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Will the Vatican finally face up to the truth about their role in systemic clerical abuse?
01/2/2026 | 14 mins.
David Ryan, who exposed abuse linked to Blackrock College, is set for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, where he says he’ll ask tough questions about how the Church buried abuse for decades. Abuse survivor and campaigner Colm O’Gorman joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.
Premier League & Six Nations Action
01/2/2026 | 9 mins.
With Champions League group stages complete, the Premier League title race still very much in the balance, and the 2026 Six Nations just around the corner, Emmet Oliver is joined by OTB’s Shane Hannon to talk about it all.
Iran & the US: What's the latest?
01/2/2026 | 11 mins.
Donald Trump says it would be “great” if the US didn’t have to use force against Iran, but as American naval power builds in the Gulf and Tehran warns it’s ready to strike back, diplomacy looks fragile
Sunday Newspaper Panel February 1st
01/2/2026 | 46 mins.
Joining Emmet Oliver to chat through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Mark Hennessy, Ireland and Britain Editor with The Irish Times; Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West; and Christina Finn, Political Editor with TheJournal.ie.
In conversation with Julie Jay
31/1/2026 | 11 mins.
One of Ireland’s most beloved comedians, Julie Jay, has returned to the classroom after taking some time away from teaching secondary school. She’s back, juggling weekly gigs, two young children, podcasts, and a parenting column in the Irish Examiner - she joins Emmet Oliver to talk about it all.

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