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.

There's a saying in Gangland to be number one and find the right number two.

In any big criminal enterprise, this rings true.

And it's much of what episode two of the Kinnahans will look at.

How Christy Kinnahann found his right-hand man

and turned his fortunes from a living room operation in Fairview

to an emerging cross-border cartel.

Tonight the Gardi are directing their attention at the criminal underworld, seeking intelligence,

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