Host: Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin London Correspondent Sean Whelan is in Manchester for the Tory Party conference and the opening of a new Irish consulate. Europe Editor Tony Connelly has the latest on fish tensions around Jersey and the Protocol's progress.

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We look in depth at the Windsor Framework, which reboots the Northern Ireland Protocol, why Unionists have rejected it, what it means for both the restoration of the Stormont Assembly and for the broader EU-UK relationship. Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Colm Ó Mongáin are joined by London Correspondent John Kilraine to discuss.

Windsor Winning

In this special episode, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin talks to the historians behind the Documents in Irish Foreign Policy series and explores some very familiar themes from the period 1965-69 as Ireland and the UK sought to join the EEC. Guests: Dr Michael Kennedy, Dr Kate O'Malley, Dr John Gibney.

Aiken To Join (1965-69)

A Taoiseach and a UK Prime Minister meet in the northwest England and get on famously. Sound familiar?  Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane, Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin talk pragmatism, mood music and citrus fruit.

Protocol Pragmatism

Another Northern Ireland election, but no date. A new Prime Minister in London, but what are his red lines and how red are they? Negotiations continue, but where are they going? Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin assess whether there will be a Rishi Sunak reset in EU-UK relations.

Low Risk Rishi?

A 'goodbye' from Liz Truss but no 'hello' to stability. As the UK's political upheaval rolls on, what effect will it have on relations with the EU? Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin try to make sense of an unprecedented week.

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