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Episodes
'You are not with us', Israelis tell Ireland
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Paul Cunningham told an an Israeli that he is Irish, the man simply stated: "You are not with us". Áine gets an update, then the team considers ...
Disinformation & division amid mass death - Gaza latest
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heated emotion in the Dáil as deputies fail to reach unanimous agreement on a Gaza motion. Sandra Hurley is in Rome with President Higgins who pushed...
Stephen Donnelly's Budget blues
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Was Stephen Donnelly hung out to dry? How targeted is the mortgage relief, and might we see that change? The team examines the fallout from Budget 202...
Winners and losers of Budget '24
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that it's been announced, Áine Lawlor and the team consider the verdict on Budget 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The final countdown to Budget 2024 - what do we know?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Fianna Fail's first Budget in well over a decade. Massive expectations have been tempered somewhat as corporation tax receipts continue to soften...
Surgery controversy gets political
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heated exchanges at the health committee revealed there's an invoice for unapproved spinal implants, but paradoxically no evidence of procurement. Wha...
The atmosphere becomes toxic on Kildare Street
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amid warnings that if violence is left unchecked, Irish democracy could be faced with its own Capitol Hill riots, the team considers the troubling eve...
Mary Lou's return, FF think-in and Leo's North woes
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Mary Lou McDonald returns to the political fray, the Tánaiste warns that we don't do coronations in this country. Sinn Féin will be keen to avoid...
The Cabinet finale ends hectic season
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This term's final cabinet meeting had over 60 items on the agenda. Right at the top was crime, after Justice Minister Helen McEntee's ham-fisted photo...
Leo's secret Kyiv mission
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Varadkar's flying visit to Ukraine was kept under wraps until the last minute. But Paul Cunningham tells us that the security operation nearly cam...
The new broom at RTÉ starts clean-up
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Is this the end of the beginning?" asks Áine Lawlor after another marathon committee session for RTÉ top brass. It was the first Oireachtas outing ...
RTÉ latest: Marty's car and management reshuffle
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can the embattled national broadcaster plot a path to redemption? A third week of committee hearings lies ahead, with Ryan Tubridy facing a grueli...
RTÉ at PAC - what we learned
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Áíne Lawlor is joined by Paul Cunningham and Micheál Lehane to discuss the day's revelations at the Public Accounts Committee.See omnystudio.com/li...
The latest on Tubridy pay deal
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the revelations about Ryan Tubridy's pay deal making headlines nationwide, Aine and the team look at the latest developments, and cast an eye ove...