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IN THE NEWS PODCAST

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Inside the unexpected Budget 2027 move that has shocked RTÉ

Inside the unexpected Budget 2027 move that has shocked RTÉ

Listen | 13:14

Is the great survivor Pedro Sánchez set for a fall?

Is the great survivor Pedro Sánchez set for a fall?

Listen | 26:58

What will happen to Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived the lethal injection?

What will happen to Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived the lethal injection?

Listen | 20:08

Budget 2027: what’s in it for you?

Budget 2027: what’s in it for you?

Listen | 11:52

A look behind Brendan Kavanagh’s business deals

A look behind Brendan Kavanagh’s business deals

Listen | 21:25

Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’

Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’

Listen | 22:35

THE WOMEN'S PODCAST

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Louise O’Neill: ‘When your life falls apart ... you start questioning everything and anything’

Louise O’Neill: ‘When your life falls apart ... you start questioning everything and anything’

Listen | 75:15

Denise Chaila: ‘People can take advantage of you when you don’t know what you want’

Denise Chaila: ‘People can take advantage of you when you don’t know what you want’

Listen | 52:57

‘The Big Four wha?’ Justine Megan on navigating class, accents and leaving law for comedy

‘The Big Four wha?’ Justine Megan on navigating class, accents and leaving law for comedy

Listen | 65:13

Kyla Cobbler: ‘I’m living my dream. I truly am. I never thought I would have a life like this’

Kyla Cobbler: ‘I’m living my dream. I truly am. I never thought I would have a life like this’

Listen | 58:40

Miss You: The Dublin Fringe Festival show inspired by Ireland’s missing women

Miss You: The Dublin Fringe Festival show inspired by Ireland’s missing women

Listen | 30:21

Vicki Notaro on being childfree: ‘It was something that I just couldn’t force myself to want’

Vicki Notaro on being childfree: ‘It was something that I just couldn’t force myself to want’

Listen | 47:39

INSIDE POLITICS PODCAST

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Budget 2027: buying the peace by pouring fuel on the fire

Budget 2027: buying the peace by pouring fuel on the fire

Listen | 51:19

‘Traitors to creation’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the far right’s apocalypse alliance

‘Traitors to creation’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the far right’s apocalypse alliance

Listen | 46:06

Budget drama could go to the wire as ministers wrestle for cash that may not come

Budget drama could go to the wire as ministers wrestle for cash that may not come

Listen | 50:07

How Sinn Féin lost momentum at the last election

How Sinn Féin lost momentum at the last election

Listen | 53:42

Can we escape the algorithm? Mark Little is still optimistic

Can we escape the algorithm? Mark Little is still optimistic

Listen | 53:21

Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate

Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate

Listen | 47:25

INSIDE BUSINESS PODCAST

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Budget 2027: Does this giveaway budget have potential banana skins that might lie ahead for the Government?

Budget 2027: Does this giveaway budget have potential banana skins that might lie ahead for the Government?

Listen | 52:01

Ireland’s economic outlook ahead of Budget 2027 and agentic AI going rogue

Ireland’s economic outlook ahead of Budget 2027 and agentic AI going rogue

Listen | 41:52

Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?

Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?

Listen | 27:21

Soaring energy costs and why ‘we can’t protect everyone from the impact of war’

Soaring energy costs and why ‘we can’t protect everyone from the impact of war’

Listen | 56:15

From kitchen counter to supermarket shelves, the rise of Ballymaloe Foods

From kitchen counter to supermarket shelves, the rise of Ballymaloe Foods

Listen | 38:36

Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?

Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?

Listen | 34:57

THE COUNTER RUCK

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Irish 10s steal the limelight on an encouraging URC weekend

Irish 10s steal the limelight on an encouraging URC weekend

Listen | 37:33

Is Irish and British domestic rugby broken?

Is Irish and British domestic rugby broken?

Listen | 63:47

Historic opening weekend ends in defeat for all Irish provinces

Historic opening weekend ends in defeat for all Irish provinces

Listen | 42:14

URC big preview and how did Ireland throw away victory vs the USA?

URC big preview and how did Ireland throw away victory vs the USA?

Listen | 38:30

Leinster’s RDS bump and Munster’s outhalf crisis

Leinster’s RDS bump and Munster’s outhalf crisis

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As Leo Cullen prepares for his final season in charge, why haven’t Leinster strengthened?

As Leo Cullen prepares for his final season in charge, why haven’t Leinster strengthened?

Listen | 33:55

ROSS O'CARROLL-KELLY

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Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘So Westlife, huh? We’re all big fans in our gaff, aren’t we, Honor?’

Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘So Westlife, huh? We’re all big fans in our gaff, aren’t we, Honor?’

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‘We’ve been trying to break them up, haven’t we? A year or two in the clink – he won’t wait for her’

‘We’ve been trying to break them up, haven’t we? A year or two in the clink – he won’t wait for her’

Listen | 06:51

Four Feds step into the kitchen. One of them is like, ‘Well, Bernie?’

Four Feds step into the kitchen. One of them is like, ‘Well, Bernie?’

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‘I did the deed with the girlfriend of a very good friend and it’s been bothering my conscience lately’

‘I did the deed with the girlfriend of a very good friend and it’s been bothering my conscience lately’

Listen | 06:19

At the end of the summer, just like the rest of you, I’m sick of the sight of my children

At the end of the summer, just like the rest of you, I’m sick of the sight of my children

Listen | 06:38

‘Your father’s playing golf in Doonbeg,’ Hennessy goes. ‘While the cat’s away, the mice will fornicate’

‘Your father’s playing golf in Doonbeg,’ Hennessy goes. ‘While the cat’s away, the mice will fornicate’

Listen | 06:52

EDITOR'S PICKS

‘The city covered it up’: New York grapples with 9/11’s toxic air legacy

‘The city covered it up’: New York grapples with 9/11’s toxic air legacy

Listen | 07:48

What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is

What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is

Listen | 04:51

Europe does not need Patrick Collison to ‘fix’ it

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Europe does not need Patrick Collison to ‘fix’ it

Listen | 05:54

Why I have decided to quit supporting Liverpool after 50 years

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Why I have decided to quit supporting Liverpool after 50 years

Listen | 07:41

Mark Zuckerberg buys castle in Co Waterford

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Mark Zuckerberg buys castle in Co Waterford

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Glen Hansard funeral: A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be there

Glen Hansard funeral: A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be there

Listen | 05:55

OPINION

Shortfall in third-level funding has still not been tackled

Shortfall in third-level funding has still not been tackled

Listen | 02:47

Barbaric US executios must end

Barbaric US executios must end

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Top o’ the mornin’ to ya: Frank McNally on a piece of Route 66 that is forever Irish

Top o’ the mornin’ to ya: Frank McNally on a piece of Route 66 that is forever Irish

Listen | 05:10

Another sighting of the lesser-spotted Dublin fanlight horse

Another sighting of the lesser-spotted Dublin fanlight horse

Listen | 04:52

Sinéad O’Sullivan: Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

Sinéad O’Sullivan: Europe is changing, but Ireland has yet to notice

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Sinn Féin and the DUP are happier arguing over a parade than agreeing a budget

Sinn Féin and the DUP are happier arguing over a parade than agreeing a budget

Listen | 04:45

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