Today with David McCullagh
RTÉ Radio 1
David McCullagh brings you closer to the stories defining your day - with live reports, sharp analysis, and engaging conversations across politics, entertainment, sport, and every day life.
Episodes
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Apr 1, 2026 • 16min
Make MAGA great again: How Tucker Carlson has exposed Donald Trump’s shift away from the “America First” agenda
Graham Finlay, Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2026 • 17min
When banter becomes bullying: The woman teaching young people about real dangers of social media and online gaming
Paula O’Connor, Lecturer and Lead Educator in the protection of young people online. Psychotherapist specialising in adolescence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2026 • 16min
How bad is Europe’s energy crisis going to get?
Matt Frei, Channel 4 Presenter and Europe Editor and Professor Aoife Foley, Chair of Net Zero Infrastructure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2026 • 19min
Kathleen Chada speaks about the potential parole of the man who murdered her children Eoghan and Ruairi
Many people will remember the case of Eoghan and Ruairi Chada who were murdered by their own father in 2013. Sanjeev Chada was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 but as he has now served 12 years of his sentence, he has become eligible for parole. Kathleen Chada spoke to David.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 1, 2026 • 11min
The joys of spring: Behind the scenes on a sheep farm during lambing season
Annie McGuinness, sheep farmer county Louth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026 • 9min
The sinister underworld of drug-facilitated sexual violence
Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris Bureau Chief and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Producer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026 • 11min
Sale of Snus being banned for U18’s, but is it enough?
Mary McCarthy, Irish Independent columnist and Prof. Marcus Kennedy, Consultant respiratory physician, Cork University Hospital & outgoing President Irish Thoracic society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026 • 18min
Life after prison
Robert Cullen, former prisoner and Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026 • 14min
Major unease over Shannon pipeline as Government appeals for regional support for the controversial project
Caroline O’Doherty, Climate and Science Correspondent with The Irish Times, Cllr Peter Doyle Fine Gael and Cllr Sean Hartigan, Green Party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 31, 2026 • 15min
As vital as salt and pepper: fears of potential egg shortages
Caroline Murphy, founder of West Cork Eggs, Rory O’Connell, chef and Co-founder Ballymaloe Cookery School and Garret Bannon, free range egg producer in Cavan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
