Robert Delaney hasn't spoken to anyone in 17 years.

He was left with catastrophic brain damage.

After he was gunned down by a hitman, hired to kill him,

on the orders of a psycho-distant Republican,

furious he'd broken up a pub fight.

He'll never do more than lie in his bed or sit in his chair, utterly reliant on the kindness of others

for his every basic need.

He's neither living nor dead.

And this is his story.

She never heard his voice.

And that's what she cries about.

I don't know what my daddy sounds like.

From the producers of the Kinnahans and the Stardust tragedy,

This is Robert, is an Irish son podcast.

On Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts

I think there were two

things that both they're down for

The first one

he just became so high profile

I know that was literally amazing.

He became one of the world's most famous drug dealers,

which is something that you don't want to be, really.

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