Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about the threat of escalation of war in the Middle East as Iran launches attack on Israel and Israel prepares its response.

Tom Clonan is a senator, security analyst, author and retired Irish Army Captain. In 1995, he deployed to South Lebanon as an officer commanding Irish troops under the UNIFIL mission in that country. Clonan's deployment to Lebanon coincided with the Israeli Operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah. He was elected to Seanad Eireann in March 2022.

Recorded on Tuesday 16th April 2024.

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John Giles joins Eamon to review weekend Premier League games.

Recorded on Tuesday 16th April 2024.

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Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about Simon Harris's first week as Taoiseach. Fionnán is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent.

Recorded on Friday 12th April 2024.

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Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the Israel / Palestine war. Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is author of The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times.

Recorded on Thursday 11th April 2024.

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Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.

Recorded on Thursday11th April 2024.

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Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about the impact of Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the DUP, the price of uniting Ireland, and challenges facing Simon Harris as he takes over as Taoiseach.

Recorded on Tuesday 9th April 2024.

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Professor Avi Shlaim spoke to Eamon last October following the 7th October attack by Hamas on Israel. Professor Shlaim is an author and Oxford historian of modern Middle East history. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Of the many books he has written about the Middle East his most recent is Three Worlds: Memoir of an Arab-Jew, published earlier this year.

Recorded on 16th October 2023.

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Liam Brady joins Eamon to talk about the Premier League title race and to remember Joe Kinnear who died on Sunday..

Recorded on Monday 8th April 2024.

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Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor and White House Columnist for The Hill.

Recorded on Thursday 4th April 2024.

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Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the decline of the Tory Party.

Recorded on Wednesday 3rd April 2024.

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