Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin
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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin
Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Taoiseach's Triple Lock plan facing backbench pushback
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County,...
National Wage Agreement: Industrial unrest mounts ahead of the expiry of the current agreement
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath...
No fault eviction ban
Today's panel included Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County,...
What can actually be done to tackle energy costs?
Lisa Ryan, Professor in Energy Economics at UCD, joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State at the D...
Plans to relax rules for rural and one-off housing to come before Cabinet
Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn...
Emergency text alert system due to be up and running next year
Dr. Robert Thomas, Lecturer in Geomorphology and Flood Risk at The University of Hull, joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South...
Calls continue for Govt. to intervene in Ireland v Israel games
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, S...
Do EV incentives only benefit the wealthy?
Professor Peter Thorne, member of the Climate Change Advisory Council joins the panel of Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Mini...
Concerns raised over EU Migration and Asylum Pact
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance, Claire Kerrane, S...
Rotunda seeks meeting with minister on private work by public consultants
Today's panel consists of Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath and Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services and In...
Aughinish Alumina
Today's panel is made up of Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept. of Health and at the Dept. of Housing, Loc...
Climate Action Plan 2026
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept. of Health and at the Dept. of Housing, Local Government and Heritage,...
Security preparedness
Sean Clancy, former head of the Irish Defence Forces joins the panel of Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael TD for Limerick City and Min. of State at the Dept...
What will the fallout of Dublin Central and Galway West bye-elections be?
Derek Mooney, Political Communications and Public Affairs Consultant, joins today's panel of Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown and Mini...
RTÉ to meet Minister for Communications re fresh payment questions
Today's panel is made up of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Marie Sherlock, Labo...
What impact will the Critical Infrastructure Bill have on climate action progress?
Phoebe Duvall, Senior Planning and Environmental Policy Officer with An Taisce, joins the panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East and Min...
51% rise in eviction notices in first three months of the year
Klaudia Barrett explains how she and her family are being evicted from their Mayo home and the panel of Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for Meath East an...
Govt. expresses interest in funding renewable energy projects in other countries
Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Rory Hearne, Social Democrats TD for Dubli...
'It's ridiculous' - qualifying nurse on HSE recruitment pause
Rebecca Brennan, a student nurse in her final year of study, explains her concerns about entering the working world following the HSE's announcement t...
Two years of the Dublin City Taskforce - what progress has been made?
Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin Town, joins the panel of Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay North, Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fin...
Will HSE recruitment pause have an impact on patient services?
Rebecca Brennan, a student nurse in her final year of study, and Tony O'Brien, former Head of the HSE, join the panel of Naoise Ó Muirí, Fine Gael TD...
Poll finds one third of Irish people abroad plan to return home
Mary Butler, Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Mental Health, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Ciarán Ahern, Labou...
'Landmark' Mental Health Bill passes through the Dáil
Mary Butler, Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Mental Health, David Cullinane, Sinn Féin TD for Waterford and Ciarán Ahern, Labou...
Why does a country as rich as Ireland feel so poor sometimes?
Sinead O’Sullivan, Business Economist & former Head of Strategy of the HBS Institute for Strategy at Harvard Business School joins today's panel of Ma...
Calls to end Special Emergency Arrangements for children in care
Emer Higgins, Minister of State with responsibility for Disability and Fine Gael TD for Dublin Mid-West, Peadar Toibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath...
How worried should we be about AI replacing jobs?
Barry Scannell, Partner in William Fry's Technology Department specialising in Artificial Intelligence joins today's panel of Emer Higgins, Minister o...
GRA raises serious concerns over security and staffing ahead of EU Presidency
Niall Hodgins, GRA President, and Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel and airport security and safety auditor, join today's panel of Eme...
Electricity prices could increase in Ireland as soon as next month
Dara Lynott, CEO, Electricity Association of Ireland, joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at...
Trade Unions deliver stark message to Govt. with threat of industrial action
Owen Reidy, ICTU General Secretary joins today's panel of Marian Harkin, Independent TD for Sligo-Leitrim and Minister of State at the Department of H...
Daniel Kinahan arrested in United Arab Emirates
Paul Reynolds, RTÉ Crime Correspondent, has the latest on the arrest of Daniel Kinahan in the United Arab Emirates.
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Fuel protests continue around the country
Marc O'Driscoll, RTÉ South East Correspondent, reports from the Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork and today's panel is Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fáil TD for M...
Changes to the Leaving Cert: concerns over equity and fairness
Kieran Christie, General Secretary ASTI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Charitie...
Impact of rising costs on housing targets and infrustruture plans
Paul Davis, Head of the Management School in Faculty of Business in DCU joins the panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Min...
How secure is Ireland’s energy future?
William Walsh, Chief Executive of the SEAI, joins today's panel of Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central and Minister of State for Chari...
Calls for carbon tax not to be increased to protect vulnerable
Prof. Peter Thorne, CCAC member and Physical Geography at Maynooth University & Director of the Irish Climate Analysis and Research UnitS group joins...
'I had Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to cross examine' | lawyer in the META case
Mark Lanier, lawyer in the META case and Noeline Blackwell, Online Safety Coordinator, Children’s Rights Alliance join today's panel of Niall Collins,...
Planning Laws
John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin Sout...
AI in Journalism
Nic Newman, Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, joins the panel of John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and...
Rising Costs
Cormac speaks to Paula Donoghue from Clever Clogs Creche about how they are trying to cope with rising costs and today's panel is John Cummins, Fine G...
Quiet revolution of the Irish language
Daithí de Buitléir, Gaeilge 365 joins the panel of Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-West, Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin S...