EPISODE · Jul 28, 2026 · 42 MIN
The Killing of Una Lynsky
from Red Room
This week we’re discussing the 1971 disappearance, and presumed murder, of 19-year-old Una Lynskey. We'll examinethe deeply flawed Garda investigation that followed, and the devastating chain of events that left another man dead and two others wrongfully convicted. More than 50 years later, what happened to Una on Porterstown Lane remains unsolved.SourcesFresh Appeal for Information on 1971 Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin KerriganAn Garda Síochána Public Appeal and Serious Crime Review of the Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin KerriganGardaí Carrying Out Full Reviews of 1971 Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin KerriganCold Case Review into 1971 Meath Murder CasesFresh Appeal Issued for Information over Murders of Man and Woman in 1971Una Lynskey Cold Case Review May Raise More Questions for Gardaí Than Deliver AnswersA Community That Never Healed After the Gravest of Injustices40 Years Waiting to Clear His NameMartin Conmey Walks the Long, Hard Road to JusticeDPP v Martin Conmey (No. 3)Conmey Manslaughter Conviction Declared a Miscarriage of JusticeConmey Conviction Was a “Miscarriage of Justice”State Apologises to Man Jailed in Miscarriage of JusticeDrew Harris Apologises to Man Wrongly Convicted of Woman’s Manslaughter 50 Years AgoGarda Commissioner Issues Written Apology to Man Wrongly Convicted of 1971 Killing of Una LynskeyCommissioner Offers Apology to Former Murder AccusedGarda Needs to Come Clean About the “Heavy Gang”ICCL Expresses Concern at Internal Investigation into Alleged Garda Human-Rights ViolationsUna Lynskey Case to Feature on Ground-Breaking Crimes and Confessions SeriesShocking Documentary Explores Meath Man’s Wrongful ConvictionCrimes and Confessions — RTÉ PlayerWho Killed Una Lynskey? A True Story of Murder, Vigilante Justice and the Garda “Heavy Gang” by Mick CliffordMick Clifford: “They Were Convinced They Knew What Had Happened to Una and Who Was Responsible”Una Lynskey Disappeared as She Walked Home from Work. What Happened Next?Who Killed Una Lynskey? by Mick Clifford — Garda Heavy Gang Under the SpotlightBook Review: Clifford Is Unflinching in His Takedown of Garda ProcedureGroup Migration by Small Farmers from the West to the East — A Personal ReflectionWhere No One Can Hear You Scream: Murder and Assault in the Wicklow Mountains by Sarah McInerneyTo access bonus weekly episodes of Red Room join Patreon HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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