How should the State react to the culmination of the decades long Stardust campaign for justice?
One year on from the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss.
Getting rid of the Triple Lock in the life time of this govt.

Barry Andrews MEP Chris MacManus MEP Michael Fitzmaurice Órla Ryan

What’s needed to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport?
How should the State support sufferers of long covid?
A Dáil motion calling for increased financial supports for people with disabilities.

Colm Ó Mongáin Senator Mary Seery Kearney Neasa Hourigan TD Duncan Smith TD Aisling Moloney

Progress on cancer is at risk of going backwards – what action is needed?
Experts hold out little hope of meaningful child protection measures by giant social media firms.
The fallout from the tit-for-tat strikes by Israel & Iran
Cathal Crowe T.D. Lynn Boylan 🍷📖🐾 Cathal Berry TD Sarah McGuinness

Will the EU Migration pact help or hinder asylum seekers?
Ireland move further towards recognising Palestine as a state.
20 years on from the smoking ban, how was a new generation allowed to get addicted to nicotine?

Barry Ward 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 Mairéad Farrell TD Marian Harkin Hugh O'Connell

The new junior ministers are unveiled – who's in, who’s out and why?
The Enterprise Committee hears strong views on the mandatory retirement age.
How can the multi-billion euro black market in people smuggling be broken up?

Joe Flaherty Senator Marie Sherlock Mick Barry TD Claire Scott

The youngest ever Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael takes over from the other youngest ever Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael.
No major shocks are landed in the cabinet reshuffle.

Colm Ó Mongáin Damien English TD Kathleen Funchion SF Michael Collins TD Christina Finn

Simon Harris answers the public calls of party colleagues to take a tilt at the Fine Gael leadership.
Will the party front runner reward his retinue in a reshuffle?
And do the opposition really want an election now?

Barry Andrews MEP Barry Ward 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Lynn Boylan 🍷📖🐾

Interesting line from Fergus O'Dowd on tonight's #LateDebateRTE that some of those in Fine Gael who said they won't run again may now change their minds following the Taoiseach's departure.

Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach.
What happens now and who will take his place?

Fergus O'Dowd Cathal Crowe T.D. Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Kate O'Connell Eoin O'Malley

Another deadline extension for the Grace Inquiry.
Can the state employment of local doctors address the GP shortage?
When is the model for housing single male asylum seekers going to be packed up?

Colm Ó Mongáin Sen. Róisín Garvey Kathleen Funchion SF Dr Tom Clonan Louise Burne

Cén fáth go bhfuil na sluaite ina gcónaí i bpubaill i bPoblacht saibhir? What should be done for Irish language media as public service broadcast funding is debated? Agus tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht do mhuintir na Gaeltachta.

Seán Kyne Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD Aengus O Snodaigh TD Gráinne Ní Aodha

Nasty, brutish & short – life in Ireland 100 years ago – what made it that bad?
What issues of today would the citizens of the infant state recognise?
What is still a work in progress in the evolution of the republic?

John Fitzgerald, Catriona Crowe, Jackie Uí Chionna, Jane Gray

Not the usual Tuesday night at work 🤖

Speaking with Colm Ó Mongáin Late Debate about
how child safety should be prioritised when it comes to AI in social media. Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids said, 'I think children need to be treated as children when they're using these services. If you think of children

If ChatGBT was in charge of The Late Debate...

How prepared is Ireland to deal with the changes that Artificial Intelligence will bring?
Do we have the resources to regulate it?
How should child safety be prioritised when it comes to AI in social media?

Malcolm Byrne 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Maurice Quinlivan TD Limerick City Stephen Kinsella Elaine Burke

#Referendum2024 tune into RTÉ Radio 1 today where we'll have the latest on the count in the Family and Care Amendments with Barry Lenihan live at Dublin Castle. Updates on Brendan O’Connor & Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

We're in moratorium now so we can't talk about THE THING. Colm will hash over THE THING in detail this weekend on big sister Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

Reading the political runes on Late Debate tonight. Lots of recent polls to keep us busy. I’m still a believer in a mid-Autumn general election.

How are the parties doing in the polls?
How are their leaders doing?
And when will the General Election take place?

Colm Ó Mongáin Kevin Cunningham Theresa Reidy 🇺🇦 Gerard Howlin Mick Clifford