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Sophie cold case reopens, DAA’s army, is Trump going to jail?
Season 1, Ep. 15
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Gardaí have said they will review the cold case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The murder in West Cork in 1996 still remains unsolved. Ian Bailey has been convicted in French courts but authorities in Ireland will revisit the case which has been told in True Crime series from podcasts to Netflix over recent years. Ralph Riegel joins Zara, Richard and Gavan to discuss.
Dublin Airport are set to enlist the help of the Irish army as security checks continue to cause havoc with those travelling abroad and visiting the country.
In other news, Paul Reid is set to depart the HSE and Donald Trump and his January 6 testimony has put him the former US president in legal peril.
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