# In The News

A podcast by The Irish Times. In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea

## Latest episodes

- [Rags and riches: How an Irish charity became the focus of a criminal investigation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/a12210033e05) (2026-10-29, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ae23f2be188fd9d1d0f446c/media.mp3
- [What two surprising election results tell us about the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/c26641d54f65) (2026-10-28, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ae0c72de57912cf6f7e47b7/media.mp3
- [Could a crime that shocked Dublin in 2003 be solved?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/7a753b6be61e) (2026-10-27, 14 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6adfa0e229dd53209d2f20d0/media.mp3
- [Inside the court as Russell Brand stands trial](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/13e3eeb3db4a) (2026-10-26, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6adbc1ab296f30f8e3cd9903/media.mp3
- [Naza: The film the Israeli Government doesn't want you to see](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/c59d8e5c13d0) (2026-10-23, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ada407e4281670f07a7cf16/media.mp3
- [Will Jim O’Callaghan back down in solicitors’ pay dispute?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/9c9e97d53261) (2026-10-22, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad92e2c13113bbc7604c3aa/media.mp3
- [One father’s fight to get help for his out-of-control teenage son](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/9a3d55230f55) (2026-10-21, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad7c4c3a25058b22a02876d/media.mp3
- [What led to the eruption of violence across France last weekend?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/a4fc857fc4e6) (2026-10-20, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad6b72081c44c34e653b6e0/media.mp3
- [Has Elon Musk invented a flying car?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/e78ed7caafde) (2026-10-19, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad23aa037f0bd18cc84da37/media.mp3
- [The inside story of UDA commander Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/e67a87bc6970) (2026-10-17, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ace31d9d3bfab176eac0aea/media.mp3
- [Ammi Burke’s seven-year battle to get her job back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/ac55ed1a92c4) (2026-10-16, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad1474d9b01a2afaebd9486/media.mp3
- [Why Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in the UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/88963328e977) (2026-10-15, 10 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ad0dca68f34078889bd8929/media.mp3
- [Why petrol bombs have become the weapon of choice for drug gangs in Ireland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/8d62d682e018) (2026-10-15, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6acfb1e12c705f746c3f2df5/media.mp3
- [Does President Trump's 'energy ceasefire' really exist?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/7c7865a402ba) (2026-10-14, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ace84b4f38f25c0f023b10a/media.mp3
- [Strike: is there any chance it could be called off?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/07ef830f991c) (2026-10-13, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ace2b7e5f788808a73243e0/media.mp3
- [How notorious predator George Gibney finally faced justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/9cc65e522e5f) (2026-10-12, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6accc6743dc1c1be4a928b8b/media.mp3
- [Who was the millionaire who died in a homeless hostel in Galway?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/9a7f06391896) (2026-10-12, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac8d8408f90a39dfce6fb68/media.mp3
- [The astonishing fall of a German spymaster](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/3cbe45bac05f) (2026-10-09, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac7bad329b9fbfbe29b5b95/media.mp3
- [What is the row between RTÉ and Minister Patrick O'Donovan really about?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/6250383d5bd6) (2026-10-08, 14 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac7997e5f788808a7648806/media.mp3
- [How the eviction of an 87-year-old woman sparked a political crisis in Spain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/3138483adc80) (2026-10-08, 28 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac685893dc1c1be4ab52b56/media.mp3
- [What will happen to Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived the lethal injection?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/faf666aa251f) (2026-10-07, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac5474a3dc1c1be4a5c4a1a/media.mp3
- [Budget 2027: what's in it for you?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/9825b145d224) (2026-10-06, 12 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac501ff67a2ec2840e286b2/media.mp3
- [A look behind Brendan Kavanagh's business deals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/74ca82bcae17) (2026-10-06, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ac3c31722e4cb85bd3734db/media.mp3
- [Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/fa45cc6e099b) (2026-10-05, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6abfeacaab90e256c344b3f3/media.mp3
- [Manchester City or Scam FC - the €1bn scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/cc1985a5157e) (2026-10-02, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6abeddfb7a2f8831f4c6170a/media.mp3
- [Who is the Irish citizen facing a murder charge in Hungary?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/73e64ce08bb4) (2026-10-01, 17 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6abd311e56d8e12f09c7fd1e/media.mp3
- [How will the Drumcree standoff end?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/5585dbc55c10) (2026-09-29, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6abbe15d06846f55a3d5a287/media.mp3
- [How a Dublin flat complex became a hub for organised crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/5f9f3084c159) (2026-09-29, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab6ade3864264ef3ef1c2dd/media.mp3
- [Ireland v Israel: win overshadowed by division and discord](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/7820f0c7c795) (2026-09-28, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aba3a168ec4e79ce6c4de19/media.mp3
- [Kicked out of Dubai: where will Christy Kinahan snr go now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/a9999b68056d) (2026-09-25, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab5b2b3cf7654f56aa02522/media.mp3
- [Ireland v Israel: Why the contentious soccer games are still going ahead](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/16f0af608dc0) (2026-09-24, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab40f4fcf7654f56a2a35e6/media.mp3
- [Does Russia have access to Irish state passwords?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/635de1d8e33a) (2026-09-23, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab3039868ec5641e2434614/media.mp3
- [Belfast’s race riots: what happened next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/f8ba15325c65) (2026-09-22, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab17bf635231e4f55bf635f/media.mp3
- [50 years on, the story of how Ireland's biggest band was born](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/ea682c3d34b8) (2026-09-21, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6ab15ba2f9e04b22350edc4d/media.mp3
- [How Irish scientists are fighting sophisticated drug gangs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/544a27e1598f) (2026-09-21, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aaab569fca3d5c77bbd86df/media.mp3
- [What does Canada want from the EU?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/191b8d73f46f) (2026-09-18, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aac045efce2f88226171c0b/media.mp3
- [Is it time to rein in the data centre boom?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/964fafc701e6) (2026-09-17, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aaac3e18a1508074d6feedf/media.mp3
- [Could AI really wipe out humanity?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/4ae88018a0b2) (2026-09-16, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa978d8fca3d5c77b6c1d09/media.mp3
- [What happens to stolen art?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/3edd54a657e5) (2026-09-15, 20 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa82dba5b93419447bb28ea/media.mp3
- [How ‘assassin wanted’ ad links a Cyprus murder plot with Kinahan cartel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/bfd88bb5acc2) (2026-09-14, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa709ee5b934194477e627a/media.mp3
- [9/11: Could its disastrous legacy have been avoided?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/987f0e2e7ac7) (2026-09-11, 23 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa3141f564171e32a2a454b/media.mp3
- [Two days of Trump – what to expect in Dublin and Doonbeg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/024cc9f52682) (2026-09-10, 24 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa1e81f6389ebc5817937c8/media.mp3
- [Why did Germans vote for the far-right AfD party?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/ff5acc481d0a) (2026-09-09, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6aa042157275dabe958b5215/media.mp3
- [Why can’t Ireland defend itself?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/7283a7330048) (2026-09-08, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a9ede34f8f4d42589dd8711/media.mp3
- [How much rain will supersized El Niño bring to Ireland this winter?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/41396d16f3c1) (2026-09-07, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a9d8f6663a0b6cd1ec0003b/media.mp3
- [How Katie Taylor revolutionised women’s sport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/5a3b2fad2ccf) (2026-09-04, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a99e82b809ae7c2f473fe79/media.mp3
- [Why Dublin’s crack cocaine crisis is visible on the streets](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/8ff0bea923c3) (2026-09-03, 25 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a985202809ae7c2f4dd9c71/media.mp3
- [Lost at sea on the ‘world’s deadliest migration route’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/0d354d792779) (2026-09-02, 21 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a971469da248a131d16901e/media.mp3
- [Tracking down a romance scammer in Nigeria](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/d7b3b3fc13e2) (2026-09-01, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a95ec4a0305125c6365a2bf/media.mp3
- [Why almost all Phoenix Park drivers break the speed limit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1566625447/41fe08454801) (2026-08-31, 22 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a91b7791d52ae16ba11c265/media.mp3

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