Jim Gavin's dramatic exit from the presidential race gives Aoife and Colm plenty to chat about this week as they reflect on his brief campaign and how the amount of money needed to bring down a Fianna Fáil candidate is slowly decreasing as the years go on.

If that's not enough, they also unpack Budget 2026 and the bizarre quotes coming out of the UK party conferences.

The first of the Irish citizens who were on board an aid floatilla headed for Gaza have returned after being held by Israel and Aoife and Colm discuss the importance of these protests which have been dismissed by some as 'publicity stunts'.

And in the North, Belfast City Council has made the historic decision to introduce bilingual signage and logos.

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