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Pat brings you the sharpest analysis of news and current affairs on the radio and fresh perspectives on the issues that will define a generation. Breaking news is interwoven with reflective news features and reports from a variety of reporters based across the country. Experts are on hand to guide l...
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Green Scene: A new type of concrete that acts as a battery
Imagine a future where the walls of your home don’t just hold up the roof they store electricity. Researchers at MIT have created a new type of concre...
Latest news update from the states
Nick Reiner could face the death penalty and the white house backs Susie Wiles after her Vanity Fair interview. Professor and Political Analyst at Cli...
Is Dublin city in decline?
There has been much debate in recent years about the state of our country’s capital city, Dublin.
With many city dwellers debating whether the...
‘I thought he had prospects’ Micheál Martin on Gavin Review
Last night, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was in defence of his leadership at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party, following the publishing of the Gavin re...
Last minute tech gift ideas!
With Christmas just around the corner. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly takes us through a last minute tech gift guide for any presents...
Heath Insurance renewal advice with Dermot Goode
As Health Insurance renewal time looms for many, Dermot Goode Health Insurance Expert with HealthInsuranceIreland.ie brings us advice on your search f...
Selene Daly opens up about her experience with weight loss jabs
Selene Daly is our residence expert when it comes to anything and everything dermatology related however. Today she is opening up about her experience...
President Trump to sue the BBC
US President Donald Trump has suggested that Rob Reiner’s criticism of him may have led to his death. In a post on Truth Social he called the late dir...
Ukraine peace talks continue
Yesterday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resumed talks with U.S. president Donald trump's envoys in Berlin. The talks come after the U.S. sid...
The latest updates on the Bondi beach shooting
Pat gets the latest on this with Jean Kennedy, Journalist with ABC News.
Pat gets the latest on this with Jean Kennedy, Journalist with ABC News...
Is a 50-year mortgage a game changer?
Described as a “game changer” in terms of helping people currently priced out of the housing market to get a foot on the property ladder. A 50-year mo...
Christmas walks with a story
This morning we heard about Walks you can do with Christmas that have a connection to a good story. Joining Pat will all the suggestions was John G Dw...
The work to do before the Dáil winter recess
The Dáil is set to break for winter recess at the end of this week, but there's plenty on the agenda to get done. A decision on the Mercosur deal and...
How to protect your wellbeing at Christmas?
We’re about ten days out from Christmas now, and for many people this is the point where the pressure really ramps up emotionally, socially, and ment...
Ask The Expert: Pilates is the newest viral fitness trend
Pilates is the newest viral fitness trend. created in the early 20th century by a German PT who used the method to keep him fit while he was a prisone...
Ukraine offers to drop NATO aspirations
Talks will continue in Berlin today between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner...
Living with somatic illness
In 2016, former RTÉ2 presenter Niamh Devine set out backpacking in Asia. Following a sexual assault, she went straight to Australia but there she foun...
Driving e scooter under the influence while abroad
It seems to be common enough for tourists to ride these public e-scooters coming home from bars and clubs while on holidays. We’ve found that people h...
Calls for Australia to tighten gun laws following a mass shooting
As Australia continues to mourn the loss of the victims shot at the Bondi beach terror attack, focus is now shifting to strengthen Australia's gun law...
Where and when did our Christmas traditions originate?
“For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty founder was a child himself.” Those are the immortal wor...
A look back on the weekend of sport
Good news for Ireland at the European cross-country championships while Celtic lose the league cup final. Colm Boohig looks back on the weekend of spo...
What will the presidential election review mean for Micheál Martin
Taoiseach’s leadership comes under further pressure as Fianna Fáil TDs and senators demand to know when the party first heard about Jim Gavin's issue...
Farmers to protest in Brussels
Irish Farmers Association President Francie Gorman is about to hit the road in his tractor this morning. He is on the way to brussels alongside thousa...
The latest on the mass shooting at Bondi beach
A total of Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, following a mass shooting at Bondi beach. We get the latest on this with Isobel R...
This week's Friday Forum news
On our Friday Forum panel this week was Naoise Ó Cearúil TD, Fianna Fáil, Spokesperson on Artificial Intelligence and Gaeltacht Affairs, Claire Kerran...
Uisce Éireann announce major development
Uisce Éireann have today announced they are to lodge a planning application for the largest-ever water project in Irish history. Maria O’dwyer, Infras...
How can you keep spending low during the festive high?
Irish consumer spending reached a new high last Christmas and is on course to break festive records again! But during a cost of living crisis, can we...
The UK Scam calls from +44 numbers
There an been increase in scam calls from UK-registered numbers in recent weeks. We find out what is being done to tackle them with Adrian Weckler Tec...
Friday Chritmas Food with Gareth Mullins
With Christmas around the corner, Gareth Mullins is here to chat through the perfect roast for your main course with a roast rib of beef with Yorkshir...
Is Trump breaking up with Europe?
John O'Brennan, Professor of European Integration at Maynooth University, joined Pat on the show to discuss whether US and EU relations are breaking d...
the growing issues with cross border employment.
Working remotely has become the norm for many with some even opting to work abroad of a different jurisdiction entirely. however, there are growing co...
A look ahead to the weekend of sport
Shamrock Rovers missed out on a place in the knockout stages last night against Breidablik. Drama continues for Liverpool as most of the squad are bac...
The flu could peak early in the run up to Christmas
Just under 500 people nationwide were in hospital yesterday with flu and other winter related illness. Around three quarters of them having not been i...
The most famous boxing match in literary history?”
For better or worse, Ernest Hemingway has come to be synonymous with ideas of supreme masculinity, machismo and virility. But when Hemingway was knock...
The role AI is playing in medicine
A quarter of primary care doctors in the UK admit to using generative AI like ChatGPT while at work. Whether it's for taking appointment notes or sear...
How to solve a will dispute and why are they rising?
Probate disputes are often complex and usually involve family members, wills, inheritance, and lots of tension.
But how does a person go about...
Vaseem Khan on his new novel ‘Quantum of Menace’
Vaseem Khan is the mastermind behind the newest installation in the James Bond universe. His new novel ‘Quantum of Menace’ follows gadget mastermind Q...
Trocáire working on the ground to rebuild lives in Ethiopia
Sadly, many conflicts are raging around the world, and some are more publicly discussed than others. One country where hopes for peace are fragile is...
US plans to look at the social media history of visitors
Irish visitors to the US could be required to submit five years worth of social media history in order to enter the country, whether they need a visa...
Sustainable food and drinks to support this Christmas
Jo Linehan Climate Journalist brings us some great suggestions of some sustainable food and drinks to support this Christmas.