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The 2025 Programme for Government contains a commitment to amend the law regarding the provision of a sexual abuse complainant’s counselling notes, but what should be done?Joining Seán to discuss is Dr Susan Leahy, Associate Professor at the School of Law at the University of Limerick…

If you’re looking for a second-hand car, or a set of used golf clubs, Facebook Marketplace might be a good place to look.But, would you consider buying a shipwreck if it popped up on your Facebook?Diver and Youtuber Dom Dobinson has done just that, and joins John Fardy to discuss.Image: Dom Robinson

Agatha Christie is one of the most known and celebrated authors in modern history, being a pioneer of the crime fiction genre. Today, BBC Maestro are offering online courses delivered by an AI version of the writer.Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss this is Dr Mark Alridge, Agatha Christie Historian and speaker at Southampton Solent University.Image: Britannica

A Soviet-era spacecraft, that has been in orbit for over 50 years, is set to crash land into Earth at some stage over the next week or so. But, why is this going to happen, and what was the mysterious craft’s original mission?Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss is Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland…

This year, Guinness World Records is marking the 70th anniversary of the publication of their first book. But, did you know that the origins of this extraordinary story began in Castlebridge in Co. Wexford?Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss is John Ryan from the Castlebridge Inspire Group…

Many horror buffs have puzzled for years over the mysterious photograph that appears at the end of the iconic 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic ‘The Shining’. Well recently, an academic in England has sleuthed an answer!Joining Seán to discuss is Alasdair Spark, retired American Studies Lecturer at the University of Winchester…

Trump's offer of refugee status to white South Africans has, inevitably, proven hugely controversial, in a country with a dark history of apartheid. But, are South Africans taking him up on the offer?Joining Seán to discuss is Rachel Savage, the Guardian's southern Africa correspondent…Image: Reuters

It's Irish National Poetry Day!Are poems for the masses, or are they just for the posh?Newstalk Reporter Josh Crosbie sent this in.

There are many important debates among historians. Where did the agricultural revolution start exactly? Would Germany have won World War 2 if they hadn’t invaded Russia?And now, how many penises are there on the Bayeux Tapestry?To answer this burning question, Seán is joined by Dr. Christopher Monk.

Most people’s closest and dearest friends are around the same age as themselves. With us usually making our friends through school or college, it is not surprising that cross- generational friendships are somewhat unusual.But, does having friends of varying ages fulfil needs your peers can't?Joining Seán for more on this is Journalist Sinead Kehoe.