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.

In years gone by, Jerry the Moncuch would have been one of the very few Irish gangsters that might have been considered untouchable.

Such was his reputation.

He was able to live in relative security.

Godfather-like figure, no one dared to anger.

Not just that, because he wasn't directly involved in the drugs game.

He didn't get in trouble with other criminal gangs.

But by the time Gary, his nephew, was taken down by the Kinahan's, things had changed.

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