This Week

Christopher Miller of the Financial Times speaks to This Week on the latest developments from Ukraine

With the agency awarded an additional €2.5 billion in the budget, we first hear from John Coleman, CEO of the LDA, and then the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Jack Chambers.

The US capital is still coming to terms with the attack on two National Guard members this week, with one of them, Sarah Beckstrom, fatally hit. This Week speaks to former Federal Prosecutor Joseph Moreno.

Some listeners may find the report upsetting. A national pregnancy loss group is calling for better public awareness of stillbirths. Eithne Dodd reports.

Michael Noonan, Sustainability Demonstration Research Coordinator at UCD Energy Institute, explains an energy cost calculator developed by the UCD Energy Institute.

Tracy Clifford speaks to This Week about the Spanish phenomenon Rosalia, with her new album Lux receiving rave reviews and featuring songs in thirteen languages.

As crunch talks get underway in Geneva, on President Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, we get the latest on the talks with Siobhan O'Grady, Ukraine Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, and speak with Foreign Affairs Minister, Helen McEntee.

We get reaction from Brazil and Ireland to the outcome of the UN's climate summit. George Lee, Environment Correspondent and Karol Balfe, Chief Executive of Action Aid Ireland.

Policing podcasts - what regulation might be coming down the audio tracks with Aidan O'Brien

Barry Gallagher has been finding out what this new model could mean for Ireland's taxi service.

From fervant ally of Donald Trump, to mortal enemy, what next for US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Niall Stanage, is the White House columnist with The Hill

Looking at the enduring legacy of Irish fashion designer, the late Paul Costelloe with fashion journalist and editor Victoria Brunton

Five young people have died and three others have been injured in a road crash in Dundalk in Co Louth. The three men and two women who died were all under the age of 25. Samantha Libreri, Eastern Correspondent, reports. We then hear from Sinn Féin councillor Michael Gallagher.

This week, the government published its long awaited new housing plan. It doesn't have annual targets but instead commits to building 300,000 new homes by 2030. John Cummins, Minister of State for Housing, speaks to This Week.

Ivana Bacik, leader of the Labour Party, reacts to the government's new housing plan and gives her thoughts on progress towards Irish unity.

After a spectacular upset victory over Portugal during the week, Heimir Hallgrimsson's Irish side travel to Budapest with the chance of making a World Cup play-off.

Fianna Fáil has signalled that an independent review into its failed presidential campaign may not be finalised by the agreed deadline of next Wednesday. We speak to John Connolly, Fianna Fáil's TD for Galway West.

On Monday, compulsory housing orders will begin for all poultry and captive birds after Avian flu outbreaks on turkey farms in Meath and Carlow. Eithne Dodd speaks to Kildare-based turkey farmer Billy Gray, and we then hear from Rebecca Tierney, Poultry Advisor with Teagasc.

The conditions in which we are born, live, work and age have a significant impact on the course of our health. Dr. Anne Dee, a consultant in Public Health Medicine and President of the Irish Medical Organisation, is leading a project to investigate these factors.

On Tuesday, Catherine Connolly will officially become the 10th President of Ireland. Professor Gail McElroy from the Political Science Department of Trinity College and RTÉ's Political Correspondent, Paul Cunningham, preview the ceremony and the start of Connolly's tenure.

Environment Correspondent George Lee updates us from Brazil as the UN's annual climate conference kicks off on Monday.

Monday marks a month since the US-backed Gaza ceasefire came into effect. We get the latest situation on the ground from Caroline Willemen, project co-ordinator with Medécin Sans Frontier in Gaza.

British police have ruled out a terror motive after 11 people were injured, two seriously, in a stabbing attack on a train near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, yesterday. Tommy Meskill, London Correspondent, brings us the latest.

A security review of all IPAS centres will take place speedily in the wake of an arson attack on a facility in Drogheda. Colm Brophy, the Minister of State for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration speaks to This Week.

Eithne Dodd speaks to house developer Brian McKeown in Hollystown before we get analysis from Conor O'Connell, Director of Housing, Planning and Development for the Construction Industry Federation, and Orla Hegarty, Assistant Professor at UCD's School of Architecture.

This week, Offaly's county board called for the termination of commercial ties between the GAA and Allianz due to the company's ties with Israel. Former footballer, manager, and pundit Colm O'Rourke speaks to the programme.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old 'democratic socialist', leads the polls in the New York mayoral race with polling set for Tuesday. Veteran analyst Terry Sheridan profiles a candidate that has sparked enormous attention worldwide.

According to the latest figures from the Department of Housing, 16,614 people were in emergency accommodation in September. Eithne Dodd spoke to Jonathan, who lives with his wife and three children, in emergency accommodation provided by Simon Mid West in Limerick.

After failing to make the ballot for the 2025 Presidential Election, barrister and conservative campaigner Maria Steen gives her reaction to Catherine Connolly's victory and the substantial amount of spoiled votes.

After Catherine Connolly's decisive victory in the 2025 Presidential election, there's plenty to sift through with Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport; John McGuinness, Fianna Fáil TD and Leas-Cheann Comhairle; and Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin.

Eithne Dodd has been to Saggart to gauge the mood of locals after ugly protests at an accommodation centre in Citywest where 30 people were arrested for throwing bricks and missiles at Gardaí.

Returning to work after cancer is a huge milestone. Marcella McDonnell was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in July 2023 and she has been sharing her experiences of getting back to work.

Presented by Áine Lawlor and Rachael English, this special edition of This Week covers the climax of the 2025 Presidential election as Catherine Connolly becomes the 10th President of Ireland. With reporting from Barry Lenihan at the RDS and full analysis and reaction in studio.

With 1,800 teaching posts reported to be vacant this year, the shortage of teachers continues to make an impact throughout the county. The Department of Education is set to make it easier for teachers trained abroad to work here. Helen McEntee, Minister for Education speaks to This Week.

With polling day approaching next Friday, Catherine Connolly has a sturdy lead over Heather Humphreys according to polls. We get analysis from Mary Regan, Political Editor of the Irish Independent, and Radio na Gaeltachta Political Correspondent Cuan O'Sioradain.

Just half of homes targeted to be built on Dublin City Council lands were constructed last year. DCC will now make land available for 25,000 homes. Mick Mulhearn, Assistance Chief Executive for Housing at DCC, explains.

Paris-based journalist Sharon Gaffney reports on a robbery that took place at the Louvre Museum today.

Professor Rónán Collins, Consultant Geriatrician and Director of Stroke Services at Tallaght University Hospital, discusses the proposal to make vaccines for RSV and Shingles available to older people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged allies against appeasing Russia after his trip to the White House did not yield a new supply of Tomahawk missiles. Christopher Miller, Chief Ukraine Correspondent with the Financial Times, speaks to This Week.

With less than a fortnight to polling day, Presidential candidates Catherine Connolly (Independent) and Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael) join presenter David McCullagh on This Week.

Political correspondent Paul Cunningham and Editor of the Business Post, Daniel McConnell, reflect on the This Week debate.

An Israeli government spokesperson has said that the release of living hostages held in Gaza will begin on Monday. 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel will also be handed over. Edmund Heaphy, Deputy Foreign Editor, reports from Jerusalem.