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Irish Rail is to scrap new €50m IT system for trains. It has written down the €50 million value of the project in its accounts. Martin Wall Public Policy Correspondent with the Irish Times has the story this morning and explained the details to Ciara. 

If you didn't know today is International Tea Day! And how fitting it is that new research shows sharing chats over a cup of tea may strengthen your relationships. Dr. Sharon Hall from the UK Tea and Infusions association tell us more. 

Conor McGregor says the Irish people are intentionally being erased by mass migration. He’s considering a run for president of Ireland to stop it. (00:00) How Is Ireland Doing? (06:38) McGregor’s Humble Beginnings as a Plumber’s Assistant (08:53) The Erasure of Irish Culture (11: ...  Show more

On today's First Up pod - Black Friday is upon us, we find out if the cost of living crunch may keep people away from the shops; Retail New Zealand boss Greg Harford joins us to talk to us about Paywave fees and if we really need to pay it and Sandringham residents demand answers ...  Show more

There was a lot of 'football' news in the last few days and this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a look at the money going into sports stadiums around Ireland and the League of Ireland's sudden surge in popularity with wealthy business people.Water may be the next big i ...  Show more

In this special podcast, we bring you some of our chat as part of our weekly Sunday Paper Review segment. Irish Independent journalist Conor McKeon and Kevin Byrne of the Irish Sun joined OTB’s John Duggan to look back at the All Ireland Football final and discuss how the game wa ...  Show more