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In the News is a daily podcast by The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. The show is hosted by Sorcha Pollak and Bernice Harrison and produced by Declan Conlon.

Blackout in Spain and Portugal: Why did the lights go out?

In the News podcast: Cyberattack is ruled out, but source of unprecedented blackout still not clear

By Bernice HarrisonFri May 02 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 20:55

Kneecap: will ‘moral outrage’ over controversial comments halt the rappers’ rise?

In the News podcast: Since Coachella, the Belfast rappers have been in the spotlight; they say it’s a smear campaign

By Bernice HarrisonThu May 01 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 26:25

Will dramatic immigration law reforms in Ireland change the number of people seeking asylum?

In the News podcast: Falls in asylum seeker applications and whether Government policies are responsible for this change are discussed with immigration lawyer Cathal Malone

By Sorcha PollakWed Apr 30 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:30

The Satchwell murder case: What to know as the trial begins

In the News podcast: Irish Times southern correspondent Barry Roche discusses the story of the Satchwell couple

By Sorcha PollakTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 11:20

How the Chinese government monitors its citizens in Ireland

In the News podcast: In Dublin Naria Zyden became the subject of transnational repression

By Bernice HarrisonMon Apr 28 2025 - 07:00

Listen | 21:28

What is a woman? The UK Supreme Court ruling

In the News podcast: Judges were asked to rule on what equality law means by ‘sex’

By Bernice HarrisonFri Apr 25 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 19:49

How jogger injured in catastrophic e-bike crash went to court, and won

In the News podcast: Karl Leonard’s private prosecution opens door for possible compensation

By Bernice HarrisonThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 22:55

The next pope: What can we expect?

In the News looks at contenders for Vatican’s top job and how the conclave will select Pope Francis’s successor

By Sorcha PollakWed Apr 23 2025 - 07:42

Listen | 21:46

Party in Conor McGregor’s pub can’t hide far-right divisions

In the News podcast: Personality clashes and arguments grow over how to achieve political breakthrough

By Bernice HarrisonTue Apr 22 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 19:50

‘A creep in a puffer jacket’: how a confidence trickster is scamming men in Dublin city

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By Bernice HarrisonMon Apr 21 2025 - 10:47

Listen | 34:45

Why the Catholic Church in China is okay with unprecedented state control

In the News podcast: Vatican struck controversial deal with Beijing to unite Chinese Catholics

By Bernice HarrisonFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 21:22

Why Meta is harvesting your Facebook posts and pictures - for free - to train its AI

In the News podcast: Facebook and Instagram users were told this week about their content being used to train AI

By Bernice HarrisonThu Apr 17 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 21:51

Adult diagnosis of ADHD: ‘It was such a moment of clarity’

In the News podcast: In the News podcast: Mairéad Deevy, a Waterford-based barrister, speaks about her ADHD diagnosis seven years ago

Wed Apr 16 2025 - 07:30

Listen | 22:00

How fake ‘Irish’ clothes firms are scamming consumers

In the News podcast: Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope on how to avoid scammers purporting to be Irish clothes businesses

By Sorcha PollakTue Apr 15 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 17:35

Who was David Joyce, the Irish man shot dead by UK police?

In the News podcast: Gay Traveller was killed by a single shot at a train station in April

By Bernice HarrisonMon Apr 14 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 17:02

Can a distinctive tattoo help solve Emer O’Loughlin’s murder?

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Apr 11 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 22:46

How Rory McIlroy’s years of ‘heartbreak’ led to his Masters moment

In the News podcast: A win for McIlroy will complete the career grand slam, something only five other golfers have ever done

By Bernice HarrisonThu Apr 10 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 17:42

Michael Gaine: What do we know about the Kerry farmer’s disappearance so far?

In the News podcast: The Kenmare sheep farmer disappeared three weeks ago. Cork-based journalist Liam Coates on what may have happened

By Sorcha PollakWed Apr 09 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 17:53

Trump’s tariffs: How worried should we be?

In the News podcast: From Ireland to China, the global implications of Trump’s tariffs with economics writer Cliff Taylor and China correspondent Denis Staunton

By Sorcha PollakTue Apr 08 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 27:53

Is the cost of attending weddings getting out of control?

In the News podcast: Invites are not summonses - so why do we feel so pressurised to say yes

By Bernice HarrisonMon Apr 07 2025 - 09:20

Listen | 19:56

Are the GAA’s new rules the gamechanger football needs?

In the News podcast: Will the new rules to bring speed and skill back to Gaelic change the Championship?

By Bernice HarrisonSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 28:16

Do Ireland’s laws on sex work need to change?

In the News podcast: Irish Times reporter Órla Ryan discuses the review of Ireland’s contentious sex-work legislation

By Sorcha PollakFri Apr 04 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 20:07

Trump’s tariffs: what did he announce and how will Ireland respond?

In the News podcast: Speech watched with fear and trepidation by America’s biggest trading partners

By Bernice HarrisonThu Apr 03 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 12:33

‘I have no plans to go home’: the Irish citizens fighting deportation from Germany

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Wed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 16:24

Ireland’s uninsurable houses - how can they be protected into the future?

In the News podcast: A new Irish Times investigation highlights the plight ‘the uninsurables’

By Sorcha PollakTue Apr 01 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:23

From Wexford trucker to Ceann Comhairle: Who is Verona Murphy?

In the News podcast: First woman to hold key role rejects ‘unfounded allegations’ of partiality

By Bernice HarrisonMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 27:16

Signal scandal: What is Trump doing about his leaky administration?

In the News podcast: The US national security breach that texted war plans to a journalist

By Bernice HarrisonFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 22:07

Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’

In the News podcast: Whimsical comedian’s views on immigration sparked controversy

By Bernice HarrisonThu Mar 27 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 22:09

How a Dublin school became embroiled in the GAA Catfish drama

In the News podcast: Irish Times education editor Carl O’Brien on how a Rathfarnham school investigated claims that the alleged GAA catfish is among its staff

By Sorcha PollakWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 17:17

Could Israel annex the West Bank?

In the News podcast: Berlin-based freelance journalist Hanno Hauenstein, who recently reported from the West Bank, on Israel’s Iron Wall operation

By Sorcha PollakTue Mar 25 2025 - 12:15

Listen | 19:43

Culture wars reach the Irish primary school classroom

In the News podcast: Irish primary schools will get a new sex education curriculum soon - and it's proving controversial

By Bernice HarrisonMon Mar 24 2025 - 08:02

Listen | 26:12

The politics of Conor McGregor: How Trump’s ‘favourite Irishman’ developed anti-immigrant views

In the News podcast: MMA fighter is a wannabe contender for the Áras

By Bernice HarrisonFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:04

Who is the criminal gang behind Ireland’s latest drug seizure?

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By Bernice HarrisonThu Mar 20 2025 - 07:35

Listen | 19:25

Why Big Pharma is annoyed with Ireland

In the News podcast: Irish Times investigation reveals how pharma companies lobbied the Irish Government to push back against EU reforms on the sector

By Sorcha PollakWed Mar 19 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 18:43

Three friends founded Web Summit - now they’re in court

In the News podcast: Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey face off in the High Court

By Bernice HarrisonTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 27:57

Samantha Cookes scammed her way around Ireland. How was she caught?

In the News podcast: Cookes is serving a sentence in Limerick Prison having been jailed over a €60,000 social welfare fraud

By Bernice HarrisonMon Mar 17 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 31:28

Ken Early: how losing became a habit at Manchester United

In the News podcast: Can a new stadium help bring back the Alex Ferguson glory days?

By Bernice HarrisonFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 28:46

Listen to highlights of Micheál Martin’s meeting with Donald Trump

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Wed Mar 12 2025 - 21:03

Listen | 23:53

Handling Trump: a psychologist advises the Taoiseach what to say in the White House

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Wed Mar 12 2025 - 07:30

Listen | 20:31

What is causing the global relationship recession?

In the News podcast: Financial Times chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch on why a rise in single people is driving the falling birth rate

By Sorcha PollakTue Mar 11 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 26:07

What do Kerry locals think of businessman turned drug trafficker Nathan McDonnell?

In the News podcast: Plan was to move €32m in crystal meth from Tralee to Australia

By Bernice HarrisonMon Mar 10 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 16:06

Donegal cliff murder: How Alan Vial and Nikita Burns were convicted of killing Robert Wilkin

In the News podcast: Couple now face a mandatory term of life imprisonment

By Bernice HarrisonSat Mar 08 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 32:23

How new gambling rules will impact Irish punters

In the News podcast: Gambling Regulatory Authority is finally up and running

By Bernice HarrisonFri Mar 07 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 20:24

What Trump’s tariffs might mean for Ireland

In the News podcast: Mexico and Canada learned this week that Trump is not bluffing when it comes to import taxes

By Bernice HarrisonThu Mar 06 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 23:50

How a software update led to a murder conviction

In the News podcast: Crime correspondent Conor Gallagher on the Israeli-made decryption technology used to solve the Mooney murder case

By Sorcha PollakWed Mar 05 2025 - 05:00

Listen | 16:24

How will the Taoiseach prepare for his White House visit after last week’s Oval Office showdown?

In the News podcast: Journalist and entrepreneur Mark Little discusses the potential political landmines which could arise during the Shamrock ceremony

By Sorcha PollakTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 25:09

Danielle McLaughlin’s mother: ‘About half seven a knock on her door. It was her best friend. Apparently I asked was Danielle dead’

In the News podcast: Eight years after her murder, Vikat Bhagat was found guilty in Goa

By Bernice HarrisonMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 24:11

Donald Clarke’s Oscars predictions

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By Bernice HarrisonFri Feb 28 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 28:32

Elon Musk says: ‘My Irish friends are awesome’ – but who are they?

In the News podcast: Musk shares posts complaining about immigration into Ireland by Michael O’Keeffe, one of a number of Irish people to have grabbed the world’s richest man’s attention

By Bernice HarrisonThu Feb 27 2025 - 06:15

Listen | 27:43

Who is Alice Weidel, the unlikely leader of Germany’s far-right AfD party?

In the News podcast: New York Times reporter Christopher Schuetze discusses the growing appeal of the leader of the anti-immigrant, far-right Alternative for Germany party

By Sorcha PollakWed Feb 26 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 25:06

The homeless university lecturer: ‘There’s a sense of shame around it’

Meet the man running Ireland’s biggest landlord firm, with 3,734 apartments in Dublin

I am the victim of the most middle-class crime ever committed

Leona Maguire: ‘I was in China and Pádraig rang me from Arizona to give me his opinion on things’

Drug companies told some of Ireland’s largest hospitals critical supplies would be halted as bills not paid

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