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Dec 2024
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Episode 802: The murder of Robert O’Conn...

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The details of a terrifying murder in a prison cell has highlighted the dangers that prisoners face every day in the high pressure of Irish jails.


Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the murder of Robert O’Connor behind the walls of Mountjoy jail.


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