Today we are going to catchup with some topics which we missed from last weeks episode.

Firstly the EU – what are your thoughts on its current existence, where it sits today in the global world and what should it do to ensure itself in the new global future?

Then - lets talk for a few minutes on the National Health Service and Health Service Executive ? What are you experiences of it and what one thing would you suggest to fixing it going forward? QOD - This week we are going to give some recommendations -

So, what book recommendations would you give to our listeners or if you are not a bookworm, what travel places would you recommend them to visit

Book Recommendations -

COLIN

https://www.amazon.com/Angelas-Ashes-Memoir-Frank-McCourt-ebook/dp/B000FBJFSC

https://www.amazon.com/London-Falling-Mysterious-Gilded-Familys-ebook/dp/B0FGZYTRP1

https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Isaac-Asimov-ebook/dp/B000FC1PWA

DECLAN

https://www.amazon.es/Kane-Abel-Jeffrey-Archer-ebook/dp/B003JMF4FC

https://www.amazon.es/Nord-Stream-Conspiracy-Inside-Explosions/dp/1529155460

https://www.amazon.es/Polar-War-Submarines-Struggle-Melting-ebook/dp/B0FCG7HVYX

WALKER

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Sebag_Montefiore

https://www.amazon.es/Jerusalem-Biography-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore-ebook/dp/B004KA9VC

https://www.amazon.es/1984-george-orwell-Libros-eBook-Kindle/s?k=1984+george+orwell&rh=n%3A599364031%2Cp_n_binding_browse-bin%3A1462224031

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moons-Balloon-David-Niven-ebook/dp/B002RI9AIQ

https://www.amazon.es/Bring-Empty-Horses-Golden-Silver/dp/1444716107

After last weeks episode on the heavier subject of Immigration, we are going a little lighter this week and giving our listeners an insight into your hosts personal political and sporting heroes.

Some may be well known, some may not (GAA) and some may be controversial - but we will let you decide on that.

Question of the Day then looks at what is happening in Ukraine, with the sacking of Zelensky's Defence Minister and Army Chief - what's going on?

Please follow the following on the Ukraine War -

Facebook/Youtube - Caolan Robertson

Kiev Independent Newspaper -

On Thatcher and UK's Modern History -

Andrew Marr History of Modern Britain on iPlayer or Youtube

Todays episode we are going to talk about Immigrationand in particular the approach Spain has taken on this contentious issue compared to the rest of Europe.

As you know In our Podcast we will always wrap upthe session with a question of the day section. What is going on in the Iran War and the implications of lasting resolution.

Todays episode we are going to talk about the WorldCup including its interplay with Politics and As our question of the day we are going to discuss Andy Burnhams first policy speech and answer the question canhe change the UK in two years.

In today’s episode the guys discuss CHINA and where they see it with regards the UK and IRELAND and where it is positioning itself in the WORLD. We also ask the question who would you trust more in the world CHINA or the USA and tackle this in the Question of the Day

Todays episode Is looking at SPAIN.

We are all now all living in Spain either permanently or for the majority of the year and have many past experiences ofvisiting SPAIN either for work or on holiday. It therefore would be good to explain these experiences and what has led us to settle down in Andalusia, Spain.

We are all going to take around 5-10 minutes each tolist all our previous connections and at the end give a synopsis of why we now make this our HOME.

After the break, we will tackle this weeks "Question of the Day" -

What can we make of the news that, Peter Murrel (Chief Executive of the SNP) pleading guilty to embezzling £400k of political funds over 10 years and how does this sit with his former wife NICOLA STURGEON?  Does this remind of you anything similar or familiar?

This podcast allows Declan to give a detailed review of his home country and the strides through the last few centuries to where it is today.

Start with the passing of the Act of Union that created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to what exists today for Ireland.

Declan will run through a quick history of Ireland from then till now and them we will have a quick discussion on a question of the day

Todays episode Looks at theupcoming Devolved Government elections in Wales in particular but will also delve into what’s likely to happen north of the border in Scotland also.

- Explain the De Hoyt election methodology in playin Wales.

- The past dominance of Labour and why it is underpressure

- The rise of Plaid on back of domestic Welshissues and not its traditional independence push.

The Darien Scheme was a late 17th century attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to establish a colony on the Isthmus of Panama, near the Gulf of Darien. Conceived as a bold solution to Scotland's economic struggles, the scheme ultimately became a national disaster with far reaching consequences, incuding its influence on the 1707 Act of Union with England.