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RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra
Europol warns of elevated terrorism threat in EU

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra

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.

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra
How will the war affect the cost of living in Ireland?

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra

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.

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra
War in the Middle East

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra

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.

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
Why we need to protect the fada

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 4:52


Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has introduced a bill aiming to protect people's right to have their Irish names and addresses recorded correctly with fadas. Speaking to Anton this morning was Cathal Wogan, Spokesperson for “I am not a typo” Campaign.

Highlights from Lunchtime Live
Do you get the fada left out of your name?

Highlights from Lunchtime Live

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 17:20


This morning Anton spoke to Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh on the party's tabling of a new bill to protect fadas used in Irish names and addresses.Do you have a fada in your name, and is it frustrating to see it left out?Joining Andrea to discuss is Seamus O'Reilly, author and Columnist, Caitríona Redmond, Irish Examiner Columnist, Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and more.

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights
Why we need to protect the fada

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 4:52


Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has introduced a bill aiming to protect people's right to have their Irish names and addresses recorded correctly with fadas. Speaking to Anton this morning was Cathal Wogan, Spokesperson for “I am not a typo” Campaign.

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
Should the Government move faster and introduce energy supports?

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 5:32


As energy prices look set to rise sharply amid the war in Iran, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has played down the prospect of immediate cost-of-living supports, warning of an “extremely volatile, uncertain and unpredictable” situation and saying the Government won't act in the short term. Should the Government move faster and introduce supports now or is it right to wait and assess how the crisis unfolds? To debate was Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Social Protection and John Connolly, Fianna Fail TD for Galway West.

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Are we living in a two-tier society?

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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.

RTÉ - The Late Debate
War in the Middle East

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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.

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights
Should the Government move faster and introduce energy supports?

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 5:32


As energy prices look set to rise sharply amid the war in Iran, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has played down the prospect of immediate cost-of-living supports, warning of an “extremely volatile, uncertain and unpredictable” situation and saying the Government won't act in the short term. Should the Government move faster and introduce supports now or is it right to wait and assess how the crisis unfolds? To debate was Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Social Protection and John Connolly, Fianna Fail TD for Galway West.

Kerry Today
“Not a Just War”: Kerry Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly - March 4th, 2026

Kerry Today

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026


The Tonight Show
Wednesday 4 March - Stranded and Soaring Costs: Ireland, the Middle East and Rising Prices

The Tonight Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 45:44


A first flight brings hope for Irish citizens stranded in the Middle East, but questions remain on how quickly everyone will return.Plus, rising oil and fuel costs, cost-of-living pressures, and the potential impact on inflation and food prices.Guest presenter Shane Coleman is joined by:Albert Dolan TD, Fianna Fáil Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Féin Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, The Sunday Times Ireland Hannah Murphy, Reporter Virgin Media News at Dublin AirportBarra Roantree, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College DublinTara Kangarlou, Global Affairs Journalist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RTÉ - Adhmhaidin
Mairéad Farrell. T.D. Sinn Féin, Gaillimh Thiar.

RTÉ - Adhmhaidin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 3:41


Tá an Roinn Tithíochta tar éis glacadh leis na moltaí atá déanta ag Comhairle Condae na Gaillimhe faoina tithe atá ag Tearmann Éanna in Eanach Mheáin agus i Ros a Mhíl.

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RTÉ - The Late Debate
Wexford eviction orders

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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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RTÉ - The Late Debate
War in the Middle East

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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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RTÉ - The Late Debate

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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RTÉ - Adhmhaidin
Aengus Ó Snodaigh, T.D. Sinn Féin.

RTÉ - Adhmhaidin

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 4:42


Cuirfidh Sinn Féin rún faoin ngéarchéim tithíochta na Gaeltachta os comhair na Dála oíche amárach.

Highlights from Lunchtime Live
36 homes in Wexford served eviction notice

Highlights from Lunchtime Live

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 10:29


Earlier on Newstalk Breakfast, Anton Savage spoke to Sinn Féin Councilor Aoife Rose O'Brien on the mass eviction notice served to 36 households in Wexford.The eviction will impact about 100 people living in the Hazelwood estate in Bridgetown…Andrea is joined by some of those affected to discuss.

Irish Times Inside Politics
'Sorry' doesn't seem to be the hardest word for Government

Irish Times Inside Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 53:38


Ellen Coyne and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· In the Dáil on Wednesday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin issued an apology on behalf of the State to survivors of abuse in industrial and reformatory schools. Nobody doubts the sincerity of such apologies, but given the number of them over the years, perhaps their rhetoric should be matched with the practicalities and supports survivors need.· With the Residential Tenancies Bill comes into effect from March 1st, Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty was accused of “scaremongering and misinformation” by Tánaiste Simon Harris in the Dáil on Thursday. Doherty pointed to research carried out by I-Res Reit, the State's largest corporate landlord, which suggested a potential increase in rent returns of up to 25 per cent resulting from the new rent rules. The new rules are designed to attract new investors into the rental property sector, and what could be more attractive than charging higher rents?· The glacial speed at which vital infrastructure projects such as the Greater Dublin Drainage Project are delivered here could be accelerated by the establishment of a new Infrastructure Regulatory Simplification Unit in Minister for Public Expenditure and Infrastructure Jack Chambers's department.· And the upcoming byelections in Dublin Central and Galway West, with seats vacated by Paschal Donohoe and Catherine Connolly respectively, are looking increasingly hard to call.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RTÉ - Morning Ireland
Nearly 320,000 unable to pay energy bills last December

RTÉ - Morning Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 6:42


Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Finance, discusses the increase in the number of households in arrears for electricity.

Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams
I am against Monarchies | Conradh na Gaeilge Votes for Unity | Micheál Martin out of step on Unity

Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 18:40


I am against MonarchiesCurrently, the British state is convulsed around allegations surrounding a member of its Royal family. Norway too is in the midst of a crisis around its monarchy. The law of both states will take their course, as is right.However, these controversies raise for me the very existence of monarchies. A family elite which through past colonial conquest and patronage, and in alliance with business and societal elites, continues to enjoy a place of wealth and privilege and influence. Given that the British state includes a part of Ireland, at least for the time being, this is more than an academic issue for those of us who are captives of this undemocratic system of privilege. I am instinctively against monarchies. Of any kind. Constitutional or otherwise. Monarchies are bad. The late Tony Benn put it well when he said that “the existence of a hereditary monarchy helps to prop up all the privilege and patronage that corrupts our society; that is why the crown is seen as being of such importance to those who run the country - or enjoy the privileges it affords.”Conradh na Gaeilge Votes for UnityAt the end of last year Oireachtas na Samhna in Belfast was a huge success. Thousands of Irish speakers, including Uachtarán Catherine Connolly, spent several days enjoying the music, dance, culture, arts, craic and discussions that are part of the oldest Irish language and arts event on the island of Ireland. In August Belfast will host the Comhaltas Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, the world's biggest celebration of Irish music and culture.All of this is evidence of the change that is taking place. I was pleased to attend An Conradh's Ard Fheis. The conference was alive and vibrant with a new generation of young gaeilgeoirí determined to assert their Irishness, proud of their language and determined to stand up for their language and national rights. They were articulate, positive, funny, hopeful and generous. Micheál Martin out of step on UnityLast week, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, in an interview with TG4, claimed that there is not much substance behind Sinn Féin's campaign on Unity.  The Fianna Fáil leader, who has consistently rejected any common sense suggestions to prepare for unity, returned to his favourite and bogus argument that we need reconciliation before unity.Martin's comments are out of step with the political reality and popular opinion North and South. He also misses entirely the point that the demand for unity is not simply being put by Sinn Féin. Former leaders of Fine Gael and the SDLP, as well the SDLP leadership, Ireland's Future, the Irish Labour Party, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Good Friday Agreement and others are part of the growing demand for the Irish government to prepare for unity.

RTÉ - Drivetime
Are we building too many data centres?

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 11:04


Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD & Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Dáil Behaviour

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Drug Testing for Gardaí

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Growing Electricity Demand

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
The national anthem a mandatory in primary schools?

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 8:00


Waterford County Councillors have unanimously passed a motion to make the national anthem a mandatory part of the Irish primary school curriculum The motion was proposed by Donnchadh Mulcahy, Sinn Féin Councillor for Waterford County Council. Donnachadh spoke to Anton this morning.

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
How will new rent rules affect the market?

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 8:44


Ireland's biggest residential landlord, Ires Reit, has told investors that incoming changes to tenancy rules could see a major increase in its rental income.Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, joins Shane to discuss.

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Internet Junk Food Ads

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

Highlights from Lunchtime Live
Should the national anthem be mandatory in school?

Highlights from Lunchtime Live

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 19:16


The national anthem is a powerful symbol of identity and heritage. For many, it inspires a deep sense of pride; for others, it holds little personal significance.Waterford County Council has unanimously passed a motion to make Ireland's national anthem a mandatory part of the primary school curriculum.The proposal was introduced by Donnchadh Mulcahy of Sinn Féin. Speaking with Anton Savage this morning, Cllr Mulcahy outlined the reasoning behind the motion and why he believes learning the anthem should be an essential part of a child's early education.So, do you think the national anthem should be mandatory as part of the school curriculum?Joining Andrea to discuss is Freelance Sports Journalist Mortimer Murphy, Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw (@modernirishmom on Instagram) and listeners.

RTÉ - The Late Debate
New Rental Rules

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Ireland-Israel Nations League game set for Dublin

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Maritime Security Strategy

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Oireachtas Committee on AI

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

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RTÉ - Barrscéalta
An Teachta Dála Piaras Ó Dochartaigh.

RTÉ - Barrscéalta

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 11:05


Beidh cruinniú poiblí ar líne ag Sinn Féin anocht le plé a dhéanamh ar an athbhreithniú a bhí beartaithe ar uaireanta oibre Chúntóirí Riachtanais Speisialta i scoltacha éagsúla.

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RTÉ - Drivetime
Reaction to Patrick O'Donovan's comments on Louth derby flare-up

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 11:01


Ruairí Ó Murchú, Sinn Féin TD for Louth

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder
Has Minister O'Donovan overreacted to incidents at Oriel Park?

Highlights from The Hard Shoulder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 11:50


The Minister for Sport must work collaboratively with League of Ireland clubs to ensure safety instead of making knee-jerk threats to cut funding.That's the view of Ruairí Ó Murchú, Sinn Féin TD for Louth who joins Shane to discuss.

Clare FM - Podcasts
Calls For Establishment MidWest Sexual Assault Trauma Unit

Clare FM - Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 13:03


It's claimed survivors of sexual assault in Clare and across the MidWest have less supports available to them than the rest of the country. It comes amid calls for a sexual assault trauma unit to be established in the region, which would allow forensically collected evidence to be stored for up to a year. Rape Crisis MidWest, meanwhile, currently has 80 people on its waiting list for counselling support. Sinn Féin TD Maurice Quinlivan says the need for such a service is urgent.

This Week
Leader Interviews: Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin

This Week

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 23:42


In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined by Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin

Ralph Nader Radio Hour
A.I. Accountability

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 87:58


Ralph welcomes J.B. Branch (Public Citizen's Big Tech accountability advocate) to discuss some of the sectors that Big Tech is disrupting with artificial intelligence. Then, Steve, David, and Hannah speak to Russell Mokhiber about the latest issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen. Finally, Ralph speaks on the legacy of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.J.B. Branch is the Big Tech accountability advocate for Public Citizen's Congress Watch division. He leads Public Citizen's advocacy efforts on artificial intelligence accountability, consumer data and privacy rights, tech product safety, platform oversight, and child online safety protections.What's happening is these AI companies are taking a page out of the playbook of the social media days. When social media was brand new, they were trying to say that this technology is going to lead to people being more connected, it's going to lead to efficiencies, it's going to lead to overall positives. And in fact, there were times where you had big tech CEOs who were saying that a lot of this money was going to trickle down. And you look down, and you look up, and I'm not any richer because Facebook stock is soaring or Microsoft's is soaring. What we're really seeing is the same thing that's happened with these large tech companies—which is that they promised the world, they offer back very little, and in fact, what they offer up is a series of harms.JB BranchCongress has been really bought into AI. They're buying into this idea that it's a race for the world between us and China. So you have some congressional folks who believe that this is a race against China and that we need to harness this weapon. And then you have a lot of corporate money from these AI companies…They're dumping a lot of money into congressional races, to ensure that they're propping up candidates who align with this deregulatory scheme.JB BranchRussell Mokhiber is editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter and the Capitol Hill Citizen. He is also founder of singlepayeraction.org, and editor of the website Morgan County USA.I see [the Capitol Hill Citizen] philosophy along a couple lines. One is that it's not left right, it's top down. We consider both political parties corrupt to the core, but there's a rising tide of activism against both parties, against the institutional parties. And so, for example, in the current issue, we bristle against those who are what we call “negativo”. We're very “positivo”. So while we're living in very difficult times, there's a rising tide of activism challenging members of Congress, both current members in Congress as citizen activists and also as candidates…And so what we're seeing is this up-down resurgence from the bottom—populists of all stripes rising up against the technocratic billionaires who've brought us to this state.Russell Mokhiber[Jesse Jackson] was an advocate of non-violence, of self-reliance. And the amazing thing about him is how he appeared everywhere. I mean there was nothing remote about Jesse Jackson. He appeared everywhere. If the farmers were being driven into bankruptcy by agribusiness, he was there. If there need to be prisoners released in foreign countries, he was there… The thing that most people didn't realize is how much personal pressure he was under by his opponents. In those days, challenging certain conditions that we don't even know about now because of Jesse and other civil rights leaders' works, really upset the power structure. And they didn't take it lying down. So all these places he went to, he was very much under great pressure.Ralph NaderNews 2/20/26* Our top stories this week concern the continuing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. First, the Columbus Dispatch reports Republican Senator Jon Husted of Ohio accepted more than $100,000 from Epstein associate Les Wexner. Husted's opponent in his reelection campaign, former Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, blasted Husted for accepting this money and implied that Wexner's donations pushed Husted to initially vote against releasing the Epstein files. In damage control mode, the Husted campaign announced they would donate Wexner's campaign contributions to charity. Wexner himself appeared in front of the House Oversight committee this week. Wexner denied any wrongdoing, claiming that Epstein “conned” him and called him a “clever, diabolical … master manipulator.” Democrats on the committee were skeptical, with Congressman Robert Garcia stating “There is no single person that was more involved with providing Jeffrey Epstein with the financial support to commit his crimes than Les Wexner,” per the Hill.* In related news, the New York Times reports Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been arrested for misconduct stemming from his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Specifically, he stands accused of passing along confidential information to Epstein while the disgraced former prince served as a British trade envoy. His brother, King Charles III is quoted saying he supports a “full, fair and proper process” to investigate these claims. The Times notes the striking disparity in the official response from law enforcement in the U.K. versus the U.S., writing, “The British authorities have moved aggressively to investigate the possibility of crimes emerging from the three million pages of correspondence with Mr. Epstein… police in the United States have not.”* Meanwhile in Los Angeles, prominent entertainment executive and sports agent Casey Wasserman has drawn fire from many LA politicians, including City Controller Kenneth Mejia, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and fellow Councilmember and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman over his ties to Epstein lieutenant Ghislane Maxwell, as revealed in the latest tranche of files. High-profile clients of Wasserman's agency immediately began to abandon the firm. High profile deserters include pop star Chappell Roan and Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach. Wasserman announced he would sell the agency shortly thereafter. However, Wasserman still chairs the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Committee. This week, LA Mayor Karen Bass weighed in to call Wasserman's behavior “abhorrent” and say that while she cannot fire him, it is her opinion that he should step down. Astonishingly, the LA28 board announced after a review of Wasserman's conduct that he should remain on as committee chair. This from LA Magazine.* Speaking of local boards, this week New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board, including a new Chair. With these six appointments, comprising two-thirds of the total board, Mamdani is poised to deliver on one of his key campaign promises – a rent freeze for tenants in rent-stabilized apartments. These appointees range from experienced civil servants to academics to union organizers, among others. This is a major victory for Mamdani, and comes at a key moment when other items on his governing agenda are being challenged by budgetary constraints due to long-term mismanagement of the city's finances.* Another rent-related story comes to us from Minnesota. CBS reports the tenants union Twin Cities Tenants, along with five labor unions totaling over 25,000 workers, are calling for a statewide rent strike to pressure lawmakers to enact an eviction moratorium. This comes in the context of Operation Metro Surge, the federal government's sprawling immigration enforcement action which resulted in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. As this piece notes, many residents of the Twin Cities stayed home from work during the operation, out of fear of being detained, resulting in many tenants being short on rent ahead of March 1st. According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota renters in the state have racked up between $27 and $51 million in rent debt since the onset of Metro Surge. This in addition to the average statewide rent debt of $44.6 million in any two-month period.* Turning to Gaza-related news, this week saw major updates in the legal drama of Palestine Action in Britain. On February 13th, AP reported that the country's High Court ruled the government acted unlawfully by outlawing Palestine Action and deeming it a terrorist organization. The Judges said that Palestine Action's activities did not meet the “level, scale and persistence” that would justify a legal proscription. However, the court allowed the government to keep the ban in place pending the government's appeal. The group was banned last June after breaking into a Royal Air Force base to protest the slaughter in Gaza. Despite this ruling in the group's favor, which came on the heels of a ruling dismissing charges against six Palestine Action activists, the BBC reports those activists will be retried by the government over their alleged role in causing damage to an Elbit Systems facility near Bristol. Charges against 18 other defendants accused of participating in the break-in will be dropped.* Meanwhile, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and one of the Catholic Church's highest officials, was asked to comment on President Trump's proposed Board of Peace, the international body intended to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza. Pizzaballa replied “What do I think of the Board of Peace? I think it is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians.” The Patriarch added “They asked us to enter. I've never had a billion (dollars),” referring to the $1 billion price for a permanent board seat, but “above all, this is not the Church's task: It is the sacraments, the dignity of the person.” This from OSV News. Pizzaballa has long sought self-determination for the Palestinians alongside peace in the region, even putting his own life on the line for that cause. Just after the October 7th Hamas attacks, Pizzaballa offered to exchange himself for the Israeli hostages in Hamas custody.* And in East Asia, NBC reports ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of insurrection over his failed self-coup plot, which involved storming parliament and imposing martial law. The South Korean high court stopped short of accepting the prosecution's request for the death penalty – which they justified using the case law derived from the execution of King Charles Stuart of England in 1649 – and instead sentenced Yoon to life in prison. Decrying the verdict, Yoon's lawyers called the trial “nothing more than a mere formality to reach a predetermined conclusion.” Yoon has the right to appeal the ruling. Given the failure of American institutions to check the creeping authoritarianism in our political system, it is awe-inspiring to see it happen in a country that has struggled with authoritarian rule in its much more recent past.* Turning back to domestic news, Mike Selig, the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a strange video this week, claiming that “American prediction markets have been hit with an onslaught of state-led litigation,” and announcing that the CFTC will launch a legal campaign to block states from regulating sites like Polymarket and Kalshi by asserting that such regulation is the sole purview of the Commission. In the video, Selig argues that these sites “provide useful functions for society by allowing everyday Americans to hedge commercial risks, like increases in temperature and energy price spikes…[and] serve as an important check on our news media and our information streams.” A number of states have taken action to regulate prediction markets, including Nevada, along with Arizona, Michigan, New York and Illinois, to name just a few. One powerful constituency pushing for state-level regulation of prediction markets is the traditional gambling industry. Adam Greenblatt, CEO of sportsbook BetMGM, thundered in a recent interview “They pay no state taxes, there are no consumer protections, there are no penalties for underage play.” This from Axios.* Finally, we pay tribute to activist, civil rights leader, and political forefather of modern multiracial progressive politics, the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson, who passed away this week at age 84, was a protégé of Martin Luther King and ran groundbreaking presidential campaigns in the 1980s assembling the “Rainbow Coalition,” which sought civil rights for racial and ethnic minorities and the LGBT community alongside a sweeping anti-poverty agenda. In the 1990s, Jackson was elected Shadow Delegate and then Shadow Senator for the District of Columbia. In the 21st century, Jackson took on an elder statesman role in progressive circles, continuing to lead the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and attending major protest events – including the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and 2024 pro-Palestine encampments – even after his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2017 and multiple COVID-related hospitalizations. Since his passing, Jackson has been eulogized by a host of prominent political figures, including Donald Trump, Curtis Sliwa, Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the Clintons, Reverends William J. Barber and Al Sharpton, the descendents of Martin Luther King, longtime Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa among many others. Like Ralph Nader, Jackson remained a leading light of the American Left during its lowest ebb in modern history. He followed his own iconic exhortation to “keep hope alive.” The least we can do is to carry on this legacy.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra

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

RTÉ - Saturday with Cormac O hEadhra

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

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast
Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly on the North Kerry CAMHS review

Highlights from Newstalk Breakfast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 4:51


More than 200 children being treated by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in north Kerry were at risk of potential harm, according to an independent review. The review found that some children were prescribed as many as seven different drugs. While non-medical treatments were almost entirely absent at a child and adolescent health service. For more on this Anton spoke to Sinn Féin TD for Kerry Pa Daly.

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RTÉ - The Late Debate
Drug Addiction

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - The Late Debate
Corporation Tax Overreliance

RTÉ - The Late Debate

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

RTÉ - News at One Podcast
Mother and baby home redress scheme

RTÉ - News at One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 3:10


The Department of Children has said it will review a High Court decision which found that Minister Norma Foley failed to properly apply the law when she excluded two institutions from the mother and baby home redress scheme. For more on this, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children.

Clare FM - Podcasts
Clare IFA Chair Says "Complete Disconnect" Between Farmers And Government On Bord Bia Controversy

Clare FM - Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 4:02


The Chairperson of the Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association claims there's a "complete disconnect" between his sector and the Government on the controversy around the head of Bord Bia. The organisation is continuing its rolling protest outside the agency's headquarters in Dublin today as they seek the resignation of Larry Murrin over his firm's use of Brazilian beef in its produce. A Sinn Féin motion calling for Murrin to step down was defeated by 89 votes to 61 last week. Chairperson of the Clare branch of the IFA Stephen Walsh, who's participating in today's demonstration in Dublin, has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons, they're "here to stay".

RTÉ - Drivetime
North Kerry CAMHS review found potential risk of harm in 209 cases

RTÉ - Drivetime

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 30:14


Report from Barry Lenihan; Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry; and Adam Harris, Chief Executive of 'As I Am' Autism Charity

RTÉ - Morning Ireland
Funding cut to tenant-in-situ scheme 'beggars belief', says Sinn Féin

RTÉ - Morning Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 6:44


Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin housing spokesperson, on the reduction of houses purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025.

Best of Nolan
When is a Sinn Féin billboard not a Sinn Féin billboard?

Best of Nolan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 77:46


Mystery over illegal sign in Newry continues.

Irish Times Inside Politics
Have Sinn Féin adopted a populist stance on Ukraine?

Irish Times Inside Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 53:33


Jack Horgan-Jones and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· This week saw the European Parliament approve a € 90 billion package to support Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia. The loan was approved by a comfortable majority, but among those who voted against it were Sinn Féin's two MEPs, Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion. The decision to oppose the measure put them in the company of the likes of Germany's Alternative für Deutschland, Hungary's Fidesz and France's Rassemblement National.· The Government has made a U-turn on the regulation of short-term lets here. After consultation with the tourism industry, Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke decided to change the previous plan to restrict such lets in towns with populations of more than 10,000 to populations of at least 20,000, this move would effectively lift the threat of regulation from potentially thousands of Airbnbs across rural towns here.· The mood was buoyant at the Social Democrat national conference in Cork with the afterglow of Catherine Connolly's presidential election win in evidence, along with polls showing the party has begun to put daylight between itself and the Greens and Labour, who occupy the same political space. Are they about to spearhead a united left movement ahead of the next general election?· Plus, sport and politics collide ahead of the Republic of Ireland's Nations League fixtures against Israel in the autumn. There have been calls for a boycott, but the FAI confirmed on Thursday that the matches would go ahead as planned. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.