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A series with a focus on Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and committees of the Oireachtas. The series will also take a weekly look at Local Government activity in County and City Councils and the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.

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    War in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 39:58


    Dr. Ray Murphy, Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at University of Galway joins tonight's panel of Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator, Paul Donnelly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin West, Alice Mary Higgins, Independent Senator and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent Raidió na Gaeltachta.

    Are we living in a two-tier society?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 11:46


    Dr. Ray Murphy, Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at University of Galway joins tonight's panel of Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator, Paul Donnelly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin West, Alice Mary Higgins, Independent Senator and Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent Raidió na Gaeltachta.

    War in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 27:28


    Shay Brennan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, George Lawlor, Labour Party TD for Wexford and Sinead O'Carroll, Editor of TheJournal.

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    Oil prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 18:00


    Shay Brennan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, George Lawlor, Labour Party TD for Wexford and Sinead O'Carroll, Editor of TheJournal.

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    Wexford eviction orders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 8:37


    Shay Brennan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Rathdown, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, George Lawlor, Labour Party TD for Wexford and Sinead O'Carroll, Editor of TheJournal.

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    Dáil Behaviour

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 15:12


    Maeve O'Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown / Darren O'Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East / Independent Senator Aubrey McCarthy / Harry McGee, political correspondent, Irish Times

    Drug Testing for Gardaí

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 12:28


    Maeve O'Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown / Darren O'Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East / Independent Senator Aubrey McCarthy / Harry McGee, political correspondent, Irish Times

    Growing Electricity Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 25:46


    Maeve O'Connell, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown / Darren O'Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East / Independent Senator Aubrey McCarthy / Harry McGee, political correspondent, Irish Times

    Ireland-Israel Nations League game set for Dublin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 22:13


    Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East / Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North / Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo / Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent

    New Rental Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 20:28


    Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East / Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North / Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo / Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent

    Internet Junk Food Ads

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 10:39


    Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East / Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD for Kildare North / Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo / Mary Regan, Political Editor, Irish Independent

    U-turn on SNA Cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 29:45


    Marie Galligan, SNA and parent of child with special needs, joined the panel for a discussion about the government's decision not to reducte the number of special needs assistants for the next school year.

    Oireachtas Committee on AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 14:40


    James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South / Conor McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford / Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central /Ciara O'Loughlin, political correspondent, The Irish Mirror

    Maritime Security Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 11:02


    James Geoghegan, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South / Conor McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford / Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central /Ciara O'Loughlin, political correspondent, The Irish Mirror

    Drug Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 34:43


    Shane Moynihan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West / Ruairí Ó Murchú, Sinn Féin TD for Louth / Senator Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats / Aisling Moloney, Freelance Political Reporter / Anita Harris, Deputy Head of Services, Coolmine treatment centre

    Corporation Tax Overreliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 19:57


    Shane Moynihan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West / Ruairí Ó Murchú, Sinn Féin TD for Louth / Senator Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats / Aisling Moloney, Freelance Political Reporter

    Social Media Ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 22:13


    Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West / Sorcha Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and party's Mental Health spokesperson / Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and party's Foreign affairs and Trade spokesperson /Craig Hughes, political editor, The Irish Daily Mail

    North Kerry CAMHS Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 20:47


    Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West / Sorcha Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and party's Mental Health spokesperson / Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and party's Foreign affairs and Trade spokesperson /Craig Hughes, political editor, The Irish Daily Mail

    Short-term Rentals Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 9:36


    Grace Boland, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal West / Sorcha Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and party's Mental Health spokesperson / Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and party's Foreign affairs and Trade spokesperson /Craig Hughes, political editor, The Irish Daily Mail

    Status Yellow rain warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 3:54


    Met Éireann's Rebecca Cantwell joined the show for an update on tonight's Status Yellow weather warning.

    Cuts to SNAs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 24:55


    Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil / Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central / Liam Quaide, Social Democrats TD for Cork East / Christina Finn, political editor, The Journal.ie

    Rotunda Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 16:46


    Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil / Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central / Liam Quaide, Social Democrats TD for Cork East / Christina Finn, political editor, The Journal.ie

    Taoiseach's St. Patrick's Day White House visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 6:38


    Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil / Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central / Liam Quaide, Social Democrats TD for Cork East / Christina Finn, political editor, The Journal.ie

    Ireland to face Israel in upcoming UEFA Nations League

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 5:45


    Gavin Cooney, Sports writer with 42.ie

    Residential Tenancies Bill Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 48:43


    A special Late Debate programme discussing the Residential Tenancies Bill, which was passed by the Dáil last night.

    Residential Tenancies Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 36:47


    Senator Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil / Senator Pauline Tully, Sinn Féin /Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North / Brian Mahon, political correspondent for the Irish Daily Mail

    National Children's Hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 7:41


    Senator Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil / Senator Pauline Tully, Sinn Féin /Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North / Brian Mahon, political correspondent for the Irish Daily Mail

    Pay increases for heads of semi-state bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 5:35


    Senator Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil / Senator Pauline Tully, Sinn Féin /Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North / Brian Mahon, political correspondent for the Irish Daily Mail

    Dáil bar bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 3:14


    Senator Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil / Senator Pauline Tully, Sinn Féin /Aidan Farrelly, Social Democrats TD for Kildare North / Brian Mahon, political correspondent for the Irish Daily Mail

    Seamus Culleton's Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 13:24


    Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth / Donna McGettigan, Sinn Féin TD for Clare / Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland TD for Cork North-Central / Maeve McTaggart, political correspondent, Irish Independent

    Lifting of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 15:18


    Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth / Donna McGettigan, Sinn Féin TD for Clare / Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland TD for Cork North-Central / Maeve McTaggart, political correspondent, Irish Independent

    Restrictions on Short-Term Lets to be Lifted

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 18:52


    Klaudia Barrett, renter / Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth / Donna McGettigan, Sinn Féin TD for Clare / Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland TD for Cork North-Central / Maeve McTaggart, political correspondent, Irish Independent

    No Flood Protection If Building on Floodplains

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 6:29


    Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD for Louth / Donna McGettigan, Sinn Féin TD for Clare / Ken O'Flynn, Independent Ireland TD for Cork North-Central / Maeve McTaggart, political correspondent, Irish Independent

    Social media companies appear before Oireachtas Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 32:38


    Online safety expert Eoghan Cleary joins the panel of Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael TD for Longford – Westmeath, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown and Gabija Gataveskaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent.

    Residential Tenancies Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 6:29


    Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael TD for Longford – Westmeath, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown and Gabija Gataveskaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent.

    Bord Bia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 2:12


    Micheál Carrigy, Fine Gael TD for Longford – Westmeath, Louis O'Hara, Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown and Gabija Gataveskaite, BBC Dublin Correspondent.

    IFA members occupy Bord Bia office calling for removal of chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 13:16


    TJ Maher, Livestock Rep with the IFA, joins the panel of Catherine Ardagh, Fiann Fáil TD for Dublin South Central, Malcolm Noonan, Green Party Senator, John Sweeney, Climatologist and Emeritus Professor of Geography, Maynooth University and Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times.

    Flooding continues to affect number of areas in the country

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 40:32


    Brian Roberts in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny and Paddy Meakin from Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow join the panel of Catherine Ardagh, Fiann Fáil TD for Dublin South Central, Malcolm Noonan, Green Party Senator, John Sweeney, Climatologist and Emeritus Professor of Geography, Maynooth University and Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times.

    Kevin 'Boxer' Moran visits areas affected by flood damage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 30:24


    Conor Swaine, a business owner from Enniscorthy joins the panel of James Geoghean, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South, Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin, Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow Wexford, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent, The Irish Times as the fallout from the recent wet weather continues.

    Latest CSO housing figures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 23:29


    James Geoghean, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South, Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin, Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow Wexford, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent, The Irish Times.

    Minister's comments on Met Éireann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 23:10


    John Connolly, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo, Sorcha Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and Paul Hosford, Deputy Political Editor with the Irish Examiner.

    New laws for use of scrambler bikes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 18:43


    John Connolly, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West, Paul Lawless, Aontú TD for Mayo, Sorcha Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and Paul Hosford, Deputy Political Editor with the Irish Examiner.

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