But the host of Liveline (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays) could be forgiven if, amid it all, he also experiences a frisson of grim satisfaction. The subsequent Kafkaesque legal machinations only add to the nightmarish quality: “It doesn’t feel real,” Smyth mournfully remarks. Radio 1: Liveline host Kieran Cuddihy. In focusing on the story of one Irish migrant, is Cuddihy sidelining, however unintentionally, the equally traumatic experiences of the thousands of other Ice detainees? As for Cuddihy, having heightened public interest in the case so forcefully, he deserves to bask in the moment.

Source: The Irish Times February 13, 2026 10:06 UTC