# Listen

This month

March 2023

The Explainer: Why does Matt Hancock keep making headlines?

This week, we’re joined by PA Media’s Dominic McGrath to look back over the career of Matt Hancock, and delve into the impact of his leaked WhatsApp messages.

2.2k

Mar 9th 2023, 5:24 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What are 15-minute cities and why do some people think they’re controversial?

Listen in to hear Stevie McDermott and Camilla Siggaard Andersen explain.

3.2k

Mar 2nd 2023, 5:30 PM

This year

2023

# Podcast

The Explainer: Who is Andrew Tate?

Listen in to hear Dr Debbie Ging of Dublin City University explain more about the controversial online figure.

4.4k

Jan 21st 2023, 9:00 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Our favourite explanations of 2022

Listen in to hear what we picked amongst the range of topics we tackled across politics, sport, entertainment and health this year.

2.5k

Jan 4th 2023, 6:30 PM

Last year

2022

# Podcast

The Explainer: What is being done for survivors of Ireland's mother and baby homes?

Listen to Órla Ryan, presenter of Redacted Lives podcast, explain about Ireland’s mother and baby home system, and what is happening for survivors.

2.6k

Dec 21st 2022, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What’s the story with the women’s football World Cup?

Listen in to hear The42.ie reporter Emma Duffy explain.

3.3k

Oct 21st 2022, 6:00 PM

# episode

The Explainer: What will Putin's next steps be in his invasion of Ukraine?

Listen in to hear retired army officer Senator Tom Clonan explain what’s going on.

5.8k

Oct 13th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why has polio reappeared in some major cities' sewage systems?

Listen in to hear epidemiologist Dr Kathleen O’Reilly explain what it might mean.

5.1k

Aug 26th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Explainer

The Explainer: Will Dublin’s metro actually be built this time around?

Listen in to hear public transport expert Brian Caulfield of Trinity College Dublin explain.

8.3k

Jul 15th 2022, 10:45 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What is Sláintecare and how does it aim to reform Ireland’s health system?

Unsure what Sláintecare is? Listen in to hear Liam Doran explain to presenter Michelle Hennessy.

4.0k

May 27th 2022, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why is cutting turf so bad for the environment?

Listen to hear what Dr Raymond Flynn of Queen’s University Belfast has to say about the topic.

5.8k

Apr 22nd 2022, 7:00 PM

# In full

Listen to the first episode of our new rugby show - The Front Row - with Rob Kearney

Seán Burke, Murray Kinsella and Eimear Considine were joined by Irish rugby royalty to kick off the series, in partnership with Guinness.

1.4k

Feb 14th 2022, 1:45 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What’s driving the rising prices in Ireland?

Listen in to hear what it has to do with inflation – and what inflation is – on this week’s podcast.

4.8k

Feb 11th 2022, 6:00 PM

All time

# Player power

Extraordinary letter from players shows that the IRFU needs to start listening

The union’s dismissive response simply underlined the point the players were making.

19.0k

Updated

Dec 14th 2021, 3:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why has no one won the Lotto jackpot yet?

Is it easier to to win now – or harder?

15.3k

Dec 10th 2021, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why is there so much talk about Stephen Kenny's job as Ireland football manager?

Could Kenny lead Ireland into the Euro 2024 campaign? We take a look at the highs and lows of his role so far.

5.5k

Oct 15th 2021, 12:30 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What's the story with rapid Covid-19 tests?

On this week’s podcast, we explain more – and producer Nicky Ryan takes an antigen test during recording.

10.0k

May 13th 2021, 7:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: RTÉ's Brian O'Donovan on reporting in Trump's America - and what 2021 holds for Biden

We talk to the Washington Correspondent about the past year.

12.0k

Dec 22nd 2020, 8:00 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: How Ireland plans to roll-out Covid-19 vaccines

On this week’s podcast, we talk through what we know so far.

8.7k

Dec 16th 2020, 6:30 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: How could Golfgate impact Irish people’s behaviour?

We speak to Pete Lunn, a behavioural scientist from the ESRI.

15.1k

Aug 27th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What led to the new Covid-19 restrictions?

This week’s episode sees Professor Philip Nolan, chair of NPHET, talk us through the decision making.

22.6k

Aug 19th 2020, 1:12 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: 100 days after the election, what's happening with government formation?

Yep, we still don’t have a government yet… we take a look at what’s going on.

10.6k

May 21st 2020, 6:30 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What Super Tuesday and the latest US primaries could mean for Trump

Wondering what Super Tuesday is, and what happened with it last night? We have all the answers.

15.2k

Updated

Mar 10th 2020, 11:38 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why don't we have a government yet?

We get you up to speed with what exactly is happening.

11.2k

Feb 21st 2020, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: How did the Drogheda feud reach north Dublin?

The shocking murder of Keane Mulready-Woods added another layer to the ongoing Drogheda feud. We take a look at what has been going on, on this week’s podcast.

40.3k

Jan 24th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Podcast

Need a new podcast for over the holidays? Here's how to listen to TheJournal.ie's Stardust

In a six episode series described as ‘devastating and important’ by The Guardian, TheJournal.ie will take you through the story from the start to the current day.

8.3k

Dec 23rd 2019, 9:30 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: How much trouble has Prince Andrew caused for the royal family?

We are joined by Anton Savage this week as we look at the impact of Prince Andrew’s recent media appearances and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

53.7k

Dec 3rd 2019, 10:15 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What are Northern Ireland’s abortion laws and how might they be changing?

We look at how legislation passed in Westminster is set to change abortion laws in Northern Ireland.

5.7k

Oct 19th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: So what's actually in this new Brexit deal?

We take a look at everything Brexit-related that happened this week, and what it all means.

11.5k

Oct 18th 2019, 6:00 PM

# Podcast

The Explainer: Why is chemsex in the news in Ireland and the UK?

We look at what chemsex is, and the role the drugs GHB and crystal meth play in it.

20.4k

Sep 20th 2019, 8:00 PM

# the explainer

The Explainer: How does Ireland deal with sex offenders after prison?

In the wake of the release of Tom Humphries, there has been much discussion around the treatment of sex offenders post-release. We talk to two experts on this week’s episode.

15.5k

Aug 23rd 2019, 8:00 PM