Podcast Episodes

Garda set to strike over Paddy’s Day weekend

Gardaí are set to take industrial action over the St Patrick’s Day weekend, with frontline Gardaí refusing voluntary overtime.  

A Special Delegates …

2 months, 1 week ago

Ireland to be hit by a cold plunge in the coming days. What can we expect?

Ireland is set to take a cold plunge later this week as the long rainy spell gives way to frost and ice, with temperatures expected to hit lows of −4…

2 months, 1 week ago

Should you ‘burp’ your house for better indoor air quality?

A German practice of ‘airing’ your home has recently gained popularity – regardless of the weather outside!  

The practice of ‘luften’, opening your w…

2 months, 1 week ago

If Ireland draw Israel in the UEFA Nations League, should we play the fixture?

Ireland have a 25% chance of drawing Israel in today’s UEFA Nations League draw and the FAI have reiterated their plans to fulfil the two fixtures.

S…

2 months, 1 week ago

How to do Stuff: Celebrate success

Life can be full of confusing things, but no need to worry! Every Wednesday, Simon Tierney will be showing you ‘How to do Stuff’ - bringing his best …

2 months, 1 week ago

Gardaí miss their target of appointing new road policing Gardaí in 2024

Earlier today on the Claire Byrne Show, reporter Alex Rowley revealed that Gardaí missed their target of 75 new Roads Policing Gardaí in 2024, and ha…

2 months, 1 week ago

Olympian publicly asks for a second chance after cheating on Girlfriend. Do grand gestures work?

Now, if you have been keeping up with the Winter Olympics this week you may have noticed a particularly peculiar moment after Tuesday’s biathlon... w…

2 months, 1 week ago

Minister James Lawless on Rent Tenancies Bill, pedestrianisation of College Green and whether student visa's are being used to access Ithe labour market

James Lawless,  Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. TD for Kildare North joined Shane  to discuss the change…

2 months, 1 week ago

Tech Takeover: Prompt Cowboy

For this week’s Tech Takeover, Jess Kelly, Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, joins Shane to explain Prompt Cowboy. Generative AI tools are now bei…

2 months, 1 week ago

Concerns raised over aspects of the proposed pedestrianisation of College Green

Images of the proposed pedestrianisation of College Green and Dame Street were unveiled by Dublin city Council today, with the plan expected to cost …

2 months, 1 week ago