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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Grok/AI images

2026-01-1720:34

Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Greenland latest

Greenland latest

2026-01-1720:13

Greenland’s Minister for Business and Energy Naaja Nathanielsen joins the panel of Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Min. of State at the Dept. of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New immigration laws

New immigration laws

2026-01-1706:48

Emer Higgins, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West & Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, Duncan Smith, Labour Party TD for Dublin Fingal East & Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence and Matt Carthy Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Assessment of Needs

Assessment of Needs

2025-12-1323:15

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on Disability / Cara Darmody, disability advocateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Defence

Defence

2025-12-1311:24

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on DisabilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Blister Packs

Blister Packs

2025-12-1318:06

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil Party Whip and TD for Dublin North West / David Cullinane, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and TD for Waterford /Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson on DisabilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Disability supports

Disability supports

2025-12-0625:09

We hear from Joan Carthy, Irish Wheelchair Association’s National Advocacy Manager and our panel of Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O’Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O’Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Min. of State for International Development & the Diaspora, Cian O’Callaghan, Dpt. Leader of the Social Democrats and TD for Dublin Bay North and Claire Kerrane, Sinn Féin TD for Roscommon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pat SchanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rural Crime

Rural Crime

2025-11-2911:58

The new Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said he wants to tackle Rural Crime.Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader Tóibín.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was accommodated in a property owned by the Office of Public Works. Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader TóibínSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The final publication of the Department of Housing's homelessness figures before Christmas shows that 11,492 adults and 5,274 children had nowhere to call home in October. Our panel this week Niall Collins, Reada Cronin and Peader Tóibín.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gender based violence

Gender based violence

2025-11-2219:17

Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by abuse survivor Sonya Stokes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fast Fashion

Fast Fashion

2025-11-2228:55

Our panel of Alan Dillon, Fine Gael TD for Mayo and Minister of State for Small Business and Retail & Circular Economy, Marie Sherlock, Labour TD for Dublin Central and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West are joined by Mark Sweeney, Donated Goods Strategy Manager, Oxfam Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Male Porn Addiction

Male Porn Addiction

2025-11-1521:41

The panel is joined by Colin O’Gara, Head of Addiction Services at St John of God University Hospital.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Storm Claudia

Storm Claudia

2025-11-1513:59

Superintendent Liam Geraghty and our panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North-Central discuss Storm Claudia which continues to affect parts of the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Housing

Housing

2025-11-1515:01

The panel discuss the Government's new housing plan that was unveiled this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Disability costs

Disability costs

2025-11-0827:56

Our panel this week are Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath and Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jonathan 67 🍀

English shrieking in regard to finishing his "point" while interrupting everyone ensuring their point can't be heard... Poor chair from Katie for once

Mar 8th
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