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This Week

RTÉ Radio 1www.rte.ie
A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Episodes

Will energy prices continue to rise?

The conflict in the Middle East has caused substantial increases in the cost of oil and gas. Liz Bossley, who has fifty years of experience in international oil markets, gives her view on the current situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 08, 20268 min

Khamenei confirmed dead as Iran conflict engulfs region

We hear from Reza Sayah (France 24 Correspondent in Tehran); Sebastian Usher (BBC Middle East Analyst); Dr Roja Fazaeli, Professor of Law and Islamic Studies at the University of Galway; Jackie Fox (Washington Correspondent); and Dr Edward Burke (Assistant Professor in History of Warfare at UCD). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 01, 202630 min

Spring is on the way

After what seems like endless rain, we are beginning to see patches of blue sky and that means spring is on the way. Eithne Dodd has been speaking to gardeners and garden-lovers about when they will know it’s springtime See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 20266 min

Guardians of vulnerable children in court cases threaten High Court action

Guardians who represent the interests of vulnerable children in complex court cases are threatening High Court action over plans to regulate their service. We hear from Dermot Simms, former District Court Judge and now Chair of the Association of Guardians Ad Litem, and Pat Bergin, Director of the new Guardian Ad Litem National Service See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 202614 min

Trump roils global trade again with more tariffs

After a US Supreme Court ruling struck down previous tariffs, Donald Trump has announced new 15% tariffs on imported goods. Laura Noonan from Bloomberg News explains the new measures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 20267 min

Leader Interviews: Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin

In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined by Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 22, 202624 min

Further talks to take place over Ukraine-Russia conflict this week

Further US-brokered talks aimed at ending Russia's war on Ukraine are due to take place in Geneva next week, after previous talks in Abu Dhabi. Siobhan O'Grady, Ukraine Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, outlines the state of play ahead of the meetings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 15, 20267 min

Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci as former British agent Stakeknife

During statements on the Kenova Inquiry, Taoiseach Micheál Martin named Freddie Scappaticci as the former British army agent - nicknamed Stakeknife. Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster speaks to This Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 15, 20267 min

Leader Interviews: Simon Harris of Fine Gael

In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined by Simon Harris, Tánaiste and leader of Fine Gael. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 15, 202627 min

US-Iran Tensions

Iran and the United States are due to hold more indirect talks on Tehran's nuclear capacity after what were described as positive discussions in Oman on Friday. For more on this Paul is joined by Ghoncheh Habibiazad of BBC News Persian See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 20266 min

Washington Post starts massive layoffs, gutting sports and foreign coverage

The newspaper associated with breaking the Watergate scandal, and significantly contributed to US President Richard Nixon's resignation, was rocked to its core this week when management unveiled swinging cuts, including axing most of its foreign correspondents. Glenn Kessler joins Paul Cunningham for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 20267 min

Dubliner Colm Byrne and the next Gaza Flotilla

The Global Sumud Flotilla announced this week that it's organising another sail to Gaza with the aim of delivering humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory and helping to rebuild its infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 20267 min

XL Bully Ban

We've just passed the one-year anniversary of the ban on the XL Bully dog in Ireland. Eithne Dodd has this report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 20267 min

Kenny Jacobs stands down as DAA CEO

The DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs stood down from his position this week, after reaching a High Court settlement with the airport's operator and receiving an undisclosed payment. For more on this we're joined by Arthur Beesley, Current Affairs Editor with the Irish Times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 20267 min

Leader Interviews: Holly Cairns of the Social Democrats

In the latest of our interviews with leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined in studio presently by the leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 08, 202616 min

Kurdish forces agree to integrate with Syrian state

Syria's government and Kurdish forces have reached a comprehensive agreement that includes the gradual integration of the Kurds' forces and administration into the central state. We talk to two Kurds in Ireland (Jude Bakar & Zhyan Phelan) and correspondent Jasper Mortimer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 202613 min

One in Four on Pope Leo's meeting with Irish abuse survivor

Tomorrow, Pope Leo XIV will hold a private audience with abuse survivor David Ryan who featured in the RTÉ Radio documentary Blackrock Boys. We hear from Deidre Kenny of One in Four, who will accompany David on the trip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 20266 min

Leader Interviews: Michael Collins of Independent Ireland

In the latest of our interviews with the leaders of parties in the Dáil, we're joined from our Cork studio by deputy Michael Collins who is leader of Independent Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 20269 min

Irish Red Cross administers grants to businesses and organisations hit by Storm Chandra

On Friday, the Government increased grants to small businesses from €20,000 to €100,000. In a new approach, hundreds of Red Cross volunteers have been knocking on doors alerting people impacted by flooding about their entitlements. Eithne Dodd reports from Enniscorthy with some of those volunteers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 20268 min

Patrick Honohan on the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his nominee to become the next chief of the Federal Reserve is Kevin Warsh. We speak to Patrick Honohan, former Governor of the Irish Central Bank See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 01, 20267 min

Six Irish people received Oscar nominations this week

This week, six Irish people received an Oscar nomination - Jessie Buckley, John Kelly, Richard Baneham, Maggie O’Farrell, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe. Two Irish film studios - Element Pictures and Wild Atlantic Pictures – saw their respective movies Bugonia and Blue Moon nominated. Eithne Dodd, RTÉ Reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 20267 min

Taoiseach and Tánaiste attend the Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration

An opinion poll suggests that one in 10 Irish people - aged between 18 and 29 - believe that the Holocaust is a “myth". We speak to Holocaust survivor Suzi Diamond and chair of Holocaust Education Ireland Tom O'Dowd See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 202621 min

Leaders Interview: Ivana Bacik

Ivan Bacik, Labour Leader on how to handle Trump, the possibility of a United Left and the EU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 202612 min

Nurse shot in Minneapolis by ICE agents

Sean Murray, Irish Examiner, reports from Minneapolis where a protestor and US citizen, Alex Pretti, was tackled by masked ICE agents yesterday and then shot dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 25, 20266 min
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