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.

From the makers of the Kinnahans comes the story of the Stardust Tragedy.

A new podcast narrated by me, Damien Lane.

I suddenly realised, I remember saying, Michael is not coming home.

I couldn't go to the door dead, but I knew Michael wasn't coming home.

In the early hours of February the 14th, 1981, 48 young people died

when fire engulfed the Stardust Nightclub in Artaine, Dublin.

He said, places on fire were not going to get everybody out.

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