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Leinster House is more than a place of work - it's a way of life for the politicians and other professionals who spend their days there. Journalist and broadcaster Gavan Reilly has written a book about the inner-workings of our parliament building and its inhabitants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mark Carruthers is joined by Diarmaid Ferriter, Mary Regan and Gavan Reilly to reflect on the outgoing Irish President and who might succeed him.
With Ireland's housing crisis at breaking point, The Group Chat asks the big question: Why does it take so long to get any infrastructure projects off the ground?Zara King, Richard Chambers and Gavan Reilly dig into delays, frustrations, and what's holding Ireland back.Also on this week's episode:
Trump's tariff war has begun.President Trump unveils sweeping tariffs targeting the world's economies, and the fallout is set to impact trade relations. But, what will it mean for Ireland?Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent, will have live updates and analysis from Leinster House.Joining Kieran Cuddihy to discuss is:Seamus Coffey, Chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilDan O'Brien, Chief Economist, Institute of International and European Affairs Martina Lawless, Research Professor, ERSIMatt A. Mayer, US Conservative Commentator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on The Group Chat, Richard Chambers, Gavan Reilly, and Zara King break down the week that shook global politics. As Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy clash publicly, US-Europe relations hit a new low—so where does that leave Ireland?The team discusses:
This week on The Group Chat, Richard Chambers, Gavan Reilly, and Zara King discuss: Safety in Dublin as a restaurant owner shares his crime ordeal. "Shed-sits" are suggested as an option to aid Ireland's ever-worsening housing crisis. Has America just thrown Europe under the bus on defence? Plus, after 11 gloomy days, the sun finally makes an appearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beds in sheds – could exempting garden cabins from planning laws be a potential gamechanger? Or is it simply a kneejerk reaction to an entrenched housing crisis? And as Ireland prepares to attend a G20 summit for the first time, we discuss whether rapidly moving events in Ukraine might impact Irish neutrality. Gavan Reilly is joined in studio by:John Cummins TD, Minister of State for Local Government and PlanningConor Sheehan TD, Labour's Housing SpokespersonStephen Rae, Co-Founder, AML IntelligenceGabija Gataveckaite, Political Correspondent, Irish IndependentTune in for sharp insights, lively debates, and the stories behind the headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan joins Gavan Reilly in studio to discuss his response to recent knife crimes, his plans to improve garda recruitment numbers and increase prison spaces, and his new vision for tackling immigration. Also on the on the show: Conor Gallagher, Crime and Security Correspondent, The Irish TimesNiall Hodgins, Vice President, GRACathryn Costello, Professor of Refugee and Migration Law, UCDTune in for sharp insights, lively debates, and the stories behind the headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, our host Gavan Reilly is joined by Seamus McGrath, Rory Hearne, Claire Scott, and Dan O'Brien, as they unpack these hot-button issues:
Gavan Reilly is joined by Paul Mitchell, Fiona Cormican, Michael Byrne, Olivia Kelly and Michael O'Flynn to discuss Ireland's Housing Crisis. With housing targets missed, the Taoiseach prioritises private investors and considers a rent cap reviews. The panel discusses: Missed housing targets Shifting government policies Vacant and derelict propertiesWhat will all this mean for renters already struggling with high costs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of The Tonight Show:Was the electorate mislead over housing targets, or did the government really believe it would hit 40,000 completions after the election? Plus, was Donald Trump just spitballing about ethnic cleansing in Gaza?And is now really the time to enact the Occupied Territories bill? Gavan Reilly speaks to:Neale Richmond TD, Fine GaelPádraig Mac Lochlainn TD, Sinn FéinLouise Burne, Political Correspondent, Irish MirrorMick Clifford, Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of The Tonight Show:The Government accepts defeat over speaking time row, following the Ceann Comhairle's ruling. But is the coalition now weakened, with some in the regional group now saying they will only vote for government on a case-by-case basis? Plus, Trump gets his first trade war after he imposes tariffs on Chinese goods. But how soon will he come for the EU and what might this mean for Ireland? And plans to force public servants to spend more days back into the office are put on hold, but is remote working now under threat? Gavan Reilly speaks to:Michael Healy-Rae TD, IndependentSinéad Gibney TD, Social DemocratsIan Kehoe, Co-founder, The Currency John Lee, Executive Editor, Irish Daily Mail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on the show - We spoke with Thomas Byrne and Niamh Smyth about their new Junior Ministerial roles, Gavan Reilly discussed the unhappiness in some political circles about the lack of gender balance in the new Government cabinet and Caroline Reidy of the HR suite talked to Alan about the importance of gender balance in the workplace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On The Tonight Show, Gavan Reilly and the panel discuss:
This week on The Group Chat, Richard Chambers, Gavan Reilly, and Zara King examine the turbulent starts for new governments in Ireland and the U.S.In Dublin, the Dáil adjourned without even hearing nominations for a new Taoiseach, leaving Ireland in political limbo. Across the Atlantic, Donald Trump's America First 2.0 agenda has already ignited major controversy.What's next for these administrations? Get the full breakdown now on Spotify and Virgin Media Play!
Today on the show - Gavan Reilly joined us to discuss the Dáil reconvening and the possible Ministerial changes to be announced tonight. Ruairi O Murchu outlined why Sinn Fein are objecting the Technical Group being allowed Dáil speaking time and Mandy Kelly spoke of her delight at winning her latest legal battle against her mother in law in her fight to get her boys back home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The second coming of Trump's America First. Plus, free speech versus hate-speech online, and new plans for policing buses and trains. Gavan Reilly speaks to: Aidan Regan, Professor of Political Economy, UCD Catherine Sanz, Legal Correspondent, Business Post Stephen Rae, Strategic Risk Advisor Maria Walsh MEP, Fine GaelJennifer Ewing, Republicans Overseas Tom O'Connor, Assistant General Secretary of the NBRU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As one storm brews off the Atlantic, another explodes within the Dáil chamber. Dail business is suspended without a Taoiseach elected, following a vicious spat over speaker rights.Also on the show, Status Red warnings for the entire nation, as “potentially historic” Storm Éowyn approaches. Gavan Reilly speaks to: Catherine Callaghan TD, Fine Gael Albert Dolan TD, Fianna Fáil Conor McGuinness TD, Sinn Féin George Lawlor TD, LabourCónal Thomas, Political Correspondent, Business PostAlan O'Reilly, @CarlowWeather Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Niall Collins TD, Matt Carthy TD, Louise Burne, Fionnán Sheahan, Dr. Emma Howard and Sarah Coates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Dr. Susan Leavy, Marie Loft, Adrian Weckler, Daniel Murray, Declan Ganley and Gabija Gataveckaite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Barry Andrews MEP, Liz Carolan, Elaine Burke, Ben Scallan, Mark Paul and Alan O'Reilly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Minister Malcolm Noonan, Timmy Dooley TD, Francie Gorman, Professor John Sweeney, Sarah McGuinness, Jerry O'Sullivan, Damien Tiernan, David Raleigh, Sinéad Hubble and Stephen McDermott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Fionnán Sheahan, Sinéad Ryan, Gráinne Ní Aodha, Larry Donnelly and Hannah McCarthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Harry McGee, Scott Lucas, Lisa O'Carroll, Jacob Woolf, Lazar Berman, Ofri Ilany and Dan Mulhall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Nora Owen, Louis O'Hara TD, Conor Sheehan TD, Mick Clifford, Sarah McGuinness and Lisa Louis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Shane Moynihan TD, Ken O'Flynn TD, Eoin Hayes TD, Gabija Gataveckaite and Fergus Finlay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gavan Reilly talks to PJ about how our voting system works with the help of sweets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Ciaran Mullooly MEP, Barry Andrews MEP, Louise Burne, Lorcan Nyhan and Harry McEvansoneya Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Eoin Ó Broin TD, Craig Hughes, Professor Brian Caulfield, James Se Santos Devin and Marion McKeone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ciara Doherty speaks to Michael McNamara MEP, Paul McAuliffe TD, Paul Murphy TD, Louisa Santoro, Hugh O'Connell, Guy Jones, Fawaz Gerges, Nick Pisa and Gavan Reilly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Claire Brock speaks to Barry Ward, David Cullinane, Priscilla Lynch, Damien Tansey and Paul Davis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gavan Reilly speaks to Mick Clifford, Gabija Gataveckaite, Dan O'Brien, Ben Scallan, Gavan Casey and Simon Calder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ciara Doherty speaks to Brian Cox, Gavan Reilly, Terry Prone, Olly Barrett, Mark Hennessy, Peter Cardwell and Ben Lowry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today on the show - As the race for leadership of the Green party begins, Gavan Reilly spoke with us to discuss Eamon Ryan's departure & how it will impact on the current Govt, the Irish Cancer Society told us about the €180m hole in cancer care funding and Ruairi O Murchu voiced his disappointment at more job losses in PayPal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ciara Doherty speaks to Gavan Reilly, Timmy Dooley, Sinéad O'Carroll, Fergus Finlay and Daniel Hussey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ciara Doherty speaks to Gavan Reilly, Emer Higgins TD, Eoin O'Broin TD, Louise Burne, John Downing, Journalist, John O'Brennan, Professor of European Politics, Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration, Prof Gary Murphy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Virgin Media's political correspondent Gavan Reilly sits down with us to explain what exactly proportional representation with a single transferable vote is all about. Do you need to give a preference to every candidate listed on a ballot paper? How and when do preferences beyond your first come into play? The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/
Today on the show - We discussed Budget 2025 speculation with political correspondent Gavan Reilly, Lisa Chambers of FF outlined what she'll be concentrating on if elected to Europe and we continued our local election debates with candidates from Louth & Meath Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we look at whether the government has lost track of some of the migrants it aims to send to Rwanda. And, whether this is linked to a rise in migration to Ireland? The Irish government has blamed the Rwanda policy for the rise in migrants arriving from Northern Ireland. Meanwhile Rishi Sunak, has claimed this as evidence his plan is working. Does the Irish government have a right to send migrants back to the UK? Has the UK government ‘lost' asylum seekers? Adam is joined by Irish journalist Gavan Reilly and Dominic Casciani, BBC News home and legal correspondent Plus we speak to Sarah Smith BBC North America Editor about the escalating student protests over Gaza. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Sam McLaren and Natasha Mayo. The technical producer was Phil Bull. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
Politicians downed over €360k worth of booze last year with over 10k pints of Guinness poured at Dail's two bars A pint of the black stuff at Leinster House costs just €5.20 — a fraction of the price of nearby city centre bars.Gavan Reilly, political correspondent with Virgin Media News joined Sean on the show to discuss...
A number of TDs have sported the keffiyeh in the Dail chamber over the past few weeks, in solidarity with Palestinians. The keffiyeh is considered a political statement so how does this fit with any dress code that may exist in the Dail? Gavan Reilly, Political Correspondent for Virgin Media News spoke to Sean about the Dail dress code.
Presenter Laura Byrne is joined this week by Gavan Reilly, political correspondent with Virgin Media News, to look behind the scenes at Oireachtas committees, from the grandstanding to the selection process, as well as to analyse previous appearances by John Delaney, Angela Kerins, and - of course - Ryan Tubridy. The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing open access to valuable journalism in Ireland has been the aim of The Journal for a decade. You can contribute to ensure we can keep questioning, investigating, debunking, explaining and informing at www.thejournal.ie/contribute/
A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. We go through the new details, and speak to Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, after she interviewed the man in charge of the BBC, director general Tim Davie. And Craig Oliver, former senior editor at BBC News, gives his verdict on how the corporation is covering itself. Also, in Ireland people are going to the pub to watch the news. Political correspondent Gavan Reilly from Virgin Media News tells us why. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere We have made a small amendment to this podcast since we published it. Originally it was said that GB News broadcast Tim Davie's interview live on its channel, which it didn't. Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Gemma Roper. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
Iain Dale talks to Gavan Reilly, political correspondent for Virgin Media News and a presenter on Newstalk about the life and career of Ireland's 15th Taoiseach, Micheal Martin who for two and a half years from June 2020 until December 2022, and is now Tanaiste, deputy to Leo Varadkar. He remains leader of Fianna Fáil.
Iain Dale talks to Gavan Reilly, political correspondent for Virgin Media News and a presenter on Newstalk about the life and career of Ireland's 15th Taoiseach, Micheál Martin who for two and a half years from June 2020 until December 2022, and is now Tanaiste, deputy to Leo Varadkar. He remains leader of Fianna Fáil.
As the climate crisis begins to affect Europe in more and more extreme ways, governments around the world still aren't doing nearly enough to address a situation which involves the survival of the human species. In Ireland, emissions have gone up, even during the pandemic and the government are still trying to decide where best to tackle the issue whilst Joe Biden in the USA refuses to declare a climate emergency. Sex education in Irish schools - or the distinct lack of for many generations - is discussed too and ways to move forward with a new curriculum that properly includes an area students are in desperate need of education in, and there's very exciting news about Electric Picnic!Richard Chambers and Zara King are in studio whilst Gavan Reilly joins from Tokyo for the season finale but fear not, The Group Chat will be returning bigger and better on September 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 Ep15, Thursday June 16 | Orlaith Condon and Gavan Reilly. Proudly sponsored by NOW.
The Houses of the Oireachtas is planning to spend up to €300,000 on its own brand of wine over the next four years. A tender was advertised this week, seeking suppliers to provide wines that will be sold in the Dáil bar. Gavan Reilly from On the Record, dropped Sean over a bottle of Oireachtas red and white that is currently available in Leinster House, and gave it a taste test with regular wine reviewer Mick O'Connell.
What's it like when you're in the middle of the biggest news stories of the year? What's it really like when you're on the road with the Taoiseach? Was Micheál Martin really bundled into the jacks in Washington with Covid? [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2022/03/31120825/GavinReilly_3103.mp3"][/audio] Gavan Reilly, political correspondent with Virgin Media News, has become one of Ireland's most famous journalists. Now, he's teamed up with two of his telly colleagues, Zara King and Richard Chambers, for a brand new podcast The Group Chat which takes listeners behind the scenes of the big news stories of the week. Gavan joined Dermot and Dave to chat politics, podcasts and piano playing! You can catch the chat by clicking play above