The 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years

As we near the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 Most Influential Moments of The Last 20 Years are…

We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today we look back on the Refugee crisis

Journalist Franziska Grillmeier tells Ciara Kelly about the horrors that refugees continue to face on Lesvos Island in Greece.

Channel 4 News International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum reflects on the death of Alan Kurdi and what it meant for our understanding of the refugee crisis.

Sean Moncrieff speaks to volunteer James Gannon about the welcome his town showed to a group of refugees.

And Former Minister of State with Special responsibility for Equality, New Communities and Culture, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin joins Kieran Cuddihy to assess Ireland's response to the refugee crisis.

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As we near the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 Most Influential Moments of The Last 20 Years are…

We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today we look back on the election of Barack Obama as US President in 2008.

He was a transformative figure, but was he a transformative politician?  Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at NUI Galway reflects on Obama's legacy.

Veteran reporter Charlie Bird tells Pat Kenny about his memories from covering Obama's 2009 inauguration.

Clare McKenna hears from Donegal based Angela O'Shaughnessy who was in the US at the time of the historic election and Henry Healy, who put Moneygall on the map after discovering he was a distant cousin of Obama.

Sean Moncrieff goes behind the scenes of the Obama White House with Stenographer, Beck Dorey-Stein

And Kieran Cuddihy explores the impact his presidency had with Suffolk County District Attorney, Rachael Rollins; Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle and Founder of IrishCentral.com Niall O’Dowd

 

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As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's the arrival of streaming services.

From vinyl to Spotify, Tom Dunne tells Ciara and Shane how the 21st century has changed the way we appreciate music

Gavin McLoughlin explores the business of streaming with Jonathan Healy

Sean Moncrieff hears how one man is preserving TV of the past with his enviable VHS collection

Kieran Cuddihy takes a closer look at our obsession with reality TV.

 

As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's the introduction of water charges.

Fionnan Sheahan, Ireland Editor with Independent News and Media tells Shane what we learnt from the water charges debacle

Michael Brennan, Author of ‘In Deep Water: How People, Politics and Protests Sank Irish Water’  and Paul Murphy, RISE TD for Dublin South West assess the political and social implications from the introduction of water charges.

Henry McKean looks back at the public backlash surrounding the creation of Irish Water and tours Stillorgan Reservoir to find out where exactly our water comes from.

And Kieran Cuddihy goes deeper into the water charges debacle with Brendan Ogle, National Coordinator of Right2Water and Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth & former Minister of State at the Department of the Environment.

As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's the #MeToo movement.

Ella Whelan, author of ‘What Women Want’ tells Ciara Kelly about some of the flaws of the movement

Jonathan Healy hears what is being done at universities to educate students about consent.

CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell reflects on how the movement created change and looks at what still needs to be done

And Kieran Cuddihy speaks to one of the leading figures of the Me Too movement, U.S. women’s rights lawyer, Gloria Allred who represented women in the Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein cases.

 

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As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's 2016's Brexit referendum.

Henry McKean dips into the archives and revisits the views of the 'Remain' and 'Leave' sides of the contentious debate.

Callers to Andrea Gilligan's 'Lunchtime Live' programme  share their experiences of living in the UK during the years of Brexit.

Richard Logue, a member of the London-Irish community tells Shane Coleman how Brexit has affected the Irish community there

Ben Habib, Former Brexit Party MEP explains to Jonathan Healy why leaving the EU will be beneficial for Britain

And Kieran Cuddihy tries to understand British voters with LBC Broadcaster and author, James O’Brien

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As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a new currency, Brexit, a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today we focused on 2015's Marriage Equality referendum.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar speaks to Andrea Gilligan about why he chose to come out publicly in the lead-up to the referendum.

Tom Dunne revisits the views of Roscommon, the only constituency to vote 'No' in the referendum.

Colm O'Gorman and Tiernan Brady look at how Ireland compares to other countries around the world when it comes to same sex rights.

Shane Coleman catches up with Gráinne Healy, chair of Marriage Equality and co-director of the Together for Yes campaign.

And Kieran Cuddihy hears from Senator David Norris, a longtime campaigner for gay rights.

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As we get closer and closer to the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a new currency, Brexit, a pandemic…

Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today we focused on Climate Change.

Shane Coleman asks environmentalist Cara Augustenborg if it's too late to save the planet while Kieran Cuddihy finds out whether it's really possible to live sustainably.

Sean Moncrieff talks to Ocean Rebellion activists Sophie Miller and Rob Higgs.

Pat Kenny asks whether youth climate change activists are making any real difference and Andrea Gilligan talks to Flossie Donnelly, dubbed 'the Irish Greta Thunberg!'

 

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As we get closer and closer to the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a new currency, Brexit, a pandemic…

Over the next four weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's introduction of the iPhone in 2007 which paved the way for the rise of the smartphone and social media.

Jessica Kelly mapped out Kieran Cuddihy's digital footprint online over the last two decades and demonstrated how much of a picture she could paint about his life and movements.

Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly put away their smartphones for a day and reported back on how they got on using only the Nokia 5310.

Pat Kenny talks to Cyberpsychologist Professor Mary Aiken and fashion, travel and lifestyle blogger Louise Cooney about how, for better or worse,  social media has changed a generation.

Andrea Gilligan hears from a self proclaimed iPhone addict and another caller who ditched their smartphone to live off the grid.

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As we get closer and closer to the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are…

We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a new currency, Brexit, a pandemic…

Over the next four weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's the Celtic Tiger and the subsequent economic crash.

Blindboy Boatboy speaks to Andrea Gilligan about his reflections on that period of modern Irish history.

Kieran Cuddihy hears from David McWilliams, one of the people who documented our exuberant life before the crash.

Henry McKean visits a ghost estate in Longford and Shane Coleman reminisces with veteran political correspondent Michael O'Regan.

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