witness a novelty act.…

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Ep.175 It Just Hovered There / They Were 8 Foot Tall (Throwback) 1:07:30

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard. ~~~ We start this episode with Xander in Canada, sharing some of his UFO sightings over the years. Then we journey south to the state of Arizona…

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Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery 1:02:05

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Murder in Uniform: The Death of William Glass and the Hanging of Inspector Montgomery News of the Times | Episode 580 | [1871 - 1873 🔍 A Victorian bank clerk found butchered. £1,600 in notes vanished. And standing at the centre of the storm? A decorated police inspector with debts, secrets... and a very damp coat. In 1871, the quiet Irish town of N…

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An Interview with Detective John Sweetman 50:45

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Join Nules as she chats with former Garda Detective John Sweetman, the host of GoLoud's hit new Original podcast "Lines of Enquiry." John shares his journey from the Garda Technical Bureau to podcasting, revealing the real-life stories and investigations that inspired his show. Get a glimpse into the world of crime-solving and the fascinating cases…

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Ep.361 The Auchtertool Encounter 1:37:40

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Tonight we meet Nikola from Fife in Scotland. Her experiences began in childhood with strange out-of-body sensations, distorted perceptions, and a hand that grabbed her awake in her grandmother’s house. As she grew older, the activity continued, including a violent hair-pulling incident during a sleepover and a moment of spoken anger that seemed to…