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US mid-term elections to be held November 3rd

2026/10/25

Paul is joined by our Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox who has been testing the temperature this week in Florida, Texas and Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minister Helen McEntee on Triple Lock debate

2026/10/25

Paul speaks to Minister Helen McEntee about the Triple Lock Dáil debate why the Government curtailed it to just four hours, leading to Opposition claims that a vital debate on a key national issue was being stiffled. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's Duncan Smith argues for retention of Triple Lock

2026/10/25

Labour's Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith speaks to Paul about the Triple Lock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Row between psychotherapists and regulator

2026/10/25

Our reporter Eithne Dodd looks into how in Ireland, anyone can call themselves as 'psychotherapist' and charge people for mental health services and how CORU, the regulator for health and social care professions, is changing this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political deadlock as Israeli election looms

2026/10/25

Our Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy joins Paul from Tel Aviv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irish man returns to Dublin after being detained in West Bank

2026/10/25

Paul is joined by Ian Hutcheson as he as returned home to Dublin after being detained by soldiers in the Occupied West Bank earlier this week and then deported from Israel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine launches drone attack in St. Petersburg in defiance of Donald Trump

2026/10/18

Paul was joined by Christopher Miller, Financial Times Chief Ukraine Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last group of Irish UNIFIL soldiers to travel to Lebanon next month

2026/10/18

Paul is joined by Lt Col Cormac Brady, Officer Commanding the 69th Infantry Group and Lt Col James Hourigan, Deputy Director for Logistics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bodies of four members of the English family will lie in repose at the Sacred Heart church in Waterford today

2026/10/18

Our South East Correspondent, Marc O'Driscoll joins Paul from Waterford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israelis go to the polls next week to elect 120 members to parliament

2026/10/18

Sky News Correspondent Adam Parsons joins Paul from Jerusalem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How and why President Trump has shifted his policy on Ukraine

2026/10/18

Niall Stanage, Associate Editor with The Hill joins Paul from Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report on funding deficit for third level

2026/10/18

Our reporter Eithne Dodd went to Moylish in County Limerick, one of the campuses for the Technological University of the Shannon, to find out more about the issues facing the higher education sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Higher education sector says they have a funding deficit of €250 million

2026/10/18

Paul speaks to Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump and Zelenskyy clash

2026/10/11

To discuss the latest in the War in Ukraine, Paul was joined by David Blevins, US Correspondent with Sky News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Number of journalists killed in Israel and Palestine lowered - CPJ

2026/10/11

To discuss this decision, Paul was joined by Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive of The Committee to Protect Journalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.