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GAA in talks to limit numbers leaving Ireland for the AFL
02/08/2026 | 13 mins.
The GAA and Australian football league have reportedly held discussions about introducing measures to limit the number of players departing Ireland for Aussie rules.
According to a report on the AFL's official website, the GAA has "Flagged different rules to limit their best young talents being poached by AFL clubs". Those include capping the number of players who can be signed from each county.
For more on this, Pat speaks to former Waterford footballer Michelle Ryan.
Pat's Sunday Papers Review August 2nd
02/08/2026 | 15 mins.
Joining Pat to run through the main stories in the Sunday papers is Gabija Gatavekaite, BBC Dublin correspondent.
Ireland's Infrastructure Delivery Inability
02/08/2026 | 18 mins.
Electronic voting, a metro system, a children's hospital, a fleet of electric buses.
These are just some of the projects a modern, forward-looking Ireland should have produced on time and within budget in the past twenty years. But it did not.
Sinead O'Sullivan is an economist who studies complex institutions, and why they fail. And by any yardstick, Ireland is failing to deliver infrastructure and public services.
She joins Pat to let us know why Ireland just can't deliver on infrastructure.
What Caused the Ceuta Surge?
02/08/2026 | 12 mins.
At least 67 migrants died this week making the crossing from Morocco to Ceuta, the Spanish exclave on the north-western tip of Africa. The world was shocked by images of an estimated 60,000 people breaching the border with the Spanish territory, and it has sparked a lot of political comment and activity, right around the world.
But as the majority of those migrants have returned to their homes in Morocco, the focus has shifted onto the reasons for the sudden surge, and attention is falling on background manoeuvring by some of the 'usual suspects'.
Joining Pat to tell us more is Europe correspondent for Euronews, shona Murray.
Steve Cavanagh on his new book 'One of us is guilty'
02/08/2026 | 11 mins.
For fans of Eddie Flynn, the con-man turned lawyer hero of nine novels, there's good news: he’s back.
One of us is guilty sees Eddie embroiled in case involving a decapitated body, hidden identities and corruption. All masterfully created by Pat's next guest, author Steve Cavanagh.

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