Crimes and Confessions

2022

For over forty years the existence of a Garda heavy Gang has been denied. This ground-breaking three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980 and draws links between them.

Production

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2022

1. Una Lynskey

Examining three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice from the 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the disappearance of nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey in Co. Meath in 1971.

2. Sallins Mail Train Robbery

Revisiting the Sallins mail train robbery in March 1976, examining allegations against detectives who worked on the case and the role of the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

3. The Kerry Babies Scandal

The programme re-examines the Kerry Babies story, where the allegations of forced confessions were made against some Gardai by Joanne Hayes and her family.

Cast

Farhan Qureshii

Rajeev

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