On tonight's show: the National Review Panel, Eurovision and the Social Media Ban for children Join us live at 10pm 📻 Catherine Ardagh, Fianna Fáil TD Roderick O'Gorman, Green Party Leader Louise Bayliss, Co-Founder of Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids & Sarah Burns, The Irish Times

On tonight's show: Family Carers, RTB Report, Nitrates Derogation Join us live at 10pm 📻 Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central Cathy Bennett, Sinn Fein TD for Cavan Monaghan Alice Mary Higgins, Independent Senator Muiris Ó’Cearbhaill, Political Correspondent, Irish Daily Mail

On tonight's show: National Development Plan, Government Spending, Social Media Age Limits Join us live at 10pm 📻 Dee Ryan, Fianna Fail Senator Nessa Cosgrove, Labour Senator Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Ireland TD for Roscommon Galway Paul Hosford, Irish Examiner

On tonight's show: Asylum Proposals, Victims of Sexual Violence Bill, Climate Change Join us live at 10pm 📻 Panel: Ruairí Ó Murchú, Sinn Fein TD Paula Butterly, Fine Gael TD Tadgh McNally, Political Reporter Irish Examiner Sadhbh O’Neill, Irish Times contributor.

On tonight's show: cost of living continues to bite, pension auto-enrolment & child deprivation Join us live at 10pm 📻 Panel: Emer Currie, Fine Gael TD Réada Cronin, Sinn Féin TD Aubrey McCarthy, Independent Senator Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent, Radio na Gaeltachta

On tonight's programme: The Occupied Territories Bill, Ivan Yates Oireachtas Committee appearance & Spinal Surgery waiting lists. Panel: Seamus McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD Richard O’Donoghue, Independent Ireland TD Patricia Stephenson, Social Democrats Senator Tadgh McNally, Irish Examiner

"There is a danger in this country that we are becoming complacent about homelessness"

On tonight's programme: the latest housing plan, the Climate Change Advisory Council report and Euro 2028 hospitality Join us after the match live at 10pm 📻 Panel: Edward Timmins, Fine Gael TD Roderic O’Gorman, Green Party leader Paul Lawless, Aontú TD Louise Burne, Irish Examiner

On tonight's programme: Housing, preparing for future storms and parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt meet Government reps. Join us live at 10pm 📻 Panel: Albert Dolan, Fianna Fáil TD Ciarán Ahern, Labour Party TD Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP & Cónal Thomas, Irish Independent

On tonight's programme: Presidential Inauguration, COP and Garda Commissioner at the Justice Committee. Panel: Paula Butterly, FG TD Martin Kenny, Sinn Féin TD Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent Irl TD Mary Regan, Independent Newspapers Dr Jennifer Kavanagh, South East Technological University

Will #COP30 finally see movement towards ending the climate crisis? @tabithamonahan.bsky.social says we should be worried

In a world where financial scams are ever more sophisticated, is the government doing enough to act against scammers?

For tonight's show, we'd love to hear if you've ever fallen, or nearly fallen foul, of a financial scam. Get in touch here or at 0870323232

On tonight's programme - should infrastructure projects be fast-tracked? Scams and the Taoiseach speaks at COP Join us live at 10pm 📻 Shane Curley, FFSenator Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD & Tabitha Monahan, the Irish Independent

On tonight's programme today's meeting of the Health Committee, decriminalisation of drugs debate and IPAS Join us live at 10pm 📻 Michael Collins, Independent Ireland TD Garret Ahern, FG Senator Laura Harmon, Labour Senator & Sarah Burns, The Irish Times

That's a wrap from Colm O Mongáin on The Late Debate...best of luck on Drivetime x

On tonight's programme - the Presidential race draws to a close, cancer care and the finance committee. Join us at 10pm 📻 Panel: Padraig O’Sullivan, FF TD Cork North Central Pádraig Rice, SD TD Cork South-Central Christina Finn, The Journal Harry McGee, The Irish Times - Theresa Reidy, UCC

On tonight's programme at 10pm the latest from Citywest and analysis of the final Presidential Debate. Panel: Maeve O’Connell, Fine Gael TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin TD Richard O’Donoghue, Independent Ireland TD Cuan Ó Seireadáin, Political Correspondent RnaG

I was talking about turnout at the 2024 general election at #PSAI25 this morn. Downward trend is clear; on average presidential election turnout is 14 points lower than general elections. If the trend holds, turnout on 24 October should be in low 40s.

Motion of confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris passed today. We'll discuss this, the Defected Concrete Block Scheme and the Occupied Territories Bill at 10pm. Panel: Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD, Nessa Cosgrove, Labour Party Senator, Charlie Ward, 100% Redress TD & Claire Scott, The Sunday Times

We're discussing accommodation for Travellers ten years on from the fire at Carrickmines. For further listening you can listen to this brilliant documentary from Lisa-Marie Berry www.rte.ie/radio/docono...

10 years on from the Carrickmines fire have supports for Travellers improved? We'll discuss at 10pm as well as Aontú's Motion of No Confidence, the International Protection Bill and the Presidency. Panel: Tom Brabazon FF, Senator Eileen Flynn, Louis O’Hara SF and Tabitha Monaghan.

Should the Late Debate seating plan reflect the political spectrum?

Aontu's Mayo TD Paul Lawless says there isn't enough choice in the presidential race.

Who won the latest presidential debate for you? We'll discuss that live at 10pm along with more Budget 2026 reaction and the NPTF @ PAC Panel: Joe Neville, Fine Gael Sorca Clarke, Sinn Féin Paul Lawless, Aontú & Muiris O Cearbhaill

16 Irish citizens detained by Israeli forces in international waters. Who’s promising what in the opposition alternative budgets and what sums of money are they pledging to spend? And what does our panel want to see in the budget? Panel: Tony Foley, Tanya Ward, Susanne Rogers, Paul Hosford

Caoimhe Butterly has said that the last Irish person she spoke to was a woman called Tara who's on board one of the boats. “She reported witnessing the vessels in front of her getting water cannoned and having some sort of chemical substance dropped on them before boarding.”

The latest on the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by Israeli forces. The State’s spending watchdog casts a cold eye on the cost of international protection accommodation. When will government scrap the means test for the Carers' Allowance?

It's Bike Shed-the sequel

What the best and quickest way to get answers about care for children awaiting surgery for scoliosis and spina bifida? No culprit found for the biggest fish kill in the country’s history And is there anything to be said for another bike shed? Naoise Ó Muiri, Ciarán Ahern, Pa Daly, Christina Finn

Move over Molly Malone, there's a new top tourist attraction in town

The Gaza flotilla – how should Ireland protect the protestors? PAC checks the expenses of Leinster House. Balancing the State’s international obligations to refugees with cutting the costs of IPAS accommodation. @naoiseoc.bsky.social, Matt Carthy, Patricia Stephenson, @harrymcgee.bsky.social

Is there something for everyone in the the presidential race of 2025? Defensive FAI tactics at the Oireachtas Sports Committee – but could they have played a different game? And over 100,000 children in consistent poverty, and energy bill hikes on the horizon.

An important conversation from last night's Late Debate www.instagram.com/rteradio1/re...

Are there three more Oireachtas members out there to turn the presidency into a four-horse race? Will there be a budget response to rising energy prices? Donald Trump's 45 minute address to the UN. Panel: Shay Brennan, Richard O’Donoghue, Thomas Gould, Mary Regan

A LIVE CORRECTION! Thanks to Louise Burne's great memory of general election manifesto's

Mark Wall says he would like to see the Minister set up a cross party committee to look at childcare

Shane Moynihan says the Minister is trying to respect the fact that the people who work in childcare are also early years educators, and deserve conditions that acknowledge that

Mark Wall says it's unbelievable that there is no minimum staffing level requirements for nursing homes at the moment

Ruairí Ó Murchú outlines what he sees as some of the key issues around governance in nursing homes

What needs to change in the area of governance of nursing homes? Questions for the Children’s minister on childcare, mother and baby homes and foster carers. Children's Health Ireland: is the public any closer to seeing the report on unnecessary surgeries?

Interested candidates both inside and outside of RTÉ are being invited to apply for on-air presenting roles across areas including News, Current Affairs, General Speech Programming, Entertainment, Sport, Music and the Arts www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

From RTE Culture - producer Kay Sheehy finishes on @rteradio1.bsky.social Arena this week. I agree, of course, with all of this... www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Michael Fitzmaurice says there are lessons to be learned from NAMA

On Israeli bonds and the Central Bank, Michael Murphy, explains why the government can't, from an EU perspective, act unilateraly

Malcolm Noonan says today's appearance by the Arts Council at the Oireachtas Arts Committee, throws up more questions

Thomas Gould details the data on vacant, state owned properties, he received through recent freedom of information requests

Martin Daly clarifies the confusion around rent reviews

Rory Hearne says any change to policy that allows landlords increase rents and gives them more avenues to increase rents, inevitably puts renters at risk