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At least 10 scientists... dead or missing... with access to sensitive US nuclear and aerospace research.  

And a conspiracy theory that they’re all connected that’s gone all the way to the White House.  

 Is this just another day in the Trump presidency, or might there be something deeper happening in the United States? 

Is the truth really out there? 

Growing influence from conservatives, religious groups, and parts of the tech industry seem intent on eroding the rights of women in the United States. 

 And it’s happening right before our eyes in the courts and senate across the Atlantic.

 But could that ever really happen here? 

Ciara is joined by Margaret E. Ward, leadership consultant and a contributor to The Irish Times.

Ireland’s approach to drugs has shifted — toward harm reduction, treating addiction as a public health issue rather than a criminal one. 

 But as drug-related violence and intimidation come more into focus, there are questions about whether that balance is right. 

 And whether compassion for addiction is coming at a cost to wider public safety.

Ciara is joined by Dr Chris Luke, a retired consultant in emergency medicine who worked within the system for years and author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, Johann Hari.  

In a week when a lot of people are considering tracing their heritage through the newly released 1926 census, we look at the implications of those who take the step of using their DNA in that search.

On the face of it, it seems quite benign. 

You put a swab in your mouth, place it in a plastic tube and send it off to a company who then tell you about your genetic ancestry a few weeks later.

But who then owns that data and what can they do with it?

Ciara is joined by Professor of law at University College London, Orla Lynskey.

The Kinahan cartel is facing its most serious pressure in years 

After the arrest of Daniel Kinahan, questions are growing about where the organisation goes next 

 
And whether its leadership can even continue to operate from Dubai.

Ciara is joined by Connor Plunkett from Bellingcat

He was once the wealthiest athlete in history and built an entire persona around wealth, excess, and being the best boxer in the world 

 And now — at 49 — you might be surprised to learn that Floyd Money Mayweather may be about to lose a majority of that wealth.

Ciara is joined by Off The Ball’s Cameron Hill

There are thousands of Irish artefacts sitting inside the British Museum. 
 
Some are on display… But many more are locked away in archives — rarely, if ever, seen. 
 
From ancient art… and religious relics… to objects tied to deeply local Irish stories. 
 
They’ve been in London for decades — in some cases, centuries. 
 
But now, the question is getting louder again… Should we be asking for them back? 

Ciara is joined by Professor Laura McAtackney from the School of the Human Environment at UCC

More adults are going for ADHD assessments than perhaps ever before 

 Maybe, trying to get a handle on things that maybe haven’t quite made sense for a while. 

 For some, that process is pretty straightforward — for others, it opens up something bigger than they were expecting. 

Ciara is joined by photographer Ruth Medjber and Dr. Brendan Kelly, Professor in Psychiatry in Trinity College Dublin

For decades, support for Israel in the US felt locked in. 

 But after the latest escalation involving Iran… and now the war in Lebanon… that certainty might be starting to slip 

 So, is the great friendship between these two nations built to last, or will this current conflict prove its demise? 

Ciara is joined by Freddie Hayward, US Correspondent for the New Statesman and by Public opinion researcher and columnist at Haaretz newspaper, Dahlia Scheindlin 

Another 36 infant remains have been recovered at Tuam — bringing the total found there to 69 since excavations began last year. 

 At the same time, a separate site is coming under renewed scrutiny.  

 Planning permission has been granted for housing on lands linked to the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork — where women and hundreds of children are still unaccounted for.

Ciara is joined by Maeve O’Rourke Senior Lecturer in Human Rights Law at the University of Galway, who is also one of the campaigners behind Bessborough