Winners and Sinners

A top Loch Ness Monster hunter has given his final verdict after 5 decades that the mythical creature is simply folklore, but from Fionn mac Cumhaill to the Loch Ness Monster, where does this folklore come from?For more on this, Ciara is joined by Folklorist, Micheal Fortune. 

What impact do you think it would have on your mental health if your loved one died and you weren’t able to bury them?For the loved ones of victims of the Troubles, this is their reality.Newstalk’s James Wilson has this report on the legacy the disappearance of the dead continues ...  Show more

Rishi Sunak has said it is his ‘moral mission’ to end Britain’s sicknote culture. The Guardian’s John Harris speaks to the disability campaigner Hannah Deakin and the New Economics Foundation’s head of social policy, Tom Pollard, about why the current system is failing people. Pl ...  Show more

Joining Brendan to discuss the stories of the week were Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with The Irish Examiner, Scott Luas, Professor of US and International politics at the Clinton Institute UCD, Aisling Meehan, Solicitor, Farmer and Tax Consultant, Dan O’Brien, Chief Economi ...  Show more

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central; Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dun Laoghaire; Fergus Finlay, Columnist with the Irish Examiner and Former Advisor to the Labour Party; Sarah Burns, Reporter with The Irish Times 

Allison Pearson is a British journalist, author, and columnist. She joins us to discuss her recent visit by Essex Police on Remembrance Sunday over an "offensive tweet". *Follow Allison on X: https://x.com/AllisonPearson SPONSOR. Munk Debates - become a member for free at https: ...  Show more