The Gambler is a new GoLoud Original from the team behind The Witness, journalist Nicola Tallant and producer Ian Maleney.How far can someone be pushed by their demons? How far will they go to cover their tracks? A phone call from prison kicks off a journey into the darkest reaches of addiction, crime and deception – as reporters Nicola Tallant and Ian Maleney try to unravel the story of gambling addict and serial fraudster, Patrick Sheedy.The Gambler tells the fascinating, mysterious, and sometimes confusing tale of the convicted con man from Limerick, who used theft and fraud to fund a g...
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41 min
A Hundred To One
It's time to confront Pat about his lies. And it brings up an important question - If he was lying about the small things, can he be trusted about the big stuff?And what will Pat d…
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34 min
Suspicious Minds
Pat starts to become distant from us, cancelling meetings and covering up with lies that soon begin to unravel. We wonder what he could be hiding, and travel to Limerick where we e…
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34 min
Out of Control
Pat’s scamming hits an all-time high and he leaves in his wake a trail of devastation. Countless people and businesses fall victim to a variety of schemes and scams, earning Pat te…
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32 min
Stinkin' Thinkin
Does Pat’s scamming stop when his gambling stops, or is the relationship a little more complex and tangled?Pat goes through a long period when he says he was clean – a decade or mo…
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31 min
Airplane Bill
Pat attempts a new start in life, moving to Dublin. He begins a new career, and what feels like a new dawn. A new major figure in his life offers great new opportunities, but befor…
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27 min
Catch Me If You Can
Pat descends into the world of crime, as he goes after soft targets and finds the need of his gambling addiction overrides the weight of any guilt.While his early crimes are small,…
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25 min
The Ginger Kid
Limerick City, a young Pat Sheedy, the first bet, and the first con. This is how it all started, from minor moments that grew to become the start of a dark road.How did his early y…
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31 min
Shady Sheedy
A phone call from prison begins a journey into the world of Pat Sheedy, a convicted fraudster who has a tip for us. And after that, he has an even bigger story to tell.It leads us…
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Introducing 'The Gambler'
The Gambler tells the fascinating, and often mysterious, tale of Pat Sheedy – a convicted fraudster from Moyross, Limerick, who perpetrated multiple cons to fund a gambling addicti…