While there has been feverish activity amongst the other parties to find a suitable candidate, the only declared runner with sufficient support is the independent TD Catherine Connolly. She speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After weeks of speculation, Taoiseach Micheál Martin finally revealed yesterday that he wants former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin to represent Fianna Fáil in the presidential election. Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality, and Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Almost half of all the mothers who gave birth at the National Maternity Hospital last year were in their late 30s or 40s. One in ten mothers were aged over 40. The master of the National Maternity Hospital Professor Shane Higgins joins This Week to speak about the trends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Donald Trump continues to shake global news and markets with the positions he has taken in his second term. This Week gets analysis from Jim Acosta, broadcaster and former CNN Correspondent, who made an address to the Kennedy Summer School in Wexford this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Concerns about a rise in harmful gambling among women came to the fore this week in the wake of a garda investigation into reports of online ticket fraud. Harmful gambling among females in Ireland rose tenfold between 2019 and 2023, according to the ESRI. Nicola Kelly from the Cuain Mhuire treatment centre in Athy speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There has been a large rise in the number of e-scooters on the roads and footpaths across the country. Collisions involving the devices can have devastating consequences. Dr Raymond Carson, a consultant in rehabilitation medicine at the National Rehabilitation University Hospital, speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With two months until the Presidential Election, there is still just one candidate (Catherine Connolly) in the field while we await Fine Gael's choice. But what about Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil? We hear from Fianna Fail TD Malcolm Byrne; former deputy head of press for Sinn Fein, Siobhan Fenton; and then analysis from the Irish Times' Harry McGee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seven months out from a US midterm election which will determine whether President Donald Trump maintains control over the US House of Representatives, a key piece of legislation was passed in Texas to redraw the political map. Bob Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame, gives his analysis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A quarter of all Palestinians in Gaza are starving. That is more than half a million people. That number is expected to rise to more than 640,000 within the next six weeks. Rosalia Bollen, UNICEF communications specialist for Palestine, outlines the situation on the ground.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The event everyone has been talking about in Ireland is taking place this weekend as Oasis play two sold out nights at Croke Park. The Manchester icons played their first Irish gig since 2009 last night and RTÉ's Alan Corr was there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There is mounting concern that the United Nation's peacekeeping operation may not have its mandate renewed at the end of this month. Ireland has participated in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon - on and off - since 1978 and has more than 340 troops stationed there. Retired Brigader General Ger Ahern joins us from our Athlone Studio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will now be joined by EU leaders including Ursula von der Leyen, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron for his meeting with the US President in Washington. We get reaction from Ukrainian MP Maria Metsentseva and BBC journalist Vitaly Shevchenko.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After Mairead McGuinness' withdrawal on health grounds, Fine Gael are now searching for another candidate for the Presidential Election. So who looks the most likely? We first hear from Fine Gael MEP Regina Doherty, and then get analysis from the Political Editor of the Irish Independent, Mary Regan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Israeli military has said it is preparing for the next stage of its offensive to seize control of northern Gaza City. With dozens reported dead each day including children, aid seekers and journalists, how is the conflict reported on through Israeli media? Kate Varley reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Supply shortages and the cost of accommodation continue to be major issues for students and their families. Bryan O'Mahoney, President of the Union of Students in Ireland, tells This Week how students are coping ahead of the new academic year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Items belonging to Sophie Toscan du Plantier, who was murdered in 1996, have been analysed with new DNA testing called M-VAC. A Garda cold case team are awaiting results. This Week speaks to Frank Buttimer, the solicitor who represented the late Ian Bailey for over twenty years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Justin spoke to Colm Brophy, Minister of State with special responsibility for Migration, and asked him if the government had lost the ability to keep Ireland safe for minorities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Detectives are appealing for information following the report of a priest being seriously assaulted in Downpatrick, Co Down. For more on this we were joined by RTÉ Northern Correspondent Conor Macauley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Earlier this week the Guardian reported that Irish data centres were being used to store Israeli military information, including the surveillance data of thousands of Palestinians. Microsoft has denied knowledge of the surveillance. Investigations correspondent Harry Davies, who broke the story, joined the show to discuss his findings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Friday Germany, Israel's second largest arms supplier, announced it would not sell weapons which could be used in Gaza to the IDF. Meanwhile European and Arab nations slammed the Israeli government's decision to occupy Gaza city. Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent for Euronews, unpacked the shifting sentiment for Israel among European leaders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.