Audio Podcasts

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.

On today’s show, Niall tackles a heated email from a listener caught in a housing dilemma. Her fiancé wants to buy a house near his family in a north Dublin council estate. She says she doesn’t want..

On today’s show, Niall sits down with Laura Perrins from Gript Media to debate whether curfews could help tackle rising violence and anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre. With recent knife attacks involving teenagers and growing public concern, Niall asks: could curfews for under-18s really make the streets safer, or […]

This week, host Niall opens the phone lines for a heated discussion on the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to raise Ireland’s national minimum wage by 5% — from €13.50 to €14.17 an hour.

In this fiery episode, host Niall sits down with outspoken journalist Ian O’Doherty to ask a question at the heart of a growing national debate: “Whose job is it to teach primary school children about sex and sexual orientation — parents, or the state?”