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Updated 10/06/2020

6 DAYS AGO

The Newspaper Panel

Joining Brendan to talk through the Sunday Newspapers are Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner Special Correspondent; Mary Hanafin, barrister and former Fianna Fáil government minister; Jennifer Bray, Sunday Times Political Editor; and Graham Finlay. Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, UCD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 days ago

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55 min
7 FEB

Mairéad McGuinness: “It was either my health or the race”

Six months after she dramatically quit the race for the Irish Presidency, former EU Commissioner and Fine Gael MEP, Mairéad McGuinness, tells Brendan about the severe post viral syndrome that forced her to withdraw. She also opens up about bereavement, menopause, and gave analysis of global political events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Feb

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40 min
5 DAYS AGO

Irishman detained in ICE detention centre

Seamus Culleton speaks to us live from an ICE detention centre in El Paso, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 days ago

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1h 9m
4 DAYS AGO

Dublin Airport Noise Complaints

After an agreement to lift the passenger cap at Dublin airport, locals contacted Liveline to tell Kieran about the potential noise impact it will have.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 days ago

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53 min
7 FEB

Pat McCabe “Joy is the most beautiful emotion, it can come upon you unexpectedly”

‘The Butcher Boy’ author, Pat McCabe, has just been announced as the 2026 IPUT Writer-in-Residence. He talks Brendan through his early Monaghan days, his writing career and the joy of being a grandfather through the prism of five songs from Brian Coll to Skid Row to Gilbert O’Sullivan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Feb

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32 min
6 DAYS AGO

“The first 2 years of my life were a gap – where was I for those years?” - Paul Cullen

Former Irish Times journalist Paul Cullen is adopted and has written a memoir, ‘Outsider’, about meeting his birth mother, finding his birth father through DNA and only recently being able to piece together his first two and a half years of foster care using old records.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 days ago

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27 min
2 DAYS AGO

Pathways, loss of form, gameplans, lack of leadership... What's eating Ireland?

Hugh Cahill and Bernard Jackman dive deeper into the state of Irish rugby as the senior men's team face into a critical Six Nations clash with a resurgent Italy on Saturday. Bernard has had a lot of correspondence in recent days from people who are very engaged and concerned about the future of Irish rugby (2:00), even if there is a feeling of disconnect among others. He cites the small crowd at the Ireland XV game in Limerick on Friday night. Hugh asks Bernard for his take on the theory that Jacques Nienaber is to blame for Ireland's poor form... Spoiler alert, he isn't buying it (10:00). Ireland are the only team in the world chasing a high phase count, believes Bernard, when the game now requires a different, less draining approach. Has closing the foreign project player pathway impacted Ireland negatively (18:00)? The IRFU can't be surprised given the rule change so the onus is on the provinces to identify the talent. Looking ahead to Italy, Bernard believes Andy Farrell will drop some frontliners this weekend (21:00), whatever the risks involved against an Azzurri unit who have their tails up. Bryn Ward being promoted from the XV bench to the senior 23 at the Aviva would be a remarkable rise, with Bernard also making a case for Edwin Edogbo. The loss of leadership from retirements of Cian Healy, Conor Murray and Peter O'Mahony is being felt but Bernard says that shortfall has to come from the new generation of players, rather than coach Johnny Sexton (25:00). But are the new generation cut from the same cloth? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 days ago

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32 min
3 DAYS AGO

Mental Health

Following on from the RTE Investigate series regarding the psychiatric care scandal, Liveline listeners got in touch to tell us about their and their relatives' dealings with the mental health system in Ireland, and how serious change is needed for better support services.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 days ago

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38 min
6 FEB

Derry/Londonderry

DUP MP Gregory Campbell on his interaction with President Catherine Connolly which sparked debateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Feb

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57 min
4 FEB

Ireland’s “Triple Lock”: Is It Time for Change?

Listeners call in to debate the merits of the "Triple Lock" process and Ireland's neutralitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Feb

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1h 5m

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