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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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Daniel Kinahan arrested in United Arab Emirates

2026/04/18

Paul Reynolds, RTÉ Crime Correspondent, has the latest on the arrest of Daniel Kinahan in the United Arab Emirates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Electricity prices could increase in Ireland as soon as next month

2026/04/18

Dara Lynott, CEO, Electricity Association of Ireland, joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trade Unions deliver stark message to Govt. with threat of industrial action

2026/04/18

Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at the Department of Higher Education, Duncan Smith, Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East and Rose Conway Walsh, Sinn Féin TD for Mayo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fuel protests continue around the country

2026/04/11

Marc O'Driscoll, RTÉ South East Correspondent, reports from the Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork and today's panel is Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East & Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes to the Leaving Cert: concerns over equity and fairness

2026/04/04

Kieran Christie, General Secretary ASTI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How secure is Ireland’s energy future?

2026/04/04

William Walsh, Chief Executive of the SEAI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Impact of rising costs on housing targets and infrustruture plans

2026/04/04

Paul Davis, Head of the Management School in Faculty of Business in DCU joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charities, Gaeltacht and the Islands & Rural Transport, Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'I had Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to cross examine' | lawyer in the META case

2026/03/28

Mark Lanier, lawyer in the META case and Noeline Blackwell, Online Safety Coordinator, Children’s Rights Alliance join today's panel of Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Calls for carbon tax not to be increased to protect vulnerable

2026/03/28

Prof. Peter Thorne, CCAC member and Physical Geography at Maynooth University & Director of the Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS group joins the panel of Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Jennifer Whitmore, Social Democrats TD for Wicklow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI in Journalism

2026/03/21

Nic Newman, Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, joins the panel of John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Planning Laws

2026/03/21

John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rising Costs

2026/03/21

Cormac speaks to Paula Donoghue from Clever Clogs Creche about how they are trying to cope with rising costs and today's panel is John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quiet revolution of the Irish language

2026/03/14

Daithí de Buitléir, Gaeilge 365 joins the panel of Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West, Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central and Roderic O’Gorman, Green Party Leader & TD for Dublin West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Retrofitting

2026/03/14

Dr. Ciaran Byrne, Director of Retrofitting, SEAI, joins the panel of Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West, Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central and Roderic O’Gorman, Green Party Leader & TD for Dublin West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taoiseach in Washington

2026/03/14

Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West, Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South-Central and Roderic O’Gorman, Green Party Leader & TD for Dublin West.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.