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In the News is a daily podcast by The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. The show is hosted by Sorcha Pollak and Bernice Harrison and produced by Declan Conlon.

How aid is flooding in to Gaza while ceasefire holds

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Jan 24 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 19:35

‘An unhealthy interest in massacres and gore’: What we know about the Southport killer

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Jan 23 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 24:21

What did President Trump do in his first 24 hours in office?

In the News podcast: Irish Times Washington correspondent Keith Duggan discusses the first 24 hours of the new Trump administration

By Sorcha PollakWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:20

Why could the US TikTok ban affect Irish users?

In the News podcast: Irish Times business and technology journalist, Ciara O’Brien on Donald Trump’s decision to pause the US TikTok ban

By Sorcha PollakTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 20:05

‘A creep in a puffer jacket’: How a confidence trickster is scamming men in Dublin city

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Jan 20 2025 - 06:30

Listen | 34:45

Why did Israel finally agree to a ceasefire?

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By Aideen FinneganSat Jan 18 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 19:22

The LA climate scientist who foresaw his neighbourhood’s destruction and left

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 27:31

The deals, calculations and compromises that went into the making of the new government

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 23:23

Conor Pope: ‘The longer I went without booze the more I realised life without alcohol was better’

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By Bernice HarrisonWed Jan 15 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 24:11

What is going on in coalition formation talks?

In the News podcast: The Healy-Rae brothers are in advanced talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

By Aideen FinneganTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 23:52

Can Michael Lowry still be government kingmaker now Moriarty has resurfaced?

In the News podcast: Colm Keena reported on the Moriarty tribunal from its inception in 1997 to 2011. He explains what it did and why

By Bernice HarrisonMon Jan 13 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 27:50

Meta goes Maga - why Zuckerberg chose Trump

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Jan 10 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:34

A radical departure from Ireland’s approach to drug addiction

In the News podcast: Social affairs correspondent Kitty Holland discusses the opening of Ireland’s first medically supervised injection facility

By Sorcha PollakThu Jan 09 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 22:01

What will be the impact of Elon Musk’s political meddling?

In the News podcast: Inside Politics presenter Hugh Linehan on the growing influence of Elon Musk on the world’s political stage

By Sorcha PollakWed Jan 08 2025 - 06:30

Listen | 28:10

How to speak to young men about masculinity influencers

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By Aideen FinneganTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 23:31

How barrister Diarmuid Phelan was cleared of murder

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By Aideen FinneganMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 29:51

Golden visas: what we know - and still don’t know - about the scrapped scheme

In the News podcast: Irish Times Current Affairs Editor Arthur Beasley discusses the latest Immigrant Investor Programme revelations

By Sorcha PollakFri Jan 03 2025 - 10:38

Listen | 18:42

What do the 1994 State Papers reveal?

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By Bernice HarrisonTue Dec 31 2024 - 06:00

Listen | 32:52

In the News: Our podcasters review the big stories of the year

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00

Listen | 25:04

‘Saint in a tracksuit’: Could first millennial saint bring young people to Catholic Church?

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By Bernice HarrisonTue Dec 24 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 14:55

Denis Staunton visits China’s Christmas city

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Dec 23 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 16:00

Gisèle Pelicot case: How the trial that shocked France unfolded

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Dec 20 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 41:41

What the death of murder suspect means for the Kyran Durnin case

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Dec 19 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 17:02

Why did Israel single out Ireland and accuse Simon Harris of anti-Semitism?

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By Bernice HarrisonWed Dec 18 2024 - 05:00

Listen | 22:38

Sally Hayden goes inside Syria’s Sednaya prison

In the News podcast: Irish Times international correspondent Sally Hayden on the excitement, emotion and uncertainty following the fall of Assad

By Sorcha PollakTue Dec 17 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 24:55

A deepening crisis at the Peter McVerry Trust

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Dec 16 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 18:28

House prices: why economists fear a ‘painful correction’

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Dec 13 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 21:52

What the murder of a CEO tells us about healthcare in the United States

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Dec 12 2024 - 06:30

Listen | 23:33

Lara Marlowe on meeting Bashar al-Assad: ‘He was comical-looking. They called him ‘the giraffe’

In the News podcast: Writer and journalist Lara Marlowe discusses the five decades of authoritarian rule under Hafez and Bashar al-Assad

By Sorcha PollakWed Dec 11 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 27:08

What now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?

In the News podcast: What went wrong for Sinn Féin in the November 2024 election and what does this mean for Mary Lou McDonald’s future at the party’s helm?

By Sorcha PollakTue Dec 10 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 26:22

The backstory to Disney’s IRA thriller Say Nothing

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Dec 09 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 23:09

Dublin Airport has hidden space for a metro station. Why was it never opened?

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Dec 06 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 20:05

How the martial law debacle rattled South Korea

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:30

Listen | 18:21

Kin over country: Why did Joe Biden pardon his son?

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By Bernice HarrisonWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 20:40

How Padraig Nally’s manslaughter case divided the nation

In the News podcast: Mick Clifford, special correspondent with The Irish Examiner, reflects on the infamous Mayo case

By Sorcha PollakTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:30

Listen | 20:10

Will we have a new government by Christmas?

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 37:29

Angela Merkel’s memoir: What we learned from this ‘disappointing, dreary dud’?

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Nov 29 2024 - 15:35

Listen | 25:30

Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold?

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:30

Listen | 21:10

Can any political party tackle the cost of living crisis?

In the News podcast: Irish Times economics and finance writer Cliff Taylor discusses the challenge of solving Ireland’s cost of living crisis

By Sorcha PollakWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 20:57

Why Scientology gets refugees to work for free on the streets of Dublin

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 23:38

How Nikita Hand won her battle against Conor McGregor

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By Aideen FinneganSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 38:31

The Donald Trump appointee that has his eye on Ireland’s tax take

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 27:14

GE24: Comparing party promises on immigration

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Nov 21 2024 - 10:44

Listen | 25:27

‘A video and image has restoked the fire of the John McGahon controversy and left Fine Gael in a difficult place’

In the News podcast: Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee on the John McGahon controversy and Fine Gael’s decision to defend the 34-year-old senator

By Sorcha PollakWed Nov 20 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 22:10

Why did William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane disappear in 2015?

In the News podcast: Irish Times security and crime editor Conor Lally on the Garda investigation into the murder of Maughan and Varslavane nearly a decade ago

By Sorcha PollakTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 17:26

The story of a teacher's beheading: ‘He carries a hammer in his briefcase … he is very is aware of the danger’

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 21:35

‘Families are told your son is dead but we can preserve his sperm’: Why is postmortem sperm retrieval soaring in Israel?

In the News podcast: Journalist, broadcaster and author Jenny Kleeman joins In The News to discuss the surge in demand for PMSR among grieving Israeli parents

By Sorcha PollakFri Nov 15 2024 - 10:44

Listen | 30:08

Why Elon Musk wants a seat at the table in Washington

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 25:08

Could Jo Jo Dullard’s murder finally be solved?

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By Bernice HarrisonWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:15

Listen | 21:44

Why is Gerry Hutch running in the general election?

In the News podcast: The Dublin criminal is hoping to take one of the four seats up for grabs in the Dublin Central constituency

By Sorcha PollakTue Nov 12 2024 - 09:10

Listen | 21:25

Ireland weather: 100,000 could be without power until February due to Storm Éowyn damage

Diary of a retrofit: It cost €60,000 but it is worth every cent

Man who alleged wife broke his ribs gets protection order

Gavin Newsom’s small victory over Donald Trump provides chink of light for Democrats

Rotunda building plan likened to ‘brick-clad cruise liner docked on Parnell Square’

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