Winners and Sinners

Special Olympics Collection Day, creates life-changing opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilitiesOver a thousand athletes took part in the Ireland Summer Games in June.Newstalk Reporter Henry McKean went out and met athletes and bucket collectors on the street. 

Russia is holding its first parliamentary elections since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. They come after plummeting approval ratings for Vladimir Putin, mounting casualties on the front lines, and very little territorial gain in their war. Shane and ... Show More

Tighter citizenship rules may come into effect before the year's end, according to Minister of State with responsibility for Migration, Colm Brophy. So how do Ireland's newest citizens feel about the incoming legislation? Newstalk’s Sarah Madden reports. 

<p>A lot of full-time jobs in the modern economy simply don't pay a living wage. And even those jobs may be obliterated by new technologies. What's to be done so that financially vulnerable people aren't just crushed? It may finally be time for an idea that economists have promot ... Show More

From April, 2.7 million workers will get one of the biggest pay rises in UK history as the National Living Wage rises to £11.44 an hour. But will they feel better off?It's 25 years since the National Minimum Wage was introduced. During that time it's credited with putting billion ... Show More

From April, 2.7 million workers will get one of the biggest pay rises in UK history as the National Living Wage rises to £11.44 an hour. But will they feel better off?It's 25 years since the National Minimum Wage was introduced. During that time it's credited with putting billion ... Show More

Guest: Monte McNaughton, Ontario Labour Minister The last two years of this pandemic hit everyone differently. It is undeniable that its impacts were not equitable and those with precarious jobs — including frontline essential workers — paid the most disproportionate price. Now t ... Show More

<p>Millions of people living in social housing in England could see increases to their rent capped next year. A consultation has been launched by the Government. If the plans go ahead it would protect 3.8 million households from a rise of potentially more than 10 percent. We'll ... Show More