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Latest episodes
Jul 9, 2025 • 4min
Why insurance policyholders aren’t seeing savings?
Savings being generated by the Injuries Resolution Board not being seen by policyholders. That’s according to Brian Hanley, CEO Alliance for Insurance Reform, who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
Jul 9, 2025 • 6min
Delays on tests and treatments for cancer are causing avoidable deaths
Delays on tests and treatments for cancer are causing avoidable deaths, as every four weeks waiting for treatment can increase mortality by 10 per cent. That’s the latest warning from the Irish Cancer Society and Shane spoke to their CEO Averil Power.
Jul 9, 2025 • 4min
Will there be extra rail services for All-Ireland Final?
There have been calls for extra rail services for hurling fans travelling to the Tipperary v Cork All-Ireland Final. Will there be extra services? We asked Barry Kenny, Chief Communications Manager at Iarnrod Eireann.
Jul 9, 2025 • 5min
Hold your hoses and conserve water!
With a long spell of warm weather on the way, Uisce Éireann is urging everyone to help protect our water supplies. We spoke to Mairead Conlon Asset Strategy Manager at Uisce Éireann.
Jul 8, 2025 • 3min
Eighth cousin of Barack Obama Henry Healy
Barack Obama will visit Ireland in September and people can pay two thousand euro for a photo opportunity with him. With us to continue the discussion is someone who might know the former US President a bit better than us. Henry Healy, Moneygall native and eighth cousin of Barack Obama.
Jul 8, 2025 • 6min
Do you get the princess treatment or bare minimum or bare minimum?
Getting your partner flowers, making them coffee every morning, giving them presents six months before their actual birthday. Is this the bare minimum in a relationship, or the “princess treatment”? This is the question that has been all over social media recently. We ask is it just encouraging unfair standards in relationships? All to discuss with Alana Kirk, Author and Midlife Coach.
Jul 8, 2025 • 6min
Almost half of families going without or cutting down on basic essentials
Almost half of families going without or cutting down on basic essentials. So says Barnardos in their Cost of Living 2025 report. We discussed the findings with Barnardos National Policy Manager, Stephen Moffatt.
Jul 8, 2025 • 8min
What if the next president of this Republic was, in fact, you?
New names for the Áras are emerging every week, but what if the next president of this Republic was, in fact, you? That’s the proposal of our guest Joe Humphreys, Assistant News Editor at The Irish Times and writer of the Unthinkable philosophy column.
Jul 8, 2025 • 4min
Tuesday Riff: Barack Obama to visit Ireland
Former US President Barack Obama visit to Ireland. An evening with the former US President will take places in the 3Arena on Friday 23rd September along with a €2k photo opportunity. Ciara and Shane discussed this morning.
Jul 8, 2025 • 7min
What will the future of US-EU trade be?
The European Union is to be given an extra three weeks to negotiate an agreement with the United States, to avert an escalating trade war between the two sides. Joining us now to discuss this further was Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European affairs and Columnist with The Currency, Dan O’Brien.
