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• Why there needs to be a contest in the race for the Arás

  As the main political parties are still deciding whether they will run a candidate in the Presidential Election, columnist and former Senior Advisor to the Labour Party, Fergus Finlay explains why he wanted to be the Labour nominee this time around and why that didn't work out. Katie and Paul also discuss with Fergus the low number of political candidates putting themselves forward and why it's important to have a contest when searching for a candidate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Why has chocolate got so expensive? You can blame ‘climateflation’.

  With food prices increasing and even your bar of chocolate costing more, Fiona Mitchell and Louise Byrne speak to Dr Ciaran O’Carroll, Lecturer on Sustainability on the link between wildfires, climate change and your weekly shop. Fiona also looks forward to Oasis this weekend! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Why meeting Trump in Alaska is 'handing Putin victory'

  As the Trump-Putin summit approaches, presenters Carole Coleman and Louise Byrne speak to Keir Giles, senior consulting fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.Carole and Louise tease out the background to the meeting, why it is taking place in Alaska but also what could be the possible outcome for Ukraine and Europe. Mr Giles describes the meeting as a win for Putin "long before he sets foot on US soil" and he cautions Europe about Putin's long term aims for the continent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Fresh insights into that Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew

  A new book coming out this week gives further insight into Britain’s Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Journalist Laura Burns, who was working for BBC in 2019, is one of those mentioned in the new book as she was vital in getting the now infamous Newsnight interview with the British royal to air. Laura also worked on the BBC Panorama programme that focused on the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Laura spoke with Fiona Mitchell and Cian McCormack about how it all came about – and she told them why she believes pressure should be kept on for answers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• What next for Gaza as Netanyahu orders military takeover of Gaza City?

  As Israel's Security Cabinet approves a plan to take over Gaza City, Fran McNulty and Juliette Gash discuss what this means for the people of Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the enclave.They are joined by Dr Tahani Mustafa, Visiting Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.Also up for discussion is the possible impact of Ireland's Occupied Territories Bill on our relationship with the United States as it faces mounting criticism there.A group of US Congress members has written to US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent asking him to consider adding Ireland to a list of countries which boycott Israel if the Bill is passed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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