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Playback

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Sinéad Mooney brings you the best of the week's wireless - from the big news stories to the features, drama, documentaries, sport and music.
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Episodes

Playback - July 19th

This week on Playback. Playback. Square lighthouses and hard cheese, Oliver takes the road west. Hurl or hurley – which way do you sliotar? And the Dáil rises for the summer recess. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jul 18, 202548 min

Playback - July 12th

This week on Playback. Sunshine at the beach - but watch out for those weever fish. Conspiracy theorists and a call for empathy. And gather ye rosebuds while ye may – for the end is nigh. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jul 11, 202547 min

Playback - July 5th

This week on Playback. Are college fees set to rise? Students and families react. The Liveline hunger games begins. And the Presidential election - anyone for the big house – anyone? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jul 04, 202545 min

Playback - June 28th

This week on Playback. Pork or vegan – when is a sausage not a sausage? Is it ever OK to drop the F bomb? And after 27 years, it’s Joe’s last Liveline. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jun 27, 202545 min

Playback June 21st 2025

Wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, Druid Supremo Gary Hynes on grief, Arena Celebrates Jaws at 50, and the country is gripped by Euromillions fever. Presented by Brian Lally.

Jun 20, 202544 min

Playback - June 14th

This week on Playback. We get to grips with the new Rent Pressure Zones. We pay tribute to the genius of Brian Wilson. And the London Irish kids growing up cockney. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jun 13, 202543 min

Playback - June 7th

On this week's Playback. Trump, Musk and the broken bromance. Beauty, judgement and the pretty privilege. And care failings and neglect in our nursing homes. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jun 06, 202543 min

Playback - May 31st

This week on Playback. Bono on fathers and fame. Madonna and some patron saints. And Joe Duffy goes all Metallica. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

May 30, 202542 min

Playback - May 24th

This week on Playback. Housing, holiday homes and boycotts. Empire, the guillotine and horrible histories. And just who is in the running for Liveline. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

May 23, 202544 min

Playback - May 17th

This week on Playback. The jet, the deals, and the entourage – President Trump on tour. AI Robots storm Montrose. And just who sleeps where on Dolly’s tour bus. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

May 16, 202543 min

Playback - May 10th

This week on Playback. The coy love child of the short and the skirt - we give you the skort. Liveline and Joe’s shock announcement. And of course the Conclave and the Pope. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

May 09, 202543 min

Playback - May 3th

This week on Playback. The politics and pricing of festivals. Advice on grown-up hope for uncertain times. And just how do you park a Dublin bus? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

May 02, 202545 min

Playback - April 19th

This week on Playback. Space, the universe and Katy Perry. Finally - the green jacket for Rory McIlroy. And fairy forts – where the real power lies. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Apr 18, 202544 min

Playback - April 12th

This week on Playback. Tariffs on. Tariffs off again. But just where are we now? With Brendan - Bryan Adams, Bono and tennis whites. And snipe guts on toast anyone? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Apr 11, 202542 min

Playback April 4th

Taking stock of the tarriffs, memories of Micko and how to spot a hoopoe. All on this week's Playback, presented by Fiona Kelly

Apr 04, 202544 min

Playback - March 29th

This week on Playback. The holy show that was the Dáil speaking row. 1985 and the phenomenon of the Moving Statues. And end of the world bunkers and grab bags. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Mar 28, 202544 min

Playback March 22nd 2025

on this week’s Playback... Silent and ice free – the benefits of greasy fur... Your water bottle – slime and gunge – and no, a quick rinse won’t do... And Síle na Gigs uncovered... Presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Mar 21, 202546 min

Playback - March 15th

This week on Playback. Micheál and Donald meet in the Oval Office. On Liveline, a shocking story of poison pen letters. And Bryan Dobson as you’ve never heard him before. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Mar 14, 202544 min

Playback - March 8th

This week on Playback. Another week of geopolitical turmoil and the plan to ReArm Europe. With Brendan, the cables on the ocean floor connecting us all. And on Liveline, don’t you dare Paddy’s Day me. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Mar 07, 202543 min

Playback - March 1st

"Make a deal or we’re out" – Trump and Zelensky Clash. The Dáil speaking rights row rumbles on. And Ray is in a sponge city while Claire takes a cleansing flight. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Feb 28, 202544 min

Playback - Feb 22nd

This week on Playback. Modular buildings or beds in sheds – we get the low down. Who might be going for the Áras - or at least not ruling it out. And the mosh pit that is frog spawn. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Feb 21, 202544 min

Playback - Feb 15th

This week on Playback. Trump, Putin and the war in Ukraine. The mystery comedy correspondent on Lyric. And does God approve of sex? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Feb 14, 202543 min

Playback - Feb 8th

This week on Playback. Winning a Grammy and phoning the Mammy. How often is too often? Washing that is. And a week of headlines from President Donald J. Trump. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Feb 07, 202543 min

Playback - Feb 1st

This week on Playback. Biddies and brídógs - we get our Bridget on for Imbolg. DeepSeek has its AI Sputnik moment. And coping without power or water in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jan 31, 202544 min

Playback - January 25th

This week on Playback. The Dáil suspended not once, but twice. President Trump’s flurry of executive orders. And the devastation of Storm Éowyn. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jan 24, 202544 min

Playback - Jan 18th

The new programme for government analysed, why women might have ruled in the Iron Ages and hopes for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza – all on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jan 17, 202543 min

Playback - Jan 11th

This week on Playback. The cold snap, the deep freeze – how did you fare? Big tech gets a ticket on the Trump train and the quiet joy of being average. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jan 10, 202546 min

Playback - January 4th

This week on Playback. The year ahead and those pesky resolutions. The Boston Irish and gang warfare. And 'No Spend Days' – should you? Could you? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Jan 03, 202545 min

Playback - Best of the Year

The very best bits of the radio year for 2024 - all in this special Playback presented and produced by Sinéad Mooney.

Dec 27, 202442 min

Playback - Dec 21st

The Daíl returns, but there isn't much festive cheer. Planes, trains and ferries home for Christmas. And the science behind Santa. Presented by Una Kelly.

Dec 21, 202439 min
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