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Drumcree standoff continues as marching permission expires; and household energy arrears

Permission for an Orange Order march on the Gervaghy Road in Portadown expired at midnight with 35 Orangemen blocked by thousands of nationalist protestors. The Government is facing fresh pressure on the public finances, after a €700 million spending buffer set aside earlier this year was completel…

Drumcree standoff continues; education spending; and Ireland’s footballers to vote on second Israel match

The standoff between residents of Garvaghy Road, Co. Armagh, and the Orange Order shows no sign of resolution. Ireland is spending less per student across its education system than the average developed country, according to an OECD report. Almost 30,000 people have opted out of the State’s new aut…

Falling birth rates, fertility, and becoming a mum later in life

Modern motherhood is changing. Women are having children later, birth rates are falling, and the challenge of balancing family life with work remains as complex as ever. In today's episode, Jen speaks to three mothers with very different experiences about careers, fertility, childcare, family press…

Who is the Irish citizen facing a murder charge in Hungary?

Irish citizen David Anderson (45) is charged with the premeditated murder of his ex-wife, Megumi Anderson, who died in January 2025 aged 43. Megumi died in a fire in her apartment in Budapest. The Japanese woman was found on the sofa with a cigarette nearby, surrounded by candles and empty wine bot…

Opposition alternative budgets; Grinds 360 boardroom war; and the viability of domestic rugby

The opposition parties have laid out their alternative budgets ahead of the government’s Budget 2027 next week. Grinds 360, Ireland’s biggest online education platform, was plunged into a boardroom battle after its CEO was temporarily suspended in a dispute over company finances and governance. Nex…

Ep.102 - How to Increase Your Tithing Exponenrially

What if 10% isn't the finish line of generosity but the starting point?In this episode of Rich Young & Powerful, Andrew McNair explores what it means to grow from simply tithing to living a life of increasing generosity.Drawing from 2 Corinthians 9, Andrew looks at the biblical picture of sowing, m…

Booming cannabis trade; Drumcree court hearing; and delays to the National Children’s Hospital

Irish drug gangs are now making as much money from cannabis as they are from cocaine, according to new Gardaí figures. Housing, energy costs and childcare are among the main concerns people have been voicing ahead of Budget 2027. Ireland’s borrowing costs are a fraction of bigger economies like Fra…

Booming cannabis trade; Drumcree court hearing; and delays to the National Children’s Hospital

Irish drug gangs are now making as much money from cannabis as they are from cocaine, according to new Gardaí figures. Housing, energy costs and childcare are among the main concerns people have been voicing ahead of Budget 2027. Ireland’s borrowing costs are a fraction of bigger economies like Fra…

Dr Siggie Cohen: don’t be a ‘permissive parent'

Dr. Siggie Cohen has worked with children for over three decades. In today's podcast, she speaks to Jen about childhood anxiety, boundaries, and permissive parenting. “Gentleness does not mean permissiveness,” she says. She argues in her new book "You are the Parent" in an era when many mums and …

Record public spending; the cost of policing big events; and algae in Lough Derg

The Government has unveiled an €8.5 billion Budget package bringing public spending to a record €125.6 billion next year. Tighter spending controls on policing major events after a review of the policing operation around last year’s Europa League final in Dublin, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly is …