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We take a look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat today was Paul McAuliffe, Fianna Fáil, TD for Dublin North West, Janet Horner, Green Party Councilor Dublin North Inner City and Pat Leahy, Political Editor from The Irish Times.
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From Oprah Winfrey's spiritual advisor to a former democratic candidate for president, Marianne Williamson has had a wide-ranging career. What started off as a career as a prominent spiritual advisor to Hollywood stars, Marianne decided to switch it up completely in 2020. Marianne was one of the many democratic candidates running in 2020 and she ran again in 2024. While her bid for the white house was cut short, Marianne remains a vocal voice in the democratic party.
Marianne joined Pat on the show this morning.
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Mark Moriarty is here to talk us through a Vietnamese beef salad and a steak with bois boudran sauce and dressed baby gem lettuce.
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With summer just around the corner and thousands of people set to jet across Europe. However, there are growing concerns that some of those flights won’t even get off the ground. Last summer travelers experienced the worst air traffic control delays since 2001 and the same is expected again for this year. To tackle this issue, Ryanair are calling for reforms to increase staff numbers and the deployment of better technology.
Pat discusses this further with Jade Kirwan Ryanair, Head of Communications at Ryanair.
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Shots were fired at Irish peacekeepers yesterday in Lebanon while on patrol with Lebanese Armed Forces. Tánaiste Simon Harris has blamed the Israeli Defence Forces and just received an update from the Army’s Chief of Staff. He joins us to give an update and discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza and military flights landing in Ireland.
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Newstalk’s Simon Tierney explores some of the most infamous quarrels and awkward moments between political leaders and their spouses. Whether its Melania Trump's refusal to take her husband's hand after the Access Hollywood tape was released. Or whether it was Prince Charles' awkward "Whatever love is" line when he announced his engagement to Diana, there are many that have gripped the public for decades.
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Hamas has said it is considering a new ceasfire proposal from the United States but also that it does not meet some of their key demands. The proposal comes amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza and two thousand miles away in Ukraine.
John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor brings analysis and talks to us about his ‘Leaders and Lunatics’ Show coming to Dublin this November.
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We hear about the Oxford dangerous sports club who invented bungee jumping. Cameron Hill, Digital Journalist with Off the Ball tell us all about its history.
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Sean McGovern, one of the senior members of the Kinahan cartel in currently being extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Ireland. We get the latest on this with Stephen Breen, Crime Editor of The Irish Sun, Co-Author of the book Kinahan Assassins.
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Robert Delaney was an ordinary man walking home one night when he intervened to help a man being assaulted. Unfortunately, this good deed would change his life forever. In 2008 Robert was shot by a dissident IRA member leaving him in a permanent vegetative state. Seventeen years on, Robert’s family are continuing to campaign for anyone with more information to come forward about the organized hit.
Terry Delaney, father of Robert Delaney joined Pat on the show to talk about their campaign for justice for Robert.
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This week on the Green Scene, Dr Ruth Freeman looks at why baby monkeys are being abducted by other species. Also, new research finds that earthquakes could create a hidden source of underground hydrogen fuel.
All to discuss with Dr Ruth Freeman Director of Research for Society For Research Ireland.
All with thanks to Repak.
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AI advances coming thick and fast: you can take a class in detective writing with Agatha Christie, it can outperform humans at persuading others to change their viewpoint, make boring phone calls for you and substitute for a boyfriend.
All to discuss with Professor Luke O Neill , Professor of Biochemistry at the school of Immunology, Trinity College .
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According to a new study with decades of research, beautiful people earn more than their average peers. But if you're good looking and intelligent, it makes no difference to your earning power. Newstalk reporter Henry McKean took to streets of Dublin to meet people easy on the eye and asked if they have pretty privilege.
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We hear why consumers should use the courts in preference to the IRB settlement mechanism for injury compensation. All to discuss with Sean Guerin SC, Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.
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TV and Radio presenter Martin King. Martin is a proud ambassador of the Alzheimer society of Ireland. Martin’s late mother Christina had Dementia; she was diagnosed in 2011 and passed away in 2019. To tell his story Martin joined Pat this morning on the show.
Our show today was live from AVIVA stadium, to mark the launch of the 2025 Alzheimer’s memory walk, supported by Aviva.
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It’s rare to find someone who changes the course of a field entirely. But every so often, a person comes along with such clarity of vision, and such a loud voice, that everything shifts. In the world of gardens, that person was William Robinson, the Irish gardener who told Britain to stop pruning, potting, clipping and controlling, and to start letting nature in.
Diarmuid Gavin brings us the story of William Robinson.
All with thanks to Tirlán.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent a diplomatic cable to embassies worldwide requesting that they no longer schedule visa interviews for students ahead of increased vetting of applicants’ social media. Scott Lucas Professor and Political Analyst, Clinton Institute, UCD joins us to cover this and more.
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We go inside Hollywood to look at Stadium Movies. American Baseball and NRL where Stadiums are the soul of the story. All to chat about with Lisa Cannon Entertainment Presenter and Producer.
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May is Melanoma Awareness month and yet so many men don’t use sunscreen. So what can be done to encourage them to start using sunscreen and just how damaging can the sun be to our skin?
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