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News, interviews and analysis every Sunday from Ireland's longest-running radio news programme, presented by Paul Cunningham. Listen live at 1 pm on RTE Radio 1.

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Sunday · 6 min
US mid-term elections to be held November 3rd
Paul is joined by our Washington Correspondent Jackie Fox who has been testing the temperature this week in Florida, Texas and Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 19 min
Minister Helen McEntee on Triple Lock debate
Paul speaks to Minister Helen McEntee about the Triple Lock Dáil debate why the Government curtailed it to just four hours, leading to Opposition claims that a vital debate on a key national issue was being stiffled. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 5 min
Labour's Duncan Smith argues for retention of Triple Lock
Labour's Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesperson Duncan Smith speaks to Paul about the Triple Lock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 6 min
Row between psychotherapists and regulator
Our reporter Eithne Dodd looks into how in Ireland, anyone can call themselves as 'psychotherapist' and charge people for mental health services and how CORU, the regulator for health and social care professions, is changing this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 6 min
Political deadlock as Israeli election looms
Our Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy joins Paul from Tel Aviv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 8 min
Irish man returns to Dublin after being detained in West Bank
Paul is joined by Ian Hutcheson as he as returned home to Dublin after being detained by soldiers in the Occupied West Bank earlier this week and then deported from Israel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 6 min
Ukraine launches drone attack in St. Petersburg in defiance of Donald Trump
Paul was joined by Christopher Miller, Financial Times Chief Ukraine Correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 16 min
Last group of Irish UNIFIL soldiers to travel to Lebanon next month
Paul is joined by Lt Col Cormac Brady, Officer Commanding the 69th Infantry Group and Lt Col James Hourigan, Deputy Director for Logistics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 3 min
The bodies of four members of the English family will lie in repose at the Sacred Heart church in Waterford today
Our South East Correspondent, Marc O'Driscoll joins Paul from Waterford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 5 min
Israelis go to the polls next week to elect 120 members to parliament
Sky News Correspondent Adam Parsons joins Paul from Jerusalem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 3 min
How and why President Trump has shifted his policy on Ukraine
Niall Stanage, Associate Editor with The Hill joins Paul from Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 6 min
Report on funding deficit for third level
Our reporter Eithne Dodd went to Moylish in County Limerick, one of the campuses for the Technological University of the Shannon, to find out more about the issues facing the higher education sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 18 · 8 min
Higher education sector says they have a funding deficit of €250 million
Paul speaks to Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 4 min
Trump and Zelenskyy clash
To discuss the latest in the War in Ukraine, Paul was joined by David Blevins, US Correspondent with Sky News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 6 min
Number of journalists killed in Israel and Palestine lowered - CPJ
To discuss this decision, Paul was joined by Jodie Ginsberg, Chief Executive of The Committee to Protect Journalists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 10 min
HSE to consider weight loss drug access
For an expert opinion, Paul was joined by Obesity Specialist Prof Donal O’Shea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 10 min
Dementia and people with Down syndrome
RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd reported on how high rates of dementia and cognitive decline have affected people with Down syndrome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 9 min
Minister Byrne on Strike, Budget
Paul was joined by The Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 11 · 6 min
Public Sector Strike
Paul was joined by Phil Ní Sheaghdha, General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
October 4 · 7 min
Irish teens speak on Online Safety
RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd went to a Foróige group in Limerick to ask teenagers about the impact and harms of social media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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