In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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13 min
Could a crime that shocked Dublin in 2003 be solved?
On the morning of Monday, March 31st, 2003, a woman answered the door of her house in south Dublin. A man purporting to work as a TV technician was standing on the doorstep. The at…
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21 min
Inside the court as Russell Brand stands trial
One of the world’s most recognisable faces in entertainment, Russell Brand, is on trial in a London court.He has pleaded not guilty to seven charges. Three of rape, three of sexual…
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20 min
Naza: The film the Israeli Government doesn't want you to see
‘You hack her phone then you kill her – that’s what one Israeli intelligence officer told Naza director Yuval Abraham about their tactics in Gaza.The shocking and disturbing film,…
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24 min
Will Jim O’Callaghan back down in solicitors’ pay dispute?
The four-month dispute between criminal defence solicitors in the free legal aid system and Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan took a turn for the worse this week, with an escala…
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21 min
One father’s fight to get help for his out-of-control teenage son
In recent months, a disturbing social media trend has emerged online in Ireland. Groups of masked teenage boys are stealing cars, taunting Gardaí, driving at high speeds and in som…
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23 min
What led to the eruption of violence across France last weekend?
In Paris and beyond last weekend, half a million people took to the streets in protest. Those highlighting the cost-of-living crisis joined the ongoing student protest over the sta…
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20 min
Has Elon Musk invented a flying car?
In Texas last week, Elon Musk told an invited audience they were about to “see some crazy stuff tonight”.It turned out to be a new version of Tesla’s Roadster sports car, this one…
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42 min
The inside story of UDA commander Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair
A man once regarded as one of the most feared loyalist paramilitary commanders of the Troubles now lives a largely quiet life in Scotland. But the legacy of Johnny Adair remains on…
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19 min
Ammi Burke’s seven-year battle to get her job back
Ammi Burke, a young solicitor from Castlebar, Co Mayo, was dismissed by Arthur Cox Solicitors in November 2019 and is now on her third legal challenge to her dismissal. In the Labo…
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9 min
Why Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in the UK
Bestselling author Sally Rooney has announced that her publisher will no longer supply her books to the UK market. Why? Books editor Martin Doyle explains. Hosted on Acast. See aca…
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20 min
Why petrol bombs have become the weapon of choice for drug gangs in Ireland
On Tuesday morning, the country awoke to news that a house fire in Waterford had claimed the lives of four members of the same family.Within hours of the blaze, Gardaí ruled out an…
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20 min
Does President Trump's 'energy ceasefire' really exist?
US president Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately, warning either side against breaking the deal. The onl…
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11 min
Strike: is there any chance it could be called off?
On Wednesday Ireland is facing the biggest coordinated public sector strike since 2009. To find out what it is about, why it hasn't been averted despite the Government's offer to t…
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31 min
How notorious predator George Gibney finally faced justice
Before the summer court recess George Gibney (77), former Irish Olympic swimming coach, was found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s.The jury found him gu…
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20 min
Who was the millionaire who died in a homeless hostel in Galway?
For years Victor Spaggiari was a familiar sight on the streets of Galway.A homeless man, he lived in the Cope Hostel and spent his days sitting on a bench in the city. He spoke lit…
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21 min
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 information amounting to thousands of secret doc…
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13 min
What 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 leaving questions unanswered about why…
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27 min
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. The demonstrations were triggered by the…
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20 min
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, last week, she was first given a lethal inj…
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12 min
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 deliver changes we will feel in our dai…