Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin

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Saturday with Colm Ó Mongáin questions agendas, dissects the week gone by, and debates the likely issues of the week to come. Tune in to hear the very latest from newsmakers and from those whose lives are impacted by policy makers in Ireland. Listen live every Saturday at 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

Episode Date
Should workers get priority for social housing?
Sep 27, 2025
Core social welfare payments in Budget 2026
Sep 27, 2025
Do voters intend on casting the Presidential Election?
Sep 27, 2025
The presidential race: Sinn Féin backs Catherine Conolly
Sep 20, 2025
What have the electorate learned about how seriously racism is taken by the political system after a Social Democrats TD’s apology?
Sep 20, 2025
What's next for Tusla?
Sep 20, 2025
Kerry Case of Electoral Fraud
Jul 19, 2025
Proposed changes to the EU Common Agricultural Plan budget
Jul 19, 2025
National Development Plan to be published in the coming days
Jul 19, 2025
The full attention of political watchers turns to Presidency
Jul 19, 2025
Eamonn Casey's remains removed from Galway cathedral
Jul 19, 2025
The attendance of super junior Ministers at Cabinet
Jul 12, 2025
What will banning imports from illegal Israeli settlements mean for the OTB?
Jul 12, 2025
The upcomming presidential elections
Jul 12, 2025
Does responsibility for abuse suffered in schools lie with the state?
Jul 12, 2025
How are small businesses affected by the uncertainty around tariffs?
Jul 05, 2025
Does row on third level fees show a disconnect between Govt and public?
Jul 05, 2025
The use of restorative justice in Ireland
Jul 05, 2025
The latest homelessness figures show another increase
Jun 28, 2025
The rising cost of the weekly shop
Jun 28, 2025
Pride parade in Budapest goes ahead despite ban by Hungarian authorities
Jun 28, 2025
Hopes of a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Jun 28, 2025
The positives and potential negatives that come with drones
Jun 21, 2025
Will govt delay the roll-out of health warnings on alcohol products?
Jun 21, 2025
The latest from the Middle East - following a strike on Southern Lebanon
Jun 21, 2025
Reaction to CHI at the Oireachtas Committee
Jun 21, 2025
Criticism mounting of changes to the Rent Pressure Zone changes
Jun 14, 2025
Paul Murphy describes his release from detention in Egypt
Jun 14, 2025
Overnight strikes and threats of more attacks to come from Israel & Iran
Jun 14, 2025
An asylum seeker's account of being the subject of a deportation order
Jun 07, 2025
Should rent pressure zones be retained?
Jun 07, 2025
Is there any sign of presidential candidates being named?
Jun 07, 2025
The action - and inaction - of government when it comes to Gaza
May 31, 2025
The through-put of tradespeople is in serious trouble - Union
May 31, 2025
Liam Cunningham on the flotilla of aid due to depart for Gaza
May 31, 2025
Irish Farmers’ Association on The Trump Tariffs
May 24, 2025
Minister for Justice to deliver apology to family of Shane O'Farrell
May 24, 2025
Concern for hundreds of families on the hip dysplasia audit
May 24, 2025
No boycott of holiday homes but progress to let Gaelgóirí live in the Gaeltacht
May 24, 2025
Sinn Féin banned from this year’s Trans Pride march in Dublin
May 17, 2025
The legal requirement to provide an Assessment of Needs
May 17, 2025
Why do so few local authorities build houses anymore?
May 17, 2025
SIPO to investigate comments by Ken O'Flynn
May 17, 2025
West Bank resident who appeared on BBC documentary 'The Settlers'
May 10, 2025
Sligo-based Palestinian whose sisters & their families trapped in Gaza
May 10, 2025
Who will put themselves forward for the Housing Tsar role?
May 03, 2025
Charter flight deporting Georgians back to their country of origin
May 03, 2025
Farrelly Commission of Investigation into the Grace Case
May 03, 2025
What influence does the Catholic Church has on policy in Ireland?
Apr 26, 2025
President Trump and President Zelensky meet in Rome
Apr 26, 2025
The pause in tariffs - What now for Ireland’s Silicon Valley status?
Apr 26, 2025
A significant Garda presence in Dublin city ahead of protests
Apr 26, 2025
A look at the future of rural Ireland from Ballycastle in Co. Mayo
Apr 19, 2025
If public inquiries are a thing of the past, what now for other victims of state failure?
Apr 19, 2025
Concerns for the viability of GAA clubs along the western seaboard
Apr 19, 2025
When can a child be subjected to restraint in school?
Apr 12, 2025
Why has govt u-turned on a pledge to increase statutory sick leave?
Apr 12, 2025
Soc Dems decision to include Eoin Hayes to get an Oireachtas chair
Apr 12, 2025
Why is Govt holding back on supports for those most at risk from tariffs?
Apr 05, 2025
Mixed messaging from govt on a 'Housing Czar' appointment
Apr 05, 2025
Arrests at The Mothers Against Genocide protest on Wednesday
Apr 05, 2025
The latest from the Dáil speaking time row
Mar 29, 2025
Is the government doing enough to integrate migrants?
Mar 29, 2025
How should the EU & Ireland deal with Donald Trump’s tariffs?
Mar 29, 2025
Victim of Michael Shine calls for a public inquiry into alleged abuses
Mar 22, 2025
How are young men are being radicalised online?
Mar 22, 2025
Should Europe do more to back lasting peace in Ukraine & Gaza?
Mar 22, 2025
Why did govt persist with 40,000 housing figures?
Mar 15, 2025
Philomena Lee’s daughter calls for Mother & Baby Home redress expansion
Mar 15, 2025
How can Irish interests be protected in US-EU negotiations?
Mar 15, 2025
Will there be a cordial meeting between President Trump and the Taoiseach?
Mar 08, 2025
The isolating reality of raising two children with additional needs
Mar 08, 2025
The speed camera issue in County Mayo
Mar 01, 2025
Finbar Cafferkey: the Achill man killed while fighting for Ukraine
Mar 01, 2025
Flights transporting 32 Georgian nationals served with deportation orders
Mar 01, 2025
Diplomacy in disarray: Political reaction to Zelensky and Trump
Mar 01, 2025
Is it time to drop the prayer at Dáil time?
Feb 22, 2025
Members of Traveller community living in substandard accommodation
Feb 22, 2025
IHREC on how the state is treating migrants
Feb 22, 2025
Will there be a ‘tá brón orm’ in the ‘insint bréaga’ row?
Feb 15, 2025
How will An Taoiseach’s plea on behalf of the illegal Irish be received by President Trump?
Feb 15, 2025
The Arts Council overspend on a failed IT system
Feb 15, 2025
Why has govt chosen to give effect to a controversial definition of antisemitism?
Feb 08, 2025
Patient on home dialysis on the difficulty posed for her during Storm Éowyn
Feb 08, 2025
The sentence handed down to the hit & run driver who killed Joe Drennan
Feb 08, 2025
What is the new govt's plan for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees?
Feb 01, 2025
INMO reveals that January was the worst month for trolley figures in almost 20 years
Feb 01, 2025
Are we headed for more raucous scenes when the Dáil resumes next week?
Feb 01, 2025
Over 500k remain without power after Storm Éowyn
Jan 25, 2025
Rreaction to the make-up of the new cabinet
Jan 25, 2025
The attendance of President Higgins to a Holocaust Memorial event
Jan 25, 2025
Irish woman working in a field hospital in Gaza
Jan 18, 2025
Is there a plan to encourage healthcare grads to stay & work here?
Jan 18, 2025
With 38 Ministerial posts, will bigger Govt mean better Govt?
Jan 18, 2025
How concerned should farmers be about an outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease in Germany?
Jan 11, 2025
The ongoing challenges of filling teacher posts
Jan 11, 2025
Government formation talks are intensifying this weekend
Jan 11, 2025
The Middle East Occupied Territories Bill
Jan 06, 2025
Will the Mercosur international trade deal ever become a reality?
Jan 06, 2025
10 days until Donald Trump becomes US President
Jan 06, 2025