This Week Podcast
1) Global warming has consequences for everyone on the planet
The target, agreed by world leaders in 2015, to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, according to scientists. The consequences are global, and some of those co...Show More
2) Looking ahead at 2026 in politics
To look ahead at the politics of the coming year, we’re joined by Gerard Howlin, a former Fianna Fáil government advisor and now political commentator and Irish Times columnist.
3) French icon Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91
French actress, singer and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot had died aged 91.
4) The State Papers: a glimpse at what was happening in the corridors of power decades ago
Our reporter Fiachra O’Cionnaith has been trawling through the newly declassified documents.
5) The view from Ukraine, where strikes continue
Siobhan O'Grady, the Washington Post's Ukraine bureau chief in Kyiv
6) Is peace really on the cards in Ukraine?
Today US President Donald Trump will meet President Volodymr Zelenskyi in Florida to discuss a newly refined 20-point plan covering security guarantees, territory in the Donbas, and the future of the ...Show More
7) Gaza diary: Ghada Ashour
Earlier this year, 52 Palestinian scholarship students arrived here to begin their studies at Irish universities, after they were evacuated from Gaza. Among them was Ghada Ashour, who documented her s...Show More
8) Santa makes an early stop to bring gifts to homeless children
There will be a record number of children in homelessness this Christmas in Ireland. For the kids living in a Focus Ireland-run centre in Finglas, Santa arrived a little early to give these homeless c...Show More
9) The Trump administration receives a mixed reaction over drip-feed release of Epstein files
In the US, there is widespread reaction to the release of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The previously sealed documents were made public for the first time on Friday by the US Department of J...Show More
10) Crowds gather to celebrate Winter Solstice at Newgrange
Around 2,000 people have gathered at Newgrange to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The ancient passage tomb is aligned for the rising sun on the shortest day of the year to shine into the inner chamber....Show More