Podcast Episodes

How do you master the art of small talk?

We’ve all been there, stuck at the office coffee machine with a coworker, desperately trying to think of something to say that doesn’t involve the we…

1 month ago

Sport with John Duggan: Leinster prep for Champion’s Cup

Off The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the rest of the week’s action…

1 month ago

Irish Rail to ditch €50 million IT system for trains

Irish Rail has concluded that a new IT system to control the movement of trains across the country is unlikely to be used and has written down the €5…

1 month ago

Irish flotilla activists set to return home today via Turkey

Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right National Security Minister ‌ha…

1 month ago

Are dietary restrictions ruining dinner parties?

For years, as a dinner party guest you ate what you were served. Now, diets, intolerances, cultures and overall preferences are haunting party hosts.…

1 month ago

What can we expect from the by-elections tomorrow?

Tomorrow will see the Galway West and Dublin Central constituencies take to the ballot box for the by-elections.

Who are the front runners in each con…

1 month ago

Protests held over death of Yves Sakila

Protests were held today for Yves Sakila, the Congolese man who tragically died after being tackled by security personnel on Henry Street last Friday…

1 month ago

Should supermarkets be fined for wasting food?

Should supermarkets face fines for unsold edible food? A new proposal to tackle food waste would see supermarkets prevented from throwing away unsold…

1 month ago

Should we be able to claim tax back on gym memberships?

“I quit Pilates because Ireland has priced ordinary people like me out of exercise. Tax breaks for gym memberships are a no-brainer – it has become t…

1 month ago

Richard Boyd Barrett on Taoiseach’s Occupied Territories Bill comment

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that passing the Occupied Territories Bill “will not change” Israel's behaviour. This comes as the Sanctions Aga…

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