Podcasts

This week, Niall sits down with social commentator Paul Tryvaud to tackle the surge in energy prices that could leave families and older people shivering in cold, dark homes this winter.

In this episode, Niall sits down with journalist Laura Perrins to discuss her provocative piece on the so-called “Tradwife” trend, the Irish Department of Education’s take on it, and what it really means for mothers today. Together, they explore whether the traditional role of the stay-at-home mother was empowering in its own right or an unfair expectation placed upon women in times gone by.

In this episode, Niall takes calls from listeners after yesterday’s London Underground strike that brought the capital to a standstill and cost the economy billions. Tube workers walked out over disputes on pay, pensions, and proposed job cuts, leaving millions of commuters stranded.

In this episode, host Niall sat down with listeners to unpack Europe’s move toward the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a scheme due to be in place by the end of 2026. Designed to let citizens, residents, and businesses securely prove who they are and access services across borders, the wallet sparked plenty of debate.

In this episode, Niall is joined by Karl Deeter to explore whether Ireland should follow Sweden’s lead in tightening restrictions on smoking. Sweden is on track to become “smoke-free” by 2025, thanks to high cigarette taxes, outdoor smoking bans, and a harm reduction approach that promotes safer alternatives like nicotine pouches.

On today’s phone-in show, Niall tackles a heartbreaking dilemma sent in by a listener. A woman has been keeping a secret for nearly a decade: her 9-year-old daughter is not biologically her husband’s child. After a heated breakup years ago, a one-night encounter led to a pregnancy. She later confirmed through a private DNA test that her husband is not the father—but she has never told him.

On today’s show, Niall is joined by James and Sheila Sexton to discuss a campaign that’s challenging Ireland’s inheritance tax laws.

Under the current system, children can inherit up to €400,000 tax-free from their parents, while siblings, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and others are restricted to much smaller thresholds—€40,000 or €20,000 depending on the relationship. For citizens without children, this creates a stark inequality: they cannot use the generous Group A allowance and face heavy tax penalties if they wish to leave their estate to loved ones outside the immediate family.

On today’s show, Niall opens the lines to ask a simple but controversial question: are Garda speed traps really about saving lives—or are they just making money?

Today on the show, Niall is joined by Karl Deeter and callers to debate a question that’s dividing opinion across Ireland: should the Gardaí be armed, and can we trust them with tasers?