RTÉ Podcast
The end to a wonderful World Cup for Pico Lopes
Today's panel reacts to the end of a wonderful World Cup for Crumlin's Pico Lopes. Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.
35 years of Temple Bar
Martin Harte, CEO of Love Temple Bar; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.
Is the green agenda being loosened to expedite key infrastructure projects?
Sean O'Driscoll, member of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.
Ireland seeks EU money to keep Aughinish Alumina open
Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South and Ged Nash, Labour TD for Louth.
Decision on fuel cuts to be made at Cabinet this week
Dr Emma Howard, Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin, joins the panel of Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South and Ged Nash, Labour TD for Louth.
Should a tourism levy be introduced here?
Paul Gallagher, CEO Irish Hotels Federation, joins the panel of Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South, Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South and Ged Nash, Labour TD for Louth.
Taoiseach's Triple Lock plan facing backbench pushback
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County, Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Sinead Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.
No fault eviction ban
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County, Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Sinead Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown, Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
National Wage Agreement: Industrial unrest mounts ahead of the expiry of the current agreement
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Sinead Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown, Chair of the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Kevin Callinan.
Plans to relax rules for rural and one-off housing to come before Cabinet
Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrat TD for Dublin Central.
What can actually be done to tackle energy costs?
Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at UCD, joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrat TD for Dublin Central.
Emergency text alert system due to be up and running next year
Dr. Robert Thomas, Lecturer in Geomorphology and Flood Risk at The University of Hull, joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrat TD for Dublin Central.
Do EV incentives only benefit the wealthy?
Professor Peter Thorne, member of the Climate Change Advisory Council joins the panel of Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon - Galway and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire.
Calls continue for Govt. to intervene in Ireland v Israel games
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon - Galway and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire.
Concerns raised over EU Migration and Asylum Pact
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon - Galway and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire.
Rotunda seeks meeting with minister on private work by public consultants
Today's panel consists of Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon - Galway and Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire.
Climate Action Plan 2026
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept. of Health and at the Dept. of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Ciarán Ahern, Labour Party TD for Dublin South-West.
Security preparedness
Sean Clancy, former head of the Irish Defence Forces joins the panel of Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept. of Health and at the Dept. of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Ciarán Ahern, Labour Party TD for Dublin South-West.
Aughinish Alumina
Today's panel is made up of Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept. of Health and at the Dept. of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Ciarán Ahern, Labour Party TD for Dublin South-West.
What will the fallout of Dublin Central and Galway West bye-elections be?
Derek Mooney, Political Communications and Public Affairs Consultant, joins today's panel of Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West and Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow.
51% rise in eviction notices in first three months of the year
Klaudia Barrett explains how she and her family are being evicted from their Mayo home and the panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dubin Central and Conor McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford react.
RTÉ to meet Minister for Communications re fresh payment questions
Today's panel is made up of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dubin Central and Conor McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford.
What impact will the Critical Infrastructure Bill have on climate action progress?
Phoebe Duvall, Senior Planning and Environmental Policy Officer with An Taisce, joins the panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dubin Central and Conor McGuinness, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford.
Govt. expresses interest in funding renewable energy projects in other countries
Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West.
Two years of the Dublin City Taskforce - what progress has been made?
Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town, joins the panel of Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West.
Will HSE recruitment pause have an impact on patient services?
Rebecca Brennan, a student nurse in her final year of study, and Tony O'Brien, former Head of the HSE, join the panel of Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dublin North-West.
'It's ridiculous' - qualifying nurse on HSE recruitment pause
Rebecca Brennan, a student nurse in her final year of study, explains her concerns about entering the working world following the HSE's announcement this week that it will pause some recruitment.
Poll finds one third of Irish people abroad plan to return home
Mary Butler, Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Mental Health, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Ciarán Ahern, Labour TD for Dublin South-West.
'Landmark' Mental Health Bill passes through the Dáil
Mary Butler, Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Mental Health, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Ciarán Ahern, Labour TD for Dublin South-West.
Why does a country as rich as Ireland feel so poor sometimes?
Sinead O’Sullivan, Business Economist & former Head of Strategy of the HBS Institute for Strategy at Harvard Business School joins today's panel of Mary Butler, Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Mental Health, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Ciarán Ahern, Labour TD for Dublin South-West.
How worried should we be about AI replacing jobs?
Barry Scannell, Partner in William Fry's Technology Department specialising in Artificial Intelligence joins today's panel of Emer Higgins, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Peadar Toibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central.
GRA raises serious concerns over security and staffing ahead of EU Presidency
Niall Hodgins, GRA President, and Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel, join today's panel of Emer Higgins, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Peadar Toibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central.
Calls to end Special Emergency Arrangements for children in care
Emer Higgins, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Peadar Toibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West and Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central.
Electricity prices could increase in Ireland as soon as next month
Dara Lynott, CEO, Electricity Association of Ireland, joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo.
Trade Unions deliver stark message to Govt. with threat of industrial action
Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo.
Daniel Kinahan arrested in United Arab Emirates
Paul Reynolds, RTÉ Crime Correspondent, has the latest on the arrest of Daniel Kinahan in the United Arab Emirates.
Fuel protests continue around the country
Marc O'Driscoll, RTÉ South East Correspondent, reports from the Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork and today's panel is Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East & Min. of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central.
Changes to the Leaving Cert: concerns over equity and fairness
Kieran Christie, General Secretary ASTI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.
Impact of rising costs on housing targets and infrustruture plans
Paul Davis, Head of the Management School in Faculty of Business in DCU joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.
How secure is Ireland’s energy future?
William Walsh, Chief Executive of the SEAI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.
