Eight skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California – the deadliest in four decades. 

And similar avalanches have been happening in the Alps here in Europe over the last few weeks. To discuss this with Claire was Henry Schniewind a ski instructor and avalanche expert based in the French Alps.

The European Union will take part in today’s inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, but a spokesman insisted that Brussels would not be joining as a member. 

For more on this meeting Claire was joined by Robert Jimison, Congressional Correspondent with The New York Times. 

The Washington Post recently went through mass layoffs, resulting in many journalists finding themselves suddenly out of work. Sam Fortier, a US-based sports journalist, was one of them, and he went viral online after he uploaded a video of himself receiving the news. Sam joined Claire this morning.

UN human rights rapporteurs have strongly criticised An Garda Siochana for purchasing ‘double strength’ pepper sprays. 

These were then used on protesters near the Dublin Tunnel last year. 

So do they have a point?  Or should the gardai be allowed to use whatever force is necessary? Claire discussed further with Dr Lucy Michael is principal investigator at the Lucy Michael Research Training and Consultancy and former member of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Also on the line is former Detective Pat Marry. 

Louis Copeland & Sons has been a family business for four generations, but what does it take to be a top-notch tailor?  All to chat about and more with Louis Copeland.

It may not feel like it yet, but Spring is just around the corner, and so too are the annual wardrobe clear outs.  

Many of us will be filling bags of unwanted clothes to donate to charity, but what if they’re not going to charity at all?   Newstalk’s Sarah Madden has been looking into the resurgence of charity clothes collection scams.

Could we soon stream music directly into our brains or have the ability to communicate with each other using telepathy? Some believe these things are just around the corner and the man behind some of this pioneering technology joined Claire on the show.

Professor John Donoghue, who created the first brain chip named ‘BrainGate’.

The 2026 Screen Ireland IFTA Rising Star winner will be announced this Friday at the 2026 IFTA Awards Ceremony. One of the nominees is Dublin actor Louisa Harland and Louisa spoke to Claire ahead of the awards.

I’m now joined by Dr Paddy Barrett, Preventative Cardiologist at Blackrock Clinic, to talk about both the expected and unexpected effects of starting weight loss medication, and stopping it. 

The Champions League tie between Benfica and Real Madrid was halted for 10 minutes after the spanish team’s forward, Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused by the opposition’s Gianluca Prestianni. 

To talk through what happened Claire spoke to Daniel Pitcher, from Off The Ball, and former Irish football international and rugby player, Jackie McCarthy O’Brien. 

On the topic of abuse in sport, Australian professional tennis player Destanee Aiava, announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 25 and says it is a toxic environment. Claire spoke to former professional tennis player, Jenny Claffey.