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Donegal People's Press: New RTÉ true crime podcast with Barry Cummins and Katja Mia
Donegal People's Press
Piece about new RTÉ true crime podcast, presented by Barry Cummins and Katja Mia (syndicated across numerous regional outlets).
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Barry Cummins
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Biography
Barry Cummins is a multi-award-winning Irish author, documentary-maker and broadcast journalist based in Dublin, with three decades of experience in news and current affairs at RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, as well as Today FM and local radio.
He is the author of Missing (2003 & 2019), Lifers (2004), Unsolved (2007), Without Trace (2010), Cold Cases (2011) and Buried Secrets (2025) — books that draw on his long-running reporting on missing persons, unsolved crimes and cold cases across Ireland.
A founding member of National Missing Persons Day in 2013, Cummins hosted the annual event for a decade. Originally from Tallaght, he now lives in north County Dublin with his wife and two children.
Featured Works
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In the Media
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RTÉ Guide (On Our Radar): Podcast recommendation — Barry Cummins
RTÉ Guide
RTÉ Guide's 'On Our Radar' podcast recommendation.
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The Munster Express (Munster Bookshelf): Buried Secrets by Barry Cummins
The Munster Express
Munster Bookshelf slot: "This book is more than an in-depth report of what happened… It reveals true emotion from the author." — Buried Secrets by Barry Cummins.