The Tonight Show

Social media firms face an Oireachtas grilling over dangerous driving videos being shared online. Will new laws help, or is the sharing of harmful material inherent the design of the platforms themselves?

Ireland's AI Minister refutes claims that the Irish presidency had a hand in drafting legislation that would scrap GDPR protections for AI products.

And Micheál Martin meets Mamdani and plays bingo as he ropes in New York's mayor to help strengthen Irish American ties.

The Panel:

Senator Garret Ahearn, Fine Gael
Sinéad Gibney TD, Social Democrats
Claire Scott, Political Correspondent, Sunday Times Ireland
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With Budget 2027 just weeks away, we debate Sinn Féin’s renewed push to remove the carbon tax from home heating oil and the wider pressure on Government over the cost of living.

We also go live to New York as world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly, with the wars in Iran and Ukraine and the energy crisis on the agenda.

Plus, why are so many young people considering leaving Ireland?

And as controversy grows over Ireland’s Nations League fixture against Israel, former international footballer Kevin Kilbane joined us to discuss the calls for a boycott and the FAI’s decision to play the game.

On the panel:

John Lahart TD, Fianna Fáil
Pearse Doherty TD, Spokesperson on Finance, Sinn Fein
Gráinne Ní Aodha, News reporter, Irish Examiner
Zara King, News Correspondent, Virgin Media News
Kevin Kilbane, former Irish International footballer
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Metrolink returns to the Dáil agenda as the project enters the tender phase, with concerns its price tag could rise beyond €17.5 billion.

Plus, Micheál Martin accuses Sinn Féin of a “strategic error” over Irish unity, while Ursula von der Leyen proposes a stronger EU security response to threats including cyberattacks, sabotage and drone incursions. Could Ireland’s military non-alignment pose a challenge?

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Edward Timmins TD, Fine Gael
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD, Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Spokesperson
Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent, Euronews
Cónal Thomas, Political Correspondent, Irish independent

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The Ploughing Championships get underway as soaring fuel and energy prices put pressure on farmers. With diesel now above €2 a litre, will proposed tax cuts and subsidies in the Budget prevent a repeat of this spring’s fuel protests?

Plus, despite a series of wrong-way driving incidents on Irish motorways, just six Gardaí are expected to have received pursuit training by the end of the year due to a shortage of trained instructors.

Presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:
Peter "Chap" Cleere TD, Fianna Fáil
Michael Fitzmaurice TD, Independent Ireland
Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist and Senior Research Officer, ESRI
Trina O'Connor, Criminologist
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The fallout from the GAA integration row, tougher proposed citizenship rules and the political debate around Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland are among the issues discussed.

Shane Coleman was joined by:

Aisling Maher, Co-Chair of the National Executive Committee for the Gaelic Players Association
Cora Staunton, former Mayo Footballer and Broadcaster
Shane Moynihan TD, Fianna Fail
Gary Gannon TD, Social Democrats
Peadar Toibín TD, Aontú
Ciara O'Loughlin, Political Correspondent, The Irish Mirror
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