Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

6H AGO

49,000 without power after Storm Amy hits Ireland

Garry Martin, Director of Emergency Services for Donegal Co Council; Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West; Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West; Michael Collins, Co-Leader of Independent Ireland TD for Cork South-WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
6H AGO

How engaged are you in the presidential election campaign?

Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social for Ogilvy Ireland; Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West; Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West; Michael Collins, Co-Leader of Independent Ireland TD for Cork South-WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 min
6H AGO

What action will follow the detention of 16 Irish citizens by Israel?

Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West; Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West; Michael Collins, Co-Leader of Independent Ireland TD for Cork South-WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 min
6H AGO

What should the top priority be on Tuesday for Budget 2026?

Colm Brophy, Minister of State for Migration and Fine Gael TD for Dublin South-West; Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West; Michael Collins, Co-Leader of Independent Ireland TD for Cork South-WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 min
SEP 27

Core social welfare payments in Budget 2026

Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 min
SEP 27

Do voters intend on casting the Presidential Election?

Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
SEP 27

Should workers get priority for social housing?

Noel Sherry, CEO of the Good Shepherd Centre; Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance; Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West; Gary Gannon, Social Democrats TD for Dublin CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
SEP 20

The presidential race: Sinn Féin backs Catherine Conolly

Catherine Connolly, Independent presidential candidate / Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid West / Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Fine Gael TD for Limerick City / Peadar Tóibín, Aontú party leader and TD for Meath West / Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South CentralSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 min

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Don’t hold your breath.

07/10/2019

itsbrutal!

The show is broadcast on Saturday but the podcast isn’t posted until the following Wednesday, it’s a bit of a joke really.

Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.