How former GAA manager Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney made over €200m from housing refugees and the homelessFamily firms linked to Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney have been paid large sums for emergency accommodation, which critics lay at the door of the State’s ‘repeated short-termism’Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine war: Is Volodomyr Zelenskiy losing his people’s trust?In the News podcast: Irish Times Eastern Europe correspondent Dan McLaughlin discusses the fallout from Ukraine’s anti-corruption scandalThu Jul 31 2025 - 06:15Listen | 23:57
Irish surgeon on working in Gaza: ‘Wave after wave of dead children’ In the News podcast: Dr Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma and vascular surgeon, says life in Gaza has become “worse than hell on earth” Wed Jul 30 2025 - 06:15Listen | 23:23
What does Trump’s EU trade deal mean for Ireland?In the News podcast: Should the EU have followed calls to hit back hard against US trade threats with a more aggressive response?Tue Jul 29 2025 - 05:00Listen | 23:23
EU agrees to 15% tariffs in US deal after months of fractious talks Breakthrough follows meeting of US president Donald Trump and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in ScotlandSun Jul 27 2025 - 18:39
‘He kept saying: what wrong have I done? Why me?’ An Indian man is left stripped and bloodied on an Irish streetAn apparently racially motivated attack in Tallaght has caused ‘outrage, fear and concern’ among the Indian community in Ireland. But it was not an isolated incidentSat Jul 26 2025 - 06:30
What is behind the suspicious and bizarre behavior of Russian ships around Ireland? In the News podcast: Conor Gallagher on the dramatic rise in number of sanctioned Russian ships sailing through Irish-controlled watersWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00Listen | 22:04
Exhausted and imprisoned: how life in the West Bank is getting worse for Palestinians In the News podcast: Irish Times journalist Sally Hayden reports from the West Bank on the flashpoints between Israeli settlers and Palestinians Tue Jul 22 2025 - 05:00Listen | 26:12
Grown-up Gaeltacht: ‘The week I spent in Ring - the people I met, the culture - was the best thing I could have done’More adult Irish language students from Ireland and overseas are signing up for courses in Gaeltacht areasSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Jeffrey Epstein files: why Donald Trump’s biggest supporters are turning on him In the News podcast: Irish Times Washington correspondent Keith Duggan on how the latest Epstein saga is testing Trump supporters’ faith to the limitsThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00Listen | 18:26
Standards for supporting asylum seekers ‘have to be maintained’, says UN high commissioner Filippo Grandi said increasing defence spending while cutting foreign aid is a ‘strategic mistake’Wed Jul 16 2025 - 20:10
Why are Ireland’s schools struggling to find teachers? In the News podcast: 79,000 qualified teachers were employed in last academic year, but many posts remain unfilledWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00Listen | 20:39
Why is shopping in Ireland’s supermarkets so expensive at the moment and is there any way to bring it down?In the News podcast: Consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope on why higher food prices are here to stayTue Jul 15 2025 - 06:00Listen | 19:29
Tramore community rallies around Albanian family facing deportation Mother facing deportation: ‘Sometimes I just want to give up but I have to go on for my children’Sun Jul 13 2025 - 12:00
Man arrested in Monaghan as part of global operation targeting human traffickingArrest carried out during Operation Global Chain, an international initiative focused on crime groups Fri Jul 11 2025 - 20:15
Woman seriously sexually assaulted in South Dublin parkGardaí appeal for witnesses to incident which appened after midnight on Tuesday at Sean Moore Park, Dublin 4Fri Jul 11 2025 - 19:13
Irish physiotherapist in Gaza: ‘Nobody is safe, there’s no end in sight’`You are on the front line because everywhere in Gaza is the front line,’ says Limerick volunteer Rieke Hayes Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
AI technologies being used in effort to reduce risk of fraud in immigration processDepartment of Justice says new tools are not used for application decision-makingThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
How Texas flooding disaster led to political blame gameIn the News podcast: Irish Times Washington correspondent Keith Duggan discusses the aftermath of the Texas floods Wed Jul 09 2025 - 06:15Listen | 21:07
What happens in Zante, stays in Zante. Until now...In the News podcast: Irish Times reporter Niamh Browne on her week spent shadowing students on their post-Leaving Cert trip to GreeceTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:15Listen | 23:49
The Occupied Territories Bill: How long will it take to become law and will there be international implications?In the News podcast: Pat Leahy charts the Bill’s seven-year journey through Irish politicsMon Jul 07 2025 - 06:15Listen | 24:29
Changes in housing support creating ‘frightening situation’ for Ukrainian familiesFrom this week, homeowners hosting Ukrainian refugees will see monthly ARP payment drop to €600 for the first timeMon Jul 07 2025 - 06:00
Joe Duffy rules himself out of presidential race Former RTÉ broadcaster wished to make it ‘absolutely clear’ he would not run for Áras Sat Jul 05 2025 - 18:19
Br Kevin Crowley remembered as ‘fearless and tireless advocate’ for the most vulnerable in societyFuneral hears of friar’s commitment to his work at Dublin’s Capuchin Day CentreSat Jul 05 2025 - 17:01
Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Donegal hosting highest numbers of Ukrainian refugees, data showsMore than 80,000 Ukrainians now living in the State under the European Union’s Temporary Protection DirectiveThu Jul 03 2025 - 15:56
The twists and turns in the case of Carlow gunman Evan FitzgeraldIrish Times Crime Correspondent Conor Gallagher discusses what happened before, and after, June 1st Carlow shooting Wed Jul 02 2025 - 06:15Listen | 24:20
Unlocking 700 years of Ireland’s lost past - the online project reconstructing Irish history In the News podcast: Dr Ciarán Wallace discusses the efforts to reassemble, and make publicly available, the vast records destroyed during Civil WarTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00Listen | 25:03
Why did Duff walk out on Shels and what does it mean for the League of Ireland?In the News podcast: Irish Times sports writer Malachy Clerkin on the fallout from Duff’s shock resignation Thu Jun 26 2025 - 03:00Listen | 28:00
Dublin commuters won’t be able to fully use contactless on public transport until 2029Initial testing to start in two years’ time within ‘controlled area’ for bus, rail and Luas servicesWed Jun 25 2025 - 16:08
Exclusion of some survivors from mother and baby redress scheme ‘causing anger, distress and retraumatisation’Advocate for abuse survivors criticises ‘arbitrary criteria’ for scheme admission as she publishes first annual report Wed Jun 25 2025 - 10:43
Terrence Crosby rape trial: what the Boston jury heard before failing to reach a verdictIn the News podcast: Investigative journalist Susan Zalkind discusses the details of the Boston rape trialWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:15Listen | 26:17
How Gaza became the world’s deadliest place for journalistsIn the News podcast: At least 184 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023Tue Jun 24 2025 - 06:08Listen | 17:20
Galway hotel fire ‘pulled our community together to help other newcomers’, says professorCancer specialist recalls 2023 incident as he launches foundation to help refugees and asylum seekers access educationMon Jun 23 2025 - 06:00
State spent nearly €416m on asylum seeker and Ukrainian accommodation in early 2025Company behind Citywest Hotel, Cape Wrath Hotel Unlimited, paid €18.7m in first quarter of 2025Thu Jun 19 2025 - 16:56
Afghans among 197 children served with deportation orders from IrelandChildren seeking asylum in Europe face systematic abuse and detention, new report warns Thu Jun 19 2025 - 08:00
Will the Tuam excavation finally bring closure to families? Irish Times reporter Órla Ryan reflects on the decade since Tuam mother and baby home revelations Wed Jun 18 2025 - 06:15Listen | 20:07
Minnesota shootings and mass protests - has Trump’s divisive politics reached boiling point? In the News podcast: What do the Minnesota shootings mean for the safety of lawmakers in Trump’s America?Tue Jun 17 2025 - 06:15Listen | 25:48
Family reunification delays having ‘devastating’ impact on refugee familiesAfghan family awaiting decision on parent hiding in Pakistan live ‘every day with instability and fear’Thu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Families facing deportation are ‘at serious risk of destitution’, warns refugee councilThose subject to orders to leave country cannot work or receive state help such as allowances or medical cardsMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
Could the disappearance of Fiona Pender finally be solved? In the News podcast: Crime and security editor Conor Lally on the latest developments in the Fiona Pender caseThu May 29 2025 - 06:15Listen | 21:20
Sligo-based doctor whose nine nieces and nephews were killed in Gaza: ‘I’m not seeking revenge, I just want this madness to end’ Dr Ali Alnajjar, an uncle to nine children who died in Gaza last week, calls for an end to Israel’s ‘impunity’Wed May 28 2025 - 19:00
Why is Ireland so far off its climate targets?In the News podcast: What can the Irish Government do between now and 2030 to reduce emissions? Wed May 28 2025 - 06:15Listen | 21:07
‘Without people to build homes, it won’t happen’: Construction workers decry shortage of tradespeopleSkills shortage a ‘national emergency’ in the eyes of some as calls for recruitment drive grow louderWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Leaving Cert 2025: What does grade deflation mean for this year’s students?In the News podcast: Irish Times Education editor Carl O’Brien on the legacy of grade inflation Tue May 27 2025 - 06:15Listen | 18:33
State may struggle to carry out ‘robust’ immigration checks without access to EU’s IT system, warns reportAs non-Schengen country, Ireland cannot access bloc’s database registering those travelling from non-EU nationsSun May 25 2025 - 16:44
Richard Satchwell: Murder trial has reached its fourth week - what have we learned so far?Man accused of Tina Satchwell's murder in Youghal, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty in courtWed May 21 2025 - 06:15Listen | 24:56
Israel’s plan to ‘take control’ of Gaza, explainedIn the News podcast: Sky news correspondent Alistair Bunkall on the intensifying violence in Gaza and Israel’s latest ground offensiveTue May 20 2025 - 05:00Listen | 20:06
Michael Gaine: what do gardaí believe happened and what evidence has been uncovered? In the News podcast: Irish Times southern correspondent Barry Roche discusses last Friday’s shock discovery on the Gaine farm and Sunday’s arrest Mon May 19 2025 - 14:20Listen | 11:47
Same-sex marriage referendum: Has homophobia worsened in Ireland in 10 years since?Ireland's same-sex marriage referendum saw overwhelming Yes victory. But has homophobia increased in years since?Mon May 19 2025 - 06:00Listen | 20:31
Mick Heaney: Joe Duffy is leaving Liveline, but who will replace him in coveted RTÉ slot? In the News podcast: Radio columnist Mick Heaney on the history of Liveline, Duffy’s career and the names already in the mix for the much-coveted afternoon slotFri May 16 2025 - 06:15Listen | 26:20
