This Week

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A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

  1. French icon Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91

    5D AGO

    French icon Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91

    French actress, singer and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot had died aged 91.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    3 min
  2. Gaza diary: Ghada Ashour

    5D AGO

    Gaza diary: Ghada Ashour

    Earlier this year, 52 Palestinian scholarship students arrived here to begin their studies at Irish universities, after they were evacuated from Gaza. Among them was Ghada Ashour, who documented her struggle to pursue her studies, while living in a displacement camp. She has now started her Master’s at DCU.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min
  3. Global warming has consequences for everyone on the planet

    5D AGO

    Global warming has consequences for everyone on the planet

    The target, agreed by world leaders in 2015, to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, according to scientists. The consequences are global, and some of those consequences have already been seen in Ireland over the past year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min
  4. Is peace really on the cards in Ukraine?

    5D AGO

    Is peace really on the cards in Ukraine?

    Today US President Donald Trump will meet President Volodymr Zelenskyi in Florida to discuss a newly refined 20-point plan covering security guarantees, territory in the Donbas, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Niall Stanage from the Hill in Washington explains what he expects from today's meeting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min
  5. Looking ahead at 2026 in politics

    5D AGO

    Looking ahead at 2026 in politics

    To look ahead at the politics of the coming year, we’re joined by Gerard Howlin, a former Fianna Fáil government advisor and now political commentator and Irish Times columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  6. The State Papers: a glimpse at what was happening in the corridors of power decades ago

    5D AGO

    The State Papers: a glimpse at what was happening in the corridors of power decades ago

    Our reporter Fiachra O’Cionnaith has been trawling through the newly declassified documents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    14 min
  7. The view from Ukraine, where strikes continue

    5D AGO

    The view from Ukraine, where strikes continue

    Siobhan O'Grady, the Washington Post's Ukraine bureau chief in KyivSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min
  8. Crowds gather to celebrate Winter Solstice at Newgrange

    12/21/2025

    Crowds gather to celebrate Winter Solstice at Newgrange

    Around 2,000 people have gathered at Newgrange to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The ancient passage tomb is aligned for the rising sun on the shortest day of the year to shine into the inner chamber. Colman O'Sullivan reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    4 min
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A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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  • Channel
    RTÉ
  • Creator
    RTÉ Radio 1
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    106
  • Rating
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    This Week

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