After weeks of what felt like endless speculation, the Taoiseach Simon Harris finally put us out of our misery last... more

You likely saw the images from Dublin city centre last week: hundreds of people lining O’Connell Street on Halloween night,... more

We’re joined by our own political columnist, Larry Donnelly who is a law lecturer at the University of Galway, to... more

We're joined by Dr Shelley Deane, researcher at DCU’s School of Law and Government, to examine the deepening crisis in... more

If asked to name some things we know about Nepal, most of us would probably say Mount Everest. The next... more

One of the most successful BBC TV shows, Strictly Come Dancing, is back on air for its 20th year after... more

The Budget has been dubbed a giveaway — but will it really make that much of a difference to your... more

Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Diddy, Love or Sean Combs — many of us would have grown up with the numerous... more

The 42's Gavin Cooney joins us to examine where it all went wrong for Casement Park. The redevelopment of one... more

The village of Dundrum in Co Tipperary has been the site of protests and division in recent months over the... more

To look at what emergencies can tell us about how connected, or not, our healthcare systems are, we're joined on... more

The numbers alone stopped the country in its tracks this week: 2,395 allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools... more

Tech journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker joins us to examine what's going on with messaging app Telegram and its owner... more

This week, The Journal has published a series of in-depth interviews with a number of victims of convicted paedophile, Michael... more

Arts writer and Sunday Times columnist Aoife Barry joins us to explore the world of Kneecap. The bilingual hip hop... more

As Ireland takes home what seems to be an ever-growing pile of medals, the Olympics has also been navigating a... more

Senator Tom Clonan, a retired army officer who served as a peacekeeper in Lebanon, joins Lauren Boland on this week's... more

The world of US politics has evolved dramatically over the past few weeks, with the latest curveball being the decision... more

Scott Lucas, professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView, joins us to examine... more

This week on The Explainer we hear from The Journal's US columnist Larry Donnelly on his thoughts after the press... more

Dominic McGrath, UK correspondent with the Business Post, joins us for an essential overview of the latest in the United... more

Brendan Slattery, a solicitor with McCann Fitzgerald specialising in expert in planning and environmental law joins us to look at... more

Professor of European Politics at Maynooth University John O'Brennan joins us to look at what the next five years hold... more

The seats are filled, the dust is settling, and the count centre staff enjoying some well-earned rest. To take stock... more

Virgin Media's political correspondent Gavan Reilly sits down with us to explain what exactly proportional representation with a single transferable... more

On 7 June, you'll have the chance to vote in the European elections - but what exactly will the end... more

DCU's Paola Rivetti, an expert in Middle East politics, joins us to look at the fallout from the death of... more

Presenter Maria Delaney is joined by News Correspondent Órla Ryan who has been leading our year-long ‘Falling Through the Cracks’... more

Over recent years, Europe has seen a rising trend of severe weather - some of which can be linked to... more

We're joined by Dr Barry Colfer, director of research at the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), to look... more

We're examining the details of the Dublin Transport Plan to examine its aim and how it will achieve that, as... more

We're joined by Paul McCutcheon, a professor of Law at the University of Limerick to examine how exactly sentencing works.... more

Trans healthcare and a dearth of services for trans people have been in the news lately on the back of... more

Susan Daly talks with Noteworthy's Steven Fox and German reporter Swantje Furtak about the lack of preservation of bogs in... more

The Journal's Eoghan Dalton speaks to Laura Byrne about the State inquiry into the abuse of prolific child abuser, Bill... more

The European Union has a massive but often unseen impact on our day-to-day life here in Ireland. Despite that, how... more

Thousands of people in need of critical medical care but unable to access it in Ukraine have been sent to... more

We're joined by our Deputy Editor Christine Bohan and Assistant News Editor Rónán Duffy to look at the shock resignation... more

An Oireachtas Committee is set to recommend that the Irish government introduce laws to allow for assisted dying and euthanasia... more

We're joined by News Correspondent Niall O'Connor, who has just returned from the contested Golan Heights where he visited the... more

Fiery appearances before Oireachtas committees are all the rage these days, and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is no... more

Susan Daly speaks to Noteworthy's investigative journalist Patricia Devlin about her latest dive into threats to our monuments and heritage... more

On 8 March, the public is being asked to have their say in two separate votes - the Family Amendment... more

Dr Scott Walkin, a GP in Co Mayo and the Irish College of General Practitioners’ lead for infection control, explains... more

We're joined by our Senior Producer Nicky Ryan, who has just returned from Turkey, and Diego Cupolo, editor-in-chief of the... more

Power sharing in the north has been stalled for two years due to the DUP's reluctance to participate. With the... more

Power sharing talks at Stormont have been going on for some time without ever reaching an agreement, taking its toll... more

This week, we're looking at everything about Yemen that might have flown under the radar in recent years with Dr... more

Marian Ryan, consumer tax manager with Taxback.com, joins us on this week's episode of The Explainer to demystify the world... more

Our team pick their favourite moments from the podcast in 2023.The Explainer is brought to you by The Journal. Providing... more