In August 2015, Limerick man Jason Corbett was found bludgeoned to death in his perfect, suburban all-American house. Those responsible, his beauty queen wife and her retired FBI agent father, insist that they acted in self-defence.
As concerns grow over the health and environmental impacts of e-cigarettes, reporter Mairéad Cleary speaks to experts on the front lines, including healthcare professionals and educators, who are grappling with the surge in vaping among under-18s.
From a suspicious cargo ship off the coast of South America to a daring army raid and the jailing of 8 men for a total of 129 years, this is the story of the MV Matthew and the global network behind it.
In one of the most high-profile civil trials in Irish history, Nikita Hand won her case against MMA star Conor McGregor. This special Virgin Media News documentary revisits the powerful evidence, key testimony, and dramatic courtroom moments that led a High Court jury to believe Ms Hand’s account and award her nearly €250,000 in damages.
Ireland’s Thalidomide Scandal examines how pregnant women in the late 1950s and early 1960s were prescribed the drug, which was marketed as a sedative and treatment for morning sickness, subsequently leading to their babies being born with a range of disabilities.
In June 2011, Bobby Ryan vanished after leaving the home of his girlfriend, Mary Lowry. For over a year, he remained a missing person until his body was discovered in a disused slurry tank. The shocking find led to the arrest of Patrick Quirke — a farmer and Mary Lowry’s former partner. First broadcast in 2019, this documentary explores the investigation and the subsequent trial, the longest murder trial in Irish history, which ultimately led to Quirke’s conviction.
In this exclusive Virgin Media News documentary, courts correspondent Deborah Naylor takes an in-depth look at one of the most high-profile murder trials in Irish history. The programme follows the case from Tina Satchwell’s sudden disappearance in 2017, through a cold-case breakthrough six years later, to the dramatic trial that ultimately brought her husband, Richard Satchwell, to justice.
Virgin Media News documentary investigates why immigration has been hitting the headlines in recent months.
This documentary marks ten years since the 2016 Regency Hotel attack in Dublin that left David Byrne dead and ignited one of Ireland’s most violent gangland feuds.
This documentary marks ten years since the 2016 Regency Hotel attack in Dublin that left David Byrne dead and ignited one of Ireland’s most violent gangland feuds.
Make Ireland Great Again sees Richard Chambers meet key allies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who set out a growing list of grievances and expectations for the Irish Government.
Ireland’s Deadly Roads examines the sharp rise in fatalities on Irish roads through the deeply personal stories of families affected by tragedy.
Thirty years after the murder of Veronica Guerin, Virgin Media News examines the crime that shocked Ireland and changed the country’s fight against organised crime.
Joining Gardaí on ride-alongs across the city, Policing Dublin City examines the incidents, pressures and complex social issues officers encounter every day — from public order incidents and anti-social behaviour to addiction and homelessness.
Virgin Media News Crime Correspondent Paul Quinn investigates the rise of the so-called “Lucky Dip” phenomenon and the wider culture of car theft, joyriding and dangerous driving across Ireland.