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10 of the best Irish podcasts to listen to right now

It seems like the world and his wife has a podcast these days - which makes it all the more difficult to decide what's actually worth listening to.

Listicles • 22 Mar

Where is Jón? Season finale recapped: Bring him home

The final episode of the hit podcast from RTÉ and Icelandic broadcaster RÚV will take listeners back in time and behind the scenes of the search for Icelandic poker player Jón Jónsson.

Podcasts • 06 Mar

Where is Jón? Episode Six recapped - The Notes

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy famously remarked: "It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone."

Podcasts • 27 Feb

Where is Jón? Episode Five recapped - Rumours and Secrets

When someone goes missing, their family does not experience grief but a unique form of trauma known as ambiguous loss...

Podcasts • 18 Feb

Garda Press Conference, Feb 2024: Jon's siblings David and Anna Hildur
(Pic: Gareth Chaney/Collins)

Where is Jón? Episode Four recapped: Narrowing the focus

The old adage goes, never judge a book by its cover, but what happens when hundreds of thousands of people refuse to heed this warning?

Podcasts • 13 Feb

Where is Jón? Episode Three recapped: The search begins

There are four possible explanations for what happened to missing Icelandic poker player Jón Jónsson.

Podcasts • 06 Feb

Where is Jón? Episode Two recapped: Inside Jón Bóndi

The poet Charles Bukowski wrote: "There is a place in the heart that - will never be filled - a space - and even during the - best moments - and - the greatest times - times - we will know it - we will know it - more than - ever."

Podcasts • 30 Jan

Jón Jónsson was last seen on 9th February 2019

Where is Jón? Episode One recapped: Without A Trace

In Ireland, nearly 9,500 people were reported as missing to the gardaí in 2019; while 99.7% of those individuals were found dead or alive, there are still those that remain missing and families that remain in limbo.

Podcasts • 28 Jan

Where is Jón?