Robert Delany was 27 when in 2008 he was shot in the head on the orders of a brutal dissident Republican.

The innocent dad’s “crime” was to break up a pub fight involving the wrong man.

Shot in front of his young daughter in their Dublin home, Bob suffered catastrophic brain damage.

For 17 years he has been neither living nor dead.

But his family is refusing to give up hope that the man who orchestrated the attack will be caught.

This is Robert is an Irish Sun podcast narrated by Damien Lane, brought to you by the producers of the Kinahans and the Stardust Tragedy.

This is his story.

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ROBERT Delany has endured a living death for 17 years.

The innocent postman, shot on the orders of a psycho dissident Republican in 2008 because he broke up a pub fight, survived the hit - but will never speak, laugh or hug his daughters again.

All the while, the ruthless thug who ordered the shooting because he was embarrassed walks free.

This Is Robert examines why he was shot, Dublin's insidious criminal underworld, the gun-for-hire who blasted him twice in the head and his family's refusal to give up on justice.

With contributions from Robert's parents Terry and Noeleen, sister Siobhan, eldest daughter Megan, retired Detective Inspector Pat Lordan and Irish Sun crime editor Stephen Breen.

If you have any information that could bring justice for Robert's family, please email us in confidence on podcasts@the-sun.ie

This is Robert is Executively Produced by Neil Cotter and Nicola Bardon and produced by APodcastGeek.

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In episode 2, we join Terry and Noeleen on their almost daily visit to see their son in the care facility where he lives.

The Delany family has spent years making a home for him there, but the photos on the wall provide a haunting reminder of what he has missed for 17 years.

They tackle the almost unimaginable subject of ending his life if that was an option.

If you have any information that could help Robert's family in their quest for justice, please email us in confidence at podcasts@the-sun.ie

This is Robert is brought to you by the Irish Sun and narrated by Damien Lane.

It is executively produced by Neil Cotter and Nicola Bardon and produced by APodcastGeek.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.