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  • New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over 'massacre'

    New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over 'massacre'
    Jan 11 2026
    Iran has been roiled by protests against rampant inflation and a slump in the currency. Dozens of protestors have reportedly been killed amid an ongoing government crackdown. We were joined by Roja Fazaeli who is Iranian and also Professor of Law and Islamic Studies at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in University of Galway.

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  • 500+ university students caught cheating with AI

    500+ university students caught cheating with AI
    Jan 11 2026
    Over 500 students in higher education institutions were found to have used AI illegally in their graded coursework last year. The responses do not include some of the country's biggest universities including UCD, UCC, Maynooth and UL, meaning the figure is likely to be higher. RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd told us what the findings entail.

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    9 m
  • Leaders: Peadar Tóibín

    Leaders: Peadar Tóibín
    Jan 11 2026
    The beginning of each year is when this programme interviews the leaders of the political parties in the Dáil. In 2026, we're starting with the Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who joined Paul in studio today.

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  • European Parliament to weigh ratifying Mercosur deal

    European Parliament to weigh ratifying Mercosur deal
    Jan 11 2026
    The European Parliament is to consider whether to ratify the controversial Mercosur trade deal between EU and South America. We discussed the matter with Jorgen Warborn of the centre-right European Peoples Party grouping backing the deal and Sinn Féin's Agriculture spokesperson Martin Kenny, who stands in opposition to it.

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    13 m
  • Greenland united in opposition to US takeover bid

    Greenland united in opposition to US takeover bid
    Jan 11 2026
    US President Donald Trump declared bluntly this week: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not." The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said this week the US "has no right to annex" Greenland.” Paul spoke to Pele Broberg, Greenland's Opposition leader, and a Foreign Minister in the last government.

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    9 m
  • Dáil returns from the Christmas Break

    Dáil returns from the Christmas Break
    Jan 11 2026
    The Dáil returns on Tuesday following its lengthy Christmas break. We were joined in studio by Sandra Hurley, RTÉ's Political Reporter, to find out what it will mean for the Government and Opposition.

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    4 m
  • Trump says US will run Venezuela after Maduro seized

    Trump says US will run Venezuela after Maduro seized
    Jan 4 2026
    Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro is in a New York detention centre after an audacious raid to capture him by the United States. We hear from Venezuelans in Ireland; journalist Catherine Ellis; our Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray; Caracas-based freelance journalist Gabriela Mesone Roja; and UCD's Assistant Professor Ed Burke.

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    25 m
  • 2025 'a devastating' year on Irish roads as 190 people killed

    2025 'a devastating' year on Irish roads as 190 people killed
    Jan 4 2026
    2025 has been described as a "devastating" year on Irish roads, as concern has been expressed about the number of fatalities recorded. This Week speaks to the Minister of State with responsibility for Road Safety, Sean Canney.

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