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Saturday with Cormac Ó hEadhra questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come.

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    War in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 31:38


    Cedric Leighton, Retired Colonel, US Air Force & CNN's Military Analyst and Camille Marquis, Advocacy Manager, MSF in Beirut join today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central and Min. of State for Rural and Community Development, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford/Westmeath and Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Fingal East.

    How will the war affect the cost of living in Ireland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 14:33


    Dr. Oliver Browne, Lecturer in Accountancy and Finance at UCC joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central and Min. of State for Rural and Community Development, Charities and Transport, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford/Westmeath and Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Fingal East.

    Europol warns of elevated terrorism threat in EU

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 3:19


    Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central and Min. of State for Rural and Community Development, Charities and Transport, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford/Westmeath and Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Fingal East.

    US, Israel strike Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 17:50


    Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for The Economist and spokesperson of Dublin Airport Authority Graeme McQueen joined the panel of Robert Troy- Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath, Eoin O' Broin- Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West and Jennifer Whitmore- Social Democrats TD for Wicklow & Spokesperson on Climate and Energy.

    Energy poverty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 18:51


    Chief Executive of Energy Cloud, Alan Wyley joined the panel of Robert Troy- Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath, Eoin O' Broin- Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West and Jennifer Whitmore- Social Democrats TD for Wicklow & Spokesperson on Climate and Energy.

    New Rent rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 12:20


    Klaudia Barrett, who is looking for a place to live in Mayo shares her ordeal with Cormac. Panel comprising Robert Troy- Fianna Fail TD for Longford-Westmeath, Eoin O' Broin- Sinn Fein TD for Dublin Mid-West and Jennifer Whitmore- Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Spokesperson on Climate and Energy discusses new rent rules.

    CAHMS Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 28:16


    Davin Godfrey, long-term campaigner and former CAMHS patient, and Keith Rolls, Solicitor at Coleman Legal, joined our panel for a conversation about the findings of the report into North Kerry CAMHS.

    Trump Traiffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 3:37


    Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State for Older People and Housing & Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and County /Darren O' Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East & Party Spokesperson on Education and Youth / Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central & Party Spokesperson on Health

    SNA Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 15:02


    Kieran O'Donnell, Minister of State for Older People and Housing & Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and County /Darren O' Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East & Party Spokesperson on Education and Youth / Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central & Party Spokesperson on Health

    Coercive control

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 26:39


    Rachel Barry, who suffered years of serious mental and physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, Ian Barry shares her ordeal with Cormac.

    Should Ireland play against Israel in upcoming UEFA Nations League?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 7:16


    Marian Harkin- Minister of State at the Department of Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Richard Boyd Barrett- People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Conor D McGuinness- Sinn Féin TD for Waterford.

    Ireland's Loneliness Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 10:37


    Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Richard Boyd Barrett,People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Conor D McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Gretta Mohan, Senior Research Officer, ESRI with special interest in loneliness.

    Donegal Cancer Flights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 4:10


    Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Department of Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Richard Boyd Barrett- People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire, Conor D McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford.

    Taoiseach accepts invitation to White House on St Patrick's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 8:04


    Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil TD for County Limerick and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Peadar Tóibín, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath East and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and spokesperson on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development.

    What is behind the rise in anti-social behaviour?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 27:31


    Triona O' Connor, Criminologist & Community Worker and Geraldine Kearney, Owner of Londis & Circle K in Castletroy, County Limerick join the panel of Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil TD for Co Limerick and Min of State at the Department of Justice, Peadar Tóibín, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath East and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.

    Winter payment for people with a disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 13:23


    Johnny Murphy, a Corkman living with a spinal injury for the past 36 years joins the panel of Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil TD for County Limerick and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Peadar Tóibín, Aontú Leader and TD for Meath East and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.

    What now for flood victims?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 21:34


    Director of Services for Kilkenny County Council Mary Mulholland joins the programme as well as today's panel of Minister Colm Brophy- Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for Migration, David Cullinane- Sinn Fein TD for Waterford and Labour Senator Laura Harmon.

    Should Ireland impose a social media ban for Under 16s?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 19:06


    Stephen Byrne, Executive of video at The Guardian in Australia and Alex Cooney, Chief Executive at Cybersafe Kids joined the programme along with our panel.

    Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 7:28


    Today's panel of Minister Colm Brophy, Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West and Minister of State for Migration , David Cullinane Sinn Fein TD for Waterford and Labour Senator Laura Harmon discussed government's housing plan.

    Ukraine, Trump's Board of Peace, what next for Greenland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 21:06


    Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP & leader of the Golos political party joins the programme as well as today's panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon – Galway.

    Case of bluetongue virus confirmed in Wexford

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 1:56


    John Donlon, Lecturer in Veterinary Medicine at Atlantic Technological University.

    Decentralising from Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 15:15


    Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon – Galway.

    Childcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 9:35


    Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon – Galway.

    Grok/AI images

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 20:07


    Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.

    Greenland latest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 19:43


    Greenland's Minister for Business and Energy Naaja Nathanielsen joins the panel of Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Min. of State at the Dept. of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan.

    New immigration laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 6:27


    Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.

    Assessment of Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 22:14


    Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on Disability / Cara Darmody, disability advocate

    Blister Packs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 17:06


    Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on Disability

    Defence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 10:14


    Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on Disability

    Disability supports

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 24:09


    We hear from Joan Carthy, Irish Wheelchair Association's National Advocacy Manager and our panel of Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Minof State for International Development & the Diaspora and and Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.

    Young people emigrating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 17:03


    Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.

    What next for the taxi protest?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 8:11


    Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O'Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.

    Man jailed for life for murder of John Mackey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 12:58


    Previous Garda Commissioner using OPW property

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 14:03


    Former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was accommodated in a property owned by the Office of Public Works. Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader Tóibín

    16,766 people in emergency accommodation last month

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 12:35


    The final publication of the Department of Housing's homelessness figures before Christmas shows that 11,492 adults and 5,274 children had nowhere to call home in October. Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader Tóibín.

    Rural Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 11:58


    The new Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said he wants to tackle Rural Crime.Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader Tóibín.

    Fast Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 27:55


    Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by Mark Sweeney, Donated Goods Strategy Manager, Oxfam Ireland.

    Gender based violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 18:16


    Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by abuse survivor Sonya Stokes.

    Dublin Central By-Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 3:14


    Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.

    Storm Claudia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 13:38


    Superintendent Liam Geraghty and our panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North-Central discuss Storm Claudia which continues to affect parts of the country.

    Male Porn Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 21:01


    The panel is joined by Colin O'Gara, Head of Addiction Services at St John of God University Hospital.

    Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 15:01


    The panel discuss the Government's new housing plan that was unveiled this week.

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