Journalist Aoife Barry and lilm Producer Brian Reddin bring us through the best culture to see this Christmas across movies, theatre and gigs.

Dan O’Brien economist and columnist, Brendan O’Neill: editor of Spiked Online and Jennifer Cassidy, politics lecturer at Oxford University debate what would be the best result for Ireland in this week’s UK elections.

Gyles Beckford, Senior Reporter Radio New Zealand has he latest on the New Zealand volcano.

Nutritional cook and food journalist Susan Jane White talks batch cooking for Christmas

Brian O’Connell starts his series on gambling in Ireland

Amy Molloy, Public Affairs Correspondent for The Irish Independent and Mark Paul Irish Times’ Business Correspondent debate the issue of “compo culture” in Ireland with Sean

Brendan Menton, former FAI Treasurer and General Secretary joins Sean to discuss the latest revelations about the FAI and where Irish soccer’s governing body goes from here.

Richie Oakley, Editor of the Business Post, Roisin Shorthall, Co-Leader of the Social Democrats, Fergus O'Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth, Niamh Randall, head of Advocacy and Communications at Respond Housing

Paddy O'Gorman talked to some about their spending plans

Larry Donnelly, Law Lectuer in NUI Galway, Erol Morkoc, Chief Strategist for Republicans Overseas