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Nov 28, 2025 • 6min
Protecting yourself from online scams
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission are today warning of a surge in online scams as Irish consumers enter the busiest shopping season For more on this, Ciara was joined on the show by Grainne Griffin, Director of Communications with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Nov 28, 2025 • 4min
Putin says Moscow is ready for ‘serious’ peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ended his silence on the US supported peace proposal to resolve the war in Ukraine, stating that Moscow is prepared for “serious” talks on the draft plan. For more on this, Shane was joined by Donnacha O’Beachain, Professor of Politics at DCU and author of the book Unfinished Empire: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Near Abroad
Nov 27, 2025 • 6min
Why they should never make anotherJames Bond film!
Nick Clairmont, Life and Arts of the Washington Examiner Magazine has been writing in The Spectator about the prospect of another James Bond film. Nick explained to Jonathan this morning.
Nov 27, 2025 • 7min
The issues facing apprenticeships today
Lack of information, recognition and pay equality are among the issues facing apprenticeships today, according to the Teachers Union of Ireland. They will discuss these problems at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education. For more on this Jonathan spoke to TUI General Secretary, Michael Gillespie, and began by asking him why we are struggling to fill apprenticeships?
Nov 27, 2025 • 6min
A new scheme to encourage people to downsize their homes
Bank of Ireland will pilot a new loan product allowing people to trade down to a smaller home. The product is similar to bridging finance and is likely to appeal to people whose children have left home and who want to downsize. We discuss further with Carol Tallan, CEO of the Property District and Author of Irish Property Buyers Handbook Series.
Nov 27, 2025 • 4min
Riff: Do we need to do more to boost apprenticeships?
Lack of information, recognition and pay equality are among the issues facing apprenticeships today, according to the Teachers Union of Ireland, who will be discussing these problems at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education. Ciara and Jonathan asked this morning do we need to do more to boost apprenticeships?
Nov 27, 2025 • 8min
European Commissioner Michael McGrath on the threats to democracy
A conference organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties in Dublin today will hear that democracy is coming under increasing threat at home and abroad. We heard from Michael McGrath, EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer and is a keynote speaker at the event.
Nov 27, 2025 • 3min
A first-of-its-kind empathy education programme
A first-of-its-kind empathy education programme from the University of Galway is being rolled out to Transition Year students nationwide, aimed at boosting compassion and emotional skills in schools across the country. We discussed this with Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin.
Nov 27, 2025 • 3min
Nutrition claims how do you separate the fact from the fiction?
The internet is rife with commentators and self-proclaimed nutrition “experts” promoting products with the promise of health benefits but how do you separate the fact from the fiction? All to discuss with Aileen McGloin, Director of Nutrition at Safefood.
Nov 27, 2025 • 7min
Does the transport link plan fall short in some areas?
More than €22 billion will be spent building 30 new major roads, 15 railway lines and five new Bus Connects projects across the country over the next five years. But does the plan fall short in some areas? Ciara discusses this with both Brian Caulfield, Professor in the School of Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and FG TD for Tipperary South and Transport Committee Chairman Michael Murphy.
