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Forever My Boys

The Irish Sun

13 episodes

In July 2013, the discovery of the bodies of two young boys in the back of their father's car sparked a wave of horror in Ireland and overseas.

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But in the Co Carlow town where the boys lived, the murders left residents questioning themselves, and the very fabric of their own community.

The first-ever Child Rescue Ireland alert issued for missing children was less than two hours old when Sanjeev Chada drove a car containing the bodies of his sons Eoghan and Ruairi into a wall in rural Co Mayo.

Hundreds of miles away, his wife Kathleen was still expecting the man she loved and the boys she adored to walk through the door at any minute.

Sanjeev Chada survived the impact of the crash to tell a tale which has never fully been told.

Now, 13 years later, his wife Kathleen is finally ready to talk about the sheer scale of the horror inflicted by a loving dad and community man on his eldest son.

Forever My Boys is the story of the lives of two boys who endured unimaginable deaths, of a tormented wife's conflicted love for her husband, and a mother's refusal to ever give up on her sons.

Warning: This podcast contains explicit references to suicide, extreme violence and violence against children.

Produced by the Irish Sun's Deep Dive team and narrated by Nicola Bardon, the Sound Editor/Designer was Lochlainn Harte.

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Episodes

  1. Better Justice | BONUS

    · 40 min · S3 E4 · Bonus

    Kathleen Chada is a member of a club nobody wants to be in. Angela Doyle Stuart is a member too. Her sister Lisa was murdered by her fiance Gerard O’Hara in their home in 2009, because he couldn’t resist the urge to…

  2. Never Let Go | 3

    · 39 min · S3 E3

    Just weeks after the murder of her sons, Kathleen learns of another horrific secret Sanjeev was keeping from her. Gardai go about building a case with many problematic elements to it, but will Chada accept his guilt?…

  3. The Horrible Truth | 2

    · 44 min · S3 E2 · Explicit

    Sanjeev Chada seems content to ride out the scandal which threatens to engulf him, and brings the boys bowling. But when they don't return, the longest night of Kathleen Chada's life begins. Kathleen, and now…

  4. A Happy Family | 1

    · 34 min · S3 E1

    A car crash in a Co Mayo tourist hotspot very quickly turns out to be something more. But who is the man behind the wheel? Kathleen Murphy's desire to escape tiny Ballinkillen in Co Carlow is matched only by her…

  5. Trailer: Forever My Boys

    · 2:57 · Bonus · Explicit

    In July 2013, the discovery of the bodies of two young boys in the back of their father's car sparked a wave of horror in Ireland and overseas. But in the Co Carlow town where the boys lived, the murders left…

  6. Nobody Heard Them Cry: Ordinary Evil | 3

    · 39 min · S2 E3 · Explicit

    As Frank McCann goes on trial twice for the murder of his wife and child, two families fear the worst. Has the jury heard enough to put him away? Hear how Esther’s mum Bridget O’Brien made history by taking half of…

  7. Nobody Heard Them Cry: The Grieving Husband | 2

    · 47 min · S2 E2 · Explicit

    It is immediately clear that the brutal deaths of Esther and Jessica in a fire at their home was no accident. Frank McCann, the man with the reputation to uphold, quickly becomes the chief suspect. His behaviour in…

  8. Nobody Heard Them Cry: Happy Ever After | 1

    · 57 min · S2 E1 · Explicit

    In the summer of 1992, Esther McCann seems to be the victim of a series of bizarre, life-threatening events in her home. Is someone trying to kill her, and her 18-month-old daughter Jessica? Esther endures her share…

  9. Out now: Nobody Heard Them Cry

    · 2:45 · Trailer

    Frank McCann tried to kill his wife and child four times to keep a dark secret from coming out. The swim coach secretly fathered a child with a special needs teenager in 1987, just months after marrying Esther…

  10. Unravelling Amy: Here's Aimee | 3

    · 40 min · S1 E3

    Amy McAuley's deceptions ran deeper than anyone really thought. The schemer's lies, big and small, took over her life and the lives of people around her. And these were no harmless fantasies. A special bonus episode…

  11. Unravelling Amy: Chasing Amy | 2

    · 51 min · S1 E2

    AMY McAuley’s almost unbelievable first “death” sets the tone for the rest to follow. As she continues with her lies, her new family bears the dreadful brunt of her deception. With her criminal past catching up fast,…

  12. Unravelling Amy: Who's Amy? | 1

    · 45 min · S1 E1

    Amy McAuley’s death in childbirth devastated her work colleagues, and her employer had no problem handing over €9,000 to pay for the surviving child’s operation. It didn’t take long however, for alarm bells to start…

  13. Out now: Unravelling Amy

    · 2:12 · Trailer

    AMY McAuley is a prolific fraudster, manipulator and thief. She faked her own death three times, stealing hundreds of thousands of euro from those who could afford it and those who couldn’t during a criminal career…

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