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Beef, Business and a Brussels Bust-Up
Season 1 Episode 147
A long-running European trade deal is heading for a crunch moment, and it’s sparked one of the loudest rows in Irish politics in years.
As EU ambassa…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Is It Time to Move Shakespeare Off Centre Stage?
Season 1 Episode 146
William Shakespeare is back in the cultural spotlight with the release of the film Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. But while the fil…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
After the Jubilee: What Did the Catholic Church Actually Achieve?
Season 1 Episode 145
January 6th marks Epiphany, Nollaig na mBan, and the official end of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year. It closes the door on a remarkable twelve mo…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Ceasefire or Low-Intensity War? What’s Really Happening in Gaza
Season 1 Episode 144
On paper, Gaza is in a ceasefire. On the ground, Israeli military operations continue, borders inside the strip are shifting, aid access is tightenin…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
America250: Celebration or Culture War?
Season 1 Episode 143
This year, the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What was meant to be a sweeping national commemora…
6 months ago
Best of: Why is Gen Z giving God a second look?
Season 1 Episode 142
During 2025, the Catholic Church celebrated its Jubilee of Youth. At the same time, polling research in Ireland and the UK revealed growth in spiritu…
6 months ago
Best of: The Real House of Guinness
Season 1 Episode 141
One of the biggest streaming hits of the year was The House of Guinness on Netflix. In this podcast from the Newstalk Daily archive, Ciara Doherty is…
6 months ago
Best of: Golfgate
Season 1 Episode 140
Five years ago, the fallout from an Oireachtas Golf Society event at the Station House Hotel in Clifden, county Galway, became one of the most politi…
6 months ago
In the Snug with Donal Fallon (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 139
The Irish pub has always been about more than drink. In part two of this conversation, Tara Duggan is joined by social historian Donal Fallon to expl…
6 months ago
In the Snug with Donal Fallon (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 138
On St Stephen’s Day, many of us gather in a particular social space — the pub. In this special edition of the podcast, Tara Duggan is joined in the s…
6 months, 1 week ago