The Explainer

We recorded this week's episode live on Zoom. Presenter Sinéad O’Carroll was joined by our columnist Larry Donnelly of NUIG, associate professor at Trinity College Dublin Dr Daniel Geary who has a special interest in political ideologies and the intellectual and cultural history of America, and Seana Davis of Euronews, who examines how misinformation and American politics have intertwined over the past four years.We focused on what Trump's legacy could be - either from his first term or his entire presidency, depending on how Tuesday falls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our reporters Michelle Hennessy, Cónal Thomas, and Nicky Ryan join us on this week's episode to examine what led to Ireland moving to the highest level of Covid restrictions. We discuss the available capacity in our healthcare service, whether our contact tracing system is up to scratch, and what WHO's position is on lockdowns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our reporter Stevie McDermott talks us through the new assisted dying legislation and explains what happens next.He speaks to presenter Sinéad O'Carroll about why this was a somewhat unexpected Bill, how it got to the stage it did, and the importance of the free vote. He also gives an insight into what how other countries treat assisted dying, and how their legislation differs from what's proposed in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TheJournal.ie contributor Dominic McGrath joins us from Tyrone to discuss the escalating situation in Northern Ireland. What has led to the sudden surge in new cases, and what have authorities done to rein it in? What were the early days of the pandemic like there compared to the Republic, and is there much co-operation between governments north and south? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author of 'How To Be Good With Money' Eoin McGee and travel expert Eoghan Corry chat through the new Stay and Spend scheme. How will it work in practice, how do you claim that money back in tax credits, and how much do you need to spend in the first place? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week’s episode, we sat down with filmmaker Seán Murray to talk about the Glenanne Gang, fighting for justice and the reaction to Unquiet Graves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reporters Michelle Hennessy and Cónal Thomas look at the various levels and what is allowed under the new Living With Covid plan; NPHET's relationship with the government and how this has evolved; and what the restrictions mean for the arts, sport, and weddings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shona Murray, reporter from EuroNews, joins us this week to talk us through exactly why Brexit is back in the news this week. After a story broke in the Financial Times about new Brexit legislation, British PM Boris Johnson found himself in hot water. Senior EU figures are not happy, and neither are Irish political figures. Here's what's going on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinéad O'Carroll is joined this week by TheJournal.ie reporter Gráinne Ní Aodha who has drilled down into the detail of how students will be awarded calculated grades for this year's Leaving Cert exams.We also look at what students can do if they're unhappy with their points, and how Ireland aims to avoid the angry scenes witnessed in the United Kingdom by pupils whose results were downgraded by an algorithm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behavioural scientist with the ESRI, Pete Lunn, chats to us in the wake of Golfgate about whether the behaviour of politicians can trickle down to others. He also tells us what the ESRI's studies show about adhering to regulations, and how we can make life easier for ourselves this coming winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.