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1

How Is Michael Jackson Still So Popular?

2

The Fallout From Jeffrey Donaldson's Conviction

3

What Does The EU Presidency Actually Mean For Ireland?

4

Is Australia's Social Media Ban A Total Failure?

5

Death in Reykjavik - The Mancel Case

6

Reeling In The Queers - The History of Pride In Ireland

7

What Happened To The Hero of Bondi Beach?

8

Meeting Your Son's Killer - Restorative Justice in Ireland

9

Jeffrey Donaldson Convicted of Rape

10

Who Will Be The Next Prime Minister of the UK?

11

Did the US Lose The War With Iran?

12

"I would rather vote for Hitler than a Tipperary man" - The Trouble with Redrawing Constituencies

13

Still No Public Inquiry Into The Sallins Train Robbery

14

Stop The Game - The Legal Route

15

The Public Inquiry Into The Murder of Pat Finucane

16

What's Going On With Aughinish Alumina?

17

Will Switzerland Vote To Cap Its Population at 10 Million?

18

Is This World Cup More About Business Than Football?

19

Trump's Tantrum & The 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

20

Should The Taxpayer Continue To Support Greyhound Racing?

21

Racism & Policing in the UK: The Henry Nowak Murder

22

Will Ireland V Israel Actually Go Ahead?

23

Is a Bigger EU a Better EU?

24

Do We Need A Secular Alternative To Communion and Confirmation?

25

Strange Bedfellows: What’s Behind UFC Freedom 250?

26

What Happened With Saudi's Spending Spree?

27

What Do Sinn Féin Stand For Now?

28

The Pope Vs AI

29

The Long History of Multiculturalism In Ireland

30

What Did NAMA Achieve Anyway?

31

Is Watching Porn Cheating?

32

Sexual Violence In Reality TV

33

Door-to-Door Scams: Bogus Traders in Ireland

34

The By-Elections: Polls, Parties and the Polymarket Betting Controversy

35

Is VAR Ruining Football?

36

Murdaugh Murders: The Empire Fights Back

37

Are Trump and Xi REALLY Besties?

38

Why Aren't We Allowed To Drink In Public In Ireland?

39

Eurovision: A Competition In Crisis

40

100 Years of Fianna Fáil: What Is The Future For The Party?

41

Far Right Foreigners on Irish Social Media - The Canary in The Coalmine

42

Why is the Irish Peacekeeping Mission In Lebanon Ending?

43

A Murder Investigation Beset By "Institutional Misogyny" - The Katie Simpson Case

44

TikTok Superstar on Trial: The D4vd Murder Case

45

Why Are The 90s So Back?

46

Ozempic Breasts, Skinny Culture & The Dark Side of GLP-1s

47

Guns in the Hands of Children: Gang Feuds in Dublin

48

The Monk Strikes Back

49

Speaking To A Killer: The Murder of Tina Satchwell

50

Extra: The Aftermath of a Third Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump

51

UFOs and Missing Scientists: Mystery or Distraction in Trump's America?

52

Saving America By Putting Women Back in the Home: The Heritage Foundation's Plan for the Next 250 Years

53

Is Harm Reduction The Right Approach To Ireland's Drug Problems?

54

The Risks of Tracing Your Heritage Through Your DNA

55

What Happens To The Kinahan Cartel Now?

56

Money Mayweather No More: What Happens To Sports Stars?

57

Stolen From Ireland: The Irish Artefacts in British Museums

58

Am I Neurodivergent? What's Behind The Rise in Diagnoses?

59

Is The US/Israeli Alliance Unravelling?

60

The Controversial Plan to Build Housing on Site of the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home

61

The Enduring Mystery of the Killing of Emer O'Loughlin

62

Can Orbán Stay in Power in Hungary?

63

Extra: What Happens When The Army is Deployed to Deal with Fuel Protesters?

64

Should Ireland Go Nuclear?

65

Ye Not Welcome: Why Britain Banned Kanye West

66

Glow-Up or Gamble? The Dangerous Rise of DIY Peptide Injections

67

Michael Flatley’s Multi-Million Euro Legal Battles

68

The Deepfake Porn Scandal That Rocked a Celebrity Marriage

69

Simon Harris Wants YOU to Take Risks With Your Savings — Will You?

70

The Apple Story: How One Company Changed Everything

71

Who Counts as Female in Sport Now?

72

When Roles Reverse: Parenting Our Parents

73

Who’s REALLY getting rich from OnlyFans?

74

Enda McNulty: The Psychology of a Big Game

75

Do We Really Want To Go To Trump's World Cup?

76

The Wind-Down Begins: Where Do Ukrainians Go Now?

77

Evictions Are Rising to Historic Levels — Here’s Why It Matters

78

The Irishman Who Hunted the Mob

79

Inside the €1 Million Illegal Meath House Saga

80

Proving U.S. Responsibility for a Mass Killing of Iranian Schoolgirls

81

Banksy Unmasked

82

Will Trump Go Full Zelenskyy on Micheál Martin?

83

Was Gerry Adams in the IRA?

84

Are Elite Insiders Betting on Wars… Before They Start?

85

The One-Way Street of Irish Prices

86

The Cheltenham Effect: Why Ireland Goes Racing Mad Every March

87

Justice for Ireland’s Criminalised Gay Men?

88

How Tony Blair's Legacy Affects Keir Starmer's Foreign Policy

89

Bikegate: Paul Williams on How a Lockdown Favour Triggered a €275,000 Payout

90

The Clintons and Epstein: The Deposition Tapes

91

Is It Time to Crack Down on Free Legal Aid?

92

EXTRA: Why the War on Iran Risks Global Terrorism, Energy Crises, and Recession

93

What’s Going Wrong With Ireland’s College Experience?

94

Ryan Tubridy: Why We’re Still Obsessed with the Kennedys

95

What is Looksmaxxing?

96

Inside the Search for Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob

97

Ukraine: A War Foretold

98

A Hymn to Life: Gisèle Pelicot Speaks

99

Should We Ban Kids from Social Media — Or ID Everyone Else?

100

EXTRA: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor Arrested by British Police

101

Celtic Mist: The Story of Charles Haughey’s Yacht

102

Should the Republic of Ireland Play Israel?

103

Calling Time on Ireland's Anonymous Keyboard Warriors

104

Why Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Is Targeting Irish Students

105

Who were the Donegal Screamers (and how did they inspire a best-selling novel?)

106

How the Collisons Built Stripe and Became Self-Made Billionaires

107

Caught in the Crossfire: Larry Murrin and the Brazilian Beef Wars

108

ICE Detention Horror: The Story of an Irish Plasterer in the United States

109

Epstein and the Trial that’s Shaking the Crown

110

Inside the Noah Donohoe Inquest

111

Peter Mandelson and Epstein: Britain’s Biggest Political Scandal?

112

The Triple Lock: What Happens If It Goes?

113

Ireland's Most Baffling Missing Persons Case

114

What is Imbolc and What Does It Have To Do With St. Brigid?

115

50 Years of Punk

116

Should All Politicians Leave X?

117

Would A Wealth Tax Work In Ireland?

118

Commemorating The Holocaust In A Fraught Political Environment

119

Gen Z and Political Revolution

120

Wood Quay: Why Is It Important and Why Is It In The News Again?

121

10 Years on From The Peak Of The Migration Crisis in Europe

122

Division Among The Beckhams - The Psychology of Fame and Family

123

Made in America: The Dark History that Led to Donald Trump

124

Who Regulates Your Therapist? Inside the Battle Over Psychotherapy Standards

125

Politics at AFCON, Politics in Sport

126

The Case for a Directly-Elected Mayor in Dublin

127

Can We Put a Price on Greenland?

128

Do Awards Shows Still Matter?

129

Inside a Hunger Strike: Laurence McKeown on Life, Death and Political Protest

130

How Effective Is Ireland's "Soft Power"?

131

Beef, Business and a Brussels Bust-Up

132

Is It Time to Move Shakespeare Off Centre Stage?

133

After the Jubilee: What Did the Catholic Church Actually Achieve?

134

Ceasefire or Low-Intensity War? What’s Really Happening in Gaza

135

America250: Celebration or Culture War?

136

Best of: Why is Gen Z giving God a second look?

137

Best of: The Real House of Guinness

138

Best of: Golfgate

139

In the Snug with Donal Fallon (Part 2)

140

In the Snug with Donal Fallon (Part 1)

141

A Quiet Christmas

142

How 2025 Became the Year of the Bailout Babies

143

Why Do People Love to Hate Meghan Markle?

144

When Did Irish Restaurants Get Really Good?

145

Is There Still a Market for PD-Style Politics?

146

Could a Mass Shooting Happen in Ireland?

147

What Will Happen to House Prices and Mortgage Rates in 2026?

148

Fianna Fáil’s Worst Election: What Will The Review Reveal?

149

Politicians Have Podcasts Now... God Help Us

150

What Happens When Netflix Eats Hollywood?

151

Why Is Ireland So Bad at Building Big?

152

Is It Right to Rewrite Dublin’s Place Names?

153

Intermittent Fasting vs Christmas: Who Wins?

154

The GAA’s Hidden Crisis: Gambling in the Dressing Room

155

Is It Time to Put Jury Trials in the Dock?

156

Magic Mushrooms Go Mainstream — But Are They Safe?

157

Does Irish Tourism Live Up to Its Luxury Prices?

158

Dublin on Lockdown: The Real Threats Behind Zelensky’s Visit

159

Donald Trump Tries to Cancel World AIDS Day

160

From Coppers to Committees: Ireland’s Young TDs

161

The Cash Fightback Starts Here

162

Why Is Ireland Still Avoiding a Statutory Covid Inquiry?

163

Why We Don’t Trust Estate Agents

164

Human Safari? Inside the Claims of “Sniper Tourism” in Sarajevo

165

Line of Duty Is Coming Back — Mother of God!

166

The Great Resignation Hits Leinster House

167

Irish Boys versus the Manosphere: Who’s Winning?

168

The Multibillion Game Delay That Has Everyone Losing the Plot

169

Obesity, Stigma, Mounjaro and Me

170

Should Irish Be the Working Language of Newstalk?

171

How to Solve the Housing Crisis

172

The Rise of the ‘Irish Defence Army’

173

If You Build It, Will They Come? The Dalymount Redevelopment Saga

174

Inside the Inauguration: Catherine Connolly’s Day at Dublin Castle

175

Kim Kardashian v the Moon Landing: Why We Fall for Conspiracies

176

Daniel Kinahan: Dubai’s Most Wanted Irishman

177

My Property Tax Just Went Up €120 – Yours Might Too

178

Can One Man Unite Palestine? The Story of Marwan Barghouti

179

Mind the (Pay) Gap: Why Women in Ireland Earn Less

180

Ireland’s English, Colm O’Regan Style

181

Zohran Mamdani: The Socialist Shaking Up New York

182

Can Micheál Martin Hang On?

183

The Irish Crown Jewels: Ireland’s Greatest Unsolved Heist

184

Footballers’ Wives: The Trashy TV Reboot We Need

185

Ireland, the Triple Lock, and the Broken United Nations

186

Extra: How to Vote in the Presidential Election

187

The Rise and Fall of Nicolas Sarkozy

188

Inside Ireland’s Witness Protection Programme

189

Would the Real Victoria Beckham Please Stand Up?

190

Two Fathers, One Grief: The Friendship That Defied Their Daughters' Murders

191

The Rare Earth Wars

192

Olympics on Steroids: Why Shane Ryan Joined the Enhanced Games

193

How Tommy Robinson’s Message Took Root in Ireland

194

Extra: Newstalk Presidential Debate Review

195

Could Dead Cat Diplomacy Actually Work?

196

Who is Luke Combs and Why is Ireland So Crazy For Country?

197

Robin Williams Back From the Dead? AI Slop Takes Over the Algorithm

198

Ten Years From Carrickmines

199

Motor Neurone Disease: What Do We Really Know?

200

When Budgets Go Bad

201

Spy Games in Space: Is a New Cold War Being Fought Above Our Heads?

202

Inside Ireland’s Freemasons

203

Does Tony Blair Have Clean Hands in the Middle East?

204

Katie Amess: Four Years After Her Father’s Murder, the Attacks Keep Coming

205

Border Poll: Who Decides and When?

206

Free Speech or Censorship? The Fight for Control of American Television

207

The Real House of Guinness: Separating Fact from Fiction

208

Is the NFL in Dublin a Trojan Horse for American Empire?

209

Your Essential Guide to the Presidential Election

210

When is the Right Time to Teach Kids About Sex And Sexuality?

211

Mocktails, Brewery Closures and Sober-Curiosity: Are We Losing Our Taste for Booze?

212

Why can’t every night be Culture Night?

213

Occupied Territories Bill: Ireland Hesitates on Services as Gaza Suffers

214

How Many Orangemen Are There in the Republic of Ireland?

215

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: the Manhunt, the Trial, the Sentence

216

How to unmask a Traitor (and why the Faithful are terrible at spotting lies)

217

Invasion of the Killer Hornets

218

Enoch Burke v The State: Can One Man Defy the Courts Forever?

219

Why Supporting Palestine Action Could Land You in a British Jail

220

The Race for the Áras Gets Real

221

Is Trump Behaving Like a Dictator — or Just Testing Democracy’s Limits?

222

Claire Irwin on What It Really Costs to Build a Home in Ireland

223

How can a child in Ireland just disappear?

224

Whose Flag Is It Anyway?

225

Autocrats Assemble: Kim Takes the Slow Train to Beijing

226

Back to School 2.0: How Tech is Rewriting the Classroom

227

The Prince in Disgrace and the Duchess Who Won’t Stay Quiet

228

Cracks in the System: The Human and Financial Cost of Ireland’s Defective Block Crisis

229

Erin Patterson and the Mushroom Murders Part 2: The Explosive Evidence the Jury Never Heard

230

Is Homeschooling Ireland’s Quiet Education Revolution?

231

Why the Anti-Woke Warrior Can’t Make Her Mark

232

Ink and Identity: The Healing Power of Tattoos After Cancer

233

The O’Callaghans: A Family at War

234

OK Boomer? Why Ireland’s Young Feel Poorer Than Their Parents

235

Golfgate: Fallout

236

Golfgate: Anatomy of a Scoop

237

Are Groceries Really Cheaper Up North? Barry Finds Out

238

Should Paddy in Glasgow Pick the Next President?

239

Summitology: Trump, Putin and the High-Stakes Alaska Meeting

240

What Katie Did: How Katie Taylor Changed Irish Sport - and What Comes Next

241

Profiting from Protection: Who’s Made Millions from Refugee Housing?

242

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson: The Romance We’re Willing into Existence

243

Why is Gen Z giving God a second look?

244

How States Get Recognised and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever

245

Too Squeamish for the Snip? Vasectomy Myths, Facts and Fears

246

Why Buying Concert Tickets Now Feels Like Booking a Ryanair Flight

247

Ozempic: From Miracle Drug to Market Earthquake

248

Why Two-Thirds of Sex Crime Allegations in Ireland Are Never Prosecuted

249

Why Are So Many Women Being Killed in Northern Ireland?

250

What Makes CMAT a Star for Our Times?

251

Can We Fix Ireland’s Crippling Grocery Prices?

252

Extra: The life and complicated legacy of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan

253

Trump, Epstein and the MAGA Meltdown

254

Moving Statues and Shifting Faith: Ballinspittle 1985 Revisited

255

Inside Ireland’s Drone Boom and Backlash

256

Why Should We Believe in This €200 Billion Development Plan?

257

Brigitte Macron: The Conspiracy Theory That Refuses to Die

258

All-Ireland Buzz: Rivalries, History and Hype

259

Tipperary Turf War: Inside the Magnier–Regan Land Battle

260

Jake’s Amendment: Why Sinn Féin Wants to Expand Coroners’ Verdict Options

261

Christian Horner: The Rise, the Fall, and What It Reveals About F1

262

Conor McGregor’s Record: Beyond the Octagon

263

Erin Patterson and the Mushroom Murders: Why I Couldn’t Look Away

264

Presidency or Party? What’s next for Mary Lou McDonald—and Sinn Féin?

265

Cartels, Coastlines, and Cocaine: Ireland’s Drug Pipeline Exposed

266

Measles, Misinformation & RFK Jr: The Vaccine Hesitancy Effect

267

Inside the Mind of a Suicide Bomber: Lessons from 7/7

268

Roll With It – the Oasis comeback starts today!

269

Does Ireland need a national women’s museum? And should we put it in the GPO?

270

Unmasking Graham Dwyer: How forensic psychology helped catch and convict Elaine O’Hara’s killer

271

Race for the Áras: Who’s in the early mix for Presidential Election 2025?

272

We need to talk about porn: Richard Hogan on links between explicit content and violence against women

273

Jury’s Out: The trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs draws to a close

274

‘Hotbed of digital censorship’: MAGA’s war with Ireland over freedom of speech

275

Festival Fever: Kneecap, Glastonbury and the Irish Festival Experience

276

Middle East on the brink: is Europe impotent in the current conflict?

277

'Whole system failure': Is Children's Health Ireland fit for purpose?

278

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