Patrick Freyne on RTÉ’s The Traitors Ireland: ‘It’s crazy witchfinding b******t. That’s why it’s fun’RTÉ’s version of the Dutch gameshow is a hit. Patrick Freyne explains whyFri Sept 05 2025 - 12:00Listen | 27:42
Missing Dublin boy: unanswered questions as gardaí search waste ground and investigate his pastIn the News podcastThu Sept 04 2025 - 12:00Listen | 20:41
How an Australian mother was wrongfully jailed for killing her four childrenIn the News podcastMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:15Listen | 29:26
Evictions, random rules and overcrowding: Brazilian students on the reality of renting in Dublin In the News podcast: Brazilian landlord Eduardo Gonzaga rents hundreds of propertiesFri Aug 29 2025 - 06:15Listen | 27:24
Presidential nominees: why Fianna Fáil wants GAA legend Jim Gavin In the News podcast: Catherine Connolly won’t be alone on the ballot paper but who will join her?Thu Aug 28 2025 - 06:00Listen | 28:33
Taylor Swift’s latest album announcement was another marketing masterclassHer new album, The Life of a Showgirl, is a month away but already the buzz is deafening and fans are rushing to advance purchase limited edition optionsTue Aug 26 2025 - 05:00
The new IRB: Who are the group calling themselves the Irish Republican Brotherhood? In the News podcast: ‘Sovereign citizen’ group has its own shadow cabinet and is developing its own courts Sun Aug 24 2025 - 06:00Listen | 32:36
Sally Rooney, Palestine Action and a row over the freedom to protestIn the News podcastFri Aug 22 2025 - 06:15Listen | 22:27
The Runaway Couple: The turbulent lives of Constance Marten and Mark GordonIn the News podcastTue Aug 05 2025 - 06:15Listen | 21:16
Racism fuelled by rumour: ‘When he was attacked and looked for help, he was further attacked’In the News podcast: In suburban Tallaght a brutal attack follows a patternMon Jul 28 2025 - 06:15Listen | 26:33
Two names in the race for the Áras: early-mover advantage or risky tactic? In the News podcast: Catherine Connolly and Mairead McGuinness have declared Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:15Listen | 28:04
Why did Trump accuse Obama of treason?In the News podcast: Trump, mired in the Epstein files controversy, offers incendiary distractionThu Jul 24 2025 - 08:06Listen | 24:32
Joe Grogan inquest: Millionaire farmer died the day after he was married In the News podcast: Farmer’s extended family questioned validity of marriage the day before his deathMon Jul 21 2025 - 06:15Listen | 20:25
Afghan data leak: Panic, a press gag and a secret relocation schemeIn the News podcast: UK taxpayers learn of multi-billion pound bill for massive Afghan relocation Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:15Listen | 19:58
The Salt Path: How a blockbuster memoir strayed from the truth In the News podcast: It inspired millions but what is the truth behind Raynor and Moth Winn’s memoir?Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:15Listen | 35:15
‘It was like a scene from an action movie’: How Ireland’s biggest drug bust unfoldedIn the News podcast: MV Matthew bringing drugs from South America was daringly intercepted and seizedFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:15Listen | 28:31
The changing traffic restrictions in Dublin as city looks to go more car-free In the News podcast: Parliament Street is now traffic-free, but what about College Green?Thu Jul 10 2025 - 06:15Listen | 22:31
Enya, whiskey and céilí: Why Ireland is big in JapanIn the News podcast: Taoiseach’s visit designed to cement deepening relationshipFri Jul 04 2025 - 03:00Listen | 17:56
George Gibney: why did it take decades for the alleged sexual abuser to face new charges? In the News podcast: Extradition request for former Irish Olympic coach follows 79 charges of alleged sexual abuse Thu Jul 03 2025 - 05:07Listen | 19:02
Could you really go to jail for watching a ‘dodgy box’ in Ireland?In the News podcast: Suppliers have always been in the court crosshairs - but viewers?Mon Jun 30 2025 - 08:10Listen | 18:07
What the new rent rules mean for landlords and tenantsIn the News podcast: To clear the confusion around new RPZ rules we asked our readers for their questions Sat Jun 28 2025 - 03:00Listen | 23:18
Iran-US relations: What is behind the hostility between the two countries?In the News podcast: US decision to bomb Iran is a dramatic intervention in tense history that dates to 1979Fri Jun 27 2025 - 03:00Listen | 17:37
Kneecap’s provocative poster campaign very much on-brand‘More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo Chara’ visual created by Dublin agency for Irish language rappersTue Jun 24 2025 - 05:00
‘I cried for two days’: Aoife Moore on finding a thread about herself on gossip site Tattle Life In the News podcast: Donna and Neil Sands won landmark defamation caseMon Jun 23 2025 - 09:55Listen | 31:35
Israel needs Trump’s ‘bunker buster’ but will US enter the war?In the News podcast: Understanding what is happening in the Israel-Iran warFri Jun 20 2025 - 06:15Listen | 31:22
Why winning €250m isn’t all its cracked up to beIn the News podcast: Biggest ever EuroMillions prize was won in IrelandThu Jun 19 2025 - 05:00Listen | 28:46
Garda media approach shifts to calm online bigotryCarlow shooting prompted waves of dangerous misinformationTue Jun 17 2025 - 05:00
Mushroom poisoning murder case: 'Five people sat down for a beef Wellington lunch. Three of them died'In the News podcast: rin Patterson on trial gripping Australia. All the evidence has been heard and deliberations will now beginMon Jun 16 2025 - 07:49Listen | 26:35
‘A war that’s been planned for a decade’ - why Israel has attacked Iran and what happens next In the News podcastFri Jun 13 2025 - 13:32Listen | 21:11
When a mother is murdered, how can the killer remain her children’s guardian?In the News podcast: Valerie’s law, named after Valerie French Kilroy would change guardianship legislationFri Jun 13 2025 - 06:15Listen | 28:29
Is Conor McGregor really the only person who wants to be President of Ireland?In the News podcast:It’s June, so where is the list of Áras hopefuls?Thu Jun 12 2025 - 06:15Listen | 19:19
Water cannons and body-worn cameras: How policing has changed under Drew HarrisIn the News podcast: Garda Commissioner has just months left in top jobWed Jun 11 2025 - 06:15Listen | 28:14
Will Rent Pressure Zone reform help fix the housing crisis? Rent Pressure Zones reforms will see changes for landlords and rentersTue Jun 10 2025 - 06:00Listen | 20:56
Now he can be named: The Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuseIn the News podcast: The day before his trial for rape and sexual abuse was due to start Neville Kearns died in a road crashMon Jun 09 2025 - 09:21Listen | 31:43
‘Fear and distrust’: why children’s healthcare is in crisisIn the News podcast: CHI was set up in 2019 to improve governance in paediatric healthcareThu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00Listen | 00:00
Petrol bombs and drive-bys: Why Limerick’s gangland violence is backIn the News podcast: Return of State witness Alice Collins to Hyde Road sparked attacksWed Jun 04 2025 - 06:15Listen | 26:47
Who is the American drifter questioned over Michael Gaine’s murder?In the News podcast: American says he is innocent of sheep farmer’s murderTue Jun 03 2025 - 06:15Listen | 26:10
How did Richard Satchwell get away with the murder of his wife Tina for eight years?In the News podcast: Inside the court on the day Tina Satchwell’s husband was found guiltySat May 31 2025 - 01:00Listen | 31:45
How Shane O’Farrell’s family spent 14 years searching for the truth after fatal hit-and-runIn the News podcast: Lithuanian Zigimantas Gridziuska was a repeat offender who should have been behind barsFri May 30 2025 - 06:15Listen | 32:48
Will tariffs make life even more expensive for Irish consumers? In the News podcast: Inflation is down but prices are up, and then there are Trump’s tariffsMon May 26 2025 - 06:00Listen | 28:46
Was the truth about Joe Biden’s health hidden from American voters? In the News podcast: Former president’s cancer diagnosis raises further questions about his health in the White HouseFri May 23 2025 - 06:00Listen | 25:20
Two Irish-based lawyers and their links to Putin’s soft-power agencyIrish Times journalist Conor Gallagher was part of investigation into Kremlin-based Pravfond Thu May 22 2025 - 11:04Listen | 24:16
Kim Kardashian trial: Star faces ‘grandpa gang’ over 2016 gunpoint robbery in ParisIn the News podcast: Celebrity to face ‘grandpa gang’ in Paris court Mon May 12 2025 - 06:15Listen | 24:06
Pope Leo XIV: who is he and what does he stand for? In the News podcast: Patsy McGarry has reported on three conclaves; this one was differentFri May 09 2025 - 12:56Listen | 17:16
Molly minders: Why the famous Dublin statue is being protected from tourists In the News podcast: Dublin City Council is on petting patrol, stopping Molly Malone from being touchedFri May 09 2025 - 06:15Listen | 18:38
How will Pakistan respond to India’s missile attack? In the News podcast: Development marks a dramatic escalation in the long-simmering conflict between the nuclear powersThu May 08 2025 - 09:47Listen | 21:46
Patrick Freyne on Africa’s forgotten warIn the News podcast: The war in Sudan has resulted in a deadly humanitarian crisisTue May 06 2025 - 06:15Listen | 25:49
Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Why did the lights go out?In the News podcast: Cyberattack is ruled out, but source of unprecedented blackout still not clearFri May 02 2025 - 06:15Listen | 20:55
Kneecap: will ‘moral outrage’ over controversial comments halt the rappers’ rise? In the News podcast: Since Coachella, the Belfast rappers have been in the spotlight; they say it’s a smear campaignThu May 01 2025 - 06:00Listen | 26:25
How the Chinese government monitors its citizens in IrelandIn the News podcast: In Dublin Naria Zyden became the subject of transnational repressionMon Apr 28 2025 - 07:00Listen | 21:28
