Dr Niamh Shaw joins Pat to discuss the crucial next phase in the Artemis II mission to the moon.

“Even if the US president is an idiot… he’s still the most powerful man in the world.” is just one of the sharp-edged insights from Seán Lemass, a leader who believed in decisive action and wasn’t afraid to provoke in the pursuit of progress. Pat is joined by Ronan McGreevy to unpack his book ‘Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir’, which is a remarkable reconstruction of Lemass’s own voice drawn from 22 hours of recordings.

Nepalese authorities have charged 32 people over an alleged $20 million insurance scam involving helicopter rescues, hospital workers, and mountain workers on Everest trekking routes. Joining Pat to go through the details of the case is Simon Calder.

Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor of The Irish Times.

Donald Trump faces a sharp drop in approval amid rising fuel costs, war fatigue, and questions over strategy, all of which could have major implications heading into the midterm elections later this year. Joining Pat to discuss is Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at the University of Galway and columnist with thejournal.ie.

Joining Pat to talk about the ins and outs of the Government’s new savings scheme is Kathleen Gallagher, Markets Correspondent at the Business Post.

Next week, the annual conferences of the TUI and the INTO will be taking place in Killarney, while the ASTI annual convention will be taking place in Wexford. On the agendas for each conference are issues affecting teachers up and down the country, from salaries and allowances to conditions of work and school resourcing. Joining Pat to discuss what will be coming up over the next week and what could and should be discussed is Brian Mooney, Guidance counsellor and columnist with the Irish Times.

It’s the end of another dramatic week in America and Israel’s war on Iran. Threats, counter-threats, and plenty of missiles have flown in all directions. Joining Pat to discuss the latest developments is Professor Paul Rogers, emeritus professor of peace at Bradford University.