Who is the German spy chief accused of spying?
It’s a story that could have come straight out a John le Carré thriller. The retired German spy chief accused of selling classified informat...
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20 of 1,206 episodesWhat is the row between RTÉ and Minister Patrick O'Donovan really about?
Jack Horgan-Jones has the latest on a row that has blown up in the aftermath of Tuesday's Budget, reopening RTÉ's rolling funding crisis and...
How the eviction of an 87-year-old woman sparked a political crisis in Spain
Over the past two weeks, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spain to protest the country’s worsening housing crisis. T...
What will happen to Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived the lethal injection?
Christa Pike spent 30 years in jail in Tennessee on death row, waiting for the day the state would kill her. When that day finally came, las...
Budget 2027: what's in it for you?
Ministers Simon Harris and Jack Chambers have been explaining how the Government will tax and spend in the year ahead. They have promised to...
A look behind Brendan Kavanagh's business deals
Wicklow businessman Brendan Kavanagh (61) has an entrepreneurial skill for building connections and seeing gaps in the market. That has led...
Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’
At the Labour Party conference last week, British prime minister Andy Burnham surprised delegates by putting the prospect of rejoining the E...
Manchester City or Scam FC - the €1bn scandal
Premier League football club Manchester City has been found guilty of boosting its coffers by more than €1bn by arranging “sham contracts” w...
Who is the Irish citizen facing a murder charge in Hungary?
Irish citizen David Anderson (45) is charged with the premeditated murder of his ex-wife, Megumi Anderson, who died in January 2025 aged 43....
How will the Drumcree standoff end?
Since early Sunday morning, 35 members of the Orange Order have been waiting at Drumcree Church to parade down the mainly nationalist Garvag...
How a Dublin flat complex became a hub for organised crime
When property developer Paddy Shanahan built Buckingham Village, a scheme of 125 apartments in north inner-city Dublin in 1991, hopes were h...
Ireland v Israel: win overshadowed by division and discord
A comprehensive 3-0 away victory for the Republic of Ireland should have cause for celebration. Instead, it has been overshadowed by unprece...
Kicked out of Dubai: where will Christy Kinahan snr go now?
After more than a decade living openly in Dubai, Christy Kinahan snr’s visa has been cancelled and he has been told to leave the United Arab...
Ireland v Israel: Why the contentious soccer games are still going ahead
Since the fixtures were announced earlier this year, the voices calling for the Republic of Ireland to boycott its Nations League games agai...
Does Russia have access to Irish state passwords?
This episode was originally published in July 2026. Employees of three key State agencies use a computer programme called Passwork to genera...
Belfast’s race riots: what happened next?
The scenes of violence and rampant destruction on the streets of Belfast on June 9th were reminiscent of disorder we’ve seen before. But the...
50 years on, the story of how Ireland's biggest band was born
Today we're sharing the opening episode of a three-part series by Róisín Ingle that tells the untold origin story of U2. We hope you enjoy i...
How Irish scientists are fighting sophisticated drug gangs
Staying ahead of organised drug gangs is the daily challenge facing the scientists and analysts at Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). And with...
What does Canada want from the EU?
In her speech to MEPs on Wednesday, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen spoke about Canada becoming an “associate” member of...
Is it time to rein in the data centre boom?
It seems incredible that no one knows how many data centres there are in Ireland. It could be as many as 100, it could be more. Whatever the...