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This Week
A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Ebola latest: 10 African nations at risk of spread
There's increasing concern over a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda also has confirmed cases, and the African Centr...
'We were tortured' - Irish flotilla member Colm Byrne on IDF detainment
Hundreds of people turned up at Dublin Airport yesterday to welcome home eleven Irish citizens detained by the Israeli military when their Gaza Sumud...
The implications of the bye-election outcomes in Dublin Central and Galway West
Returning to the weekend bye-elections, Paul was joined by RTÉ Political Correspondent Barry Lenihan to discuss the latest count tallies, and what the...
Thomas and Kyne in race for Galway West seat
The Social Democrats triumphed in the Dublin Central bye-election, with Daniel Ennis winning the seat vacated by Fine Gael's Paschal Donohoe. Meanwhil...
Minister Burke on Artificial Intelligence job losses
Enterprise Minister and Fine Gael director of elections for Galway West Peter Burke joined Paul to talk about recent lay-offs in the tech sector and t...
Fiosrú to publish first annual report on Wednesday
Fiosrú, the office of the police ombudsman, is the statutory body which deals with complaints from members of the public and the Gardai about the Gard...
Streeting confirms he will contest Starmer for leadership
The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has endured a rollercoaster of a week, with his ongoing tenure in Downing Street now an open question. Paul wa...
WHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola strain
The World Health Organisation has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a "public health emergency of inter...
Around 80,000 take part in Darkness Into Light events
Around 80,000 people participated in events last weekend in the annual Darkness Into Light to raise funds for suicide prevention services. However, Pi...
Invasive plant species remain on the market
In 2024, it became illegal to sell, exchange, transport or breed more than 30 non-native plant-types in Ireland under both Irish and EU law because th...
Taoiseach Micheal Martin on Fianna Fáil at 100, RTÉ, Aughinish
Fianna Fáil held its Ard Fheis in Dublin this weekend as the party marks its centenary year. Micheal Martin has been the party leader for the past 15...
Three people killed in Ukraine despite ceasefire
A ceasefire is supposed to be in place in Ukraine and Russia, with US President Donald Trump hoping it can be extended and end the four year old war....
Calls for nationwide wildlife rescue service
A wildlife rescue centre in Kildare is calling for the creation of a nationwide service, with multi-annual funding. Kildare Wildlife Rescue opened jus...
New electoral register due by end of year
Last year An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the independent electoral commission, published an 'Oversight Report on the Electoral Registers.' The 190-page docum...
First passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship
Two Irish citizens have been evacuated from a cruise ship in Tenerife and are scheduled to be repatriated home on the Government jet after health chec...
Minister Jack Chambers on budgetary overruns
The Government has a recurring problem with budgetary overruns. Last year, overspending amounted to €4.1 billion. Already this year Education needs an...
Galway West bye-election: what you need to know
The twin bye-elections in the Dublin Central and Galway West constituencies take place on May 22nd. Today RTÉ Western Correspondent Pat McGrath and RT...
Free transport for people fleeing domestic violence
From Tuesday, people fleeing domestic violence, and gender based violence, will be able to avail of free travel on public transport for three months....
Sexual Assault Treatment Unit
40% of people have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, according to a Central Statistics Survey. Eithne Dodd 'This Week' repor...
CETA - Controversial trade agreement
Controversial legislation heads to the Seanad on Wednesday, on a topic which has already triggered rancorous debates in the Dáil and even Supreme Cour...
Central Bank targeting social media fraud
The Central Bank of Ireland is now targeting illegal financial promotions on social media, in a bid to protect Irish consumers. To discuss this we spe...
Dublin Central by-election
RTEs Eastern Correspondent Samantha Libreri joins Paul in studio to have a look at both the candidates and the issues in the constituency.
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Flotilla Activist
Irish activists, whose vessels were boarded by the Israeli navy on Wednesday, in international waters off the Greek island of Crete, returned home las...
Ex-TD Jim Glennon confirms he wrote character reference for sex offender
Former Fianna Fáil TD Jim Glennon says he provided a character reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy, who was convicted of sexually exploiting a 13-year-ol...
IDF strike kills journalist in Lebanon
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed outrage at the killing of a Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, and wounding of another, in southern L...
Suspect arrested, Donald Trump taken to safety after shooting at Washington event
Police in the United States are investigating a shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, in which a man opened fire on security...
Clare council to acquire 20 derelict properties in bid to increase housing supply
Clare County Council is moving on the scourge of dereliction by commencing the compulsory acquisition of 20 properties in a bid to increase housing su...
Prediction markets should be regulated - addiction expert
An addiction expert has called for prediction markets to be regulated in Ireland. These markets, which allow anyone to gamble on any kind of political...
McDonald calls for urgent Government action to make life more affordable
Sinn Féin held its Ard Fheis in Belfast this weekend, with delegates being told that an immediate mini-budget was required to make life more affordabl...
Mary Lawlor finishes term as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
One of Ireland's leading human rights advocates, Mary Lawlor, has completed her six-year term as the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights...
Concerns over a lack of technicians qualified to work on electric vehicles
The electric vehicle market continues to grow with battery-powered cars outselling petrol models in Ireland. If the latest trend continues, electric c...
French peacekeeper killed in Lebanon
A French peacekeeping soldier was killed in southern Lebanon yesterday, and three others were wounded, while trying to clear a bomb from a road. We sp...
Daniel Kinahan arrest
Daniel Kinahan remains in custody in Dubai this Sunday lunchtime, on foot of his arrest on Friday following the issuing of an arrest warrant by the Hi...
Independent Ireland party leader Michael Collins
Independent Ireland held its annual conference in Galway yesterday, and party leader Michael Collins joins Paul Cunningham in studio.
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Census 1926
The 1926 Census records were released this weekend, providing a fascinating glimpse into the early years of the Irish Free State. To assess its signif...
Minister Darragh O'Brien
Householders could see energy price hikes in the order of 30%, or above, should the US and Israeli war on Iran continue. To find out what the conseque...
Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for Gaza
Another Global Sumud Flotilla is setting sail for Gaza, with the aim of bringing humanitarian aid. One of the sailors, Colm Byrne, talks to us from Ba...
Hungary votes in election closely watched by EU, Russia
In a very closely watched election, Hungarians are heading to the polls today... with polls suggesting this could end Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16...
IMO President on fuel protests, the new HSE chief and reports of verbal abuse towards doctors
The Irish Medical Organisation's new President Matthew Sadlier joins us from their annual conference in Killarney
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Political reaction as the fuel protests subside
Political correspondent Micheal Lehane and Jack Power of the Irish Times outline the political reaction both at home and in Europe
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