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Atlantic, part one: Land of Heart's Desire

Season 1, Ep. 1

In June 2009, the body of a man was found on Rosses Point beach in Co Sligo. He had checked into a Sligo hotel five days previously using the name Peter Bergmann. No one came forward to claim the body and gardaí in Sligo gradually began to realise they were dealing with a mystery.


Atlantic was first published in 2019. It is reported and presented by Rosita Boland and produced by Declan Conlon.


This podcast feed is the home of narrative storytelling from The Irish Times.


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