Rail services around Ireland need improving

This week, Ciara and Shane were joined by the presenter of Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, Alison Curtis and Off the Ball’s Ger Gilroy to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists… 

“This International Women’s Day, I want to propose that we stop telling women they don’t look their age. We hand out this observation like it’s a medal, when it’s actually toxic.”So says Irish Independent Columnist, Mary McCarthy, who joins Ciara and Shane to discuss. 

We take a look at the wonderfully varied career of Irish director, Neil Jordan with our own Sue Murphy. 

As the government prepares a major reorganisation of Britain's railways, Daniel Brittain asks what are they for. It's a question which has been ignored in previous reorganisations - which typically take place after a crisis or a disaster. So Daniel travels to Greater Manchester, ...  Show more

This episode deals with themes and events surrounding the Northern Ireland conflict. As such, this episode may be traumatic or emotional for some listeners. Paul McCartney doesn’t view himself as a writer of protest songs. But the events of Bloody Sunday sufficiently moved him to ...  Show more

Should e-scooters be fitted with sound to warn pedestrians? We discuss with June Tinsley Head of Communications and Advocacy at the National Council for the Blind of Ireland and Alan Farrell, Fine Gael TD Dublin Fingal.