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A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Uachtaráin Fianna Fáil, an Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Trumps move on Greenland, Homelessness and Grok's AI.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Suzanne Lynch, Brussels Bureau Chief at Bloomberg and Professor John McHale - Head of Economics at the University of Galway give an outlook ahead of this afternoons meeting of EU Ambassadors. The meeting is to assess how to respond to Donald Trump's threat to sanction 8 European countries for getting in his way to take over Greenland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our reporter Eithne Dodd visited two salt marshes recently - in Cork and DublinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
BBC's Middle East Analyst, Sebastian Usher on the brutal crackdown by the authorities, which reportedly led to the death of thousands and has appeared to have crushed nationwide protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Iran has been roiled by protests against rampant inflation and a slump in the currency. Dozens of protestors have reportedly been killed amid an ongoing government crackdown. We were joined by Roja Fazaeli who is Iranian and also Professor of Law and Islamic Studies at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in University of Galway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over 500 students in higher education institutions were found to have used AI illegally in their graded coursework last year. The responses do not include some of the country's biggest universities including UCD, UCC, Maynooth and UL, meaning the figure is likely to be higher. RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd told us what the findings entail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The beginning of each year is when this programme interviews the leaders of the political parties in the Dáil. In 2026, we're starting with the Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who joined Paul in studio today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The European Parliament is to consider whether to ratify the controversial Mercosur trade deal between EU and South America. We discussed the matter with Jorgen Warborn of the centre-right European Peoples Party grouping backing the deal and Sinn Féin's Agriculture spokesperson Martin Kenny, who stands in opposition to it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
US President Donald Trump declared bluntly this week: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not." The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said this week the US "has no right to annex" Greenland.” Paul spoke to Pele Broberg, Greenland's Opposition leader, and a Foreign Minister in the last government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Dáil returns on Tuesday following its lengthy Christmas break. We were joined in studio by Sandra Hurley, RTÉ's Political Reporter, to find out what it will mean for the Government and Opposition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro is in a New York detention centre after an audacious raid to capture him by the United States. We hear from Venezuelans in Ireland; journalist Catherine Ellis; our Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray; Caracas-based freelance journalist Gabriela Mesone Roja; and UCD's Assistant Professor Ed Burke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025 has been described as a "devastating" year on Irish roads, as concern has been expressed about the number of fatalities recorded. This Week speaks to the Minister of State with responsibility for Road Safety, Sean Canney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will the Government finally hit them, or will they be missed again? It's the major political question yet again this forthcoming year. We hear from Conor O'Connell, Director of Housing and Planning at the Construction Industry Federation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Work is nearly complete on the aptly named 'Extremely Large Telescope' high up in the Andes Mountains in Chile. Tom Ray, Professor of Astrophysics at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies and President of the European Southern Observatory, leads the project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today US President Donald Trump will meet President Volodymr Zelenskyi in Florida to discuss a newly refined 20-point plan covering security guarantees, territory in the Donbas, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Niall Stanage from the Hill in Washington explains what he expects from today's meeting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To look ahead at the politics of the coming year, we’re joined by Gerard Howlin, a former Fianna Fáil government advisor and now political commentator and Irish Times columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our reporter Fiachra O’Cionnaith has been trawling through the newly declassified documents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The target, agreed by world leaders in 2015, to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, according to scientists. The consequences are global, and some of those consequences have already been seen in Ireland over the past year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Siobhan O'Grady, the Washington Post's Ukraine bureau chief in KyivSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
French actress, singer and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot had died aged 91.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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