Ireland’s €5.5 Billion Gambling Habit: Entertainment Or Exploitation? Ireland’s appetite for gambling has reached staggering levels, with online betting exceeding €1 billion in a single quarter for the first time ever. Overall, people in Ireland are now estimated to gamble around €5.5 billion every year, making us one of the biggest gambling nations in the world on a per-person basis.

Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton has sparked a fierce debate after declaring that billionaires simply shouldn’t exist. Hamilton, whose own fortune is estimated at around $550 million, said there should be a limit to how much wealth one person can accumulate. The comments immediately raised eyebrows, not least because his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, is reportedly worth close to $1.9 billion.

On this episode, Niall talks to journalist and commentator Laura Perrins about the murder of Henry Nowak, the public reaction to the case, and the growing political controversy that has followed. Laura recently wrote a strongly worded piece on Substack criticising media coverage of the case, particularly an Irish Times editorial that described the public response to Henry Nowak’s murder as “a rallying cry for the far-right.” Laura argues that the language used by some media outlets has focused more on the politics surrounding the case than on the brutal murder itself.