This Week

Stormclouds are gathering for the economy after Donald Trump's threat of 30% tariffs while the Presidential election kicks into gear. Sandra Hurley from our political staff gives us an update.

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Presidential elections are notoriously bruising affairs, with all aspects of a candidate’s past coming under the spotlight. Gavin Duffy, a business advisor who contested the presidential election in 2018, recalls his experience.

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Legislation to abolish juries in defamation trials will be back before the Oireachtas next week. The Dail has already voted in favour of the bill, but it is before the Seanad next week. Retired High Court Judge Bernard Barton and media lawyer Michael Kealy debate the proposed change.

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Darragh O'Brien, the Minister for Climate, Environment, Energy and Transport, speaks to This Week about plans for the Dublin Airport Cap, energy prices and the recent announcement of fresh tariffs on the EU by President Trump.

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After President Trump's announcement of fresh tariffs on the EU, there is significant concern about the potential impact on the Irish economy and workers. We hear from Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of the business representative group IBEC.

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Israel is sending a delegation to Qatar today for talks on a possible Gaza ceasefire deal. Meanwhile Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who is to meet US President Donald Trump tomorrow - described the concessions demanded by Hamas as unacceptable. Bel Trew, International correspondent with the Independent, joined us from Washington.

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More potential candidates for the presidency are emerging, among them Independent TD Catherine Connolly, Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, and UNICEF's Peter Power. To make sense of it all, political analyst Gerard Howlin joined Carole in studio today.

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The findings of the CSO May report showed that visitors to Ireland were down by 10% compared to May 2024. RTÉ reporter Peter O’Connell travelled to the coastal towns of Ballybunion in Co Kerry and Lahinch in Co Clare to see the situation on the ground.

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The 9 July deadline set by Donald Trump for a trade deal with the EU approaches without any sign of agreement on tariffs. Meanwhile Irish businesses struggle with the uncertainty. We were joined in studio by Denis O'Flynn, Director of Clonakilty Distillery and Vice Chair of Irish Whiskey Association and Enterprise Minister Peter Burke.

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"We took our eye off the ball." Those were the words of HSE CEO Bernard Gloster to the Oireachtas Health Committee this week. A review of third party care delivery companies discovered that over half of directors in those companies are current or former HSE staff. HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster joined us to unpack the review's findings.

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