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A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Carole Coleman and Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

From Tuesday, people fleeing domestic violence, and gender based violence, will be able to avail of free travel on public transport for thre...

40% of people have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, according to a Central Statistics Survey. Eithne Dodd 'This W...

RTEs Eastern Correspondent Samantha Libreri joins Paul in studio to have a look at both the candidates and the issues in the constituency.

The Central Bank of Ireland is now targeting illegal financial promotions on social media, in a bid to protect Irish consumers. To discuss t...

Controversial legislation heads to the Seanad on Wednesday, on a topic which has already triggered rancorous debates in the Dáil and even Su...

Irish activists, whose vessels were boarded by the Israeli navy on Wednesday, in international waters off the Greek island of Crete, returne...

An addiction expert has called for prediction markets to be regulated in Ireland. These markets, which allow anyone to gamble on any kind of...

Clare County Council is moving on the scourge of dereliction by commencing the compulsory acquisition of 20 properties in a bid to increase...

Former Fianna Fáil TD Jim Glennon says he provided a character reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy, who was convicted of sexually exploiting a...

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...

One of Ireland's leading human rights advocates, Mary Lawlor, has completed her six-year term as the United Nations special rapporteur on hu...

The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed outrage at the killing of a Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, and wounding of another, in...

Police in the United States are investigating a shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, in which a man opened fire on...

A French peacekeeping soldier was killed in southern Lebanon yesterday, and three others were wounded, while trying to clear a bomb from a r...

The 1926 Census records were released this weekend, providing a fascinating glimpse into the early years of the Irish Free State. To assess...

The electric vehicle market continues to grow with battery-powered cars outselling petrol models in Ireland. If the latest trend continues,...

Independent Ireland held its annual conference in Galway yesterday, and party leader Michael Collins joins Paul Cunningham in studio.

Daniel Kinahan remains in custody in Dubai this Sunday lunchtime, on foot of his arrest on Friday following the issuing of an arrest warrant...

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 th...

Another Global Sumud Flotilla is setting sail for Gaza, with the aim of bringing humanitarian aid. One of the sailors, Colm Byrne, talks to...

In a very closely watched election, Hungarians are heading to the polls today... with polls suggesting this could end Prime Minister Viktor...

The Irish Medical Organisation's new President Matthew Sadlier joins us from their annual conference in Killarney

Political correspondent Micheal Lehane and Jack Power of the Irish Times outline the political reaction both at home and in Europe

We hear from Chris Smyth, Group Chief Executive of Perennial Freight at Rosslare Europort; Iarnrod Eireann spokesperson Jane Creegan; Fuels...

In a special Sunday morning update, we get reports from around the country as the fuel protests wind down

Bull Island is one of the most protected biospheres in the country. In order to protect it, Dublin City Council implemented a new visitor ac...

What does the Iran war mean for the threat of attacks in the US? Our Washington Correspondent, Jackie Fox reports.

How are economists analysing the fallout from the Iran War? We hear from Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist with the Institute of International an...

Dublin City Council has approved a monument to be placed on O'Connell Street to honour Irish women of the revolutionary period. The monument...

Professor Pete Lunn, who heads up the behavioural research unit at the Economic and Social Research Institute, tells us how people might res...

Gardaí have submitted a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions after what's described as an "extensive investigation" into the death of...

Secunder Kermani, Foreign Correspondent with Channel 4 News, brings us the latest on the downed pilot, Trump's new deadline, and fresh Irani...

The Central Bank and the ESRI have warned of inflationary pressures for the country due to the constraint on oil supply as a result of the I...

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge sanctioned by the United States, says she has never reconsidered working at the International Criminal Cour...

An Irish Times report revealed links between Irish-made alumina - a white crystal compound used to make aluminium - and Russia's war effort...

Five members of the Hennessy Organised Crime Group were jailed this week. Paul Reynolds, RTÉ's Crime Correspondent, profiles the group.

This Week speaks to Kevin Keating and Jason Clancy, two victims of the convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally who was sentenced to 14 years imp...

With concerns over so many non-EU payment providers, the European Central Bank wants to launch a digital euro for citizens. So how will it w...

Once a highly unlikely outcome, Ireland have the chance to make it to the next World Cup. However, Czechia must first be defeated in Thursda...

People Before Profit/Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barrett has told its annual conference that he believes a real opportunity now exists for th...

This Week speaks to members of Transfusion Positive, who were caught up in the Hepatitis C contamination crisis in the 1990s. We then hear f...

US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war, targeting energy and fuel facilities in the Gulf. We hear from Gregg Ca...

Our reporter Eithne Dodd has been looking at the enforcement issues around dog control and dog attacks

There are worries that an increasing number of PhD applications from Iranians are being rejected. Fatemeh Golpayegni is Iranian and also Ass...

To examine the collateral damage to the region we speak to Raya Jalabi, Middle East Correspondent for the Financial Times, and The Economist...

We hear from RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox; CNN's Chief National Correspondent John King; and Danny McCoy, Chief Executive of IB...

The conflict in the Middle East has caused substantial increases in the cost of oil and gas. Liz Bossley, who has fifty years of experience...

At their peak, there were around 3,000 partially built housing estates in 2008 and 2009. Figures obtained by This Week show that at least 58...

Aontú held its Ard Fheis in Laois yesterday and Peadar Tóibín, the party's leader, speaks to This Week.

On August 27th 1979, the provisional IRA bombed Lord Mountbatten's cruiser at Mullaghmore harbour in Sligo, killing the British statesman al...