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Sep 9, 2025 • 5min
Still waiting for your partner to do that one chore?
Rather than arguing over household tasks, Jess Wright has come up with an alternative solution: she bills her husband if he’s not pulling his weight. Jonathan Healy spoke to Jess, and started by asking her how she came up with this scheme...
Sep 9, 2025 • 4min
French Government has toppled after vote of no confidence
The French Government has once again collapsed after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a vote of confidence in parliament yesterday evening. Suzanne Lynch, Brussels Bureau Chief with Bloomberg brought us the latest.
Sep 9, 2025 • 9min
Fianna Fáil set to decide their Presidential nominee
Fianna Fáíl will today choose its presidential candidate in a secret ballot between candidates Jim Gavin and Billy Kelleher. Newstalk’s Political Correspondent Sean Defoe joined Shane Coleman on the show.
Sep 8, 2025 • 19min
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald
Shane Coleman was joined on the show this morning by Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald.
Sep 8, 2025 • 4min
How inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society
If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly – so writes Adjunct Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin John Fitzgerald in the Irish Times today who joined Shane Coleman on the show.
Sep 8, 2025 • 7min
Calls to halt the threats made against politicians
Gardaí are investigating claims there was a bomb at the family home of Tánaiste Simon Harris yesterday afternoon, resulting in a large security operation. This is the third threat made against the Fine Gael leader in just over a week. Ciaran Cannon, Former Fine Gael TD joined Jonathan Healy on the show this morning.
Sep 8, 2025 • 6min
‘Cocaine kits’: the dangers of openly promoting drug-use
Cocaine kits have been spotted for sale in a shop window in Dublin’s city center. Marketed as ‘snuff kits’, they include a razor, a metal spoon and a snorting tube. How harmful is the open promotion and sale of these products? Addiction counsellor Austin Prior joined Shane Coleman on the show to discuss.
Sep 8, 2025 • 5min
Renewing your wedding vows: an act or romance or self indulgence?
Vow renewals are the new weddings. Sarah Madden brought us this report…
Sep 8, 2025 • 6min
Kerry County Council to hold the first of a series of Presidential candidate consultation meetings
Kerry County Council will today hold the first of a nationwide series of Presidential candidate consultation meetings as the local authority route for securing a nomination narrows. Our reporter Josh Crosbie is in Kerry,,,Newstalk’s political correspondent Sean Defoe joined Jonathan Healy on the show.
Sep 8, 2025 • 4min
Trump eyes Russia sanctions after the biggest strike of war
US President Donald Trump said he was prepared to move forward on new sanctions on Moscow, hours after Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine. Kira Rudyk, Ukrainian MP joined Shane Coleman on the show.
