
The State Papers: a glimpse at what was happening in the corridors of power decades ago
28/12/2025 | 14 mins.
Our reporter Fiachra O’Cionnaith has been trawling through the newly declassified documents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global warming has consequences for everyone on the planet
28/12/2025 | 6 mins.
The target, agreed by world leaders in 2015, to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, according to scientists. The consequences are global, and some of those consequences have already been seen in Ireland over the past year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is peace really on the cards in Ukraine?
28/12/2025 | 7 mins.
Today US President Donald Trump will meet President Volodymr Zelenskyi in Florida to discuss a newly refined 20-point plan covering security guarantees, territory in the Donbas, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Niall Stanage from the Hill in Washington explains what he expects from today's meeting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking ahead at 2026 in politics
28/12/2025 | 9 mins.
To look ahead at the politics of the coming year, we’re joined by Gerard Howlin, a former Fianna Fáil government advisor and now political commentator and Irish Times columnist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The view from Ukraine, where strikes continue
28/12/2025 | 5 mins.
Siobhan O'Grady, the Washington Post's Ukraine bureau chief in KyivSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.



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