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<p>On the 'Late Late Show', Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud told Patrick Kielty he was 'very confident' that the late Ian Bailey would be found guilty of murdering his mother, Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Picture: RTÉ</p>

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Late Late Show: Sophie Toscan du Plantier's son 'very confident' Ian Bailey will be found guilty

Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud tells Patrick Kielty on RTÉ's Late Late Show that Ian Bailey had not been convicted in Ireland "yet"

<p>'Long-time leader of former Bethany Home residents Derek Linster predicted he would not live to see restitution. How right he was,' writes Niall Meehan. Picture: Nick Bradshaw</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Mother and baby homes residents have still received no redress

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The Mick Clifford Podcast: Should Ian Bailey have been put on trial?

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Gardaí seize files and digital devices from Ian Bailey's flat in West Cork

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Sophie Toscan Du Plantier murder file will go to Drew Harris

Once described as a 'walking scarecrow' Ian Bailey leaves many circling for answers

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Once described as a 'walking scarecrow' Ian Bailey leaves many circling for answers

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Ian Bailey on du Plantier documentaries

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Ian Bailey on du Plantier documentaries

Ian Bailey speaks to Mick about how two recent documentaries on the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in 1996 have awoken interest in the case

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Sophie Toscan du Plantier's uncle 'confident' gardaí will close murder case

Sophie Toscan du Plantier's uncle 'confident' gardaí will close murder case

Despite the death of chief suspect Ian Bailey, Jean-Pierre Gazeau said he was “confident” they will be able to successfully close the case

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Ian Bailey died with little or no money and had not made a will

Ian Bailey died with little or no money and had not made a will

Bailey also complained publicly in the months before he died that many people profited from Sophie Toscan du Plantier's murder except him

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder cold case review 'complicated by death of witnesses'

Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder cold case review 'complicated by death of witnesses'

It comes as Ian Bailey's death was acknowledged at a meeting of Cork County Council on Monday during the vote of condolences

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

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Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder kept Ian Bailey in headlines since 1990s

British ex-journalist who died in West Cork today had said his 'hope and prayer is that, before I'm dead and gone, the truth will come out

Sun, 21 Jan, 2024

Solicitor: Bailey's death means he can never lift dark shadow cast by du Plantier death

Solicitor: Bailey's death means he can never lift dark shadow cast by du Plantier death

Ray Hennessy said he was one of the few who seemed to believe Mr Bailey innocent of Sophie Toscan du Plantier's murder

Sun, 21 Jan, 2024

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Sophie Toscan du Plantier's family still believe Ian Bailey killed French woman

Ms du Plantier's uncle said Ian Bailey has been considered a killer in France since 2019 because a judge in France ruled so

Sun, 21 Jan, 2024

Ian Bailey: ‘Whatever happens, I hope my name will be cleared’

Ian Bailey: ‘Whatever happens, I hope my name will be cleared’

Ian Bailey claims he pays no attention to his local celebrity status — some would describe it as notoriety — but his denials lack all credibility, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 21 Jan, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: The booming business of murder

From grisly narratives such as that of the 'Yorkshire Ripper', to mysterious murders and disappearances here at home, we are fascinated by true crime stories

Sat, 04 Nov, 2023

Ian Bailey 'on the improve' after suffering two heart attacks

Ian Bailey 'on the improve' after suffering two heart attacks

The 64-year-old said this is the first time he has had any issues with his heart, a fact that was 'quite amazing' given his 'far from ordinary' life

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: A real-life ‘Mission’ quite plausible

An ECHR judgment on the 'right to be forgotten' and recent anti-library protests in Ireland are both part of a dangerous campaign against freedom of expression

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023

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Live file on Sophie murder remains on French ambassador's desk

'There is dialogue with France and Ireland on this case'

Sun, 14 May, 2023

Ian Bailey says he has information which may be of use to du Plantier investigation

Ian Bailey says he has information which may be of use to du Plantier investigation

Mr Bailey made the comments following a press conference held by gardaí in West Cork where they called for further witnesses to come forward

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

New Sophie Toscan du Plantier case witnesses being identified 'on almost weekly basis'

New Sophie Toscan du Plantier case witnesses being identified 'on almost weekly basis'

Gardaí want to speak to any person who met, spoke with or had any interaction with Ms du Plantier from when she arrived in Ireland on December 20 1996 to when her body was discovered outside her holiday home near Toormore, Goleen, West Cork on December 23

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder

Irish Examiner view: Can podcasting solve true crime?

Important to use caution and not confuse facts with entertainment

Sat, 03 Sep, 2022

Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder

'No stone will be left unturned' in du Plantier murder review — Taoiseach

Root-and-branch review of the entire investigation thought to run to at least 5,000 files

Mon, 04 Jul, 2022

Cold case reviews apply modern techniques to answer decades-old questions

Cold case reviews apply modern techniques to answer decades-old questions

The case file runs to at least 5,000 pages and occupies an entire room in a West Cork garda station, meaning the cold case review of Sophie Toscan du Plantier's murder could take well into next year to complete even with the deployment of new investigative techniques.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

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Garda Commissioner: du Plantier cold-case review aims to 'identify a suspected perpetrator'

Drew Harris says that Gardaí have "decided that this is worth doing, and it’s worth applying resources to this".

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

'A dirty, rotten, stinking lie': Ian Bailey hopes cold case review will clear his name

'A dirty, rotten, stinking lie': Ian Bailey hopes cold case review will clear his name

'My prayer has always been from day one that the truth comes out,' says Ian Bailey.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

'Ireland needs to close this case' - du Plantier's son welcomes cold case review

'Ireland needs to close this case' - du Plantier's son welcomes cold case review

Ian Bailey's solicitor said that he is aware of a new witness who claims to have seen a suspect on the night.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Ian Bailey pleased to see review of Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case

Ian Bailey pleased to see review of Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case

The French filmmaker was found murdered near her holiday home in West Cork in 1996. No one has been charged with her murder in Ireland.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2022

Lie detector service offers to carry out polygraph probe on Ian Bailey

Lie detector service offers to carry out polygraph probe on Ian Bailey

Just last month Ian Bailey claimed he had informed movie director Jim Sheridan in his recent documentary that he was willing to be filmed taking a lie detector test

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Watch: Ian Bailey discusses Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder in new interview

Watch: Ian Bailey discusses Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder in new interview

'To my eye she wouldn't have been the most beautiful of people'

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

Ian Bailey to discuss Toscan du Plantier case on air Monday

Ian Bailey to discuss Toscan du Plantier case on air Monday

Bailey will discuss the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, his own theory about the case, and Pierre Louis Baudey-Vignaud's Late Late Show appeal with Colette Fitzpatrick next week

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Ian Bailey believes Sophie Toscan du Plantier's killer died 'a long time ago'

Ian Bailey believes Sophie Toscan du Plantier's killer died 'a long time ago'

Mr Bailey has called on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to open a cold case review of the crime, which he believes will clear his name.

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

'You have a murderer still living in Ireland' says son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

'You have a murderer still living in Ireland' says son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

“It’s been 25-years. The truth has not arrived yet. We must end this story, for me, for my mother, for Irish people,” Pierre Louis Baudey-Vignaud said

Sat, 04 Sep, 2021

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Sending Bailey to France would be like sending a chicken into a coop with a fox, his solicitor says

Frank Buttimer made the comments following French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion yesterday that a new trial could be arranged for “condemned man” Ian Bailey in France - if he agreed to come

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

Michael Clifford: French unlikely to give up on pursuit of Ian Bailey

Michael Clifford: French unlikely to give up on pursuit of Ian Bailey

Should they pursue it, the next step might be to bring Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failure to recognise the murder conviction, writes Michael Clifford

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

Emmanuel Macron: New trial could be arranged for Ian Bailey in France

Emmanuel Macron: New trial could be arranged for Ian Bailey in France

Mr Macron said that if the "person condemned" agreed to come to France, a new trial "could be organised".

Thu, 26 Aug, 2021

'A Murder in West Cork' is a poignant portrayal of a murdered woman, but offers nothing to solve this brutal crime

'A Murder in West Cork' is a poignant portrayal of a murdered woman, but offers nothing to solve this brutal crime

Sophie: A Murder In West Cork is the second documentary on the brutal murder of Sophie Tuscon du Plantier to be released in recent weeks

Fri, 02 Jul, 2021

FILE PHOTO Ian Bailey has been found guilty of drug driving in West Cork END

Ian Bailey in dispute with Netflix documentary makers

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork was released today and made by Netflix and production company, Lightbox.

Wed, 30 Jun, 2021

Murder At The Cottage

Mick Clifford: That Ian Bailey has not faced murder charge in Ireland shows our justice system is robust

That Ian Bailey has never been charged in Ireland with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is a vindication of how we prosecute crime in this country and of the independence of institutions that underpin our democracy

Sun, 27 Jun, 2021

Sophie Toscan du Plantier's son: 'I am very confident we will get justice'

Sophie Toscan du Plantier's son: 'I am very confident we will get justice'

Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud was just 15 when his mother was brutally slain. He has taken part in the new Netflix series, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, in order to help keep the case in the public eye and eventually find the killer

Sat, 26 Jun, 2021

Murder At The Cottage

Ian Bailey: 'The whole story is a tragedy'

Mr Bailey watched the first two episodes of the Sky Crime series Murder at the Cottage, which focuses on the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Mon, 21 Jun, 2021

Murder At The Cottage review: Series provides a deeper sense of Du Plantier herself

Murder At The Cottage review: Series provides a deeper sense of Du Plantier herself

Jim Sheridan's new series on Sky about the killing of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier may have been hit by the withdrawal of interviews by the victim's family, but it still provides an intriguing look at aspects of the unsolved case

Mon, 21 Jun, 2021

Ian Bailey 'probably won't see' new series on killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Ian Bailey 'probably won't see' new series on killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Ian Bailey has said he 'probably won't see' a new documentary series on the death of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier because he doesn't have the TV channel.

Sun, 20 Jun, 2021

Murder At The Cottage

Jim Sheridan's personal reason for wanting to help solve the Du Plantier case

The filmmaker's new series on the Co Cork killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier begins this weekend. For Sheridan, Murder At The Cottage was much more than just a job

Wed, 16 Jun, 2021

Watch: New trailer released for Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentary

Watch: New trailer released for Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentary

Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie will air on Sky Crime on June 20

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

New episode of West Cork podcast focuses on Sophie Toscan du Plantier's life

New episode of West Cork podcast focuses on Sophie Toscan du Plantier's life

The popular podcast just released a new episode focusing on a French trial and Sophie Toscan du Plantier's life

Mon, 17 May, 2021