This Week

With tensions boiling over in the Middle East, we hear from BBC's Editor in the region Sebastian Usher; Iranian advisor Professor Mohammad Marandi; Tom Wright, former National Security advisor to Joe Biden; and former CIA Director John Brennan.

Over 6,000 troops, tanks and helicopters paraded down the streets of Washington D.C. in celebration of 250 years of the US Army, and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile there were widespread protests across the country. CTV News' Eric Ham speaks to This Week.

The issue of RPZs dominated the political agenda over the week. We hear a report from Peter O'Connell in Ennis, and then an update from political reporter Sandra Hurley.

From robotic surgeries to faster diagnoses, artificial intelligence looks set to change how we stay healthy. The HSE already uses AI in its Health app. Professor Richard Green, the HSE's Chief Information Officer, joins us from our Cork studio to explain.

32 years after American Annie McCarrick went missing in Dublin, the search goes on. Prime Time reporter Barry Cummins, author of the book 'Missing', gives us the latest update.

A policing oversight body is taking legal action against An Garda Síochána over its failure to comply with an investigation into the murder of British agent Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal almost 20 years ago. Northern Correspondent Conor McCauley reports.

Rents for newly-built properties will no longer be capped at 2% annually, but are set to be tied to the rate of inflation. We hear from Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Business Post, John-Mark McCafferty, Chief Executive of Threshold, and Ian Lawlor, Managing Director of Roundtower Capital.

Jim O'Callaghan, Minister of Justice on deportations, Garda reviews into the murders of Tina Satchwell and Michael Gaine, and cadaver dogs.

The lifeblood of the association has long been its grassroots and community ethos, but the association is considering its future. The GAA is running a survey looking at payments for managers, player welfare and the amateur status of the GAA. We speak to Professor David Hassan who is behind the research.

The Governor of California has criticised Donald Trump's decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles while the President's 'bromance' with Elon Musk has ended in a firestorm of tweets. We get the latest Stateside from David Blevins, US Correspondent for Sky News.

The Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA) has confirmed to This Week that approximately 100 local shops close annually in Ireland with at least three outlets shutting their doors every fortnight. What are the issues for shop owners around the country? Our reporter Peter O'Connell met with shopkeepers in Clare and Westmeath.

It was a dramatic victory at the High Court on Friday for the former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in his month-long defamation case against the BBC. We hear from Enda McGarrity, the solicitor for Denis Donaldson's family, and Seamus Dooley, Irish secretary for the NUJ.

An 84-year-old man, whose son was shot dead while serving with the Irish Defence Forces, has been told that he is not entitled to keep an allowance which was granted to his late wife. John McNeela speaks to This Week, and then we hear from Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú.

On Wednesday, Richard Satchwell will be sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife Tina at their home in Youghal in County Cork in 2017. One of the journalists who interviewed him on a number of occasions was Prime Time's Barry Cummins.

The numbers of people living in homeless shelters across the country reached a new record on Friday. We hear from Marian, a healthcare worker based in the Mid West who has lived in a rented home for 18 years, as her landlord has decided to sell the property. We later speak to Labour Party housing spokesman Conor Sheehan.

So far this year, more than two thousand people who applied for their driving test failed to show up. Tens of thousands of people are waiting months for tests. So why are there so many no-shows? Our reporter Peter O'Connell travelled to Clare to find out more.

A review is to be conducted into hip surgery carried out on around 1,800 children, after an audit found that a high number of surgeries at two hospitals did not meet the clinical criteria for surgery. We speak to Bernard Gloster, Chief Executive of the HSE.

A new implementation plan for the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which is due to come into force next year, raises concerns that Ireland “may not be able to adequately conduct screening” due to the country's exclusion from the Schengen Area and the related IT border security systems.

In a social media post on Friday, the US President said he would recommend 50% tariffs on the EU to begin on June 1st.

Earlier this month the Residential Tenancies Board warned of "concerning trends" of rent increases in Galway that needed further investigation. In the last 12 months alone, rents in Galway have increased by 12.6% and the average monthly rent in Galway city is now €2,304. So how are tenants coping with these increases?

Aontú membership voted this weekend to make it party policy to limit the numbers of asylum seekers in the country until the housing crisis is addressed, to ban anyone entering Ireland if they purposely destroy travel documents, and to outlaw so-called Sharia law.

56 days after he was officially reported missing, there was a breakthrough in the Michael Gaine investigation. We get the latest from Southern Editor Paschal Sheehy, followed by Michael Healy Rae, the Minister of State for Agriculture, who visited the farm yesterday.

The government has abandoned its plans to house asylum seekers at the former Crown Paints plant in Coolock in Dublin. Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration, and Labour Party MEP Aodhan O'Riordan debate the U-turn.

Over 20 water supplies around the country are officially in drought status due to the recent spell of warm and dry weather. Uisce Eireann is asking people to reduce their water usage as the good weather is expected to continue into next week. Margaret Attridge, Uisce Eireann's Head of Water Operations, speaks to us from our Cork studio.

The State should carry out an urgent review of its approach to child protection and welfare. That was the recommendation of a jury following the inquest into the death of Daniel McAnaspie, a teenager who was murdered while in the care of the state. Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance speaks to This Week.

More than five years on since the UK officially left the European Union, tomorrow a summit will be hosted in London to mark a "reset" in relations. Our London Correspondent Tommy Meskill reports.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across Gaza overnight, local health authorities said, as the enclave's health ministry said public hospitals in the north of the territory were now "out of service". We get the latest from Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent for the Economist.

The audit report on hip surgeries on children is expected to be ready by the end of next week. It examines whether the criteria used for surgical intervention varied between the three hospitals where hip operations were carried out on children. Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent with the Irish Examiner, explains.

As the population of the country shifts from rural to urban areas, GAA clubs in the West of Ireland are struggling to field teams because they don't have the numbers. There has also been an increase in clubs amalgamating. Peter O'Connell reports.

Eight days after a row over the wearing of skorts at camogie matches first hit the headlines, the issue continues to anger players. We are joined in studio by Brian Molloy, the President of the Camogie Association.

A second teenager has died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Buncrana, in Co Donegal yesterday. Northern Editor Vincent Kearney brings the latest update on the tragedy.

Robert Francis Prevost - now Pope Leo - is the first American born head of the Catholic Church. So how will he tackle the significant issues facing the institution? We hear from Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Phonsie Cullinan, Theologian Gina Menzies, campaigner Colm O'Gorman, and the Irish Times Religious Affairs Correspondent Patsy McGarry.

Israeli air strikes overnight killed 11 people in the Gaza strip. Meanwhile, the blockade by Israel of food and medicine - described by the Taoiseach as a war crime - continues. We hear about the situation on the ground from UNICEF's Jonathan Crickx.

Dozens of former Eurovision contestants have signed an open letter calling for Israel and its national broadcaster KAN to be banned from this year's contest. One of the artists to sign the letter was Charlie McGettigan, co-winner of the contest with Paul Harrington back in 1994.

Fianna Fáil's housing spokesman and TD for Cork South Central Seamus McGrath.

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor with the Irish and Sunday Independent

The Leinster Senior Camogie Semi Final was almost abandoned yesterday after 30 players lined out wearing shorts, which are not permitted under the rules. After a conversation with the referee, they returned to the dressing room and changed into skorts, a hybrid between skirts and shorts. Journalist Sarah Slater tells us more.

Chief Inspector of Prisons Mark Kelly.

Complaints of wrongdoing from whistleblowers have led to many important reforms in the areas of health, justice, and care services. But is the current “protected disclosures” regime working properly? With Protected Disclosures Commissioner Ger Deering.

Earlier this week one of the country's most violent and dangerous criminals was put behind bars. Glen Ward, the leader of a north Dublin organised crime group, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for firearms offences. Ward was known as "Mr Flashy" and his gang were known as "The Gucci Gang".

The GPO is one of the country's most significant historical buildings. A charity which helps Irish veterans wants it to be turned into a National Veterans Centre. The government has signalled its intention to reimagine the role for the building, but no decision has yet been taken on its future.

After the death of Pope Francis, 135 cardinals are tasked with choosing his successor. We hear from Edward Pentin, Senior Correspondent with the National Catholic Register and EWTN analyst; Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent for The Irish Times; and reporter Peter O'Connell asks the public for their views.