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Latest episodes
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15 min
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: how to manage the news
Every year around 3,600 women in Ireland, and around 30 men, are told they have breast cancer. But when the treatment ends and hospital appointments stop, the questions don’t, and…
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10 min
Dublin Marathon: How to recover
If you were one of the thousands who crossed the finish line in the Dublin Marathon yesterday, you may be sitting there this morning with legs that don’t want to work, and wonderin…
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15 min
Looking ahead to the Israeli election
Israelis go to the polls tomorrow for the first time in 4 years in what is anticipated to be one of their most consequential elections ever. Polls suggest that Gadi Eisenkot, the f…
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10 min
U.S. elections: what to expect
Election season is in full swing at the moment, having just had elections in Brazil and Serbia, and with an election due in Israel tomorrow. But one of the most important elections…
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28 min
Winners and Sinners
This week, Ciara and Shane were joined by Off the Ball’s Cameron Hill and presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis, to look back on the week that was, but with a f…
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13 min
Rex Ryan on his new show ‘The Witness’
Rex Ryan, Founder of Glass Mask Theatre joins Ciara to discuss his new show ‘The Witness’!
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8 min
John Simpson on 60 years with the BBC
John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, joins Shane to reflect on his career after recently celebrating 60 years with the BBC!
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10 min
Sport with John Duggan: Michael Carrick fights for Man United position
Off The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara and Shane on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the weekend’s action…
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6 min
Why has DUP MP Carla Lockhart resigned?
DUP MP Carla Lockhart has resigned as a party officer amid a deepening row with the leadership over the future of Stormont. Lockhart’s move comes amid a difference of opinion betwe…
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5 min
Should you use plug in solar panels?
A Government-ordered report has approved the introduction of plug-in solar panel technology. But what are plug-in solar panels, and what makes them unique?Lisa Ryan, Professor of E…
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8 min
Halloween Kidstalk! - Henry McKean Reports
Halloween is a week away, but today was the last day before the kids break up for midterm.Henry McKean sent this special Halloween Kidstalk from Balbriggan in North County Dublin.
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10 min
French protests and ongoing terror probe - latest updates
A shooting has taken place, and a terror probe is underway after one person was killed and four others injured in a drive-by shooting in a Paris suburb.For more on this, Shane is j…
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5 min
Another storm set to arrive - what to know about Storm Boelo
As one storm passes, another is set to arrive!Met Éireann has issued Status Orange weather warnings, which are due to come into effect tomorrow, as Storm Boelo arrives.Joining Ciar…
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15 min
Remembering Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny, the pioneering Irish traditional musician, has died at the age of 79.A central figure in folk and traditional music since the 1960s, he was a founding member of a numb…
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17 min
Movies and TV: Clayface, Klara and the Sun, Nobody Wants This
Sarina Bellissimo, Broadcaster and Presenter of the Bellissimo Files Podcast and Film Reviewer Ken Doran joined Ciara and Seán to review the latest TV and movie releases…
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7 min
What is this PHP issue taking websites offline?
Websites across the globe have gone offline over the last day following the exposure of critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language that underpins much of the internet.…
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12 min
Why do we engage in celebrity worship?
Why do we put celebrities on a pedestal? We trust their judgement from political opinions to healthcare tips minus the medical degree. We are inclined to take their word as gospel……
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7 min
Sport with John Duggan: Leinster make changes after injuries
Off The Ball’s John Duggan joined Ciara and Seán on The Hard Shoulder to review the week in sport and look ahead to the week’s action…
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7 min
Charity being investigated amid money-laundering allegations
Conor Lally, Crime and Security Correspondent with The Irish Times joins Seán Defoe with the latest on a charity at the centre of an investigation amid money-laundering allegations…
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12 min
Were you offended by this ‘We Consent’ campaign ad?
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has taken down three online video ads related to its 'We Consent' campaign, following criticism of one ad in particular.The ad shows grandparents goin…