This father/daughter duo’s family business has been burying the dead in Galway City for over 200 years.

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Lafcadio Hearn is a name not widely known to many of us, but for Keith Guinan, tour guide at Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, the name is synonymous with bringing Japanese culture to Ireland.

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During a jaw dropping trip to the middle east, Donald Trump dined out at McDonalds and enjoyed lavish displays of wealth from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Ian Robertson joins the programme to discuss how flattery can get you everywhere.

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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are all part of a plan to bring more trade back to the United States but Ben Chu, author of Exile Economics, is not convinced the plan will work. He joins the programme to talk about the global shift towards self sufficiency and away from international economic cooperation.

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TikTok and social media have become a massive part of the music industry as a way for artists to get their name out there. Siofra Mulqueen has been looking at TikTok’s influence on music and the other means that artists are using to win new fans.

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Darina Connolly is a Cork woman who began her career as an intern at MTV. She has since worked with Apple, TikTok and Sony. She is now general manager of music label Rhino UK.

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The US and UK announced a historic trade deal, hailing their “special relationship” as a key factor in agreeing terms. Economist David McWilliams joins the programme to discuss just how good of a deal it is.

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Theologian Gina Menzies gives her thoughts on what we can learn about leadership after the election of Pope Leo XIV.

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Bill Gates announced recently that he would be winding down his Gates Foundation. Liz Carolan of The Briefing joins the programme to discuss what this might mean.

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Aria Ungerer's French born father Tomi Ungerer was a famous illustrator whose childhood in the shadow of the Nazis informed his work. As a child, her family moved to Mizen Head in West Cork where she began to follow in her father’s footsteps.

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