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Reflecting on Davos & Trump's Board of Peace
24/1/2026 | 7 mins.
A number of global issues were at the forefront of the World Economic Forum in Davos, from the war in Ukraine to a revolution in Iran, but the U.S, Greenland, and Donald Trump took the spotlight. To help Anton to sift through the debris left in the wake of Davos and discuss what to make of Trump’s Board of Peace, is Professor in European Politics in Maynooth, John O’Brennan.
Fleet of light armoured vehicles shelved after years of technical failures
24/1/2026 | 8 mins.
How did vehicles bought for overseas peacekeeping end up parked in storage and barely driven & what does it mean as Ireland considers a €500 million replacement programme? Joining Anton to discuss is Security Defence Analyst, Declan Power.
What's Going On with Kevin Doyle & Dr Rhona Mahony
24/1/2026 | 25 mins.
Joining Anton to go through the main stories from the Saturday papers is Rhona Mahony, Consultant Obstetrician and former master of the National Maternity Hospital & Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News at Mediahuis Ireland.
Should we encourage people to move out of the city?
24/1/2026 | 11 mins.
Deirdre Heney, the chair of Dublin City Council's housing committee, has floated the idea that we encourage people to move out of the city to take pressure off services. One woman who made that leap is Martha Gilheaney, who moved from O’Connell St to Leitrim, she joins Anton along with Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor and Columnist for the Sunday and Irish Independent, to discuss.
In conversation with Mike Hanrahan
24/1/2026 | 11 mins.
Mike Hanrahan has had a long career in music and spent over a decade on the IMRO board. After the death of his mother, he went to Trinity to study for a fellowship in the study of equity in brain health, focusing on how the creative arts can help people with brain illnesses. Mike joins Anton to talk about it all.

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Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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