Robert Delany was 27 when in 2008 he was shot in the head on the orders of a brutal dissident Republican.
The innocent dad’s “crime” was to break up a pub fight involving the wrong man.
Shot in front of his young daughter in their Dublin home, Bob suffered catastrophic brain damage.
For 17 years he has been neither living nor dead.
But his family is refusing to give up hope that the man who orchestrated the attack will be caught.
This is Robert is an Irish Sun podcast narrated by Damien Lane, brought to you by the producers of the Kinahans and the Stardust Tragedy.
This is his story.
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Robert Delany was 27 when in 2008 he was shot in the head on the orders of a brutal dissident Republican.
The innocent dad’s “crime” was to break up a pub fight involving the wrong man.
Shot in front of his young daughter in their Dublin home, Bob suffered catastrophic brain damage.
For 17 years he has been neither living nor dead.
But his family is refusing to give up hope that the man who orchestrated the attack will be caught.
This is Robert is an Irish Sun podcast narrated by Damien Lane, brought to you by the producers of the Kinahans and the Stardust Tragedy.
This is his story.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our visit to Robert in his care home concludes with a chilling reminder of what the people who put him in that condition are capable of.
Parents Terry and Noeleen debate the best time to tell the next generation about what happened to Robert, whose daughter Katie reveals how she accidentally found out her dad was shot.
Katie is joined by her sister Megan and aunt Sinead who discuss their lives without Robert really being there, and whether they would prefer to see his suffering end.
Retired DI Pat Lordan reminds listeners that old crimes can be solved.
While Terry reveals what happened when he met with Gerry Adams over the dissident Republican who destroyed their lives.
This is Robert is narrated by Damien Lane, Executively Produced by Neil Cotter and Nicola Bardon and produced by APodcastGeek.
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