Podcast Episodes

Ireland v Israel: Why the contentious soccer games are still going ahead

Since the fixtures were announced earlier this year, the voices calling for the Republic of Ireland to boycott its Nations League games against Israe…

23 hours ago

Does Russia have access to Irish state passwords?

This episode was originally published in July 2026.

Employees of three key State agencies use a computer programme called Passwork to generate and pro…

1 day, 23 hours ago

Belfast’s race riots: what happened next?

The scenes of violence and rampant destruction on the streets of Belfast on June 9th  were reminiscent of disorder we’ve seen before.

But these were n…

2 days, 22 hours ago

50 years on, the story of how Ireland's biggest band was born

Today we're sharing the opening episode of a three-part series by Róisín Ingle that tells the untold origin story of U2. We hope you enjoy it. The fi…

3 days, 9 hours ago

How Irish scientists are fighting sophisticated drug gangs

Staying ahead of organised drug gangs is the daily challenge facing the scientists and analysts at Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).

And with criminal o…

3 days, 22 hours ago

What does Canada want from the EU?

In her speech to MEPs on Wednesday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen spoke about Canada becoming an “associate” member of the EU in…

6 days, 21 hours ago

Is it time to rein in the data centre boom?

It seems incredible that no one knows how many data centres there are in Ireland. It could be as many as 100, it could be more. Whatever the number t…

1 week ago

Could AI really wipe out humanity?

It has long been known that AI poses risks to humanity, but the scale of them is only starting to become clear. And those risks are terrifying.

This m…

1 week, 1 day ago

What to do with a stolen Renoir

Thieves who broke into the Renoir Museum in the south of France escaped with two paintings, having dropped two others as they fled the building.

The v…

1 week, 2 days ago

How ‘assassin wanted’ ad links a Cyprus murder plot with Kinahan cartel

In late summer, a criminal using the name “SpongeJob” posted a wanted ad on Telegram, an the encrypted messaging service.

He was looking for a hitman …

1 week, 3 days ago