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A peace deal has been signed between the US and Iran.  

 Donald Trump will hope that this solidifies what was a shaky ceasefire born of fraught relationships within the region and a resounding lack of confidence at home.  

 But has the United States emerged as the loser of the war they started?  

 Where does this new deal leave Iran and Israel?  

 And, most importantly. Can it hold? 

Ciara is joined by Gina London, International Communications Strategist & Trainer, and a former Award-winning CNN correspondent and Borzou Daragahi, long time Foreign Correspondent and Founder of Badlands Newsletter.

New constituencies are due to be drawn and may jostle the political landscape many of us were already familiar with.  

 The goal is to accommodate the population growth the country has seen.  

 But with constituencies clashing and political lines growing jagged, is the prospect of a satisfactory solution unrealistic?

Ciara is joined by Sean Defoe, Newstalk’s political correspondent.

Fifty years ago, three men were convicted of carrying out the Sallins train robbery. 

 Their convictions were based on confessions that had been obtained under duress. 

 Two were later cleared, the third was pardoned, and all three received compensation. 

 But the State has never apologised, and there has never been a public inquiry into what happened. 

So, why not? 

Ciara is joined by contributor to The Irish Times, Patsy McGarry.

Ireland will play Israel in the Nations League. 

 But the home game will no longer take place in Dublin. 

 The FAI has moved it overseas, to a neutral venue, behind closed doors. 

 This has, as imagined, not satisfied anybody really... Now the dispute may be getting to the courts. 

Ciara is joined by Stuart Gilhooly, legal adviser to the Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland.

A public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane began last week. 

 He was shot dead in front of his family in 1989. 

 For 37 years, his widow Geraldine, and their children, have campaigned for a full public inquiry into allegations of British state collusion. 

 And finally, after all these years and campaigning, the hearing begins. 

Ciara is joined by Pat's son Michael Finucane

Aughinish Alumina in Co Limerick is one of the biggest alumina refineries in Europe.

 It is also owned by Rusal, the Russian aluminium giant founded by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska. 

 Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, questions have been raised about whether alumina linked to the plant is feeding supply chains connected to Moscow’s war effort.

But four years into the war, Aughinish remains open, Russian-owned, and outside any sanctions. 

Ciara is joined by Journalist and Author of Leaving Russia: How Putin Forced a Country’s Future to Flee, Jason Corcoran.

Switzerland is about to vote on whether to cap its population at ten million people. 

The proposal comes from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party. 

 They are saying that immigration is putting too much pressure on housing, schools, healthcare and transport. 

 But opponents say it could damage Switzerland’s relationship with the EU — and maybe create its own version of Brexit. 

Ciara is joined by Imogen Foulkes, BBC Geneva correspondent

The World Cup finally begins this week, after years of build up, much of which was in the form of criticism. 

 For the first time, it will be played across three countries — the US, Canada and Mexico. 

 48 teams, 104 matches, and record revenues for FIFA. 

 But with ticket prices rising, hotel bookings well below forecast, and questions over the sheer size of the tournament, is the football at risk of fading to the background as big business takes over?

Ciara is joined by the host of Newstalk's Breakfast Business, Joe Lynam.

Donald Trump has walked out of another major TV interview. 

 This time, it was with NBC’s Kristen Welker, after he was challenged on his claims about the 2020 election and a proposed fund for people prosecuted under Joe Biden. 

 The row has opened up questions about January 6th and about Trump’s grip on the Republican Party.

Ciara is joined by Law Lecturer at the University of Galway and US politics commentator, Larry Donnelly.

Nearly 6,000 former racing greyhounds born in Ireland over just two years are now dead. 

 These animals were only between 4 and 5 years old are presumed to be destroyed after their “careers” ended. 

 This is also an industry that the Irish Government gives over 19 million euro annually, despite declining attendances. 

 So should the tax payer continue to support greyhound racing in this country?

Ciara is joined by Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman & former Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill, a lifelong greyhound racing fan and advocate.