The Group Chat

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 Feb 2, 2023
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A weekly news podcast from Virgin Media Television featuring correspondents Gavan Reilly, Zara King and Richard Chambers. Join the gang every Thursday as they discuss the latest and breaking news from Ireland and around the world.

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Episode Date
We’re Back! Áras Race Stumbles On
Sep 04, 2025
Live at Electric Picnic: Irish Artists Making Noise for Gaza
Sep 01, 2025
Bombs and F-Bombs: Welcome to Trump’s World
Jun 26, 2025
How Bibi Ran Rings Around Trump on Iran
Jun 19, 2025
The Government's Rent Gamble
Jun 12, 2025
Genocide in 4K: Liam Cunningham on Gaza
Jun 05, 2025
What does Ireland have to do with Israeli war bonds?
May 29, 2025
Gaza at Tipping Point
May 22, 2025
Will There Ever Be Lasting Peace in Ukraine?
May 15, 2025
White Smoke Watch, Flat Pack Houses & 'The Tax Mirage'
May 08, 2025
KNEECAP: Is The Media Missing The Point?
May 01, 2025
Did Richard Randomly Meet the Next Pope?
Apr 24, 2025
Why Can’t We Just Build Stuff?
Apr 17, 2025
Trump Backs Down, but Ireland’s Not "Out of the Woods"
Apr 10, 2025
Will Trump’s Tariffs Hit Your Pocket?
Apr 03, 2025
Two Fingers & A Holy Show: Dáil Ructions
Mar 26, 2025
What was Conor McGregor doing in the White House?
Mar 20, 2025
Inside the White House
Mar 12, 2025
🚨 Emergency Episode! White House Showdown: Micheál Martin v Donald Trump
Mar 12, 2025
The Week the World Changed
Mar 05, 2025
Ireland's growing problem with violence against women
Feb 27, 2025
“We're Fed Up” – Dublin Crime in Focus
Feb 19, 2025
The boom is back! Micheál Martin's gaffe on gaffs
Feb 13, 2025
"You will never be able to uproot us from our homeland" – Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland
Feb 05, 2025
Storm Éowyn: Ireland's Humanitarian Crisis
Jan 30, 2025
🚨 Emergency re-record! New governments meet chaos, at home and away
Jan 23, 2025
What the next government means for you
Jan 16, 2025
Getting to grips with cold snap chaos
Jan 09, 2025
'Don't call it a year in review'
Dec 29, 2024
Ireland and Israel's War of Words
Dec 19, 2024
Minister Michael Healy-Rae? How Independents will affect government formation
Dec 12, 2024
Election 2024 Wrapped
Dec 05, 2024
LIVE🚨: What exactly happened in Election 2024?
Dec 01, 2024
🗳️ On The Road: Who comes out best from the big debate?
Nov 27, 2024
Could Kanturk Be the Key Moment in the Election?
Nov 24, 2024
🗳️ On The Road: Is Election 24 finally getting a bit spicy?
Nov 20, 2024
Election 24: Does FF/FG phony war suit Sinn Féin?
Nov 17, 2024
🗳️ On The Road: unpacking the first days of Election 2024
Nov 13, 2024
"What would you have done differently on immigration?": Roderic O'Gorman in studio
Nov 06, 2024
Why Should Voters Trust Sinn Féin?: Mary Lou McDonald in studio
Oct 31, 2024
Why Not Call It A Genocide?: Micheál Martin in Studio
Oct 23, 2024
What's really going on in Sinn Féin?
Oct 16, 2024
A Perfect Storm for Joe Biden?
Oct 09, 2024
Paschal Donohoe defends the Budget - and laments the Bike Shed
Oct 02, 2024
Life Under Bombardment: Middle East Crisis Continues
Sep 25, 2024
Ploughing Politics, Pagers and Pennsylvania
Sep 18, 2024
ISIS Survivor in Studio, Taylor endorses Kamala & Apple Tax Trouble
Sep 11, 2024
We're back! Our new season launches this Wednesday!
Sep 09, 2024
🚨 Emergency Pod! 🇺🇸 Joe Biden drops out… what now?
Jul 22, 2024
Season Finale: Take-off for Talks and Tay-Tay's in Town
Jun 26, 2024
Bonus Episode: Ireland's First Astronaut
Jun 21, 2024
Aer Lingus vs. Pilots, Ryanair vs. Ryan & Norma vs. Bullies
Jun 19, 2024
Counts Continue, Parties Ponder & Golden Girls
Jun 12, 2024
Elections Are Here, Farage is Back & Gail is Gone
Jun 05, 2024
Rafah & Recognition: Palestine's Ambassador in Studio
May 29, 2024
Recognising Palestine, Knocking on Doors & Stealing Voices
May 22, 2024
Portal Problems, TikTok Teens & Baby Reindeer
May 15, 2024
All Eyes on Rafah, RTE Reports and Douze Pointe?
May 08, 2024
Tents, Trolleys and Too Young For Smartphones
May 01, 2024
Stardust Fire: The Inquest, the Apology and the Future?
Apr 24, 2024
World War & Wet Weather
Apr 17, 2024
Can Harris crack housing? GUEST James Kavanagh
Apr 10, 2024
Aid Convoy Attack, Autism Awareness & Kinahan's Cuisine
Apr 03, 2024
From TikTok to Taoiseach, Can Harris Learn from Paris?
Mar 28, 2024
Leo Varadkar calls it a day - A pod on the hoof
Mar 20, 2024
Kate Middleton, Charlie Bird & Cillian Murphy
Mar 14, 2024
Taoiseach goes to Washington, Cillian goes to Hollywood & Ireland goes to the polls
Mar 07, 2024
Vibecession, Coffin Drug & Saltburn Siege
Feb 29, 2024
Kids of Gaza and Metrolink back on track
Feb 22, 2024
Israel sanctions, children's hospital & "Old Man" Joe
Feb 15, 2024
British Royals, Boycotts and "Fast Car"
Feb 08, 2024
Sinn Féin slide and Taylor Swift deepfakes
Feb 01, 2024
BONUS: What does the ICJ's ruling mean for Israel and Gaza?
Jan 26, 2024
Reverse vending machines, red carpets & referendums
Jan 25, 2024
Roscrea, Cuckoo Funds and Saltburn takes
Jan 18, 2024
Hospitals in crisis, Israel in court & Barry Keoghan
Jan 11, 2024
Year in Review w/ Peter McGann & Fionnuala Jay
Dec 29, 2023
Zelensky's Trouble, COP-out & Golden Globes
Dec 14, 2023
The Minister, Rizz & Christmas Number 1
Dec 07, 2023
Riot Aftermath, Emily Is Free & Katie Taylor Triumph
Nov 30, 2023
Riots in Dublin: Hatred on the streets
Nov 24, 2023
Hostages, 'El Loco' & Ghost Diana
Nov 22, 2023
Downsizing RTÉ, Fleeing Gaza & Cabinet Creche
Nov 16, 2023
GUILTY: Justice for Ashling Murphy
Nov 09, 2023
How do you negotiate the release of hostages?
Nov 09, 2023
BONUS: 'I just want my daughter back': Tom Hand's plea to Hamas
Nov 06, 2023
The Murder of Ashling Murphy: Trial Update
Nov 02, 2023
Fake Hotel, Floods & The War Online
Oct 25, 2023
"Are we going to die?" Irish family trapped in a warzone
Oct 18, 2023
Gaza, Israel & Selling the Budget
Oct 11, 2023
Taxes, Turkey, Taylor & Travis
Oct 04, 2023
Coke Boat, Zombie & Making ends meet
Sep 27, 2023
The UN, The Ploughing & The Roman Empire
Sep 20, 2023
BONUS: Kielty's First Late Late & RTE Bailout
Sep 15, 2023
Street crime, Think-ins & Kutcher - Kunis
Sep 13, 2023
BONUS: Live at Electric Picnic
Sep 06, 2023
Ryan Tubridy's Late Late Showdown
Jul 11, 2023
Season Finale: Tubridy, Glasto & our summer plans
Jun 28, 2023
BONUS: Why must women pay to play our native games?
Jun 23, 2023
Emergency Pod: RTE Crisis
Jun 23, 2023
Maternity mistreatment, Tate charged & Pride is protest
Jun 21, 2023
BONUS: Why am I in the storeroom of my child's classroom?
Jun 16, 2023
Trump's in, is Leo out?, and remembering Christy
Jun 15, 2023
The Kinahans, The Prince & Golf Greed
Jun 07, 2023
News Dumps, Eamonn Holmes & 99 Problems
May 31, 2023
Kielty, Schofield & Leinstertainment
May 24, 2023
Blockades, Royal pursuit & AI Columnists
May 17, 2023
GAAGO, Eurovision No & Now You Know
May 10, 2023
Michael Fry, King Charles & the west Clare hotelier
May 03, 2023
Stardust, Niall Collins & a tale of three Harrises
Apr 26, 2023
The Monk walks, Fox settles & we have €10 billion to spare
Apr 19, 2023
Biden bus, spoiler-phobia & why Dublin is so dear
Apr 12, 2023
Spicebag, Stormy & Homeless Pets
Apr 05, 2023
Will things ever change?
Mar 29, 2023
TikTok turmoil, climate time bomb & where are we all going to live??
Mar 23, 2023
Hello Biden, bye-bye Tubridy, & your ma's cream carpet
Mar 16, 2023
From LA to LA-ois
Mar 10, 2023
Bertie is back, Brexit is done & celebrities are people too
Mar 02, 2023
Taksie backsies, tomato shortage and world's worst spy
Feb 23, 2023
Forgotten Syria, Balloon Wars & GPS lockets
Feb 16, 2023
ISIS, Earthquakes and Manchester City
Feb 09, 2023
Enoch Burke, St Brigid's bathwater, young and trans in Ireland
Feb 02, 2023
Racism in Ireland, problems for Paschal & Irish glory at the Oscars
Jan 26, 2023
“Something is changing in society” the abuse faced by women in politics and the rise of the far-right in Ireland
Jan 19, 2023
The 2022 ‘Groupie’ awards, a Christmas engagement tale and Rosanna Davison on surrogacy changes
Dec 15, 2022
Royals revealed, Strep A explained & Why does Brazil hate Roy Keane?
Dec 08, 2022
4-day work week, Bankers get a bonus & A Peppa Pig Spotify Wrapped
Dec 01, 2022
Iranian morality police, FIFA hypocrisy & what will Dublin rent get you in New York?
Nov 24, 2022
Remembering Vicky Phelan, World Cup foul play & Trump returns
Nov 17, 2022
Meta layoffs, COP27 lowdown and is Trump back?
Nov 10, 2022
MAGA-mania in America, Twitter's Musk era begins and Hancock hits the Jungle
Nov 03, 2022
Fleeing War: Alina Kalmykova on her journey from Ukraine to Ireland
Oct 26, 2022
Trouble for Truss with Lewis Goodall, eviction ban and a fridge too far for Leo Varadkar
Oct 19, 2022
Donegal grieves, Escalation in Ukraine and Vera Pauw's Girls in Green makes history
Oct 12, 2022
Witness Protection Programme with Nicola Tallant
Oct 06, 2022
Breaking down Budget 2023 with Paschal Donohoe
Sep 29, 2022
Mercs and Perks, Putin mobilises Russia and behind the scenes at a Royal Funeral
Sep 21, 2022
No country for young people
Sep 15, 2022
Renter's Tax Credit, Liz Truss in Downing Street and did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?
Sep 08, 2022
The lifetime of a political scandal, energy emergency and Spidergate | Season 2 Premiere
Sep 01, 2022
Government climate meltdown, sex education, Electric Picnic | Season Finale
Jul 20, 2022
Tory leadership, fake phone calls, Webb telescope & mental health in Love Island
Jul 13, 2022
Bye bye Boris? Metrolink madness and Gentleminions
Jul 07, 2022
Sophie cold case reopens, DAA’s army, is Trump going to jail?
Jun 30, 2022
Inflation Once Again! Listeners' stories of how Ireland became the EU's most expensive, Sweden vs Ireland on childcare, the battle for sound of the summer begins
Jun 22, 2022
Crazy House Prices, Eamon Ryan's fuel price response, the Northern Ireland protocol and Love Island
Jun 15, 2022
Ireland's climate target, cocaine culture, Leaving Cert and Boris
Jun 08, 2022
Dublin Airport, Dublin taxis, fuel prices and #SwedenGate
Jun 02, 2022
Monkeypox Mythbusting, Partygate and America's Gun Control Problem
May 25, 2022
Vardy v Rooney, Turkey Twitter bots, Irish Eurovision?
May 18, 2022
The 'Wagatha Christie' Trial, Ireland's Eurovision Chances and the National Maternity Hospital
May 11, 2022
Russian TV's nuclear simulations, the National Maternity Hospital and Government 'learnings'
May 05, 2022
Sky-high Irish rents, Leo Varadkar investigation, Twitter and free speech
Apr 28, 2022
The fall of MTK Global, Musk's Twitter ambitions and Macron's chest hair
Apr 21, 2022
Cracking the Kinahan cartel
Apr 14, 2022
Zelenskyy addresses the Dáil, Bella Hadid and Dublin Airport Delays
Apr 06, 2022
Londongrad, disposable cups levy and Will Smith's Slapgate
Mar 31, 2022
What happens when the Taoiseach gets COVID, Ukraine and covering royal visits
Mar 23, 2022
The Group Chat
Mar 05, 2022