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Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide listeners on everything from consumer and employment rights and health issues to savvy holiday options. And Pat is joined by all the best personalities from the entertainment world.
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Latest episodes

Jun 6, 2025 • 13min
Vacant Properties
According to a new report, 1 in every 4 empty Council homes have been boarded up for longer than 12 months.This with nearly 3000 council homes lying empty across the country.Sinn Fein TD Thomas Gould joined Anton to discuss.

Jun 6, 2025 • 10min
London Vegetable Orchestra
Patrick, John, and Clare graham from the London vegetable orchestra join Anton ahead of their performance in Dublin on Saturday.Yes, you read that correctly -- London's Vegetable Orchestra use vegetables as instruments.Listen here.

Jun 6, 2025 • 10min
Are Farmers Better Off Now?
Are farmers better off than they were 40 years ago? Since 1985 we have had better tech more rules and regulations on farming and inflation too. Well Denis Drennan President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICSMA) sat down with Anton to answer that question.Listen here.

Jun 5, 2025 • 6min
Quirky Sports: The Weird Football Competitions of the World
With the new-look Club World Cup starting in two weeks' time, Off The Ball's Cameron Hill joins Pat to discuss some of the world's weirdest football competitions.The entire club season in Greenland, for example, is played over a single week in August, due to sunlight.Listen here for more.

Jun 5, 2025 • 11min
Trump Introduces Travel Ban
Donald Trump announces yet another ban. This time its a US travel ban on 12 countries including Afghanistan Iran and Sudan which will come into effect on Monday. Brett Bruen, President of the Global Situation Room and former Director of Global Engagement at the White House during the Obama Presidency joined Pat to discuss this move.Listen here.

Jun 5, 2025 • 11min
Divorce, and the Family Home - What Actually Happens?
One of the biggest questions during a separation is what to do about the home, especially if one partner wants to stay, often with kids involved. But figuring out how to take over the mortgage solo, buy the other person out, or even keep your credit on track can be a minefield. Margaret Barrett, from Mortgage Navigators, joined Pat to discuss the practical elements of what really happens in a divorce.Listen here.

Jun 5, 2025 • 12min
The Root of all Evil: an Irish Boundary Commission
Cormac Moore, Historian in residence with Dublin City Council and Columnist with the Irish News, joins Pat to discuss his new book "The Root of all Evil: an Irish Boundary Commission."

Jun 5, 2025 • 10min
The Device that Fascinates us All!
The Trump administration wants the Apple iPhone to be made in the US instead of China where most are currently made. But Professor Luke O'Neill , Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College joined Pat to tell us why that won't be possible any time soon.

Jun 5, 2025 • 15min
Westland Row Traffic Changes
Has the latest measures in the Dublin city transport plan made a difference to the city?NewsTalk's own Josh Crosbie reports.

Jun 5, 2025 • 18min
Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration
Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration joined Pat to discuss the fallout from the CHI report and to further discuss the deportation of 35 individuals from Dublin to Nigeria on Wednesday.Listen here.