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    Around 350 Irish jobs under threat at Meta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 19:59


    Report from Una Kelly; Jon Ihle, Deputy Business Editor with the Sunday Times; Richard Curran, presenter of The Business and columnist; and Jane Downes, founder of Clearview Coaching Group

    RTÉ management appears before the Oireachtas Media Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 22:27


    Jack Horgan Jones, Irish Times and Alan Kelly, Labour Party TD and head of the Oireachtas Media Committee

    Sharp increase in rents after Government reforms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 6:11


    Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist at Sherry Fitzgerald and Ann-Marie O'Reilly, National Advocacy Manager at Threshold

    Man died in cell after staff unable to find key - report

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 5:58


    Report from Gavin O'Callaghan

    Trump says Iran peace negotiations 'in final stages'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 7:18


    How to get SEAI funding for the Warmer Home Scheme

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 6:58


    Caitriona Redmond, Irish Examiner consumer columnist

    Four new stations in plans for rail line to Navan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 10:09


    Barry Kenny, Corporate Communications Manager at Irish Rail

    Southampton expelled from Championship play-offs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 4:33


    Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with The (London) Independent

    The battle for the sun lounger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 7:13


    Fiona Looney, columnist with the Irish Daily Mail

    Netflix documentary on Kylie Minogue arrives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 3:14


    Kate Demolder, freelance culture journalist

    Vigil held as O'Callaghan says Yves Sakila probe under way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 7:28


    Report from Una Kelly

    WHO chief ‘deeply concerned' by scale of Ebola outbreak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 8:16


    Peter Power, Executive Director of UNICEF Ireland from Sierra Leone

    After China visit, what next for Trump and Iran?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 13:22


    Simon Marks, Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News and Dr Patrick Bury, Senior Associate Professor in Security at Bath University

    RTÉ management to return to the Oireachtas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 5:07


    Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor with the Irish Independent

    The soaring cost of fertiliser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 9:56


    Report from John Cooke

    648 spinal surgeries cancelled in last five years

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 10:26


    Una Keightley, Co-lead of the Spina-Bifida Paediatric Advocacy Group

    Hundreds of ‘dodgy box' owners sent legal letters from Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 9:21


    Jimmy Doyle, CEO of Clubber and Dr TJ McIntyre, Associate Professor in the Sutherland School of Law at UCD and founder of Digital Rights Ireland

    Bail set at €1m for Mango tycoon's son suspected in father's death

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 3:59


    Sarah Morris, freelance journalist in Spain

    Married at First Sight UK pulled from platforms over 'serious allegations of wrongdoing'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 8:55


    Dr John Francis Leader, Psychologist with the UCD Media Entertainment Psychology Lab

    Violent pornography to be outlawed, warns Minister for Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 14:03


    Eoghan Cleary, secondary school teacher and educational expert with the Sexual Exploitation Research and Policy Institute and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent

    Irish people are living longer while smoking and drinking less

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 9:41


    Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor at the Medical Independent

    Ebola outbreak in DRC declared an international emergency

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 6:57


    Eoghan de Barra, Senior Lecturer in Tropical Medicine and International Health at the RCSI and Consultant in Infectious Diseases 

    Taoiseach condemns Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 3:43


    Stephen Bowen, Executive Director, Amnesty International Ireland

    Are the UK really considering rejoining the EU?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 9:30


    Lucinda Creighton, former Minister for European Affairs and CEO of Vulcan Consultin

    O'Leary set to extend leadership of Ryanair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 8:23


    Simon Calder, Travel Editor with the (London) Independent

    Luigi Mangione wins bid to suppress key evidence in murder trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 4:12


    Molly Crane Newman, Manhattan Courts Reporter with the New York Daily News

    Singing, painting and visiting museums can help slow aging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 10:50


    Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist and psychologist

    What dogs are most likely to bite children?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 5:48


    Catherine de Blacam, consultant pediatric plastic surgeon from CHI Crumlin

    Only 25% of us follow the right kitchen hygiene guidelines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 6:18


    Joanne Uí Chrualaoich, Chief Executive of Safefood

    As U2 release new single, is the music video still important?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 9:54


    Emma Ledden, communications expert and former MTV presenter

    Mooney in top 10 earners from 2020 if recategorised

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 21:10


    Harry McGee, Irish Times Political Correspondent; Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fail TD for Wicklow Wexford; and Tom Felle, Professor in Journalism in Media at University of Galway

    How long more can Keir Starmer survive as Andy Burnham looms?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 9:26


    Anna Gross, Financial Times Political Correspondent

    Suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted Ryanair cabin crew member

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 4:37


    Report from Vivienne Traynor, RTÉ Courts Reporter

    The Catch Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 19:20


    Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent and Rebecca Horan, broadcaster and podcaster on parenting

    Irish student wins award for biodegradable plastic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 6:00


    Arya Satheesh, 18-year-old winner of The Earth Prize 2026

    Using DNA testing to find dog poo-perpetrators

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 8:09


    Are school summer holidays just too long?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 7:54


    Jennifer Horgan, teacher and columnist and Siobhan O'Neill White, mams.ie

    How to elevate your Irish mammy salad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2026 7:10


    Jack O'Keefe, chef

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    50% rise in evictions as new rent rules come into force

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 22:35


    Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP followed by Seamus McGrath, Fianna Fail spokesperson on housing and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats housing spokesperson

    Unions agree to defer further ambulance strike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 3:31


    John McCamley, SIPTU Ambulance Sector Organiser

    Starmer's Health Secretary resigns over leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 7:57


    What next for the UK government amidst leadership struggle?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 7:56


    Shelagh Fogarty, LBC presenter

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