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RTÉ under fire at the Public Accounts Committee
On Wednesday RTÉ's first of two appearances before a Dáil committee did not quell the scandal enveloping the organisation. On Thursday they were back…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebellion in Russia: Where does it leave Vladimir Putin?
Why did mercurial warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin start an armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership - and then give up after only 24 hours? And…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Tubridy payment scandal: what happens next?
Political reporter Jack Horgan-Jones discusses how this hidden payments debacle unfolded, the damage it has already done and what happens next. Prese…
3 years, 3 months ago
What is fuelling Ireland’s cocaine epidemic?
Cocaine has overtaken heroin and other opioids to become the most common problem drug in Ireland, according to the Health Research Board (HRB). Consu…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why can't we protect girls in State care from sexual exploitation?
This episode includes discussion of sexual exploitation and abuse.
A recent study by UCD’s School of Social Policy has revealed that vulnerable girls…
3 years, 3 months ago
What happened to George Nkencho?
George Nkencho was fatally shot by gardaí on December 30th, 2020, in the front garden of his family’s home in Clonee, Dublin 15. The 27-year-old was …
3 years, 3 months ago
Why can't we keep Dublin city clean?
In her recent column Una Mullally pulled no punches about the state of Dublin city centre. It is once again, she says, a dirty old town.
She writes: “…
3 years, 3 months ago
Revolut scam: 'I watched the total go down by another €5,000'
Alice Coyle lost €10,000 in a matter of minutes in a Revolut scam. The Galway woman tells Bernice Harrison how the scam unfolded after she received a…
3 years, 3 months ago
A radical plan to solve the housing crisis
Housing experts Rory Hearne and Phil Murphy believe they have the answers to Ireland’s housing crisis. The solution as they see it, is the establishm…
3 years, 3 months ago
What will Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest mean for the SNP?
Former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon spent Sunday in a police station being questioned as part of a criminal investigation into her party’s…
3 years, 3 months ago