Antoin O Lachtnain, Director of Digital Rights Ireland, discusses the non-profit group's mass action lawsuit against Facebook over a recent data breach.

Presented by Des Cahill.

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin

Hungary is using seven different vaccines and has given first doses to nearly half of its population. So why are case rates and fatalities still so high? Science journalist and documentary maker Kata Karáth has an in-depth look at how the country has handled the pandemic.

Back after the winter hiatus, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Pat Spillane and Brendan Cummins, with the lads in philosophical mood. They ponder the elimination of risk from game plans in both football and hurling, as well as the continuing growth of the power of the inter-county manager, as evidenced by the recent level 5 breaches.

Polishing up your party piece, word games and the Science of Happiness – that and more on Thursday's Playback Daily

Joining Donncha and Marie this evening we have Eoin Conroy on large scale events, Jeff Shepard with his 'Eye on America', Fiona Hayes on the Women's six Nations and Ruby chats to Rhys McCleneghan about gymnastics.

With opinion polls indicating that its support has risen since the General Election, the SocDem's co-leader Róisín Shortall outlined her plans for the party but she dismissed a potential merger with the Labour Party following comments from Labour's education spokesman Aodhán Ó Ríordáin who spoke about the merits of a merger.

On this week's RTÉ Rugby Podcast, Fiona Hayes, Grace Davitt and Jonny Holland join Raf Diallo to preview Ireland's Women's Six Nations game against France; Simon Zebo's return to Munster; Leinster's setting up a clash with Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle; and a discussion on three new laws to be trialed in the Rainbow Cup.

Fógraíodh bás an aisteora Tom Sailí Ó Flaithearta níos luaithe inniu. Labhraímid faoi le Máire Pheter Uí Dhroighneáin (Aisteoir i Ros na Rún agus cara le Tom Sailí Ó Flaithearta).

Ar an gclár inniu: Eoin Ó Catháin (Tuairisceoir polaitíochta RnaG), Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh (Léachtóir Staire, Ollscoil na Banríona), Máirín Hurndall (Tráchtaire ar ghnóthaí Aontachtacha), Seán F. Ó Drisceoil (Tráchtaire ar an Oiléan Sgitheanach) agus Máire Pheter Uí Dhroighneáin (Aisteoir i Ros na Rún).