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This Week
Hosted by RTÉ Radio 1 · EN
A look at events making the news in Ireland over the last week, presented by Justin McCarthy. Listen live every Sunday at 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Around 80,000 take part in Darkness Into Light events
4d ago00:09:55Tap to summarizeAround 80,000 people participated in events last weekend in the annual Darkness Into Light to raise funds for suicide prevention services. However, Pieta House says there's been a decrease in income in recent years that triggered a restructuring process last year. Paul was joined by the Chief Executive of Pieta House, Stephanie Manahan.
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Invasive plant species remain on the market
4d ago00:07:34Tap to summarizeIn 2024, it became illegal to sell, exchange, transport or breed more than 30 non-native plant-types in Ireland under both Irish and EU law because they are deemed to be invasive. However, some of these plants are still being sold here. RTÉ's Eithne Dodd reported on the matter.
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WHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola strain
4d ago00:04:06Tap to summarizeThe World Health Organisation has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a "public health emergency of international concern." This particular strain of Ebola has no approved therapeutics or vaccines. For more Paul was joined by Professor Kingston Mills, immunologist at Trinity College Dublin.
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Streeting confirms he will contest Starmer for leadership
4d ago00:06:37Tap to summarizeThe British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has endured a rollercoaster of a week, with his ongoing tenure in Downing Street now an open question. Paul was joined by political analyst and Talk TV Presenter Peter Cardwell.
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin on Fianna Fáil at 100, RTÉ, Aughinish
4d ago00:22:55Tap to summarizeFianna Fáil held its Ard Fheis in Dublin this weekend as the party marks its centenary year. Micheal Martin has been the party leader for the past 15 years. He joined Paul to discuss what Fianna Fáil stood for in 2026.
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Galway West bye-election: what you need to know
2w ago00:14:57Tap to summarizeThe twin bye-elections in the Dublin Central and Galway West constituencies take place on May 22nd. Today RTÉ Western Correspondent Pat McGrath and RTÉ reporter Ethne Dodd joined us to give the lie of the land in Galway West.
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Calls for nationwide wildlife rescue service
2w ago00:07:12Tap to summarizeA wildlife rescue centre in Kildare is calling for the creation of a nationwide service, with multi-annual funding. Kildare Wildlife Rescue opened just four years ago and is heavily reliant on volunteers and donations for its conservation work. RTÉ reporter Eithne Dodd joined a shift, as volunteers rescued wildlife and brought them to the centre.
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New electoral register due by end of year
2w ago00:06:47Tap to summarizeLast year An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the independent electoral commission, published an 'Oversight Report on the Electoral Registers.' The 190-page document was billed as the beginning of the end of Ireland's dodgy electoral register. To get an update on the task, Paul was joined in studio by the Commission's Chief Executive Art O'Leary.
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Minister Jack Chambers on budgetary overruns
2w ago00:13:57Tap to summarizeThe Government has a recurring problem with budgetary overruns. Last year, overspending amounted to €4.1 billion. Already this year Education needs an extra 646m, while the HSE is 250m over for the first three months of the year. Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Jack Chambers joined Paul now in studio to discuss the way forward.
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First passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship
2w ago00:05:43Tap to summarizeTwo Irish citizens have been evacuated from a cruise ship in Tenerife and are scheduled to be repatriated home on the Government jet after health checks. Both passengers are currently asymptomatic and will be transferred to an HSE isolation facility for monitoring. From Tenerife, we were joined by journalist Cliodna O'Flynn with the latest.
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