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News, interviews and analysis every Sunday from Ireland's longest-running radio news programme, presented by Paul Cunningham. Listen live at 1 pm on RTE Radio 1.

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Sunday · 17 min
Tánaiste Simon Harris
Tánaiste, Minister for Finance and Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris joins Paul to defend calling out the long-term unemployed in his Ard Fheis speech last night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 7 min
European Political Community Summit to take place next Thursday in Dublin
Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent with Euronews joins Paul from Brussels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 7 min
The state's only children's hospice seeks state funding to expand
Kerry McLaverty, Chief Executive of Laura Lynn joins Paul to discuss Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill's comments on Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 7 min
Who was behind the recent hybrid attacks in Ireland?
Paul is joined by our Clarity Correspondent, Ken Donnelly to discuss the attacks on supermarket fridges and freezers, cold storage rooms at French blood banks and hoax bomb alerts on airlines and media outlets across Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 3 min
Minurso comes to an end, what it means for UNIFIL
Hugh Lovatt, Senior Policy Fellow with The Think-Tank, the European Council on Foreign Relations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 4 min
Ireland "nowhere close" to retrofitting target
Tessa Ndjonkou reports on retrofitting progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 8 min
What next for Serbia?
Author, journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny spoke to Paul about the historic victory of the student-led movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 5 min
Dublin City Council's new parking policy
RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd on the new enforcement measures that Dublin City Council are putting in-place today. She was joined by Green Party Councillor Feljin Jose. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 8 min
US Mid-Term elections
Bob Schmuhl, Author and Emeritus Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame offers his analysis on how the mid-term elections will play out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 14 min
Housing Minister James Browne
Housing Minister James Browne on the positive data on new housing completions, but what are the problems that remain? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
November 1 · 12 min
Life and legacy of Irish Olympian & European champion Ciara Mageean
RTÉ sports broadcaster Greg Allen who followed Ciara Mageean throughout her career, on her life and legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 25 · 6 min
US mid-term elections to be held November 3rd
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.
October 25 · 19 min
Minister Helen McEntee on Triple Lock debate
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.
October 25 · 5 min
Labour's Duncan Smith argues for retention of Triple Lock
Labour's Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith speaks to Paul about the Triple Lock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 25 · 6 min
Row between psychotherapists and regulator
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.
October 25 · 6 min
Political deadlock as Israeli election looms
Our Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy joins Paul from Tel Aviv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 25 · 8 min
Irish man returns to Dublin after being detained in West Bank
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.
October 18 · 6 min
Ukraine launches drone attack in St. Petersburg in defiance of Donald Trump
Paul was joined by Christopher Miller, Financial Times Chief Ukraine Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 16 min
Last group of Irish UNIFIL soldiers to travel to Lebanon next month
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.
October 18 · 3 min
The bodies of four members of the English family will lie in repose at the Sacred Heart church in Waterford today
Our South East Correspondent, Marc O'Driscoll joins Paul from Waterford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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