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COVID19 is having devastating effect on lives and economies in Ireland and around the world. In the 'Pandemic' podcast, RTÉ's reporters will bring you the latest news and analysis on the pandemic.... more
FAQs about Pandemic:How many episodes does Pandemic have?The podcast currently has 96 episodes available.
June 02, 2020Ep. 45 Oh, Behave...Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers about the appearence of hospital consultants' representatives at the Dáil Covid Committee. Also: Dr Pete Lunn, head of the ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit on the challenges of behaviour as restrictions ease....more35minPlay
May 29, 2020Ep 44. Back To School?Colm Ó Mongáin and Correspondent Órla O'Donnell discuss the latest Government briefing on schools, childcare and more. Also: Dutch journalist & author Alex Hijmans on Brazil under Bolsonaro during the pandemic....more31minPlay
May 28, 2020Ep. 43 Is Anyone Responsible?On a day when figures show Ireland to have the second highest proportion of deaths in residential care settings in the world, Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Correspondent Sinéad Crowley and Mervyn Taylor, Chief Executive of Sage, an advocacy group for vulnerable older people....more27minPlay
May 27, 2020Ep 42. Europe's Big FillipColm Ó Mongáin talks to RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly about the EU's multibillion coronavirus response proposals. Tony talks to the Union's Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan about the big money plans. Also: Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers analyses the hospital numbers & more. Guest interview: EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan...more28minPlay
May 26, 2020Ep 41. The Covid CommitteeRTÉ Political Reporter Sandra Hurley goes through key correspondence between Nursing Homes Ireland and the Department of Health and tells Colm Ó Mongáin about some of the exchanges at the Covid-19 Response Committee in Leinster House. Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers looks at some of the main issues raised....more31minPlay
May 25, 2020Ep. 40 Dominic, Quo Vadis?Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers and Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane about the growing rumblings around the 2 meter physical distancing guidelines. Also: We give you a summary of questions from the press faced by UK PM Boris Johnson's advisor Dominic Cummings....more34minPlay
May 22, 2020Ep. 39 Mandatory Forms, Meditation And MoneyColm Ó Mongáin hears from Correspondent Sinéad Crowley on the new mandatory travel requirements. Agriculture Correspondent Fran McNulty shows his breadth (and breath) of knowledge on the meat industry and more. Economic Correspondent Robert Shortt looks over the debate around Ireland's borrowing....more36minPlay
May 21, 2020Ep.38 AntibodiesTrinity College Immunologist Prof. Luke O'Neill talks to Colm Ó Mongáin about immunity, antibodies and more. Social Affairs Correspondent Ailbhe Conneely on marginalised people's experience of the lockdown. Also: Correspondent Sinéad Crowley looks over the day's discussions....more39minPlay
May 20, 2020Ep. 37 Perfect StormColm Ó Mongáin hears from Southern Editor Paschal Sheehy who reports from Cahersiveen on a controversy around Covid-19 infections in a direct provision. The Norwegian Refugee Council's Riona Judge McCormack on Yemen as it sees early fatalities from the coronavirus. Also: Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers on trends in Ireland....more39minPlay
May 19, 2020Podcast: Ep. 36 The WHA?Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers tells Colm Ó Mongáin about the questions asked at the Covid-19 Committee in Leinster House. Also: An in-depth look at how the WHA and the WHO became a battleground in the war of words between the US and China with Colum Lynch, Senior Diplomatic Reporter at the UN for Foreign Policy magazine....more35minPlay
FAQs about Pandemic:How many episodes does Pandemic have?The podcast currently has 96 episodes available.