Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Liz Truss's legislation introduced to address the NI Protocol and the growing rift with the EU. Also Priti Patel's attempt to send migrants to Rwanda. Chris hosts his own podcast, The Other Hand, with Jim Power.

Recorded on 15th June 2022.

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John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to pay tribute to former Ireland international Noel Campbell and talk about the Nations League and Ireland's performance in the four recent international matches.

Recorded 15th June 2022.

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Rory Hearne talks to Eamon about the housing crisis, the underlying problems and possible solutions. Rory Hearne is Assistant Professor Social Policy at Maynooth University, author of 'Housing Shock', and hosts the Reboot Republic podcast with Tony Groves.

Recorded 14th June 2022.

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Journalist and author John Kampfner talks to Eamon about Germany's response to the war in Ukraine and former Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent interview about her legacy in the Berliner Ensemble.

Recorded 13th June 2022.

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Journalist Newton Emerson talks to Eamon about Boris Johnson's unilateral plans to introduce legislation to address unionist issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol in Britain's Brexit agreement with the EU.

Recorded on 13th June 2022.

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Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about life in Kharkiv in the north east of tUkraine where the Ukrainian army has pushed back the Russian army but bombardments continue. They also talk about the impact of the war across Europe, how European leaders are responding and the power of President Zellensky's communications with world leaders and people of the world.

Recorded 8th June 2022.

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Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about the 6th January Committee Hearings which began on Thursday. Also the vehemence of protests around Roe-v-Wade and the attempted murder on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for which a man was arrested on Thursday. Niall Stanage is White House Correspondent for The Hill and Associate Editor of that publication.

Recorded 9th June 2022.

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Mick Clifford talks to Eamon. Mick is Special Correspondent for The Irish Examiner and former Journalist of the Year.

Recorded 8th June 2022.

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Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon in the aftermath of Boris Johnson's narrow win in Monday's vote of confidence. They discuss what his win means for both Johnson and the Tory Party.

Recorded 8th June 2022.

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Following Boris Johnson's survival of yesterday's Vote of Confidence in his leadership, journalist and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about Johnson's leadership and the power bases behind him. In the course of the conversation Eamon references Peter’s website Boris-Johnson-Lies.com and his book “The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. Peter's most recent book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong About Islam.

Recorded 7th June 2922.

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