On today’s show, Niall speaks with Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín following his fiery contribution in the Dáil yesterday — a speech that has already stirred intense debate nationwide.Tóibín claimed that members of the Government have become “brainwashed by trans activists” and that not one of them is willing to answer what he calls a “simple question”: “What is a woman?”In this candid conversation, Niall presses Tóibín on:Why he believes the Government is unwilling to discuss gender definitions openlyWhether phrases like “brainwashed by activists” help or harm public debateThe reaction from Government benches — and why no minister engaged with his questionWhat Aontú wants to see change in schools, healthcare, and legislation surrounding gender identityHow families, women’s groups, and trans advocates have responded to his remarksThis episode dives into one of the most polarising cultural debates of our time. Whether you agree with Tóibín or strongly oppose him, his comments have sparked a conversation the country is now grappling with — and Niall asks the questions listeners want answered.
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#581 Is Security Worth Your Sanity?
Today, Niall opens the phone lines to tackle a dilemma many people quietly live with but rarely talk about openly.We received an email from a man who has spent twenty years in the same job. He feels undervalued, underpaid, and stuck—but with a wife and two children depending on his steady income, he’s terrified to take the leap and start his own business. His wife says go for it. Some of his friends agree. Others tell him it would be reckless.So Niall asks the listeners: What would you do?And more importantly—how many of us are actually happy in our jobs?Callers share their own stories of staying, leaving, risking, regretting, and rebuilding. From people who walked away after decades to those who held steady for security, we hear real-life experiences, hard-learned lessons, and heartfelt advice for someone standing at a crossroads after twenty long years.If you’ve ever felt trapped, undervalued, or afraid to take the next step, this is the episode you’ll want to hear.
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#580 No Energy Credits, No Care, No Shame
This week, Niall sits down with Cllr. Albert Deasy for a frank and timely discussion on a question many Irish households are quietly asking this winter: Why can the Government find another €125 million for Zelenskyy and Ukraine, yet refuse to fund energy credits for its own citizens—citizens who are facing some of the highest energy bills in the world?While €125 million is being sent abroad, 1.8 million Irish households have been left without the €250 energy credit they received last year—just months before an election. The Government argued it wasn’t feasible this time, yet Sinn Féin estimates it would cost roughly €400 million to support every home. They managed it when they needed votes; this year, they didn’t.Niall and Cllr. Deasy unpack newly released FOI documents obtained by Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan, revealing that Government officials actually advised that the case for energy credits was stronger this year than last. Despite this:Average energy bills rose from €1,556 to €1,877—an increase of €321.Costs remain €205 higher than the peak of the 2022 energy crisis once adjusted for inflation.A targeted energy scheme was drafted but withheld from release because it “would not be in the public interest”.Sinn Féin argues the Government has “put politics before people”, ditching credits now that the election threat has passed—leaving families to absorb the €321 shortfall in the middle of a cold winter. Meanwhile, Government leaders claim they are simply “targeting resources” and that universal credits are “not fiscally sustainable”.We ask the real question: Are you avoiding turning on the heating and lights on these cold, dark winter nights? And what does it say about priorities when households are told to tighten their belts while tens of millions more flow out of the country?Tune in for an honest, grounded conversation about bills, politics, and the people caught in the middle.
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#578 Fortress Ireland or Free-for-All? UNCENSORED
In today’s episode, Niall sits down with journalist and bestselling author Eoin — writer of Vandalising Ireland — to discuss one of the most contentious issues currently shaping Irish politics: the surge in asylum claims entering the Republic of Ireland via Northern Ireland.Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan recently stated that almost 90% of asylum seekers arriving in the Republic are crossing the border from Northern Ireland. The government has also acknowledged that the majority of these applicants do not meet the criteria of fleeing war or persecution — yet the system is costing taxpayers billions each year.Niall and Eoin explore the uncomfortable reality that only two potential solutions have been put on the table:A border in the Irish Sea, which the UK has ruled out, orThe reintroduction of physical borders and checkpoints between Ireland and Northern Ireland.This raises a difficult national question:Should Ireland sacrifice the long-cherished freedom of movement on the island to curb asylum claims?Niall also opens the phone lines to callers, showcasing the wide spectrum of public opinion — from those who believe a hard border is a necessary step to regain control, to others who fear the political, social, and historical ramifications of reinstating checkpoints in Ireland.A thought-provoking, heated, and honest discussion about sovereignty, immigration, national identity, and the real-world trade-offs facing Ireland today.
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#579 Drink Driving: Lock ’Em Up?
This week Niall takes calls from listeners — some angry, some sorrowful, some torn — about the holiday-time crackdown An Garda Síochána begins every December: Operation Live-saver. With drink-driving arrests spiking around the festive season, the stakes couldn’t be higher.One caller shared a tragic story: his daughter was killed by a drunk driver, and he demands far tougher consequences — at least three months in jail and a lifetime driving ban. “You know what you are doing and you are intentionally risking other people’s lives,” he says.Are those demands too harsh — or not harsh enough? Should Ireland move from fines and licence suspensions to mandatory jail time and permanent bans for drink-driving?We’ll explore how drink-driving is punished in Ireland today: the legal blood-alcohol limits, typical fines, licence bans and the courts’ standard punishments — but also whether the current system is enough when lives are lost. Then we open the lines to callers and invite personal stories, arguments for fairness, deterrence, and justice.
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