The latest batch of ships involved with the Global Samud Flotilla has set sail, so I thought it might be a good time to speak with one of the organisers to get a greater understanding of what is involved and what the hopes are for this movement. Fortunately, Karen Moynihan, Irish co-ordinator with the Global Movement to Gaza campaign generously gave us some time, and also, a renewed sense of hope.

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It's been a hefty week in the world of showbiz with the Emmys happening along with An Post launching Westlife stamps and somehow causing controversy in the process. James O'Hagan joins me to take us through the stories.

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It's a heavy week of news this week, and Carl Kinsella and I do our best to take you through it all. We explain who Charlie Kirk was and discuss the responses to his death, we give you an update on what's going on with the flotilla setting sale for Gaza and talk about RTE's decision that Ireland will not take part in Eurovision this year if Israel do.

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Journalist Una Mullally has been writing about Dublin for most of her adult life, including the challenges its faced since the pandemic. Lots of us spend a lot of time talking about and worrying about the loss of culture, social spaces and general buzz in the city centre, but what can we do to actually make changes? Una investigates this in a new podcast series, Saving the City. Saving The City offers an injection of hope and positivity for Dublin, with practical solutions to revolutionise how our city works, and how to improve the quality of life for its residents. I was delighted to catch up with Una this week to chat about why she wanted to do this podcast, and how we can feel positive about the future of Ireland's capital city.

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Emer McLysaght is back to take us through the week's entertainment stories and there was a lot to cover. We discuss the VMAs and I explain KATSEYE to Emer, we chat about the discourse around the new Wuthering Heights film and the trailer for The Walsh Sisters which is coming next month to RTE.

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We go around the world in this week's news catch-up, from an update on Gaza and Israel to what's happening in our presidential race and Donald Trump's latest batch of strange behaviour.

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This Friday's guest is Dr. Anthony Delaney, actor, historian and author of Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers. We discuss our time in college together, twists and turns in career paths and of course, the queer history he covers in his brilliant book.

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Cian Sullivan is on duty this week, taking us through the week's entertainment stories. Cardi B is serving pure comedy in her trial, people won't let Sabrina Carpenter be an adult, and the internet simply can't be normal about The Summer I Turned Pretty.

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It's a hefty news episode this week. We discuss the latest from Gaza, the Irish protester punched by police in Berlin, the continued madness of the presidential race, the rumour that Donald Trump was dead and lots more.

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I have officially retired for the Autumn and to me that often means cosy nights in with a lovely glass of wine. This week, so, I thought it might be nice to have some wine chat with wine expert and educator Sinead Smyth. We get right down to the basics of how wine is made, how to figure out what you like, and why wine should be for everyone, not just people with massive budgets and a wealth of knowledge.

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