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An in-depth look at the main stories of the week.

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Description:

An in-depth look at the main stories of the week.

Language:

English

Contact:

Newstalk HQ Marconi House Digges Lane Dublin 2 1890 453106


Episodes
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Are too many people going to college?

8/18/2017
48 mins: Andrea Gilligan is joined by Carl O'Brien, John Walshe, Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain and Tony Donohoe.

Duration:00:48:35

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Gene Editing

8/13/2017
Sarah discusses Gene Editing technology and its moral and ethical implications with David Mc Connell, Gerard Casey, Pat Clarke and John Waterstone

Duration:00:47:32

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The Trouble With Renewable Energy

8/6/2017
Sarah is joined by Marie Hayden, Denis Duff and Ossian Smyth to discuss renewable energy and Ireland's Energy future

Duration:00:45:47

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Special Needs Education

7/29/2017
Sarah is joined by Lorraine Dempsey, Colman Noctor, Carl O'Brien and Jan O'Sullivan to discuss the issue of Special Needs Education in Ireland

Duration:00:46:36

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Arrested Development

7/23/2017
Sarah is joined by James Kavanagh, Alan Ahearne and Maureen Gaffney to discuss Arrested Development: Becoming an adult in modern Ireland

Duration:00:47:06

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Being Gay in Ireland today

7/8/2017
This week Sarah is joined by Donal Lynch, Eve Watson, Dr. Derek Freedman and Francis Fitzgibbon to discuss the challenges of being homosexual in Ireland today

Duration:00:44:45

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The Male Gaze

7/2/2017
Sarah is joined by Tom McEnaney, Barbara Scully and Eve Watson to talk about the Male Gaze

Duration:00:48:52

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Headbombz and Children's Mental Health

6/24/2017
Sarah is joined byJennifer O'Connell, Stella O'Malley, Claire Hayes and Hazel Larkin to discuss the ISPCC's Headbombz camapaign and teaching children about Mental health

Duration:00:45:14

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Israel/Palestine 50 Years on from the Six Day War

6/17/2017
Sarah is joined by Susan Philips, Oliver Sears and Yaser Alashqar to discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict 50 years on from the Six Day War

Duration:00:44:26

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What now for the UK and Brexit?

6/10/2017
44 mins: Sarah talks about the fallout from the UK General Election with David Cowling, Sebastian Hamilton, Terry Prone and Mark Hennessy.

Duration:00:44:51

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Phil Hogan Interview

6/8/2017
Sarah meets Phil Hogan in Brussels for a special podcast interview.

Duration:00:27:14

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The Future of Europe

6/3/2017
This week Sarah travelled to Brussels for a Talking Point Special on the Future of the EU

Duration:00:46:11

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Banking Culture: Has anything changed?

5/27/2017
This week Sarah discusses banking culture in the aftermath of the Sean Fitzpatrick case with guests Jim Power, Siobhán Ní Chúlacháin, Ciaran Hancock and Joris Luyendijk

Duration:00:44:27

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Blasphemy

5/13/2017
Sarah discusses Blasphemy and the fallout from the Stephen Fry case with Joe Humphreys, Ginnie Kennerley and Eoin O'Dell

Duration:00:45:04

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The Future for the EU and France

5/6/2017
France:If the centre holds, does the status quo win? Sarah is joined by Kevin O’Rourke from Oxford University, Emanuel Coman of TCD, Robert Elgie & Agnes Maillot of DCU

Duration:00:33:33

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Women in Media

4/23/2017
Sarah is at the women in media conference to discuss mothers returning to the workplace.

Duration:00:42:09

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Extended Interview with Enda Kenny

4/22/2017
Enda Kenny is now Fine Gael’s longest serving Taoiseach. To mark this achievement we're revisiting an extended interview we did with him in December.

Duration:00:39:10

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Fixing History

4/15/2017
46.38 Gerry O’Regan - Columnist with The Irish Independent Patsy McGarry - Religious Affairs Correspondent, Irish Times Susan Lohan: Co-founder Adoptions Rights Alliance

Duration:00:46:38

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Housing Policy

4/8/2017
On this week's Talking Point, Sarah is joined by Ronan Lyons, Karl Deeter and Lorcan Sirr to discuss Housing Policy

Duration:00:45:28

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The Law of the Land and Irish Water

4/1/2017
43 mins: Sarah Carey talks with Paul Melia, Garry Fitzgerald and Mairead Sheridan.

Duration:00:43:29