Everyday Ethics

Is science closer to unlocking lost memories? Professor Tomás Ryan explores this question

The ethics of war. From Ukraine to Gaza. Has the world lost its moral compass?

Are you one of the many thousands tuning into the Netflix series The Chosen? The multi-season series tells the life and ministry of Jesus and the people he encountered throughout his life. Set in the times of Roman oppression in Palestine, we learn about Mary Magdalene, Thaddeus, Little James, the fishermen, Simon, Andrew, Big James and John; who they were and who they became when they followed the Messiah.

It's a day many of us hold out for, when we can step away from the rat race, enjoy life at a slower pace and officially retire. But is that day stretching later and later into our older age? The state pension age of 66 will rise to 67 between May 2026 and March 2028 and from the mid-2040s , it's expected to rise to 68.

'I lied to my family, I stole £1.3 million from my company', a gambler's road to ruin.

What ethical challenges and dilemmas arise by prolonging humanity's time on earth?

Primary and post-primary schools need to be more diverse - and it's up to the Churches, which run them, to do it. That's according to one of the leading authorities on shared education, Tony Gallagher, Emeritus Professor at Queen's University, who has just published a paper on religion and diversity in schools and how, if at all, it has changed since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with Professor Gallagher, retired principal of St Joseph's Secondary School in North Belfast Michelle Marken, Karen Jardine, convenor of the Presbyterian Church's state education committee, and the former editor of the Irish Catholic Michael Kelly

Millions do it. Does the singular prayer carry more weight than the millions praying for the same thing? Audrey Carville is joined by three theologians: Professor Tina Beattie, Dr Elaine Storkey and Professor Laurence Kirkpatrick.

Some experts, including one of its creators, warn that its further development could lead to humans becoming extinct. Others warn about its potential in generating and maintaining warfare. But what about the good it could, and already is, doing? Is it time to embrace this future? Audrey Carville talks to Tom Hadley, an expert in workforce management and future of work trends, and Niamh Donnelly who is Chief Robotics Officer at a tech company specialising in healthcare solutions that use robotics and artificial intelligence.

Audrey and a panel of guests, discuss the year on it’s way out, and the new one coming in