Episodios

  • Inside Irelands first Bitcoin Conference with Emer Walsh

    Inside Irelands first Bitcoin Conference with Emer Walsh
    Jun 9 2025

    Irish Examiner business reporter Emer Walsh recently attended Ireland's first bitcoin conference.

    Techbros, pensioners, young parents and even a 'financial astrologer' gathered to discuss how to get rich quick on the unregulated online market.

    Emer tells Deirdre O'Shaughnessy about the paranoia, distrust and far-right conspiracy theories she heard at the conference. She heard what they had to say - but in the end she wasn't orange-pilled.

    Read more at https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41640592.html

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    36 m
  • Giving up ultra-processed foods, with Nicole Glennon

    Giving up ultra-processed foods, with Nicole Glennon
    May 1 2025

    Ultra-processed foods are slated by wellness influencers but unavoidable in our daily lives. Just how unavoidable, Assistant Weekend Editor Nicole Glennon found out when she tried to give them up for a week. She tells Deirdre O'Shaughnessy about the 40 ingredients in a packaged sandwich, the difficulty in finding out what's in our food, and the verdict from experts.


    Read Nicole's article here: I tried to give up ultra-processed foods — here's what happened (and what the experts had to say)

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    29 m
  • Feelgood special podcast: Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon on living with stage 4 bowel cancer

    Feelgood special podcast: Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon on living with stage 4 bowel cancer
    May 1 2025

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    33 m
  • Covid five years on: The Editor's perspective

    Covid five years on: The Editor's perspective
    Mar 10 2025

    Five years on from Ireland’s first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, Irish Examiner Editor Tom Fitzpatrick reflects on a turbulent and transformative time in the newspaper’s history. Presented by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy.


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    37 m
  • Land of the Free Part 3: 'Nanny, I don’t want you to leave'

    Land of the Free Part 3: 'Nanny, I don’t want you to leave'
    Mar 4 2025
    In episode 3 of Land of the Free, we hear from three undocumented Irish people from very different backgrounds on the real human impact of their situation and what their future looks like with Trump in the White House once more. We also hear from advocates on what the Irish Government could and should do to help the undocumented, and whether we should try to “cut a deal” with President Trump.

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    21 m
  • Land of the Free Part 2: 'Keeping our heads down'

    Land of the Free Part 2: 'Keeping our heads down'
    Mar 4 2025
    In episode 2 of Land of the Free, we speak to notable figures in the Irish communities across some major cities about how they’re feeling with Donald Trump back in the White House, why you can’t really talk politics in the pubs and cafes anymore, and why the undocumented won’t do anything to jeopardise themselves through fear of being deported.

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    27 m
  • Land of the Free Part 1: 'He’s going to savage immigration'

    Land of the Free Part 1: 'He’s going to savage immigration'
    Mar 4 2025

    In episode 1 of Land of the Free, we hear from immigration lawyers from Irish backgrounds based in three major US cities on their fears for the undocumented under a second Donald Trump presidency, why it doesn’t matter if you were born in “Mayo or El Salvador”, and why the Irish shouldn’t feel immune from “who he really means” when Trump talks about migrants.

    *This episode contains strong language

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    21 m
  • Party Leaders Episode 5: Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald reflects on the outcome of the recent election and talks about the future.

    Party Leaders Episode 5: Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald reflects on the outcome of the recent election and talks about the future.
    Dec 28 2024

    Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald on a challenging year both personally and politically.

    Mary Lou McDonald looks back on a year in which her personal resilience got tested to "the extremes". She speaks to political editor Elaine Loughlin on the Occupied Territories Bill, her thoughts on whether Gerry Adams will run for president and her view on Micheál Martin.

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    27 m