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This week, Ciara and Shane were joined by Off the Ball’s Cameron Hill and Saoirse Hanley, Features Writer with the Irish Independent. to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists… 

“Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours. If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?” - so says Michael McDowell in his Irish Times article this week…Joining ... Show More

The Rolling Stones are back in the news after their new album, ‘Rolling Tongues’, was announced to be released on July 10th.Pat Carty, Arts Journalist and Broadcaster, joins Ciara and Shane to tell the story of this iconic band… 

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. 

There are accusations of betrayal as the HS2 rail extension to Leeds is scrapped. Train enthusiast, David Brewer, who has visited all the railway stations in the UK, shares his thoughts about how the money should be spent. Ireland’s Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, admits to Laura K th ... Show More

The new year sees Ireland facing the twin challenges of Covid and post-Brexit economics. How is the country coping? And is Dublin’s strategic vision of Northern Ireland’s future changing? Stephen Sackur interviews Ireland’s Europe Minister, Thomas Byrne. 

Irish interim manager Eileen Gleeson and legendary player Diane Caldwell speak to the media following Ireland's comfortable win vs Albania. OTB Football with William Hill. 

<p dir="ltr">Monocle Radio’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Ireland.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p> 

Clare Balding is joined by singers Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh of the band Deacon Blue to walk one of their favourite coastal routes in Fife. Starting at Elie they walk along the beach passing through the village of St Monan's ending in the picturesque fishing town of Pitten ... Show More