The Dark State

The Dark State is a bio-monthly podcast about the security threats facing modern Ireland and the world. The podcast is hosted by the journalist John Mooney, who interviews experts on organised crime, terrorism, national security and defence to bring you an inside perspective on the most pressing issues of the day.

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Recent Episodes
  • Russia's Threat to Europe and Ireland
    Mar 6, 2024 – 00:37:28
  • The United States of Extremism
    Mar 6, 2024 – 00:54:29
  • Spies: A Century of Espionage
    Jan 30, 2024 – 00:50:53
  • The Politics of Immigration
    Jan 1, 2024 – 00:38:04
  • Safeguarding Ireland: A Deep Dive into Cybersecurity
    Dec 7, 2023 – 00:32:14
  • Dublin Burns
    Nov 26, 2023 – 00:35:40
  • Disbanded: UVF East Belfast
    Nov 20, 2023 – 00:30:38
  • Ireland's Unfolding National Security Crisis
    Nov 10, 2023 – 00:27:05
  • Operation Harvast: The IRA Border Campaign
    Nov 10, 2023 – 00:57:14
  • The IRA: The Origins Of A Name
    Oct 1, 2023 – 00:32:50
  • Why I Quit The Force
    Sep 14, 2023 – 00:13:55
  • Briefing: John Gilligan
    Sep 6, 2023 – 00:07:48
  • The PSNI in Crisis
    Aug 15, 2023 – 00:40:07
  • PSNI Data Breach
    Aug 9, 2023 – 00:27:41
  • Beijing's latest efforts to make friends in Ireland
    Jul 12, 2023 – 00:55:39
  • A Secret History of Smuggling
    Jun 5, 2023 – 00:36:46
  • Air Defence, Air Space
    May 8, 2023 – 00:23:30
  • Leaked! (Free Episode)
    Apr 20, 2023 – 00:47:27
  • Finland Joins Nato: Analysis
    Apr 5, 2023 – 00:32:44
  • Animal Crime
    Mar 22, 2023 – 00:38:05
  • The New IRA's Race to Kill
    Mar 3, 2023 – 00:44:14
  • China, the EU and Spy Ballons
    Feb 23, 2023 – 00:25:50
  • Understanding Ireland's Anti-Immigration Protests
    Feb 8, 2023 – 00:30:11
  • Hezbollah: The murder of Private Seán Rooney
    Dec 31, 2022 – 00:44:30
  • Talking to the Terrorists: Dissident Republicans
    Dec 28, 2022 – 00:39:05
  • The Future of Intelligence
    Dec 14, 2022 – 00:19:00
  • Winter is Coming: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
    Oct 29, 2022 – 00:46:13
  • PTSD: The impact of violence on journalists
    Oct 25, 2022 – 00:47:14
  • National Security Policy: James Lawless TD
    Oct 10, 2022 – 00:48:17
  • Kinahan Inc: The Collapse of the Cartel?
    Oct 2, 2022 – 00:18:01
  • Russia's mobilisation: Analysis
    Sep 26, 2022 – 00:22:33
  • Violent Dissident Republicans
    Sep 21, 2022 – 00:20:42
  • Ireland's Evolving Attitude To Defence
    Sep 18, 2022 – 00:12:30
  • The Fugitives: The hunt for the Kinahan cartel
    Sep 14, 2022 – 00:11:14
  • The Rise of the New Right
    Sep 10, 2022 – 00:20:14
  • Myanmar, war crimes and OSINT
    Sep 6, 2022 – 00:20:51
  • Neutrality: Ireland and Europe
    Jul 18, 2022 – 00:38:27
  • Paramilitary Peacekeeping
    Jun 21, 2022 – 00:44:11
  • Can Ireland learn from Estonia's approach to defence?
    Jun 1, 2022 – 00:25:38
  • An Garda Síochána: 100 years Keeping People Safe
    May 25, 2022 – 02:11:32
  • Cyber Criminals: Who are they?
    May 8, 2022 – 00:27:05
  • QAnon: The Evolving Security Threat?
    Apr 23, 2022 – 00:46:00
  • Ukraine, Info Wars and Georgia
    Mar 10, 2022 – 00:46:39
  • Ukraine Diary Feb 28: Fighting in the Skies
    Feb 28, 2022 – 00:20:08
  • Ireland and Russia: The View from Ukraine
    Feb 27, 2022 – 00:18:58
  • Ukraine Diary Feb 25: Escape from Kyiv
    Feb 27, 2022 – 00:18:58
  • Don't Blink: How to Confront Russia
    Feb 17, 2022 – 00:32:04
  • Disinformation: A National Security Threat?
    Jan 31, 2022 – 00:38:39
  • 2022: The Threat Landscape
    Jan 19, 2022 – 01:19:39
  • The Coming Anarchy: Climate Change
    Jan 3, 2022 – 00:35:22
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