Never Have I Ever with Claire Byrne

It’s been one long heavy shower of rain this week as Storm Chandra was followed by another rain front. This has caused havoc as flooding throughout the country showed the limitations of parts of our transport and wider infrastructure. Emmet Oliver is joined by Climate Scientist and the founder of Ireland's Weather Channel, Cathal Nolan, to discuss.

Joining Emmet Oliver to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Louisa Meehan, Woodview HRM & HR and Dispute Resolution expert & Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail.

Award-winning actor Catherine O'Hara, beloved for her performances in the likes of Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone, has died aged 71. Melanie Finn, Entertainment Correspondent for the Irish Independent, joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.

Claire Byrne explores the big stories through the lens of real life.

This podcast brings context, consequences and clarity to the issues shaping Ireland today.

Covering politics and current affairs alongside the human stories behind them, Claire asks the questions people are thinking, but don’t always hear answered.

From housing and health to work, family life, well-being and culture, you’ll hear smart, engaging discussion and moments of light relief - connecting the dots between what’s happening and what it means for you. And it all kicks off on February 3rd.

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Dermot Bannon, Architect and host of 'Room to Improve', joins Anton to chat about his life, career, and the latest season of 'Room to Improve'.

This week, Snapchat's parent company, Snap, settled a social media addiction case days beforeit was due to go to court. The 19-year-old woman who was the plaintiff in the case alleges that social media platform algorithms left her addicted and affected her mental health. Other defendants in the case, including Instagram parent Meta and ByteDance's TikTok, are still set to go to court. To discuss, Anton is joined by Technology Editor at the Irish Independent and host of the Big Tech show podcast, Adrian Weckler.

With all that happened at Davos and the growing divide between NATO allies, where does this leave Ireland and what's next for EU/US relations? Joining Anton to discuss is Simon Coveney, former Tánaiste, Minister for Enterprise and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael.

Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Sunday papers is Noirin O’Sullivan, former Garda Commissioner; Conor Pope, Irish Times Consumer Affairs Correspondent; and Sean O’Rourke, podcaster & and former Broadcaster.

A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man on Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the streets and ramping up tensions in a city already rocked by a previous fatal shooting on January 7th. Joining Anton to discuss is Larry Donnelly, Law lecturer at the University of Galway and Columnist with The Journal.ie.

How did vehicles bought for overseas peacekeeping end up parked in storage and barely driven & what does it mean as Ireland considers a €500 million replacement programme? Joining Anton to discuss is Security Defence Analyst, Declan Power.