Audio Podcasts

In this episode, Niall sits down with economist and financial commentator Karl Deeter to dig into a question that’s being debated across Ireland: should college fees be abolished?

Currently, students in Ireland pay on average between €3,000 and €4,000 per year in college fees. As a recent development, Tánaiste Simon Harris has publicly committed to a gradual phasing out of those fees. In his own words, “third level education fees will need to be phased out in the coming years” to allow for their eventual abolition.

In this episode, host Niall speaks with Nick Delehanty, independent candidate and small-businessman, about his bid for the presidency: the hurdles, the strategy, and where it all went wrong 

In this episode, host Niall sits down with Niamh Uí Bhriain (Gript Media) for a deep-dive on where Ireland currently stands in the fight over euthanasia and assisted dying — and exactly why Niamh strongly opposes legislative change in this area.

In this episode, Niall sparks a heated conversation after mentioning he knows parents who chose to homeschool their three young children. Their reason? As Christian parents, they don’t want their kids’ heads “filled with liberal nonsense.”

In this episode, Niall is joined by Laura Perrins from Gript Media to dive into one of the most debated parenting topics: discipline. The conversation started after Laura posted on X, “Smarter parents know what is better parenting, usually. Smart parents don’t usually hit or shout at their children which does impact personality later on.”

Host Niall is joined by schoolteacher Eric Nelligan to debate whether children should have mobile phones in school. The conversation focuses on Northern Ireland’s new pilot scheme, launched by Education Minister Paul Givan,

In this episode, host Niall sits down with John McGuirk from Gript Media to unpack the growing debate around the EU’s push to introduce a digital ID by the end of 2026. While some countries, like Germany, have already committed to rolling it out, others remain divided.

Today on the show, Niall talks to Daragh Cassidy from Bonkers.ie about Ireland’s soaring energy costs. SSE Airtricity has just announced a 9.5% hike in its standard electricity prices from next month, adding around €150 a year to the average bill. This is the company’s second increase in 2024, after April’s rises of 10.5% for electricity and 8.4% for gas.

The number of secondary students given exemptions from studying Irish has reached a new record high of 60,946, according to the latest figures from the Department of Education and Youth.