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November 11 Wednesday 11 November: Paying Up, Battening Down: Public Sector Pay and Ireland’s Security Readiness
The planned public sector strike has been averted, but the cost-of-living crisis continues as inflation reaches a three-year high. With rising energy prices adding to the pressure, is the new pay deal sustainable and affordable?

Plus, Ireland is at the centre of a major international security operation as global leaders arrive for the European Political Community summit.

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are also due in Dublin for crucial talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on security guarantees and ending the war in Ukraine.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Ryan O'Meara TD, Fianna Fáil
Aidan Farrelly TD, Social Democrats
Paul Lawless TD, Aontú
Alison O'Connor, Journalist
Dr. Emma Howard, Senior Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin
Brian Honan, Founder of BH Consulting and Former Special Advisor to Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre
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47 min
November 11 Tuesday 10 November: Pay Talks, EU Security & The Politics of Welfare
Last-ditch talks continue as unions and the Government attempt to reach a public sector pay deal ahead of Thursday’s planned strike. What is on the table, and what is the Government seeking in return?

Plus, a major policing and security operation is under way ahead of key EU meetings in Dublin.

And, is Simon Harris’s proposal to penalise the long-term unemployed an attempt to connect with his political base, or is it punching down?

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Joe Neville TD, Fine Gael
Louise O'Reilly TD, Sinn Féin
Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor, Irish Examiner
Dan O’Brien, Economist
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46 min
November 04 Blue Tsunami in US Midterms & Latest RTÉ 'Howler'
Shane Coleman has the latest reaction from Texas where Virgin Media New Correspondent has been speaking to voters.

While the latest RTÉ controversy comes in relation to its new daily sports podcast with Ger Gilroy.
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47 min
November 03 Public Sector Pay Row Rumbles On, Blue Wave Looms in US Midterms
Minister of State Neale Richmond and Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoighaire are in studio. While Virgin Media News Correspondent Richard Chambers is in Texas for the latest on the US midterms.
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47 min
October 28 Wednesday, October 28th: Citizenship Reform, Ireland’s Immigration System and the US Midterm Elections
The panel discussed Sinn Féin's citizenship reform proposals and the Government's approach to immigration.

Dublin-based comedian Jaishree Malik shared her experience of receiving a deportation order and raised questions about Ireland's immigration system.

Plus, Niall Stanage joined us from Washington to discuss the latest polling and key battlegrounds ahead of the US midterm elections.

Shane Coleman was joined by:

Senator Dee Ryan, Fianna Fail
Matt Carthy TD, Sinn Fein
Gráinne Ní Aodha, News reporter, Irish Examiner
Jaishree Malik, Comedian
Niall Stanage, Associate Editor of The Hill in Washington
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47 min
October 28 Tuesday, October 27th: Cost-of-Living , Ireland’s Triple Lock Debate and Israel Election
The panel looked at why under-35s are being hit hardest by inflation, the growing pressure of rising rents and the debate over Ireland’s Triple Lock. Plus, the latest from Israel’s election.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:

Paula Butterly TD, Fine Gael
Lynn Boylan MEP, Sinn Féin
Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor, Irish Independent
Kate English, Chief Economist, Deloitte Ireland
Blake Sifton, News Correspondent in Tel Aviv
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46 min
October 21 Wednesday 21 October: Ireland's Triple Lock & Europe’s Angry Autumn
The triple lock debate returns to the Dáil, with opposition parties warning that reform could threaten Irish neutrality. Is the Coalition right to push ahead, or should a referendum be held?

Plus, our panel examines a wave of social unrest and political protests across Europe as discontent grows over the issues driving the continent’s angry autumn.

And the Taoiseach delivers a State apology to the family of prison officer Brian Stack, acknowledging that the investigation into his 1983 murder by the IRA badly failed them. The family continues to seek the full truth and justice.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Joe Neville TD, Fine Gael
Sen. Patricia Stephenson, Soc Dems Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs
Kenneth McDonagh, Associate Professor in International Relations in the School of Law and Government, DCU.
Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent, Irish Examiner
Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent, Euronews
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47 min
October 14 Public Sector Workers Strike & AI Dangers for Ireland?
Shane Coleman is joined by TDs Naoise Ó Cearúil, Louise O'Reilly, and Paul Murphy as well as economist John Fitzgerald to discuss the public sector strike as well as a full debate on the dangers of AI for the Irish economy.
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49 min
October 13 Waterford Fire Latest & Public Sector Strike
Shane Coleman is joined by Seamus McGrath TD, Fianna Fáil, Ged Nash TD, Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform, Michael Gillespie, TUI General Secretary, Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, Sunday Times Ireland to discuss the imminent public sector strike. While, Kyle Butler, Reporter, WLRFM gives us the latest from Waterford following the launch of a murder investigation after four people were killed in a house fire in Waterford.
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48 min
October 07 Budget Backlash, RTÉ Funding Clash & Public Pay Dispute
A clash over RTÉ’s funding and reform plans, questions over the future of the TV licence, and the fallout from Budget 2027.

Shane Coleman was joined by:

Niall Collins TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice
Cian O’Callaghan, Spokesperson for Finance, Social Democrats
John Lee, Executive Editor, Irish Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday
Dr. Emma Howard, Senior Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin
Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary
James Geoghegan, Agricultural Contractor
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47 min